The Doctor reminded me that the strange city was an officially designated forbidden zone.
So under no circumstances could I reveal my identity in the strange city.
In the strange city, I was just an ordinary person.
Naturally, I kept the Doctor's reminder firmly in mind. Besides, I had never truly made much of my Unit Nine identity.
That was not to say I did not value that identity. I simply did not feel it gave me much of a sense of superiority.
I was fairly indifferent about such things. I would not think I possessed any special privileges just because I had that identity.
Old Shu had put it well: the privileges granted to us were meant to help us do our jobs better, not to seek benefits for ourselves.
We walked through the old forest for a long time, and I even began to have my doubts.
This old forest did not look like it had a town in it at all.
After walking for nearly another hour and a half, we finally arrived at what looked like a canyon.
Yet there was still not the slightest sign of a town.
The Doctor said to me, "Come on. We'll go straight into the canyon."
I nodded. Although my heart was full of doubts, I still listened to him and continued forward.
When we entered the canyon, I discovered that although there appeared to be nothing ahead of us, I could sense an invisible barrier, as if something were blocking our path.
The Doctor came to my side. He simply raised his hand, muttered something I could not make out, then grabbed me and said, "Go!"
This time, I no longer felt any obstruction and walked straight through.
At that moment, I froze.
I really saw a town. It