Clumsy Spider had been able to "reach" this place because Half-Face's "companion" had continuously borrowed the power of this bizarre Corpse Jungle. Through that "loan" relationship, he had also fed information back into it, letting it circulate deep within the jungle, amidst the mist. Perhaps it would be shared with others by some means.
This was a region where reality and illusion could not be distinguished. When borrowing its power, the user also entered a state somewhere between dream and wakefulness.
Clumsy Spider itself had no capacity for judgment. It merely instinctively reflected the clearest things it could perceive. Aside from this bizarre place, there was also the sentence Half-Face's so-called "companion" had kept repeating in that dreamlike state:
"Place of Slumber of the Awakened Ones, Nation of Sinful Dreams."
That "companion" had remained connected to this "Place of Slumber," this "Sin Dream Country," for some time before quickly reining it in and severing all contact.
Because by then, he had entered a spaceport outside Tuoyuan City.
He had removed his mask. His features were ordinary and unmemorable as he sat inconspicuously aboard a shuttle flight bound for Star Ring City.
The cabin was only half full. Not far ahead of him sat a family of three. The child could not stay in his seat and shrieked excitedly, only to be sternly hushed by his parents. It was clear that the parents themselves were nervous, yet filled with the same excitement and anticipation as their child.
So they were a family visiting Star Ring City for the first time. This did not seem like a meaningless sightseeing trip either. Perhaps this journey marked their transformation from Planetary Citizens into Interstellar Citizens. Relocating an entire family was no easy matter. These parents must have worked very hard; in Tuoyuan City, they