Gong Jing certainly knew what those black gases were, but he also didn't understand why the academy would do such a thing.
Even if the federal army is short-handed right now, there's no need to drag so many unsuspecting students into it.
He concealed the dark glint in his green eyes, shook his head, and changed the subject: "How did you end up here? Did you know in advance that the academy was going to do this?"
How did Qiao Mei and the others know things that he didn't even know?
Shu Qingqing and the others were unaware of the inside story and believed what Gong Jing said, telling him that it was Qiao Mei who sent them out.
This answer was within Miyako's expectations.
He looked up, his gaze piercing through the night and landing on Qiao Mei's delicate face, only to find her still staring at him, her red eyes filled with deep distrust.
But she didn't expose them right away. After telling Shu Qingqing and the others to sit on a nearby public bench and wait, she walked up to Gong Jing and said in a low voice, "Teacher Gong, there's no need to hide it anymore. Let's go over there and talk. I have some things I want to talk to you about."
Gong Jing had the same idea. He followed Qiao Mei to a maple tree and asked her, "You should already know what that black gas is, right?"
“I know, that thing is called death energy. As a fallen holy beast, Cangcang has always had this thing on him.”
"I guessed so. Do you also know what effect this thing will have when it enters a normal person's body?" Gong Jing looked at the night sky, which was now more polluted by the black death aura, with obvious worry in his eyes.
This time, Qiao Mei didn't answer him immediately. Instead, she followed his gaze to the deathly aura and asked him, "Why did Teacher Gong suddenly come to find us? Was it to protect us?"
He clearly knew that metal-type familiars' superpowers could resist the intrusion of death energy, otherwise he wouldn't have rushed to put a protective shield on them as soon as he arrived.
The night wind was strong, making their pajamas flutter and their hair fly wildly.
Gong Jing took out the hairband he usually used to tie his hair from his smart bracelet, roughly tied it, and nodded after feeling it was about right: "Yes, but to be precise, it's to protect you."
Although the light in the rockery garden was dim, it was still brighter than indoors.
This allowed Qiao Mei to see the inexplicable emotions in his eyes.
But when she tried to take a closer look, Gong Jing looked away and said with a faint smile, "After all, your mother and my mother are best friends, and I am also your brother. Now that something has happened, how can I, as your brother, ignore it?"
His reasons were reasonable, so Qiao Mei didn't think much of it.
"That's true. However, I really don't know the reason why the academy is suddenly releasing a large amount of death energy. I know that death energy can enhance a person's strength after entering the body, but there are bound to be disadvantages as well as advantages. I learned from my grandfather a few days ago that his legs would have problems, which is closely related to death energy."
"However, he didn't tell me the more detailed reasons. He just told me that it's better not to know some things."
But now it seems impossible not to know.
Gong Jingcai also learned most of the truth from Xu Wenfeng. The dirty tricks that the Federal Army did in secret were generally only known to insiders.
He sighed deeply, walked to a nearby public bench, sat down, draped his arms over his long legs, and looked at his shadow on the ground, his voice low and menacing:
"It's because there's been a problem with the Federation Army. The number of monsters in the interstellar monster battlefield has suddenly surged for some reason, and the danger level has also increased significantly. The current number of personnel in the Federation Army is far from enough."
"So my initial guess is that they might want to directly turn the students in the academy into a new batch of reserve troops."
Qiao Mei frowned, her bloodshot eyes filled with doubt: "Even if they are to become a reserve force, there is no need to release a large amount of death energy to infect everyone. Is that really the only reason?"
Miyako also wondered about it, but couldn't think of a more suitable reason for the time being.
"Probably. Releasing death energy to infect you students is probably to greatly enhance your strength. The reason I came to the Federal Academy as a teacher is because I don't want to be tainted by death energy."
At first glance, death energy seems to have many benefits, but those who have been exposed to it know that the disadvantages far outweigh the advantages.
Not only will your emotions become very unstable, but your body's organs will also be constantly eroded. Even if you can fall asleep at night, you won't sleep well at all. If you sleep for a long time, the death energy in your body will burn your body's organs.
The daily routine made him feel less like a human being and more like a robot capable only of giving.
This is different from his original intention in choosing to join the federal army.
Qiao Mei noticed that Gong Jing's green eyes began to deepen as he spoke, and seizing the opportunity, she continued to press, "Then, Teacher Gong, do you know where such a large amount of death energy comes from? Is it extracted from the dead Holy Fallen Beasts?"
Qiao Mei only knew about the source of death energy from the Fallen Beasts. After asking, she thought she would get a positive answer from Gong Jing, but she didn't expect him to shake his head and say in a dry voice, "Not only that, but living Fallen Beasts make up the majority. Although dead Fallen Beasts also have death energy in their bodies, it is still much weaker than that of living ones."
"To put it simply, it's like the difference between stagnant water and flowing water. Stagnant water has a fixed total volume, but flowing water is different."
Qiao Mei's impression of the Holy Fallen Beast is temporarily based on the time when she went to the Awakening Domain to see Ao Cang.
She remembered clearly that those fallen beasts were enveloped in a thick black aura, appearing to be alive, but no different from being dead.
Although she couldn't read their expressions, she could sense that they were in great pain.
After hearing what Miyakyo said, my first thought was: if the death energy is drawn from them, will their discomfort and pain be reduced as a result?
Gongjing, as if he could read her mind, answered her questions before she could even ask.
“The death energy is forcibly extracted from their bodies, which does not reduce their pain at all. On the contrary, it only makes them feel worse.”
"Before the intervention of the federal army, they might have just needed to wait enough time to die, but after the intervention, their death time will be forcibly extended. Only in this way can the value of the death energy they can create be maximized."
After explaining in a heavy voice, Miyako also recounted the scene he had witnessed when those fallen beasts were imprisoned in one place, their bodies covered in tubes from which their death energy was being extracted.
"It was because I witnessed the cruelty of the Federal Army that I chose to leave it and take a position at the Federal Academy."
After being shocked by what she heard, Qiao Mei remembered something crucial.
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