Neptune, in the information room, the air was silent.
Lin Xian looked at Ryan, seeing the other partyâs candid expression, he couldnât help but think to himself. Since Ryan had laid out the core of the plan, it was obvious that he expected Lin Xian could guess his true intentions. Although the Infinity was now docked at Sea Rock Island, Lin Xian knew they might have difficulty avoiding this trouble directly.
Sure enough, Ryan didnât deny it but directly shared one of his suspicions with Lin Xian.
"These anomalies are not accidental, possibly not just because of the Taboo Item, maybe thereâs something else." Ryan took a deep breath and smiled, "Itâs strange, isnât it? After the Dawn City incident, strange things have been happening worldwide, the fog deepens, the movements of the Abnormal Body become more bizarre, the 8th Star Abyss, Taku Mist, Galan Volcano, and the encircling Abnormal Body..."
"Heh, these are all big players, moving in an oddly unified direction, as if theyâre targeting something." Erica looked at Lin Xian, "What do you think, Sword Holder?"
"Just say it straight." Monica responded immediately upon hearing.
"You think the Dawn City incident triggered more violent actions of darkness, and the goal is to deal with the Sword Holder, right?"
"There are always cowards who have such thoughts." Vanessa said at this time, "Descent Faction also thinks heâs an enemy, but that doesnât matter. After all, besides fleeing and providing feedback, do we have any other choice?"
Lin Xianâs eyes flickered, he certainly understood what Hawk Sea Group meant; before going to sea, he remembered Monica had mentioned it before.
Thinking about this, he looked at Ryan and said
"If your only goal is to leave here, thereâs no need to investigate any Taboo Item and volcano, surely thereâs another reason?"
"Of course."
Ryan responded with a smile, "When I first investigated this crisis, indeed the first thought was to retreat, but interestingly, we learned from the Holy City Organizationâs intelligence that you aboard Infinity had entered the ocean orbital path, Lin... Iâve always wanted to meet you and see what kind of person you, the Savior, are."
Ryanâs words seemed calm, but Lin Xianâs side immediately sensed some oddity from it.
"You mean this issue might be related to us?" KIKI asked.
"Yes, Ryan is very much in awe of Lin." Gedi spoke at this time, "He immediately thought that the Taboo Item from Sea Rock Island couldnât have appeared at this time coincidentally; itâs a problem."
"Lin."
Ryan became serious, looking into Lin Xianâs eyes, "You might have many ways to avoid those troublesâsea floating islands, storms, volcanoes, tsunamisâbut I must remind you, youâd better take a break; once you leave Sea Rock Island, youâll enter the boundless deep waters of the Pacific Ocean; if I were being watched, Iâd be more cautious."
Lin Xian kept his composure, catching something from the otherâs words, he then asked
"That Holy City, what exactly is this organization?"
"A super large marine Survivor Alliance." Erica, one hand on her hip, introduced to Lin Xianâs side, "Itâs almost like a floating sanctuary city at sea, they have many island strongholds, and besides that, itâs comprised of a sea fleet of over a hundred ships, with the main ship being the former Kraken Floating City."
"Kraken? That sea-viewing ship?" KIKI asked. "That thingâs been in service for decades, hasnât sunk yet?"
Regarding this name, many from Lin Xianâs side werenât unfamiliar; Kraken Floating City was a large marine âOasisâ project manufactured by Landi Ship Group decades ago, hailed as the âunsinkable sea city,â quite sizeable, a massive sea park with a displacement of millions of tons, able to host over 90,000 people. The Oasis included hotels, food, amusement parks, botanical and animal gardens, commercial entertainment gambling, and various sightseeing projects, stopping along deep water ports on its journey.
In earlier times, it was a famous sea attraction that even made it into textbooks. Lin Xian recalled the cheapest ticket was just over two thousand, when he was a child, he always wanted to go play there, yet never had the opportunity. As the operation years increased, the equipment continuously aged, coupled with the popularity of Floating Cities and Space projects, this famous sea Floating City gradually faded from public view, unexpectedly hearing this name again.
"Yes, it was occupied by Villandâs mercenary group after Apocalypse Day." Azir said earnestly, "That indeed was a good place to avoid Zombies, large area, like a small city, with considerable material storage; Holy City developed to todayâs scale of over 200,000 people around this core. Itâs unclear why, but this organization colluded with Descent Faction from the Deep Red World, targeting other survivors, their actions became increasingly deranged."
"As we know, Holy Cityâs personnel scale keeps decreasing, theyâre gradually becoming elite within, specializing in researching Superpower evolution enhancement, their strength is formidable, having had numerous conflicts with Noah City of Phoenix Society." Erica said.
Snap.
Ryan snapped his fingers; on the holographic screen, a terrain map of Sea Rock Island was displayed.
"Recently, we discovered several fleets from Holy City appearing in the southeast and northeast waters around Sea Rock Island, frequently going ashore doing something. The intelligence about the Taboo Item is what we bought from the Black Market; we think this very possibly relates to what Holy City is doing..."
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