Opening the Door to Another World

"Bzzz!"

The drone in the air landed on the ground beside a large tree.

Shi Yi put away the drone and checked the footage it had recorded.

At his feet were oxygen tanks, disinfecting tools, and other items, all of which had already been used.

Shi Yi could now confirm that the Central Great World was not on Blue Star, but another world—a world resembling ancient times.

The streaks of red aura drifting through the air of this world did not exist in Blue Star's atmosphere.

They were traces that only his Double Pupils could see.

The footage recorded by the drone further confirmed his suspicions.

The ancient-style buildings that appeared after he enlarged the footage, the people working in the fields, and the coarse cloth clothing of passersby all corroborated his guess.

Shi Yi watched the people speaking in the video and zoomed in on their faces. Their lips moved slightly, and after drawing upon the lip-reading knowledge he had learned, he confirmed that they were speaking a language he had never studied.

The language barrier was a problem.

"Eh!"

Suddenly, Shi Yi discovered footage of people clashing with cold weapons.

He hurriedly switched to that segment.

Three burly men wielding sabers were besieging a middle-aged man in a scholar's robe.

As the three burly men swung their sabers, streaks of red airwaves rose from their bodies. They clearly were not ordinary.

The middle-aged scholar was even more remarkable. Several flying needles floated around him, and under his control, they took down one of the saber-wielding men in no time.

Shi Yi wanted to see what happened next, but the footage ended there because the drone had changed its filming direction.

"The people of this Central Great World can actually wield supernatural power."

"Could it be related to those drifting red auras I saw in the air?"

Shi Yi looked astonished. He had not expected such an unexpected discovery.

"This world is far from simple, though its ordinary living environment is fairly similar. I can breathe normally, and my body doesn't feel any discomfort."

"I'm not carrying any terrifying viruses that could invade this world either."

After arriving in this world, Shi Yi had disinfected himself, though not immediately, because he had used the oxygen tank first.

The flowers and grass at his feet were all alive and well.

He looked at the panel again.

"The shuttle function has finished charging."

"It took a total of half an hour."

Shi Yi checked the time on his phone and mechanical watch. Both showed half an hour.

There was not even the slightest discrepancy in hours, minutes, or seconds.

"If I want to understand this world, I can't rush things."

"First, I need to learn this world's language."

"But before that, I need to prepare clothes from this world, a wig, and makeup for my face."

"My eyes especially cannot be exposed directly."

"As for everything else, I'll deal with it after I figure out this world's situation."

Shi Yi calmly laid out his plans in his mind.

Though he also wanted to master the supernatural power he had seen, he knew that rushing would accomplish nothing.

He had already activated the Two-World Shuttle. There would be plenty of time to explore slowly in the future.

Shi Yi did not take out the drone again to film the place where supernatural powers had appeared, because it was an ordinary drone and could only operate for around half an hour at a time.

Moreover, the drone he had brought was not silent. Its "bzzz" was quite loud.

If it got a little too close, people might notice it.

Those people possessed supernatural powers. If they discovered the drone, they might use it to find him and place him in danger.

Even if he could shuttle back to Blue Star, the Anchor Point he left behind could not be retrieved for the time being.

After he had arrived in this world, the location where he stood had automatically been bound as an Anchor Point. He could retrieve it now, but the next Anchor Point where he appeared in this world would be chosen at random, and he might emerge in a dangerous area.

That was not a very good choice.

Therefore, there was only one remaining Anchor Point left on the panel!

"Now, I'll go back and sort through what I've gained, then prepare what I need for the next trip."

Shi Yi put away the items he had brought.

"Shuttle, activate!"

After checking everything once and confirming that nothing had been left behind, a thought stirred in his mind.

His figure vanished instantly.

Other than the footprints on the ground, he left nothing behind!

"Ding-ding! Ding-ding!"

The moment Shi Yi returned home to Blue Star, his phone automatically connected to the internet, and notification sounds from his chat app rang out.

"I spent forty-five minutes over there."

"The time on my computer and wall clock has advanced by that much too."

"The phone and mechanical watch that traveled with me showed the same time as well."

"There is no time discrepancy between the two worlds."

"I just don't know how many hours there are in a day in the Central Great World."

Shi Yi did not check the chat notifications. Instead, he checked the time first.

Before leaving, he had deliberately set them all to match, down to the hour, minute, and second.

After checking the time, Shi Yi skillfully picked up the disinfectant again and sprayed everything, including himself.

Some of his guesses had not been fully confirmed, so it was better to remain vigilant.

Only after showering and changing into a fresh set of clothes did he pick up his phone.

"Xiao Yi, how were the results of your hospital examination?"

A message from the contact saved as Mom asked about his hospital checkup.

"Dr. Xu said it was the same as before. Nothing's wrong."

Shi Yi sent back a reply.

Then he began exporting the drone footage to his computer, intending to study it more carefully.

"It's good that you're fine. Xiao Yi, do you still have enough money?"

After Shi Yi replied, she quickly sent another message.

Once the computer screen displayed the notice that the video was importing, Shi Yi picked up his phone to respond.

Just as he was about to type, "I have enough," she had already transferred money to him.

The amount was exactly ten thousand yuan.

Seeing this, Shi Yi sighed, then replied, "Thanks, Mom."

"Xiao Yi, tell Mom if you're short on money."

She sent him another message.

Shi Yi closed the chat app and stared blankly at the video import progress bar.

Ever since he had opened his eyes at birth, he had frightened many people, including his parents.

At first, his parents had been able to accept his congenital illness, but later, all kinds of gossip in daily life, strange looks at school, conflicts within the Lineage, and other matters gradually wore down their patience.

Because of him, their arguments became more frequent, and they had nearly divorced.

Fortunately, his mother became pregnant with a second child at the time, suppressing all the conflicts.

But after the second child was born and saw the eyes of this older brother, the child was frightened into tears and could not be soothed no matter what they did.

The family conflicts erupted again, even more fiercely than before.

Shi Yi knew that he was the root of the conflict, so he resolutely chose to move out.

At the time, the household was a complete mess, but under his firm insistence, his parents eventually agreed.

After buying him the place where he now lived, they began living separately.

At first, they hired a housekeeper to handle his chores. After Shi Yi turned fourteen, he dismissed the housekeeper and began living alone.

After he left, the atmosphere at home improved considerably. His parents no longer talked about divorce, and they lived much better than before. Most noticeably, their complexions had grown far healthier.

Perhaps his parents felt guilty, so they compensated him doubly with money.

They gave him more than twenty thousand yuan a month for living expenses, along with extra money during holidays, so he had never lacked money in daily life.

When family affection was lacking, money filled the gap.

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Let others possess peerless grace; I would remain in the mortal world and watch them turn to withered bones, then light a stick of incense before their graves.