"Wearing a Special Duty Team uniform to do this kind of thing, what do you say?"
Liao Yu sized up Feng Yuan with annoyance, thinking the guy was really idle and always looking for trouble. Catching a glimpse of Liao Yu, Feng Yuan said with pride,
"When did I ever say I was going to wear a Special Duty Team uniform? Can’t I wear something else?"
As he spoke, Feng Yuan pulled out an ancient, pitch-black book and took out a particular uniform from it. Upon seeing the uniform, Guo Huai was taken aback for he could naturally recognize the old Federation Star Ocean Fleet Captain’s uniform in Feng Yuan’s hands. However, after the Federation had descended into internal strife, those Star Ocean Fleet units had been thoroughly disbanded and scattered among various star sectors, naturally eliminating those uniforms as well.
Still, recalling the rumors related to Feng Yuan from before, it didn’t seem strange that he would have that set of clothes. Laughing cheekily, Feng Yuan flaunted the uniform in front of Liao Yu and proudly said,
"How about that? It’s not a Special Duty Team uniform, right?"
Looking at the uniform, Liao Yu’s brows furrowed slightly. Although Feng Yuan indeed hadn’t used a Special Duty Team uniform for his schemes, the one he took out wasn’t like some imagined apparel—unrecognizable as the uniform of any existing nation, Liao Yu guessed that it must be a type that had been in long-term use.
After all, those imagined uniforms, in certain details, still fell short compared to their formal attire. However, the uniform that Feng Yuan had presented, though not yet worn, gave the perception that it had been refined and modified many times over.
Seeing Liao Yu caught in contemplation, Feng Yuan knew what he was worried about and was about to speak up when Gitalien, looking displeased, glanced at Feng Yuan and said,
"Is it really a good idea to scare him with that thing? Aren’t you worried about them misunderstanding you?"
"Don’t worry about him; you can just consider that thing as the uniform of some disbanded organization, It has no effect on you."
Gitalien turned and looked around, a flick of his finger sending a transparent ripple spreading in all directions, and after a while, he shook his head and said,
"No good, I still can’t detect where that thing is."
At this moment, Liao Yu, staring earnestly at Feng Yuan, asked,
"What exactly do you feel about Great Xia?"
Feng Yuan chuckled softly and put away the uniform, saying,
"Rest easy. Consider it a souvenir. As long as Great Xia doesn’t wrong me, I am too lazy to look for a new place to settle."
Staring at Feng Yuan for a long time, Liao Yu sighed and said,
"I hope so, if you really don’t wish to stay in Great Xia, there’s not much we can do, is there?"
"Hehe—With Qi Chen and the others here, where would I go?"
Liao Yu glanced at Feng Yuan and said damply,
"That’s hard to say; who can be certain about the future? Maybe Mordan? Isn’t that Lanadi person interested in you?"
"Tsck! I didn’t expect you all to be so gossipy."
Feng Yuan sized up Liao Yu with a weird look in his eyes, he hadn’t expected that Lanadi’s plight would actually spread within the Special Duty Team—otherwise, how would Liao Yu know? Although Lanadi had previously visited them and even met Liao Yu— indeed, it was Liao Yu who drove the boat that time—
But by then, Lanadi’s actions weren’t too obvious, and he refused to believe someone could infer any relationship between Lanadi and himself just from that.
"After all, her actions were somewhat suspicious. Even though she’s an Alliance investigator, she’s come here twice; we definitely have to clarify her intentions. It’s just that I didn’t expect you to be so quietly..."
"And what’s that got to do with me?"
Embracing Xiao Ji, Feng Yuan turned and changed the subject,
"Speaking of which, Anernia, how much of your authority can you still exercise here?"
"What are you going to do?"
Anernia’s gaze was unfriendly as she looked toward the source of the voice. However, she quickly realized and began to stealthily back away several steps. Feng Yuan looked amused and said to Anernia,
"I’m just wondering if you can detect any anomalies here."
"No, I can’t. This place has already left the realm of dreams."
Anernia said decidedly, simply lying on the ground as if she had no intention of moving, when suddenly, Gitalien turned around and stared in a certain direction, shouting coldly,
"Who’s there!"
"It seems you’re at your wit’s end too."
The woman in the black robe slowly approached and said, Feng Yuan squinted his eyes and said in a low voice,
"Is it you? What are you doing here?"
With a twist of the cards in her hand, the woman smiled slightly and said,
"Just a commission. Seeing a child caught in an endless nightmare really tugs at my heartstrings~"
"Do you think I’d believe that? Wait, can you find the culprit behind the nightmare?"
Recalling something, Feng Yuan looked at Istina with suspicion and said, although he didn’t like her, he had to admit that as an external force she was indeed not weak. If she had a way to find the one playing dirty tricks, it seemed not impossible.
"I can’t. If I could, I wouldn’t be here trying my luck."
Istina glanced around as she spoke, seemingly indifferent to Feng Yuan’s gaze. Agunas observed Istina and said,
"You would actually take the initiative to help the humans here?"
"Who is she?"
Liao Yu looked at Istina with some confusion. Her attire was somewhat strange. Although it seemed neat, it somehow gave off an impression of disarray.
"The mastermind behind the E Hua Temple incident, but you can’t handle her."
Feng Yuan said casually, without paying much heed to it. Istina was not like him; she seemed more like a madwoman. Feng Yuan even thought she might have been mad for a while now, her mind a bit off. Anyway, he wasn’t worried about what Liao Yu and the others might do to her.
Her strength was not weak at all, maybe only slightly inferior to that of Divine Beasts, but dealing with Liao Yu and the others was too easy for her.
Looking at Liao Yu, Istina was indifferent to his gaze. He was not yet a threat to her. Not to mention that those among them with weak power couldn’t even flee to this world, let alone live here for so long as she did.
"So, you’re also looking for the culprit behind the nightmare?"
After gesturing for Qi Chen to hold back Liao Yu so he wouldn’t act rashly, Feng Yuan spoke to Istina, who scanned the area and said,
"More or less, the power that caused that nightmare, I can’t drive it away."
"But it looks like there’s no solution here."
Istina said and walked away, taking care of her own business. Feng Yuan didn’t bother to stop her; it wasn’t that he was afraid of her, he just didn’t want to trouble himself. He couldn’t guess what Istina was really thinking, and having her around might just add an unstable factor to the group.
"If only we could actually eat at these snack stands."
With a sigh, Feng Yuan looked at the decrepit snack stand where numerous bowls and chopsticks moved in a specific trajectory. However, the bowls were empty. If they didn’t know the full story, they might feel a bit afraid. Thinking of something, Liao Yu turned to Feng Yuan and said,
"Why aren’t you afraid of this thing?"
"Why should I be? This thing doesn’t have any strange rumors around it."
Feng Yuan rolled his eyes and said speechlessly. It wasn’t that he was really scared; he’d just heard and seen too many horror stories long ago. Encountering a similar scene would subconsciously cause fear in the heart. As for something like this? He hadn’t heard any similar stories, so why be afraid?
"Why not? How about we tell horror stories while we search?"
With a strange smile on her face, Anernia spoke. Feng Yuan glanced at Anernia and said,
"Suit yourself, it’s not like the stories you make up on the spot will scare me. They might actually give me some material."
Seeing Feng Yuan’s barely noticeable smile, Anernia’s fur slightly bristled, and with its head lowered, Anernia whined softly while occasionally sneaking glances at Feng Yuan to see if he had noticed it.
Gitalien glanced at Anernia and shook his head. Knowing full well that Feng Yuan had a way to deal with it, why would it still try to provoke him? Had that incident not made it suffer enough? But it wasn’t right; looking at it now, seeing Feng Yuan seemed like seeing a natural predator—an apparent sign that the past event had left a deep impression on it.
So why continue to provoke him? Wasn’t it just asking for trouble? But recalling Anernia’s usual habits, Gitalien suddenly didn’t find it strange anymore. After all, every once in a while, they could hear Anernia complaining that Emperor Savidi was bullying it; they were almost used to it.
If a long time passed without hearing Anernia’s complaints, they would start to wonder if something had happened to either Anernia or Emperor Savidi.

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