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Jiang Siyan raised an eyebrow and glanced at Gu Xiang Kai. "Don't worry."

Gu Xiang Kai shook the water off his hands. "What am I worried about? I'm just saying... since we have such a good thing going, everyone should get checked."

Jiang Siyan smiled without a word. The examination ended quickly, and he thoughtfully retracted the white mist.

"The results are the same as before. You are very healthy."

Jiang Siyan added meaningfully, "Healthier than the vast majority of people."

A scavenger's physical quality was forged through breakthroughs at death's door, but it was undeniable that even top-tier high-level players didn't have such healthy bodies.

Even Nan Yue was no exception.

Given what they went through, even if leaving a mission could erase their injuries, the training they received in school from a young age left their bodies with many lingering damages.

Of course, after entering the higher city states, one could find treatments for old injuries, but they still wouldn't be this healthy.

Wen Xiang Yuan was far too healthy.

She was like someone who had grown up in the lap of luxury, eating only the most meticulously balanced and prepared gourmet food, receiving the most comprehensive care.

Jiang Siyan frowned in thought and discovered an even more serious problem.

"Can you... not obtain other abilities or tools?"

Wen Xiang Yuan's physical condition couldn't possibly be that of a normal scavenger. The only possibility was that every time Wen Xiang Yuan went offline, her body underwent a reconstruction.

Under such circumstances, it was impossible for her to possess the things that even ordinary scavengers could enjoy.

Wen Xiang Yuan was silent for a moment before nodding. She reached out and pulled a necklace from inside her clothes.

"I brought this necklace out."

Wen Xiang Yuan looked at the copper necklace in her hand, the gift Joseph had given her.

During the mission on the Devil's Bay, this necklace had saved her life.

If this item were a one-time tool, it would have disappeared after use, but its continued presence indicated it was a long-term item.

A long-term life-saving tool was something many scavengers would be willing to go bankrupt to buy.

"It's useless now. I can feel it."

Wen Xiang Yuan's system panel only had the inventory space and the forum. She couldn't use the inventory slots, nor did she have any tools to use.

Wen Xiang Yuan put the necklace back on. "It doesn't matter. The immortal body ability is enough."

She would work hard on other skills.

Nan Yue patted her head.

Today, Zhu Xi Ning wanted to go shopping and dragged the others along to accompany her.

Nan Yue came out after trying on a few outfits. Jiang Siyan and Gu Xiang Kai were waiting outside, carrying various bags.

"Brother Gu!"

Wen Xiang Yuan's voice came from inside. "Come and help me take the clothes I changed out of."

Gu Xiang Kai immediately ran in.

Nan Yue marveled at how Gu Xiang Kai was becoming more and more obedient. He lacked the ruthlessness he had when they first met in the digital city state.

"About Wen Xiang Yuan's situation... I didn't mention it before. Do you regret joining now?"

Nan Yue asked cautiously. She absolutely had to hold onto this once-in-a-lifetime healer.

Jiang Siyan looked at Nan Yue's shining eyes and felt like he was a physical manifestation of roast duck.

Nan Yue had this exact look when she looked at roast duck.

"Rest assured, I joined the team because of you. As long as you are here, other matters aren't important."

It was clearly an ambiguous statement, but after Jiang Siyan said it, Nan Yue felt relieved.

She knew what Jiang Siyan wanted to get from her, and Jiang Siyan knew too.

It had nothing to do with romance; it was only about survival.

"But I must remind you, don't you think Wen Xiang Yuan's situation is very jarring?"

Nan Yue looked at Jiang Siyan. "Do you think she seems like someone from the polluted world?"

Jiang Siyan smiled. He knew someone as strong as Nan Yue couldn't fail to see Wen Xiang Yuan's oddity.

"She is more adapted to the polluted world. She doesn't suddenly disappear there; she is stable."

"She is very much like an NPC of the polluted world."

Nan Yue's expression relaxed, her gaze becoming indifferent. "She is."

Jiang Siyan watched Zhu Xi Ning frantically trying on clothes in the VIP room, with Wen Xiang Yuan offering advice beside her.

Gu Xiang Kai stood to the side like a guard, draped in clothes.

"Do you think she knows it herself?"

Nan Yue was silent for a while. "It's not important."

What Wen Xiang Yuan was didn't matter. Even if Nan Yue had initially let Wen Xiang Yuan join because her secrets were close to her own, which might help her understand the thing inside her body, at this point, she truly saw Wen Xiang Yuan as a teammate.

Wen Xiang Yuan had no intention of harming them. Her death in Antswamp Village had deeply shocked Nan Yue.

It could be said that from the moment Wen Xiang Yuan died, Nan Yue's suspicions, reservations, and conjectures all vanished.

She accepted her completely.

No matter what she was.

"I know what you're thinking, but if she really is that special, we might eventually have to become enemies with the vast majority of scavengers."

If Wen Xiang Yuan came from the polluted world, she might carry pollution; at the very least, she would have research value.

There would be no shortage of people interested in Wen Xiang Yuan.

Nan Yue smiled. Speaking of carrying pollution, Wen Xiang Yuan's status was unknown, but her own was certain, she definitely carried pollution.

She didn't know what the thing inside her was, nor why it had come to her.

She could control it now and use it, but it hadn't disappeared.

On the contrary, every time she entered the polluted world and faced the bosses within, she could feel an existence that shared the same source as the thing inside her.

So, she had even developed a thought.

The thing inside her body was, in fact, pollution.

And for some reason, the pollution hadn't killed her; instead, it had made her powerful.

The current situation was that through her mastery of this thing during missions, Nan Yue no longer felt the fear she had experienced when living with it at school.

Now, Nan Yue was the master, and it was merely an energy provider. No... it should be said that it had already become a part of Nan Yue.

Back then, this thing had also wanted to devour and occupy Nan Yue's body. Now, it could be said to have achieved its goal.

It had become Nan Yue's property.

Except it wasn't enough.

It still wasn't enough.

Nan Yue could feel that the abilities this thing could provide had been completely absorbed by her, yet she hadn't reached the level of strength she desired.

Regarding clearing missions, Nan Yue felt she could do it with or without this thing; she was extremely confident in her own abilities.

Moreover, if not for this thing, she wouldn't be so easily noticed by the ghosts in the mission worlds, nor would they entangle her beyond the rules.

Her missions wouldn't be so difficult.

But now that their team was starting to make a name for themselves, they would have to deal with more than just missions; they might also face various high-level players.

And those people were the most dangerous.

Nan Yue thought it over and finally came up with a plan.

The thing inside her was pollution, and the ghost bosses in the mission worlds were also pollution.

So, what if...

She could devour them too?