Above the school field, the Countdown hung silently in the air.
Following the principle of adapting to circumstances, Jiu Ming pulled Bai Zhi into a corner. With Xing Xingyan's return, she felt much more confident.
"...They're more or less all common people."
A faint pink glow flowed through her eyes. After roughly surveying the crowd before them, Jiu Ming spoke in a low voice.
"That's normal. Don't forget, we're 'common people' too."
Bai Zhi casually found a spot on the steps and sat down, looking utterly calm.
"There are plenty of people who came to this world, voluntarily or otherwise, for all sorts of reasons. Putting everything else aside, this world definitely doesn't lack people."
"Um... could Yin Emperor tell me a little more insider information?"
After rolling her eyes slightly, Jiu Ming shifted a little closer to Bai Zhi.
"For example, what exactly is the situation with the Fallen Zone?"
"A completely polluted world, a hotbed for breeding anomalies... you can more or less think of it that way."
Glancing at the Young Girl who had suddenly leaned close beside him, Bai Zhi remained noncommittal.
"Compared to the rear, the concentration of [Tide] aura in the Fallen Zone is dozens of times greater. Rule Distortion occurs more frequently here, and it's easier for existences on the level of a [Lord of Anomaly] or even an [Evil God] to be born."
Jiu Ming: "..."
She realized that she recognized every word he said, but once those words were put together, she could not understand any of it.
...[Tide]? Rule Distortion?
It was her first time encountering this information, and she had no idea what he was talking about.
"Uh... could you put it in simpler terms? That's not really what I wanted to ask about."
Jiu Ming scratched her cheek,