Seeing that the other party knew nothing about what was happening on the surface, Li Mu Chuan could not help feeling disappointed.
He had no idea what had happened on the surface for them to be unable to return.
Resources underground were scarce, and even survival was hardly guaranteed.
After chatting with the sentry until midnight, Li Mu Chuan lay down nearby and rested for the night.
The temperature underground was just right for sleeping, though the walls were a little too hard.
The next day.
When Li Mu Chuan woke up, the lights in the city had already brightened.
Just as Li Mu Chuan sighed over the start of another day, the lights in the town before him flickered slightly, then went out.
The entire town was instantly plunged into darkness, and cries of alarm rose from all around.
Li Mu Chuan immediately frowned at the sight.
The town's situation was getting worse and worse. He had only just arrived, yet he had already seen the town lose power twice.
From the sounds of it, the boiler had malfunctioned again.
Shouts calling for people spread through the town as people hurried toward the boiler from time to time.
Some of the town residents appeared remarkably calm. "Don't worry. Based on experience, the boiler will be fixed before long. It's nothing serious."
"No, the boiler is breaking down more and more often now. If it completely breaks down someday, won't we never be able to see anything again?"
A child looked worried. He suddenly wondered what it would be like if one day they truly could not see anything at all.
And there were those things in Darkness Forest. Just thinking about them was terrifying.
Li Mu Chuan listened to the residents' words from the side, his expression calm.
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