The sky was pale, and Song He and Xiang Xiaotong stood waiting at the entrance to the Sea Monster Pavilion.
Both were dressed rather formally. They wore thick black jackets; Song He had a gray scarf wrapped around his neck, while Xiang Xiaotong wore a red one.
The sky was gloomy, and Song He suddenly felt something cool land on his face.
It was snowing!
Feathery snowflakes swirled through the air and suddenly came down in torrents without warning, so abrupt that it seemed like a movie set: the director shouted, and the snow machine began blasting snow.
The snow melted into water as soon as it touched the ground. A black sedan appeared, tires pressing over the wet road, then drove up and stopped in front of the Sea Monster Pavilion.
General Wang got out. Water from the melting snow dripped from the hem of his black waterproof trench coat.
"General, your rainmaking abilities are still impressive!" Song He joked.
General Wang smiled helplessly. "A coincidence! It really was just a coincidence. Snow in winter is perfectly normal, isn't it?"
"Today's New Year's Day. Sorry to trouble you by coming to inspect our work, General. We interrupted your holiday!" Song He said politely.
"What holiday? The army doesn't get holidays. Every holiday is a state of combat readiness, and officers even have to take sentry duty for the guards. When I was young, I stood guard on New Year's Eve for ten years." General Wang chuckled. "Coming here to check on your research progress counts as a holiday for me!"
Song He suddenly understood. He gestured for him to enter, and the three of them walked into the Sea Monster Pavilion with smiles.
The moment they entered, General Wang could not help saying:
"Dream control and consciousness attacks? When