An Zhe wasn’t very clear about the age of this human except for the fact that the man was at least the same age as Boss Shaw. The human was at least 60 or 70 years old. However, he didn’t show any aged posture. An Zhe approached and saw he was wearing a black suit and a silver-grey shirt with a bow tie. His white hair was neatly brushed back and his face had become calmer and kinder as the years passed. He had mild grey-blue eyes.

These eyes made An Zhe feel that this person had seen all the storms and changes in the world.

“Sir.” Tang Lan stood in front of the man and his voice was respectful. “I brought a new member back.”

The man smiled and looked at An Zhe, those grey-blue eyes couldn’t help giving people a feeling of closeness. An Zhe watched him as he extended his right hand to An Zhe. An Zhe hesitated for a moment before shaking hands in a slightly rusty posture. The other person’s palm was warm and dry while his handshake movement was gentle yet powerful.

“Welcome to the Highland Research Institute. We take the liberty to call ourselves the fifth base of humanity.” The man said. “I’m Polly Joan.”

CHAPTER 70

“You can call me Polly or Joan, whatever you want,” Polly Joan said. He was polite and kind, with grey-blue eyes like a gentle ocean, the best elder in human stories.

An Zhe told them his name.

“You’re young. Are you from the Northern Base?”

An Zhe nodded.

“How did you become like this?”

Polly Joan slowly took An Zhe into the white building while asking. The floor was very smooth. Apparently someone cared for it well. Tang Lan stepped forward and stretched out his arm to help Polly but Polly just waved his hand.

“I…” There was a wave in his vision as An Zhe slowly looked around.

The interior of this white building was a large hall. It had three floors in total, but the central part of these three floors wasn’t separated by layers like an ordinary building. Rather, it was open. A spiral staircase spiralled upstairs and when viewed from the lobby, the translucent dome could directly be seen. At this moment, some creatures were gathered on the second and third floors, looking down at him from above with curious eyes.

There were around 40 creatures, most of which had human characteristics or could be considered one-third humanoid. One-third of them were exactly the same as humans and one-third were creatures with the biological characteristics of humans. For example, a gentleman on the second floor whose face was covered with grey-black hair. There was also a person on the third floor whose hair was like curly vines that moved slightly. The rest of the one-third were like monsters or something strange. For example, a bunch of rotten meat hanging from the railing of the second floor.