The sky and earth were gray, and so was the great river.
Instructor Song walked alone through the apocalyptic scene... At the edge of the riverbank, this was the last place she had stayed before being swept into the Ancestral Spirit Hall.
However, someone had arrived before her.
That disheveled Dr. Li Jianyi, with dark circles under his eyes, deep-set eye sockets, and messy hair.
When Instructor Song reached Li Jianyi's side, she saw him fiddling with a uniquely shaped differential machine... The numbers on it caught her attention.
"The coefficient... has dropped?" Instructor Song asked in surprise.
"Ever since we left the Ancestral Spirit Hall." Li Jianyi did not even look up. He kept staring at the gears turning inside the machine before suddenly saying, "Do you think it might be broken... After all, it's an imported product."
"It is a good thing that the coefficient has stabilized." Instructor Song could not be bothered to respond. She walked to the edge of the river. Before being swept into the Ancestral Spirit Hall, she had buried something here. She simply had not been able to confirm whether it had activated.
She had returned this time solely for one final confirmation... Li Jianyi had arrived first, probably for the same reason—he knew that if he was still alive, he would definitely come here.
After several faint, buzzing sounds rang out, Instructor Song said calmly, "Successfully activated."
"In that case..." Li Jianyi stretched and yawned before lazily getting to his feet. He chuckled. "I can go back to being a happy salary thief."
Instructor Song asked directly, "How do you plan to leave?"
Li Jianyi rubbed his chin. "Although I have a ticket that can get me out, considering the circumstances and the unnecessary trouble... How about we take the bus back?"