CHAPTER 131: CHAPTER 104: THE PURPOSE OF OASIS TOWN’S EXISTENCE, YANG NIE AND OBSERVATION

"I know that because of regulations, some things are indeed hard to say directly."

"But I hope you can tell me the truth, rather than deliberately leading me in the wrong direction."

Shen Yue sighed softly. As expected, newcomers valued by important figures are not easily fooled.

After adjusting her mindset, she slowly spoke:

"This is actually to protect you. Sometimes knowing too much is not a good thing."

"Of course, if you already have some understanding of the Scorching Sun Forbidden Area behind us, telling you the truth won’t hurt. According to Lord Su An, due to his status, he can’t reveal certain things..."

"But I can."

Lin Feng slightly narrowed his eyes, the flickering flames reflected shadows in his pupils:

"I once saw engravings left by prehistoric survivors in a ruin, revealing that there is a bizarre curse within the Scorching Sun Forbidden Area that causes self-combustion."

"So the survivors devoured by the Scorching Sun Forbidden Area, without exception, all died, even if they managed to return to the shelter..."

"This is what worries me the most. If the Upper District of Oasis Town was established for some kind of experiment, then becoming an upper-class resident is like jumping into a pit of fire!"

Seeing Lin Feng’s earnest demeanor, Shen Yue couldn’t help but chuckle, then said:

"It’s not as dark as you think. The so-called Moonlit Ceremony is a very great thing."

"Moreover, most of the upper-class residents of Oasis voluntarily participate after understanding the truth."

Lin Feng found it hard to believe:

"Voluntarily go to die? Who would abandon such a superior life, bewitched and brainwashed to generously face death?"

As soon as he finished speaking, something in Lin Feng’s mind clicked, as if he had caught an overlooked point, and he quickly reacted:

"Could it be that the self-combustion curse of the Scorching Sun Forbidden Area requires the sacrifice of an upper-class resident every half month to dissolve its arrival?"

Shen Yue looked at the man in front of her, smiling enigmatically:

"You’re very close to the truth. But the curse of the Scorching Sun cannot affect too far beyond the Forbidden Area. As long as Oasis Town stays more than twenty kilometers away, it’s not a big problem."

"So the sacrifice is not for dissolving the curse."

With that, Shen Yue lowered her voice, speaking slowly and steadily:

"The reason we choose to stay at the edge of the Forbidden Area, constantly walking the tightrope, is for all human survivors, to reduce casualties caused by the curse."

Lin Feng became more and more confused about how this tiny backwater place like Oasis Town affects the entire human race.

Could it possibly have countless unseen connections with the Holy City thousands of kilometers away...

Seeing Lin Feng unable to understand, Shen Yue took out a lollipop from her pocket, unwrapped it, and held it in front of the flame of an oil lamp, starting to turn it:

"Our planet rotates, you know. The three Suns evenly divide the surface. The Scorching Sun Forbidden Area cannot affect Oasis Town because within the 26,000 kilometers prior, the curse’s energy has already dissipated significantly..."

"But the life cursed by the Forbidden Area can condense the core of the Fiery Sun Energy. They will wander the Wilderness like small Scorching Suns, forming a long-term Life Forbidden Area in their covered region."

"Different forces have different names for them. In the Holy Spring Sect, they are called Yang Nie, which means remnants left by the Scorching Sun."

"Yang Nie will hinder the advancement of human settlements, and the trickiest part is, they only awaken from the core when Life Source Material gathers near, but their influence can cover from several kilometers to hundreds of kilometers..."

"Precisely because Yang Nie are as unpredictable as landmines, back then, they caused massive losses to the surviving human civilizations. Every time Yang Nie erupted, only powerful Evolvers could escape, while the rest of humanity turned to ash, becoming fuel for Yang Nie’s continued existence."

As she spoke, Shen Yue put the scorched and melted lollipop in her mouth, savoring its sweetness.

Once the man in front of her recovered from the shock and digested the truths she revealed, she continued introducing:

"Yang Nie are the remnants of the Scorching Sun Forbidden Area. Like the Scorching Sun, they ignite using brain Spirit fluctuations as a fuse, consuming Life Source Material for sustenance, and their creation is also related to Source Material accumulation, particularly Pure Source Material without impurities..."

"You tell me, besides migrating convoys, where is the Source Material most abundant in this Wasteland?"

Lin Feng took a deep breath, quickly realizing:

"Hidden underground, the yet-to-be-opened shelters!"

Shen Yue nodded:

"Exactly. The appearance of shelters is random, not only in safe zones outside the Scorching Sun Forbidden Area."

"Because they have never been exposed to sunlight, as long as the survivors awakened in the shelters don’t open the door, they won’t be detected by Yang Nie. But over the years, the shelter’s life-support systems have long since failed."

"Thus, they become the source for the birth of Yang Nie."

"They are also the existence we most need to guard against."

"Moreover, they often leave behind a large number of Fiery Sun Energy cores upon appearing, triggering a disaster spanning over a thousand miles, causing tens of thousands of humans along the way to self-combust and turn to ash."

After speaking, Shen Yue closed her eyes, crossed her hands below her chest, and leaned back on the chair to rest.

Lin Feng gulped.

It turned out the dangers of this new world were even more bizarre and terrifying than he had imagined.

And according to Shen Yue, moving forward was equally unsafe, possibly more perilous than staying in the far end Oasis Town.

If he mistakenly entered a Restricted Area infested with the remnants of Yang Nie, it would be no different from entering a region covered by the Scorching Sun, constantly at risk of self-combustion and sudden death.