It was practically like Hell's Zero Yuan Shopping suddenly kicking off a frenzy.
The kind of good news that could double stock prices.
One time became five.
The useful life of a tool had increased by more than double. What a cause for celebration.
Even Huai Shi felt that his value for money had become exceptional.
He just wondered whether ordering immediately would come with any freebies.
"Now that really is wonderful news." He remarked without the slightest emotion. "I'm so happy I can barely close my mouth."
"The greater the trouble, the greater the responsibility, Huai Shi."
Honest Isaac simply could not ignore his conscience. After a long silence, he sighed. "It's regrettable that all the things we prepared before will be of no use."
"It's merely our duty, Mr. Isaac."
Huai Shi shook his head. "You do your job, and I'll do mine. Leave the rest to everyone else... So surely my job isn't just wandering around the chessboard aimlessly and making myself a nuisance, right?"
After a moment of silence, Isaac answered dryly, "Part of that is correct."
"The wandering around, or making myself a nuisance?"
"..."
The brief pause did not last long before Isaac continued calmly, "You need to find something. In this desolate world, the closest one to you should be inside the city where you are."
He changed the subject!
Huai Shi went blank.
But there was no time to complain now.
He heard Isaac's voice: "You should be able to sense it. One of the things capable of shaking this world is hidden within the ruins of the city beneath your feet..."
In silence, Huai Shi turned back.
He looked toward the depths of the frozen city.
At the collapsed high-rise buried beneath ice and snow, and at something hidden in the