Her consciousness wavered for a moment, and the scene before her eyes had already undergone earth-shaking changes.
All around them stretched a lush, primitive green forest. The sky was a clear, washed blue, and warm sunlight filtered through the interlacing leaves, casting dappled patterns of light and shadow across the ground.
A crystal-clear stream babbled along. It was early spring, and the ice and snow had already melted. Countless colorful flowers bloomed along both banks, butterflies fluttered about, and birdsong rang through the air.
A small house stood hidden amid the dense forest.
A small patch of land had also been cleared nearby. The vegetables planted there had only just sprouted, pale green flecks dotting the dark brown earth in the distance.
"Wow, did Bai create this herself?"
The girl's cry shattered the tranquil forest morning, startling several birds into flight. Gu Yunxi was crouching curiously before a flower, reaching out to catch a crystalline dewdrop rolling down its petals.
"It doesn't seem like there's a template like this in the system," Jiang Wanshang added.
"Of course not. I recreated this one-to-one based on my own memories." Bai introduced the little world that belonged to her. "Do you see that house? That's where my sister and I first met. Back then, she was growing vegetables and washing clothes there, while I secretly watched from the woods nearby..."
Bai told the two of them about the past, and she seemed very happy when speaking of it.
But she quickly realized that now did not seem to be the time to discuss such things, and forcefully cut off the topic. "Forget it. We can talk about this another time. Let's go to Steel City first."
"Alright." Gu Yunxi nodded somewhat reluctantly.
A pale blue light screen appeared before the three of them,