Tuesday, August 12, 2098, Xia City time—the first anniversary of the opening of the "Dream World."
Since the "Dream World" had no proper operating company, and its operator had no interest in such matters, there were no anniversary celebrations, promotional events, or anything of the sort.
That very lack of fanfare disappointed some "players" who had been entertaining fantasies.
Then again, a whole year had passed. As everyone continued to explore and experience it in depth, those who still regarded the "Dream World" as a game had become a minority.
At this stage, people still found it difficult to accurately describe the "Dream World's" peculiar mode of existence. Yet now, people were increasingly unable to do without this bizarre dreamscape spacetime.
It had to be said that the sevenfold time conversion was truly terrifying. Its feedback into the real world was immediate and tangible, and few could refuse this "extra gain" from the dreamscape.
Even if one entered and did nothing but space out, it was still seven times the length of a life.
Reality was still in 2098, while the "Dream World" had already reached 2104—six years ahead.
With those extra six years, elements far stranger than anything in reality, and a great many radicals unafraid of smashing the crockery... even a blind man could see the impact and transformation wrought upon this dreamscape spacetime.
In the early hours of the morning, Ronan, Zhang Yingying, and Yuan Wuwei stood atop the main building of Yundu Shuiyi, overlooking Xia City's nightscape, now stripped of a layer.
Even though Xia City had handled the "changing Worldlines" more steadily than any other major metropolitan area in the "Dream World," seven years later, it had still become unrecognizable.
High-rise buildings had collapsed in many places, the city layout had changed drastically, and its