Jiang Fan nodded quickly after hearing this.
"In that case, I have no need to threaten you. I believe you can understand that we are here out of desperation. Otherwise, we would never have intruded upon your world."
Jiang Fan finally believed the so-called king before him. After all, he seemed to have no ill intentions and had even helped many dying people survive.
Although the methods used were unacceptable in the modern world, they were still a good thing for those who wished to live. Seeing these survivors living harmoniously in this world, Jiang Fan didn't say much more.
"Thank you. If this matter can be kept quiet, that would be best."
Jiang Fan nodded faintly and then said to the king before him.
"What you've done is a good deed, and I naturally won't threaten you."
"Don't worry, I won't interfere with this. Just don't use healthy people for experiments."
"Since these people are willing to live here, I have nothing more to say."
Meanwhile, Yao successfully returned to the small house. With the bounty on him canceled, security was no longer as strict, and he managed to steal some food.
However, the child and his companion had also returned to the house at this time.
They did not seem to know that Jiang Fan had successfully reached the palace.
He was also unaware of the cancellation of the bounty.
However, Yao's return was quite abrupt, and he didn't know the news from outside.
"What's going on? Didn't you retrieve the core? Why are you back so soon?"
Upon hearing this, the child was quite helpless.
"We had no choice. Suddenly, the entire town was locked down."
"We didn't know what was happening, so we could only come back."
Hearing this, Yao and Dai Xiaomei immediately understood what it meant. They knew it must have happened after Jiang Fan broke into the palace.
After exchanging a glance, Yao approached the child and asked.
"What's going on in your world? Can you tell me?"
"I know you two are different from those people outside, so you must know something about this world, right?"
Hearing this, the child's companion stepped forward.
"At this point, I have no reason to hide anything from you. After all, our lives are in your hands. I'll tell you the truth."
Upon hearing this, Yao quickly sat down and listened as the two before him prepared to tell him everything.
"We are all dead people."
"It is only because of a powerful force that our souls can survive here after death."
"To be precise, this is just a former burial ground."
"We don't know what power resurrected us and allowed our souls to survive here, starting a second life."
"However, our physical bodies are mostly incomplete, so we can only use animal bodies as replacements."
"The two of us were only able to retain our own bodies because our flesh had not rotted to that extent."
Hearing this, Yao and Dai Xiaomei were stunned.
This clearly indicated that the people before them were not normal humans but ghosts.
This greatly frightened Dai Xiaomei and Yao.
Although they were not particularly timid, and their courage had surpassed that of ordinary people after so many adventures, they still found such supernatural matters unbelievable.
"The core that our king holds is said to be the basis of our survival. If that core stops turning, we will all die."
"Therefore, we are very afraid of outsiders appearing here, because if those people tamper with our core, we will all lose this second life."
"Although we don't have our own bodies here, we can still live. Even though we are just dead people, we are still living quite well."
Hearing these words, Yao finally understood why these people were so resistant to him. However, the information he received was completely different from what Jiang Fan had heard.
At this moment, Jiang Fan was holding the so-called core and heading towards the exit with the king.
Meanwhile, Jiang Fan still thought the king before him might be a good king, or perhaps a scientist.
Being able to conduct scientific experiments for the local populace to survive was indeed a good thing, even if his scientific experiments were not permitted in modern society.
But since these people were willing, there was nothing more to say. Even though they had animal bodies, it was insignificant compared to living.
"You can leave through that door and return to Atlantis successfully. However, after taking this core, you must cherish it. Although it is useless, it is the product of my many years of experiments."
Hearing this, Jiang Fan was somewhat incredulous. Could this so-called experimental product be something completely useless?
At this moment, Jiang Fan saw a strange smile flash across the king's face, which he quickly retracted.
Jiang Fan didn't think much of it, assuming he had misread. He then prepared to lead Zhou Niannian towards the large door before them. At the same time, Jiang Fan suddenly heard a loud bang from behind him, followed by a flash of intense light behind him.
It was Yao's signal flare.
They had agreed to use it only when encountering something very dangerous. Thus, Jiang Fan immediately felt that there was something in this place that he did not know about.
The bounty had already been canceled, so the only reason Yao would fire a flare was if he had discovered something incredible.
Jiang Fan had originally planned to return the pearl and then come back to pick up Yao and Dai Xiaomei. However, something like this had happened. Jiang Fan did not hesitate and decided to go back to find Yao.