Yunyang took a deep breath and concentrated her mental energy to dispel those black mists.
She didn't spot any trace of the griffin in her mental landscape, guessing it had gone into hiding.
One clump of black mist after another was eliminated by her mental energy, and while preserving at least half of her mental strength, Yunyang purified as much as she possibly could.
In her previous life, she had been born in a peaceful nation, and she had always held a thick filter of admiration for the military profession.
The Federation military was also the military.
If it weren't for these Federation soldiers holding the line against the Zerg on the frontier planets, with the Zerg's terrifying reproductive capabilities, the Federation would likely have been overrun long ago.
Yunyang wanted to do what she could to help this former Federation soldier.
But Min Shi's contamination was far too severe. Yunyang spent nearly 50% of her mental energy, yet only managed to purify a very small portion of the black mist.
This was completely different from when she had purified her two beast-bonded husbands.
Yunyang recalled the information she had looked up earlier—
The higher the male's ability level and contamination value, the more difficult the purification.
She now had a profound understanding of that statement.
Worried that she wouldn't be able to purify the remaining males afterward, Yunyang withdrew her mental energy in time.
Qin Mo and Xuan Yu handed her water and wiped her sweat respectively, then helped her sit in a chair that Lao Wei had moved over.
Yunyang and Min Shi sat facing each other. In her eyes, the beast-transformation features on Min Shi were gradually receding.
"Mr. Min Shi, how do you feel?"
Min Shi's entire body relaxed. He opened his mouth and was overjoyed to find that he could speak normally again.
"I... I feel wonderful. Thank you, respected Lady."
Hearing the familiar long-lost voice, Lao Wei and the five supervisors all showed expressions of surprise and delight.
Lao Wei swiftly pulled a contamination value detector out of his spatial ring. "Old Griffin, quickly, check your contamination value!"
Unlike the scans done by the optical brain, this detector was more accurate and also faster.
Half a minute later, the result appeared on the device.
Seeing those two scarlet numbers, Lao Wei was even more excited than Min Shi himself. "79! Old Griffin, your contamination value dropped to 79!"
Excellent! Old Griffin wasn't going to die!
Min Shi hadn't expected his contamination value to drop so much at once either.
Although 79 was still very high, it was now controllable with suppressants.
If his contamination value didn't rise again in the coming period, perhaps he could apply to return to the frontier planets to fight the Zerg.
At that thought, Min Shi let out a rare relaxed smile.
"Respected Lady, I wonder if I might have the honor of knowing your name?"
Before coming here, he had rarely had moments of lucidity, so he didn't remember whether Lao Wei had told him.
Yunyang offered a polite smile. "You may simply call me Yunyang, Mr. Min Shi."
"Lady Yunyang, your name is very beautiful."
Min Shi praised her without any ulterior motive, then looked at the others in the office area.
Though the former deputy commander deliberately restrained himself, the five supervisors couldn't help but straighten their backs even more when his authoritative gaze swept over them.
Min Shi's gaze finally landed on Qin Mo, who stood behind Yunyang.
"You are... Qin Mo of the 23rd Army?"
Qin Mo stepped forward and saluted Min Shi. "It's an honor to see you in your current state, Adjutant Min."
The Federation military consisted of 32 armies, and the lower the sequence number, the closer the stationed planet was to the Zerg's main nest.
Although he was also an adjutant of an army himself, Qin Mo still placed himself in a humbler position.
"No need to be so polite. I'm no longer a deputy commander," Min Shi waved his hand. "You are fortunate to have an outstanding female master."
"Qin Mo of the 23rd Army, tell me—what is Article One of the Federation Female Protection Act?"
When he said this, Min Shi's voice carried a hint of severity.
Qin Mo lifted his head and stated firmly: "Protecting females is the foremost mission of all males in the Federation."
Min Shi nodded with satisfaction. "Good. Remember this well. You must guard your female master just as you guard the Federation."
"Yes!"
Min Shi looked back at Yunyang, and the imposing aura he had shown toward Qin Mo vanished instantly, replaced by a genial smile.
"Lady Yunyang, would it be convenient to leave me your contact information?"
"It would be." Yunyang opened her optical brain and added Min Shi as a friend.
The very next second after the friend request was approved, she received a notification of a change in her Federation account funds.
[Federation Bank: Respected Lady Yunyang, your account has received a transfer of 1,000,000 Federation credits from user Min Shi. Current balance: 1,394,000 Federation credits.]
Yunyang: !
In her previous life, she had only ever seen this many zeroes in a company account!
Min Shi smiled and explained: "This is the compensation I owe you. I hope you won't refuse, Lady."
A purification slot from an S-class female was something that couldn't be bought even with money.
He had gotten a tremendous bargain.
Since he had stated it was compensation, Yunyang didn't decline.
Knowing there were more males waiting for purification behind him, Min Shi quickly left the office area with the five supervisors.
Although his contamination value had decreased, whether it would remain stable was still uncertain, so he would still need to be monitored in the purification tower for at least half a month.
Half a month later, if his contamination value remained below 90, he could leave the purification tower.
Those matters had nothing to do with Yunyang anymore. She sat in the office area and rested for a bit, then waited for the second male that Lao Wei had arranged.
"Lady Yunyang, this is Gong Yanfeng, former executive chief of the Federation's 7th Army. Ability level S-class, contamination value 99."
The 7th Army again?
Yunyang was a little curious. Was everyone being supervised in the X92 Star purification tower from the Federation's 7th Army?
She'd ask Qin Mo about it later.
Looking at the former executive chief restrained in the binding chair, Yunyang set aside those irrelevant thoughts for the moment. She stepped closer and, as before, asked Gong Yanfeng to open his mental landscape.
Gong Yanfeng's landscape was also covered in gray, as if stripped of all color.
Using her remaining mental energy, Yunyang purified the rampaging black mist as much as she could, and the optical brain on her wrist soon began to emit continuous alerts.
[Warning: Your mental value is below 30%. Please rest!]
[Warning: Your mental value is below 20%. Please rest!]
[Warning...]
When her mental energy dropped below 20%, Yunyang was already feeling quite strained.
Once her mental energy fell under 10%, she didn't hesitate any longer and immediately withdrew her mental power.
Gong Yanfeng's beast-transformation features were also slowly receding.
She let out a sigh of relief, and Lao Wei promptly handed over the contamination value detector.
Even among S-class individuals, there were differences in strength, and the difficulty of purification varied accordingly.
Therefore, although Yunyang had consumed less mental energy on Gong Yanfeng than on Min Shi, Gong Yanfeng's contamination value had also dropped to 79.
Lao Wei wept with joy and thanked Yunyang repeatedly.
"Lady Yunyang, thank you so much. You saved their lives!"
Gong Yanfeng also conveyed his highest respect to Yunyang and, like Min Shi, transferred a large sum of compensation to her.
Yunyang shook her head slightly, forced a faint smile, and said, "No need to be so polite. You've already paid me well."
"Mr. Lao Wei, if there's nothing else, I'd like to go back and rest now."
Seeing that Yunyang was somewhat overexerted, Lao Wei nodded repeatedly and personally had his people escort her out of the Purification Tower.
Almost as soon as she stepped onto her own airship, Yunyang collapsed into Qin Mo’s arms.
