"With the An Family nominating you and Guardian Lv vouching for you, there's no need to avoid such a trivial matter."

Chen Haiqiu said, "Xinquan is just next door, so it's much more convenient for you than others. In a little while, the Security Bureau will probably assign you the maintenance work for these devices over the next few years. It's all simple stuff, just regular replacements.

However, what you really need to pay attention to is not these things… It's ahead."

As he spoke, he held in his hand what seemed to be a GPS-like device and moved slowly forward. Ji Jue could sense the secrecy program inside that device, impenetrable even to the Mechanical Descent.

It seemed to be receiving signals from around, confirming the location during the work.

After repeatedly confirming his position, Chen Haiqiu raised his right hand, then, under Ji Jue's gaze, solemnly... took out a cell phone.

"…"

Under Ji Jue's speechless gaze, he dialed a number.

"Ah, yes, yes, it's me, over here in Spring City. I'm opening the door, don't be alarmed, it'll be quick." He raised his left hand and said, "Right away."

Boom!!!

In an instant, a thunderous sound roared, and a fierce wind swept in all directions.

A straight beam of light suddenly appeared above Spring City, so strikingly visible.

Amidst the howling wind, something that looked like a keyhole appeared in the void.

In Chen Haiqiu's left hand, something like a key appeared, inserted, turned, and instantly a shattering sound ensued.

One of the countless Gates of Eternity was opened, and the world before them suddenly transformed, completely different from before!

In an instant, Ji Jue found himself in darkness.

A small Crack Realm!

A Crack Realm only a few dozen square meters in size, attached to Spring City—no, it should be said, peeled off from Spring City and processed in place.

Ji Jue was shocked beyond words and couldn't understand: "Is it really necessary to make such a fuss?"

"No choice, even the best lock will be pried open one day. To ensure nothing goes wrong, it's better to make the door opening as grand as possible, so that anyone with eyes can see, and there's no hiding it."

Chen Haiqiu said to Ji Jue, "This is one of the outsourced contents. From now on, if signs like this appear without a notification, don't hesitate, immediately call the Security Bureau."

"I'm here to guard the door?" Ji Jue was bewildered.

"Who else is closer to Spring City and more reliable than you?"

Chen Haiqiu grinned, "You're already involved, so to prevent any subsequent trouble, we need to outsource this part of the work to you.

But rest assured, this is just one of the foolproof procedures, you're not the only one watching.

Besides, there's nothing crucial here, at most, just traces left behind..."

He said, his gaze drifting to the half-air inside the Crack Realm.

In the void, a rift shimmered with an eerie rainbow light, like a dream.

Once, a fissure left by Lu Changsheng from this world...

"Pacquiao, no, that Mutated Transformation..."

In that moment, Ji Jue finally realized: "They came here for this?"

Chen Haiqiu seemed to drift off, silent.

After a long time, he nodded in response when Ji Jue turned back.

"That's right."

He said, "Many natural disasters, even after they end, often leave behind a lot of messy things, just like residual files of a malicious program. Although left alone, they will gradually dissipate under the pressure of the real world, some people can't resist the urge to mess around."

Ji Jue instantly frowned: "Do they want to reopen the Vortex?"

At the moment, alongside a feeling of lingering fear, it was hard not to feel alarmed.

He was already planning to move again.

If he had known earlier that Spring City still had such risks, he would never have built the Coast here—it's like sitting on a bomb!

"Don't worry, that's not possible anymore."

Chen Haiqiu sighed, "Those Evil Demons probably still hold some kind of lucky belief.

But even if they could get in, it'd be futile. The Seed of Abyss here has long since lost its vitality under Lord Tao's suppression, with no chance of sprouting again.

Lord Tao has used himself as a wedge, eliminating all the future trouble. In a couple more years, even these traces will be gone. If Xinquan could become bustling, sooner or later, it will be back under the Heavenly Governor's Law again."

He patted Ji Jue on the shoulder: "But all this depends on you."

"I'm not doing this for Lord Tao." Ji Jue shook his head: "No need to flatter me."

"It's precisely because you're not doing it for Lord Tao that it's even more admirable. Guardian Lv never misjudges people; I have nothing to say about her vision."

Chen Haiqiu laughed, no longer hiding his appreciation: "From now on, I'll trouble you, as the local host, to take care of things. By the way, if you encounter a Mutated Transformation in the future, especially those with a smell of sulfur or burning embers, please be cautious."

Ji Jue asked: "Should I decisively take them down?"

"No, don't take unnecessary actions, just notify the Security Bureau." Chen Haiqiu shook his head: "Since it involves the Evil Demon situation, it's usually not ordinary danger, someone like you..."

He paused mid-sentence.

He originally intended to say that someone like you, a craftsman, should not deliver themselves to danger, but after thinking about the blood on Ji Jue's hands, the corpses at his feet, and the new low of Mutated Transformation embers on him, it felt like if an encounter occurred, it might actually be the Evil Demons who are in danger!

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