Wasteland Border Inspector - Chapter 830

Chapter 830: Chapter 272: The Mystery of the Starship, Yu Yong’s Freedom!

“Freedom?” Cheng Ye raised an eyebrow. “You know that’s impossible. Once I let you out of this containment room, I can’t guarantee how many people you’ll infect in an instant. Even if we manage to catch you again, my internship as a researcher will be over.”

“No, go find your Elders! He knows! He knows how to give me freedom!”

Yu Yong’s eyes went blank for a moment. “Cheng Ye, I just want one last period of freedom before Firewood takes me away! I’ll tell you everything, I just want freedom!”

“Alright.” Since Yu Yong said so, Cheng Ye didn’t press him further.

Whether the Elders could restore his freedom or not, at least the interrogation had made a breakthrough. Just throw the hard part to the Elders to deal with.

It was a pity Yu Erlan had just left. If she were here, she might be pleasantly surprised.

Walking out of the containment room, Shi Xu was still waiting outside the door. Seeing him come out, he raised an eyebrow and asked, “Any progress?”

“Of course.”

“Oh? On what?”

“Everything.” Cheng Ye inexplicably smiled, pulled out his Defense Communication device. “I want to contact the Elders directly.”

Shi Xu tactfully walked off to the side at once.

Cheng Ye swiped the screen, flipped to the last line in the contacts list, and stopped on the two characters for “Elder Qian.”

Even Ding Yishan probably never imagined that communicating with the Elders would be this simple for him.

He pressed the call button. It rang only twice before the other side picked up. Elder Qian’s kind voice came through: “What is it?”

“Elder Qian, Yu Yong is willing to confess everything, but on the condition that, before people from Firewood arrive, we let him move around freely for a period of time.” Cheng Ye was concise. “He said I should contact you, said the Elders know how to satisfy his ‘freedom.’”

“Oh?” Elder Qian gave a mildly interested hum. “He’s the Anti-state mother source host who destroyed a Shelter City. How could we let him out easily?”

“He insists on it, and he mentioned that you and the other Elders would definitely understand.”

“Heh, this kid knows quite a bit.” Elder Qian chuckled. “Alright, wait a moment. I’ll go talk to Old Zeng. He should know what to do.”

“Thank you for your understanding, Elder Qian.”

The call ended.

In just over ten minutes, while Cheng Ye and Shi Xu were making idle small talk, the light in front of the mother source containment room suddenly twisted slightly, and a thin figure slowly stepped out of the distortion.

It was… Elder Zeng!

That Elder Zeng with the foul temper and sky-high airs!

Cheng Ye didn’t dare slack off. He and Shi Xu immediately took two steps forward and bowed respectfully. “Greetings, Elder!”

Elder Zeng’s eyes swept over the two of them indifferently. He said nothing, hands clasped behind his back as he walked straight toward the third floor of the containment room.

His steps were extremely light, as if he were floating in the air, and every step carried a subtle sense of distortion.

It was actually somewhat similar to the space-time distortion from Yu Yong’s intel about climbing Mount Everest!

“Could it be Elder Zeng has also mastered this so-called distortion?” Cheng Ye was shocked inwardly, though his expression remained steady.

When they reached the third floor, Yu Yong, who had been lying on the ground, saw Elder Zeng and immediately straightened up, his tone urgent:

“Old man, give me freedom, and I’ll tell you everything!”

“Oh?” Elder Zeng gave a faint smile, the corner of his mouth hooking with some deeper meaning. “So you’ve finally figured out the real reason Firewood was willing to sign an alliance treaty with Happiness City?”

“Heh, hehe.” Yu Yong gave two dry laughs, his gaze turning instantly grave. “Even if you walk this path to the end, it’s a dead end. It’s not too late to give up now.”

“Whether it’s a dead end or not, you only know after walking it.”

Elder Zeng’s tone was calm. “In this world, ordinary people are willing to trade freedom for wealth, status, and power. But for you, you should know what the price of freedom is, right?”

“How long can I live?” Yu Yong’s face didn’t change as he asked softly.

“At most half a year. And during that time, you’ll have to come back regularly so we can clear out the residual infection sources in your body.”

“Enough! More than enough!” Yu Yong nodded at once, then pointed to Cheng Ye and added, “I want to follow him, stay with him the whole time!”

Being suddenly named, Cheng Ye was a bit puzzled, but it was obvious this wasn’t his place to speak.

Elder Zeng merely nodded slightly, answering on his behalf. “Cheng Ye, three days from now, come here to pick him up.”

“Yes, Elder Zeng!” Cheng Ye nodded respectfully, though he was secretly grumbling.

Compared to Elder Qian, this Elder Zeng was a total poser. When he got stronger in the future, he’d have to arm wrestle him for real.

But before he could take a step to leave, Elder Zeng’s airy voice came from behind:

“Also… the things Yu promised you, come and collect them in three days as well.”

Eh?

Elder Zeng was being pretty generous?

Cheng Ye’s face immediately lit up with joy and he hurriedly replied, “Yes, Elder Zeng!”

“Heh…”

Elder Zeng didn’t turn around, but as if he had seen right through his thoughts, he let out a speechless little laugh.

The next second, a faint ripple swept past.

The light and shadows in front of him flickered, and Cheng Ye and Shi Xu suddenly realized they were already standing outside the mother source containment room door.

And the original three-story building was slowly fading, becoming transparent bit by bit, until it completely vanished.

Cheng Ye strode forward in astonishment. At first he thought his line of sight had just been blocked, but the moment he stepped onto where the building’s foundation had been, his expression froze solid.

It was completely empty underfoot, no obstruction at all, only smooth ground.

Holy shit, what kind of trick is this?

Sleeve Universe?

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