Lin Qi and Conner talked about many things, especially their worries about the future.
Conner was also troubled now, because the news that kept coming in was all bad, with none of it good.
The astronomers said that because gravity had changed, the planet humanity lived on had moved farther from the sun, which meant that a year would become longer.
If the climate did not change, the four seasons might last even longer in the future, with every month gaining a few extra days—or perhaps an entire extra month.
But under the cover of the glacial climate, whether a year gained or lost a few days would not actually have much impact.
Geologists were also studying the trends in crustal movement caused by the change in gravity. They believed that before the Ice Age arrived, it might trigger a Super Tsunami, which would then freeze over rapidly...
They had only rested for a short while, so how had the world... taken a fork in the road that no one had noticed at all? When he returned home that evening, Ms. Tracy called Lin Qi and invited him over for a visit. Lin Qi agreed.
The next morning, Lin Qi arrived at the villa Ms. Tracy owned in an upscale neighborhood near the center of Bu Peien at the agreed-upon time.
She greeted Lin Qi at the entrance, with both feet pressed tightly against the boundary between the villa's driveway and the community road.
The two of them had not seen each other for quite some time, and they even hugged when they met.
"I'm sorry to trouble you by making you come here. I actually would have preferred to visit you, but as you can see, they're just that strict."
"If I took even one more step outside, they'd