People are Collapsing, But the Integration Strategy is Starting (Volume 1-5, Chapter 40).

Summary

Flame Reed, with Klein's help, arrived at Eden and met the Golden Hero, Eden. Eden offered her two wine glasses, which would provide benefits in future battles, but with hidden costs. Flame Reed chose the silver wine glass, which would double her recovery speed in the next three battles. After drinking, she entered a portal and began her journey. Meanwhile, Ellie Shia was interacting with Xia Ling, who was shy and eventually turned bright red after Ellie's teasing. Xia Ling asked the system about the upcoming boss fight, and the system replied that they were one node away from the boss. Flame Reed encountered star-dust attribute alien enforcers and easily defeated them. She then arrived at a node with three identical cat paw patterns and chose the middle one, entering Phyllis's Shop. Paddo offered her a free item, and Flame Reed chose to take one item for free and continue to purchase additional items at one and a half times the price. Xia Ling was amused by the options and eventually took away two treasures, Emperor's Collection and Dancer's Bracelet. The group then entered the "Dangerous Path, Evil Beasts" node, where they would face the ancient recorded beast, Calamity.

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