I was transported from Lobotomy Corporation to another world.

[Perspective: SA?4011]

068 sat idly on the grass, pulling at the blades of grass, and the other members imitated him.

The lawn where everyone sat was almost completely stripped bare.

068 tossed the green grass aside and sighed, "Why isn't 078 back yet! How long have we been waiting?! Redner must have already run far away!"

Beside Leng Shuang, a large tree blocked the sunlight, and Leng Shuang lay on the grass with her eyes closed.

Leng Shuang heard 068 yelling, "It's so noisy, shut up!"

068 scoffed and shut his mouth. Just then, a limping figure appeared in the distance.

Some people stood up, pointed to the figure in the distance, and said, "He's back!"

The figure in the distance was 078; 078's foot was caught on a splinter.

078, with his foot still sticking out of the wooden splinter, lifted it up and used his musket as a crutch to hobble over.

"Come help me up!" 078 shouted loudly.

Upon seeing this, 068 hurriedly ran over and bent down, wanting 078 to lie down on him.

068 "Get on! I'll carry you!"

078 lay on 068's back, and picked up the musket again.

Blood was still flowing from 078's soles, dripping onto the grass.

[A few minutes later...]

The splinter stuck in 078's foot had been removed, and the entire foot was wrapped in bandages.

078 tried to stand up, but fell down due to pain in his feet.

078 still had marks on his face from being hit by a rock. He wiped the blood from his nose and said, "I encountered some goblins on the way!"

"I stepped into their trap! It hurts so much!"

068 reached out and deliberately patted 078's face. "Especially this part! It's particularly purple!"

078 slapped 068's hand away. "Are you sick?! Stop arguing, I'll tell you where those two are going."

Then 078 told everyone where Redner and Noelle had gone.

After 078 finished speaking, Leng Shuang stood up from the grass and said, "Let's go."

After saying this, Leng Shuang took out the communication crystal and reported the information to the priest.

After listening, the priest said, "I will send the third criminal officer to [establish factories and industrial parks in the human/demi-human district] to lay ambushes and traps."

"As for the Fifth Criminal Officer, I'm currently studying her weapon. The [Chaos Person's] weapon is unusual; it's similar to a staff but lacks the magic of a staff."

"And after Redner and Noelle fall into the trap, it will be the perfect time for you, the number one criminal, Cold Frost, to step in."

Cold Frost answered "Yes" and then put away the communication crystal.

078 looked at his feet and said, "What about me? 068, hurry up and carry me!"

068 "Can I leave you in the middle of nowhere?"

078 "I carried you on my back before! Hurry up!"

068 "Sigh... [carries 078 on his back]"

The perspective shifts to the other side...

[Perspective: Reid/Noelle]

By the river, Red casually made the thin veil he was wearing disappear, only to reappear on his body shortly afterward.

The sudden disappearance of the thin mist caused the bacteria and grime clinging to the clothes to fall naturally to the ground.

Reed then rinsed his hands and face with water, and the smell did indeed lessen.

"Rider, please wash my face."

Reed nodded upon hearing this, then used his sleeve to dampen Noelle's face and washed it.

Reed asked, "Can we set off now?"

Noelle nodded. "That's enough. I'm so hungry I don't even want to look at myself..."

Reed picked up Noelle and then walked in the direction Noelle indicated.

Reed ran forward and soon saw some traces left by human hands around him.

[A few minutes later...]

Following Noelle's directions, Reid saw the wall in front of him, and behind the wall were towering factories...

This is the [Establishment of Industrial and Commercial Factory, Human/Demi-human Zone]. As Redmi takes a step closer, the green grass on the ground gradually disappears, replaced by stone steps.

The technology in this outer residential area seems quite advanced; factories can already be seen, and the smell of those factories can be detected.

Reed looked up and saw plumes of black smoke rising from the pipes of the factories.

The air here doesn't smell good; it has a strong metallic odor.

It cost a little money to enter the outer residential area, so Reed gave the money to the guard and went inside.

Upon entering the residential area, they discovered that in addition to humans, there were also some demi-humans among the passersby.

They appear to be coexisting peacefully, but both races are dressed very simply.

Some of them hadn't even taken off their work clothes yet, and were still covered in dust when they picked up bread and started eating.

What's floating in the sky isn't dark clouds, but waste gases from the factory.

But the street environment was surprisingly good, which indicates that there are sanitation workers in this area.

Ignoring the strange looks from those around him, Reed made sure Noelle arrived at an ordinary bakery.

Red used his remaining money to buy some rye bread, which was said to be very filling.

[A few minutes later]

Noelle, having regained her energy, sat back down in her chair, and the bread was naturally devoured by the two of them.

Noelle, having regained her energy, said, "This place seems to be in bad shape..."

Reed looked at the dark, gloomy sky and nodded.

Nuan'er frowned, smelling the heavy metal odor around her. "Should we leave here?"

Reed nodded. "I don't want to stay here either."

The two stood up, preparing to retrace their steps and leave. Just as Reed reached the door, the guard stopped him.

The gatekeeper stopped Reed with his rifle and said, "No entry or exit allowed!"

Reed immediately became alert, and a large sword slowly appeared in his hand, ready to rush out.

Just then, someone gently nudged Reed and said, "Reed, stop! Look to the side!"

Reed glanced around and saw that the others were in the same situation; a merchant was trying to leave, but the guard kept stopping him.

The merchant and the gatekeeper started arguing, as did the others.

"What do you mean?! I need to go back to be with my wife after I finish selling everything!"

"Everything was fine just now, why can't we go out now?!"

"What do you want?! Are you deliberately trapping us here?!"

The security guard's response was, "Don't go out, just don't go out!"

"These are orders from our superiors, we can't make that decision ourselves! If I don't follow them, I'll lose my job!"

Reed looked outside; some people wanted to come in, but the gatekeeper was stopping them.

Suddenly, a number of guards appeared beside the gate. Reed looked at the guards and asked, "Why?"

The guard blocked Reed's path with his rifle, and firmly shook his head. "I don't know! It's an order from our superiors!"

But such a response is bound to anger the masses, and their resentment is growing louder, creating the feeling that a fight is about to break out.

Amidst the chaos, a man resembling a security captain approached and shouted, "Everyone! Everyone, listen to me!!"

"I didn't know this was an order from my superiors!"

One of the demi-humans said, "It means a city lockdown!"

Upon hearing the word "lockdown," everyone immediately panicked and became even more confused.

A city lockdown typically occurs due to a terrifying disease outbreak, a war requiring manpower for recruitment, or other reasons.

In short, the word "lockdown" is not a good word for people around the world. Once a city is locked down, it means that the place may become more dangerous!

So, naturally, no one wanted to stay there and everyone wanted to leave.

The gatekeeper captain quickly retorted, "It's not a lockdown! If it were a real lockdown, I would have run away as soon as I heard the news!"

"In short, the situation is unclear! But the ban on entry and exit will only last for today!"

"It will recover naturally by tomorrow! We have also provided compensation!"

"As an apology, we will give each person a gold coin!"

[Gold Coins = 500 Yuan]

The initial anger and resentment subsided slightly upon hearing about the gold coins.

Finally, after hearing the gatekeeper's assurance, everyone received a gold coin and left.

People trying to enter from outside the residential area don't count...

Reed approached the gatekeeper and took two gold coins from the box the gatekeeper was carrying.

The security guard hurriedly stopped him, saying, "There's only one per person!"

Reed shifted slightly to the side and pointed to Noelle behind him. "I'll get one for her."

The doorman glanced at Noelle, who nodded. "Yes."

Reed and Noelle then went back and found another bench to sit on.

Although everyone received gold coins, they were still somewhat uneasy about this inexplicable, city-lockdown-like event.

Noelle was equally uneasy. "Reed, what's wrong...?"

Reed looked around and shook his head. "They brought this up suddenly, not long after we came in."

"And spending so much money to quell the crowd, I think we might have been exposed."