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Chapter 81: 81: In the Dead of Night
Chapter 81: Chapter 81: In the Dead of Night
The house was silent, the only sound being the faint purring of Big Face Cat’s youngest son as he slept, with not a single other noise to be heard.
Lin Xian tiptoed downstairs, careful to avoid making any sound.
Big Face Cat indeed was keeping something from him.
He himself had admitted as much.
But he planned to take him to see the boss tomorrow and let him join the plan... but tomorrow, that thing really couldn’t wait.
During dinner, he had already checked the calendar in the house; today was still August 28th, 2624.
...
This meant that although he hadn’t seen the white light that destroyed the world at 00:42 yesterday, in all likelihood, the world had probably still been destroyed by the white light.
The loop was still ongoing.
The dreamland remained.
It’s just that this world had changed its appearance.
Tap.
Tap.
Tap.
Lin Xian tiptoed across the living room.
Because of the rowdiness of Big Face Cat’s youngest son, there were many cluttered items around the house. Thankfully, Sister-in-law Lian was diligent and capable and had tidied the room before bedtime so it was clean and neat.
What a pity... the house was so small and crowded that no amount of tidiness could change that.
Finally.
Lin Xian moved to the front door.
Creak————
The door squealed open, causing Lin Xian to tense up.
Turning his head to look...
Thankfully, there was no movement inside; Sister-in-law Lian and the children hadn’t been awoken.
Lin Xian carefully locked the door. He didn’t plan to return, lest thieves break in.
Turning around and walking on the rugged, winding path, he had no idea which direction to go or where to head.
The self-built houses here were so disordered they made one’s skin crawl, looking left and right, his view entirely blocked by the uneven rows of houses... No wonder he hadn’t seen New Donghai City just a few kilometers away during the day, nor the towering black skyscrapers reaching into the clouds.
“Living here for too long really does depress and sicken you.”
Lin Xian couldn’t tell north from south, and without sight of the moon, he could only arbitrarily pick a direction and wander around.
Gradually, he found himself at the small market where Big Face Cat bought roasted chicken.
It was equally crowded, completely unsuitable for vehicles to pass through.
According to Big Face Cat, all the resources of this world, including knowledge, history, and technology... were controlled by those in New Donghai City.
Lin Xian still couldn’t figure out the state, structure, or rules of this world.
With his current thinking, he simply couldn’t grasp how this distorted development had come to be.
Viewing the moon from an artist’s perspective, from the standpoint of creation,
the only way to describe it was as a masterpiece of ingenuity.
Due to Earth and the moon being tidally locked, the moon’s rotation period matches its orbit period.
That is to say...
“The moon will always show its face to Earth, and humanity can never observe the far side of the moon from our planet.”
That also meant that the Genius Club’s emblem could rise punctually every night and always gaze upon the mortal Earth from the correct orientation.
Year upon year, waxing and waning with the moon, but never absent.
This feat can’t be achieved by any other celestial body, only by the tidally locked moon.
Lin Xian turned his head, looking towards the brilliantly lit colossal sci-fi city.
“New Donghai City...”
Even though it was the dead of night, New Donghai City was like a city that never sleeps, still bustling and bright.
Don’t the people there need sleep?
Don’t they need rest?
What kind of life do they lead? What kinds of life experiences do they have?
Is it immortality?
Is it eternal youth?
Or, as described in games and movies, have they all switched to prosthetics or even complete mechanization?
Lin Xian couldn’t find out.
“I’ll have to go in and take a look.”
He raised his wrist, looking at his watch.
00:41:41
If the rules here are the same as in “The First Dreamland,” then in 19 seconds, this dream will end.
An all-consuming white light that would destroy everything would appear on time, and I would open my eyes in bed.
But now...
Human technology has already developed to such a sci-fi level.
Is it still completely ignorant of such devastating blows, without the slightest prevention?
Lin Xian looked up once more at the endlessly bustling New Donghai City, everything as usual.
He lowered his head to look at the watch—
00:41:57
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00:41:58
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00:41:59