Ye Chen slowly recounted the story, while Jiang Qiao listened in silence.
That mysterious port, built by no one knew who, had several well-preserved ships. After Ye Chen had tried every possible way to leave by land without success, he had no choice but to board a ship and try traveling by water.
"The waters outside the port were broad."
"There was no wind or waves."
"But the ship had a power system, so I didn't have to worry about being unable to move."
"I didn't know which way to go. My mind was completely blank. So after leaving the port, I could only steer the ship in the direction opposite the port."
"At the time, I didn't know it was a tributary of the River of History."
"Before that."
"I had never heard that ships capable of sailing on the River of History existed in this world. So at first, I only paid attention to whether the surroundings were safe. I had no interest in the river itself."
"But it wasn't long before."
"I discovered that there was something wrong with the surface of the water. It didn't look like an ordinary river at all."
"Misty."
"Brilliantly colored."
"And above the surface, outside the ship, everything was empty. It was true emptiness—there was absolutely nothing there. The hollowness was enough to make your heart tremble."
"At the time, I felt that I wasn't sailing on water."
"It was more like floating on a painting."
"Other than the painting and the ship placed upon it, everything else was void."
"I was a little curious."
"Almost instinctively."
"I reached out a finger, wanting to dip it into the river and take a look... But the moment my finger touched the surface, my consciousness was instantly drowned by a terrifying Information Torrent,