After the Nutrient Solution drained away, Mora emerged naked from the Life Support Capsule. Mechanical attendants beside her handed over a towel and bathrobe. She casually dried herself, draped the robe over her body for minimal coverage, rolled her neck, and walked out barefoot, leaving a trail of wet footprints across the floor.
The room she was in contained an entire row of identical Life Support Capsules, all tilted at the same angle, like the work of someone with obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Mora's capsule was relatively far inside. As she walked, she knocked on her "roommates'" capsule covers, not sparing a single one she passed. "Wish me luck, wish you luck, may birth go smoothly, may death go smoothly..."
Humming an off-key little tune, she kept knocking all the way along, casually looking at the familiar and unfamiliar faces vaguely visible inside.
Just as she reached the exit, she suddenly spotted two very surprising faces.
"Wang Wang?"
"...Tu Ge?"
The first was one thing, but she rarely saw the latter's face in this form—without the sunglasses, his true body, and with his eyes closed.
Mm, his body was not particularly intact either.
"What happened?"
No one answered her, so Mora heavily stomped on Tu Ge's capsule cover, even grinding her toes against it. "Give me the whole story, Amber. Otherwise, this lady's curiosity is going to explode. Don't let the innocent get caught up in it."
The Artificial Intelligence, "Amber," replied coldly, "The relevant information has been sent to your internal mailbox."
"Very good." Mora broke into a smile. She ran her fingers through her slightly curled black hair and pulled them through with a little force, stripping away a large amount of residual Nutrient Solution. Her scalp immediately felt much drier and fresher. Then she asked, "Where's Mentor Li Wei?