"Sesame flatbread."
"Delicious sesame flatbread."
Watching the endless stream of people flowing through the streets and listening to the cries of the vendors, Jiang Qiao felt somewhat heavy-hearted.
It had been two months since he returned from the Nether Sea.
He had not lingered in the underworld and had chosen to return directly to the surface.
His current location.
Was a cluster of ancient villages.
The ancient villages were powerful enough to carve out a peaceful place of their own.
That was why the area was so lively.
Before they parted.
Yang Ling had invited him to visit Tianyu Ancient Village,
but he had declined.
Right now, he wanted to be alone and calm down, to think carefully about the path ahead.
"This trip to the Nether Sea."
"I gained quite a lot."
"I've more or less figured out most of the various secrets."
"Even the biggest secret about me—the Simulator—may soon have its answer revealed."
Yuan Yu's final words.
Had told Jiang Qiao unmistakably that she knew about the "Simulator."
"The Simulator..."
"It really is an artificial creation."
"The Great Calamity... the Black Tide..."
Jiang Qiao looked at the bustling crowds around him. Over the past few months, abnormalities had appeared in many Forbidden Zones, and the Top Factions had more or less sensed that something was wrong.
These organizations were not naïve. After developing for so many years, they surely knew something as well.
They might not know about the "Black Tide."
But they probably knew a thing or two about the "Great Calamity."
What was more.
Yang Ling had already stated clearly that after returning, he would summon the leaders of the Top Factions for a secret discussion, tell them roughly about the current danger, and claim that the information had been obtained during this voyage.
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