Monster Dismantling Company

Chapter 38 Xin'anzhou

in the afternoon.

Li Lin hadn't expected that the meals Yinlong mentioned would be so comprehensive.

She started feeding him almost non-stop from lunchtime.

Like a certain airline specializing in meals, she never intended to keep Li Lin's mouth idle, sending him food whenever she had a spare moment. Moreover, the food she sent was always quite good. For example, around 3 PM when he was slightly hungry but not particularly hungry, Yinlong brought him a steaming hot roasted potato, which even Lin Zhiqing, who had already eaten, ate.

Her feeding wasn't simply force-feeding; she considered both people's appetites, especially Lin Zhiqing's. She was also very particular about the food pairings, always providing just the right amount to complement the meal. For example, after serving some greasy meat skewers, she brought some oranges to cut through the richness. The oranges were a bit sour, so she brought ice cream... and the potatoes followed immediately after the second round of ice cream, as her mouth was a little numb from the cold, and the potatoes helped to balance it out.

But she seemed determined to feed Li Lin. She seemed to think that if she fed Li Lin, he wouldn't eat her—if that were the case, she was wrong. Because if Li Lin really wanted to eat her, snacks and main meals would require two separate stomachs.

"Your cousin, her service is so attentive... Is the salary on the train very high? That she can treat us to so much food?"

"Hmm...I guess so."

Li Lin knew that if the United Government could persuade a dragon to work for them, the price they offered would certainly not be low. Even dragons of relatively low rank like the Silver Dragon had insatiable desires. The fact that the Silver Dragon cherished this job meant that the United Government was indeed offering enough, exceeding her expectations.

Just as he was about halfway through eating the potatoes and starting to choke, the silver dragon reappeared:

"Would you like some spicy sauce?"

"Hmm? Okay, okay." This time, Lin Zhiqing held out her hand. "I was just thinking I'd like some sauce... Hey? This is... Wow! Is this spicy fermented bean paste still in production? I've only ever seen it in history books, where it's described as a popular condiment in the early 21st century. This is the first time I've actually seen it here!"

"Aha~ I'm glad you're satisfied. I still have plenty of snacks; I'll bring them over one by one."

"Ah...please wait a moment." Lin Zhiqing stepped past Li Lin. "I know you seem to need his help with something—count me in too. If you need any help, you can come to me. I'll ask my aunt to help you."

"Aunt? Who is your aunt?"

"His name is Lin Ling..."

"Is it Ms. Lin Ling, the Security Director?!"

"Yes, that's my aunt."

"Ahhh! I... I never expected to be so happy today. Well then..." Yinlong was a little embarrassed, but she couldn't care less about that now, just to keep her job. "Thank you so much! Miss Lin, you're now the third person I admire most!"

"How about we exchange phone numbers?"

"Mmm-hmm." Yinlong immediately took out his phone, and the two added each other to their contacts.

"You still have a cell phone?" This surprised Li Lin.

"Yes. Then...do you have any?"

Li Lin didn't say anything, but simply took out his phone, opened his contacts, and asked her to scan the QR code.

"Thank you! Thank you! My dearest...my dearest cousin!" she said, thanking him profusely, before heading towards the front of the car.

She was almost at Sinanju and needed to prepare for parking and entering the station.

"You're such a nice person," Li Lin said, looking at Lin Zhiqing beside him.

"Seeing how embarrassed she seemed, it was hard not to help... Hey? Are we almost there?"

The view outside the window suddenly deteriorated. What was once a green field was gradually becoming somewhat...

dense.

The emerald green turned into a decaying yellowish-green. Trees gradually disappeared, and all sorts of strange flowers and grasses began to bloom across the wilderness. Wild boars were fewer here, but snakes, insects, and rodents were more prevalent. On the distant horizon, several black pillars shot into the sky; the miasma was so thick it could be seen with the naked eye.

"Attention passengers," Yinlong's voice came over the loudspeaker. "Next stop—Sinanju. The train will stop in 30 minutes. Passengers who wish to disembark, please proceed to carriage number 3. To maintain the airtightness and cleanliness of the entire train, the doors of other carriages will remain closed."

This is the epicenter of that miasma explosion. Trains passing through this area are kept closed to prevent air from circulating freely, thus avoiding miasma contamination entering the carriages.

The outline of Xin'an Prefecture gradually came into view ahead—unlike the open-plan Ning Prefecture, Xin'an Prefecture seemed to be situated behind a series of massive, stand-alone buildings. Huge city walls rose abruptly from the wilderness, and the entrance to the train was marked by an opening in the walls. As the train entered, the surroundings suddenly plunged into darkness. The train braked in the darkness and began to move slowly. Disinfection equipment from both sides immediately surrounded the train, beginning to clean its exterior in the dark.

This was done to prevent external pollutants from entering the heavily guarded Sinanju.

When the outside lights came on again, the train had already entered the platform—rows of heavily armored soldiers were lined up on the platform; they were the Sinanju Defense Army who were about to board the train.

Besides the ordinary heavy armor, he also seemed to see a huge humanoid combat weapon.

Although Xin'an Prefecture was smaller than Ning Prefecture, it had three times the military strength. Since Xin'an Prefecture had only fallen a little over a decade ago, now was the perfect time to launch a large-scale offensive against it.

Just like how you should get your teeth repaired as soon as they start to decay. Once the decay reaches the dentin, it becomes much more difficult to treat.

This is the current situation in Raize. It's precisely because it's troublesome that a large force needs to be mobilized to encircle and suppress it.

"Li Lin." Chef Wang walked over from the dining car. "I'll take you to see someone. This person also wants to see you."

"Who is it?"

"Commander Xia of the Xin'an Prefecture Defense Army. Because Ning Prefecture requested assistance at the time, and the matter was resolved satisfactorily, he is very interested in you, the 'youngster' who made a contribution, and therefore wants to meet you."

After explaining his whereabouts to Lin Zhiqing, Li Lin stood up and walked aside with Master Wang:

"What does he know?"

"It seems they know we used some special methods to detect the precursors to the miasma explosion in advance—you know, Anju was destroyed by a miasma explosion, and they are now very eager to know how to prevent it from happening again. They also want to know what the principle behind miasma explosions is."

"Hmm...I understand." Li Lin nodded. "If my house were bombed, I'd also want to know why. Anyway, I'll tell you what I know."

This operation will also require the cooperation of other defense forces. Communicating with the opposing leader beforehand would be a good option.

He was also very interested in the humanoid combat weapons, because he noticed that their hands were stained with a lot of monster blood.