"What is that thing?"
"No idea. I've never seen anything like it before..."
"Could it be some new contraption the Mechanical Bureau cooked up? I saw them sending people into the sky before."
For a moment, everyone broke into animated discussion.
Fortunately, surprise was only surprise; not a single person panicked. After all, the residents of Qi State had grown accustomed to the rapid changes of the past seven or eight years. They had seen more new things than people of the past saw in an entire lifetime.
"Hey, your body—it's disappearing!"
Someone suddenly cried out.
"My hand!"
"What's going on!?"
Before long, everyone realized that their bodies were turning transparent. Their limbs continuously dissolved into tiny blue cubes that flew toward the sky, as though they were "ascending."
Yet this disintegration brought no pain at all. They could still feel their bodies, as if they had merely been temporarily concealed.
And the place those blue cubes flew toward was the enormous Silver Sphere above their heads.
"You will soon be heading to the Heavenly Court. All unusual sights you witness are normal, so please do not panic. This process is only temporary. Once the disaster has passed, everyone will be able to return home."
The voice over the broadcast soothed the slightly restless crowd in time.
The one delivering this announcement was Luo You'er.
Xintao, seated across from her, was also gradually turning into blue light.
"In Lord Xia's words, this is called boarding a ship, right?"
"It's called uploading," she corrected.
"I'm a little worried... I wonder how Sister Yu is doing..."
"Don't worry." Luo You'er comforted her. "Teachers and students are among the first to be uploaded. She'll arrive at the Heavenly Court before you do."
"What about you?" Xintao grabbed Luo You'er's hand. "Will I still