It was late at night.
After dinner, Luo Yan went to Yao Yuan's cockpit, set the mecha to standby mode, and closed his eyes for a light nap.
Every night in the Ruins, the Earthly Fierce and Earthly Elite squads each sent one person in turn to remain on standby inside a mecha, just in case anything unexpected happened.
Tonight, it was Luo Yan's turn for the Earthly Fierce Squad.
Before long, a notification sounded in the communications channel, and a private communication request appeared on the screen.
Seeing that it was Bai?, Luo Yan lightly tapped accept.
Bai?'s voice immediately came through.
"Luo Yan, I'm not disturbing you, am I?"
"Fine, I know I definitely am disturbing you."
"But I can't sleep..."
Luo Yan chuckled. "It's fine. I wasn't asleep either."
"Why can't you sleep? Not used to it?"
Bai? said, "Not exactly. It's just that whenever I close my eyes, I can't help wondering what the Sacrificial Ground looks like, what might be inside, and what the Divine Remnant will be like."
"And the more I think about it, the more thoughts I have. Then I can't fall asleep."
Luo Yan thought for a moment before saying, "Before I met Captain Di Zheng, when I was still living on the surface, I also had many sleepless nights."
Bai? fell silent for a moment before saying, "I can understand."
"Although I didn't spend as long on the surface as you did, I was also once one of the surface survivors."
"Things were truly difficult back then. Every day, I had to worry about food and water."
"The happiest moments for me were when it rained. As long as it rained, I could use something to collect water, which meant I wouldn't have to search for drinking water the next