The skull was yellowish in color, as if it had gone through countless hardships, and there was a layer of sticky glaze on the surface. Inside the skull, a golden flame was quietly burning.

The golden flames presented an illusion of coexistence of order and chaos, making it impossible to look away.

The flame seeped out from the skull and dripped into Lu Ban's hands. The flame was not scorching, but only gave people a warm feeling. As it flowed over the fingertips, it slid through like fine sand.

Lu Ban didn't hesitate, but crushed it directly.

Flames like sand and dust quickly covered Lu Ban's body surface and spread on his gradually melting flesh and blood. Suddenly, Lu Ban turned into a man of fire.

The flames brought severe pain, and it did not spread around, but only burned calmly on Lu Ban's body.

In this blazing flame, countless layers of illusory whispers rang in Lu Ban's ears.

"…We made a mistake once before, and we can't make the wrong choice again. I would rather not make any choice than make the wrong choice…"

"...Only by going out can we see more. We have been trapped in this wasteland for too long and have lost our desire for the real world..."

"...But you have no idea what else this world has. I don't think other city-states would agree. We are no longer the same as we used to be..."

"...Many city-states are eyeing us covetously. We should not tell them this news..."

"...The rainstorm is coming. As change is about to come, some evil people are also ready to make a move. They are anxious..."

"…Once everyone focuses on the future, we can control the present…"

While these mumblings were echoing in his ears, Lu Ban also saw some hazy and blurred images.

In front of the huge building full of classical aesthetics, a man who looked like an ancient Greek sculpture was overlooking the crowd. Beside him, various extraordinary people were whispering to each other, and behind them were different forces that were secretly competing with each other.

In the dark corners of the city, hooded people were whispering. In their hands were twisted idols, worshipping gods that did not belong to this world. They were muttering the names of certain beings, secretive and weird.

In the wilderness, violent storms raged. A massive army came with the sound of rain, quiet and solemn. They held weapons in their hands, just for the eternal proposition among human beings - to kill each other.

And in the star-studded night sky, countless eyes were cast here. They coveted and peeped, wanting to become the night here again after the shadows lurking here dissipated.

Lu Ban turned into a pool of boiling broth, churning on the ground. The flames seemed to never go out and continued to devour Lu Ban's flesh and blood.

Soon, Lu Ban's flesh and blood evaporated, rose, and turned into gas, filling the entire room.

The hound Laika was still sleeping in the room and did not notice Lu Ban's changes.

Three days later, Lu Ban gradually took shape.

Although still in a semi-solid state, Lu Ban was finally able to continue thinking.

"Although most of the missions this time involve dealing with humans, there are still many things involved."

He roughly understood the noteworthy points in this mission.

First of all, this city called Utopia should be ruled by a saint, who is about to abdicate and be succeeded by other saints or extraordinary people.

Moreover, there are quite serious conflicts among these successors. The source of this conflict may be the development direction of the city and the next move of civilization. Behind them are different forces, and different forces have different demands.

Later, in addition to these heirs, there were other forces in the city. They might be guys who worshipped some indescribable great existence, or they might be followers of some evil gods. They were eyeing and wanted to subvert Utopia.

Moreover, people from other city-states also tried to invade this city-state when the storm came.

Finally, there are some evil gods from distant stars who are coveting this place. After the Zerg disappeared, the influence of the sealed Old One no longer existed. Some Old Ones who were eager for civilization and resources wanted to dominate this place.

This is also the reason why Lu Ban, as the chosen one of God, needs to help a certain force obtain the status of saint.

The wasteland at this moment is at the point where fate intersects. If you take a wrong step, you will step into the abyss of no return.

"It seems that the violent clearance is indeed blocked."

Lu Ban thought that other forces also had saint-level extraordinary people, and the saint who originally controlled Utopia would certainly not sit idly by and watch the people below kill each other, not to mention the threat of foreign enemies, so being able to succeed peacefully must be the most important thing.

"But I can also rewrite these people's minds and make them give up automatically."

Lu Ban thought.

He was just about to stand up and clean up his body that had melted and reassembled when he heard a knock on the door.

Looking through the peephole, I found it was Feng Yu.

"…Do you always dress like this at home?"

Feng Yu saw Lu Ban's body coming out after opening the door and looked him up and down.

Although they are all made by myself, they look quite fresh after being melted and reassembled so many times.

"I just changed back, and I'm still a little uncomfortable."

Lu Ban grabbed a piece of clothing and put it on. Compared to his human form, he was more accustomed to his usual melting state. After all, the human body had too many restrictions, and a mass of rotten meat was obviously freer.

"You are becoming less and less like a human being."

When Feng Yu said this, perhaps it was Lu Ban's illusion, he felt a little sad.

"What's the matter?"

Lu Ban changed his clothes and asked.

"It's about time you go to another foreign land."

Feng Yu went straight to the point.

"Yes, I plan to go to the wilderness. It seems that there has been a turning point in the development of civilization there."

Lu Ban did not try to hide anything. There was no need for him to hide the fact that Feng Yu was able to travel to a foreign land.

"I'll come too."

Feng Yu suggested.

"Hmm? Any questions?"

Lu Ban soon realized that something was wrong.

Feng Yu usually wouldn't follow Lu Ban on his exotic missions, and this time it was also of [Glorious] difficulty. It was very likely that he would face the Old Ones or Outer Gods, which was extremely dangerous. Why did Feng Yu go?

"Just some hunches."

Feng Yu didn't say it directly.

Lu Ban wanted to ask more questions, but after thinking for a moment, he could understand why Feng Yu wanted a riddle man.

Who knows what will happen after this? Even if Feng Yu has witnessed something, he will keep it secret from Lu Ban in order to prevent this fate from closing completely.

Not to mention that Xia had mentioned before that Lu Ban was not in good condition when he went to the wasteland, and the subsequent results were not told to Lu Ban.

Is this journey really going to be dangerous?