’This instance... is certainly something special.’
What Seraphina Sullivan learned from Graham Gallo left her with mixed feelings.
The despair of this apocalypse was unique; it didn’t stem from internal collapse or foreign invasion.
Instead, it came from a kind of higher-dimensional outpouring and contamination, something almost like a fundamental "rule" of the universe.
This inevitably led her to a deeper understanding of the main quest concerning the "Purification Envoy."
’Perhaps Purification Envoy isn’t just a Title.’
’It’s likely connected to some kind of resistance force in this world.’
’Or maybe it’s a special way to fight the contamination from the Sky-Hole.’
Then there was that strange [Wind Cleaning Broom] in Graham Gallo’s hands.
This weapon, with its clear supernatural or high-tech traces, was obviously not something this garbage-drowned civilization could have easily created late in the apocalypse.
This suggested that the appearance of the Sky-Hole and the trash, while bringing destruction, might have also brought things from "the other side" that this world had never seen before.
’Whether it was technology, materials, or some kind of... Energy system?’
These "foreign objects" were discovered and utilized.
In turn, they gave rise to new forms of Power and new Profession systems.
Her thoughts gradually fell into place. Seraphina Sullivan focused her attention on the two most crucial terms in her quest list: [Purification Envoy] and [Junk Monster].
These were clearly the core elements of this world.
She immediately questioned the controlled Graham Gallo about these two key pieces of information.
Graham Gallo’s eyes were vacant, but his words flowed smoothly. "For a hundred years, endless trash has poured from the Sky-Hole, bringing immense change and destruction to the world, but also... bringing other things."
"There are always a few lucky or powerful individuals who can find strange items or materials that don’t belong to our world amidst the mountains of trash."
"At the same time, great dangers have also emerged. To cope with these threats, many specific Professions have gradually formed among the survivors, like [Scavengers] who search for usable supplies, [Purification Envoys] who fight against contamination and monsters, and [Greening Masters] who try to restore the ecosystem on polluted land..."
After hearing his description, Seraphina Sullivan confirmed that [Purification Envoy] was one of them.
Their core mission was to eliminate the threats derived from the trash and protect the survivor settlements.
And the main danger they had to face, it went without saying, was the [Junk Monster].
Graham Gallo described them as creatures that had been twisted and mutated after being contaminated and corroded by special trash, which might contain unknown radiation, chemical substances, or Energy from The Otherworld.
Alternatively, they could be monsters formed from discarded machinery that had been reassembled and animated by some unknown power.
"How do you become a Purification Envoy?"
Seraphina Sullivan asked the most critical question.
Her second main quest explicitly required her to become a Purification Envoy.
"You must go to the [Forest of Verdure] and pass the assessment established there."
Graham Gallo gave a clear answer.
"And where is the Forest of Verdure?" Seraphina Sullivan pressed, noting the new place name.
"It’s... to the southeast of here, about... a hundred kilometers away."
Graham Gallo struggled to recall the direction and distance.
After that, Seraphina Sullivan wasted no time asking about the Junk Monsters.
She asked about their common types, traits, and the potential dangers she might encounter on the way to the Forest of Verdure.
Seraphina Sullivan did her best to gather as much detailed information as possible.
Feeling she had asked enough, Seraphina Sullivan kept her promise—albeit in an unfriendly manner—and stuffed the small box of candy into Nathan Gallo’s empty hand.
She didn’t linger. Activating her [Bounce] Skill...
...her figure disappeared between the towering mountains of trash in just a few leaps, as if she had never been there at all.
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