Ye Chenyang hadn't lied to her.
After spending an entire afternoon and night on the train, they had finally entered the Core Circle, and the scenery outside the window really had brightened.
With someone sitting beside her, Jiang Mian had barely slept. She was only a little tired, so she closed her eyes to rest.
It wasn't until they passed some kind of boundary and were jolted by something invisible that she began to feel more alert.
Gazing at the clear blue sky outside, almost unfamiliar, and the modern buildings below, so familiar,
Jiang Mian had a brief moment of disorientation, as though she had returned to the peaceful era of her Previous Life.
She had long heard that the Core Circle's level of civilization was close to that of the old era. She had expected a completely unfamiliar style, but she hadn't imagined it would look so similar.
In the far distance, a towering spire could just be seen piercing the sky,
its summit holding up a white curtain of daylight with no visible end, while a golden "sun" hung from its tip.
Ye Chenyang had also been up all night.
For some reason, whenever he closed his eyes, Jiang Mian's face seemed to appear before him.
He had simply turned his attention to refining his next mark, and only stopped when Jiang Mian got up.
"That tower is called 'Everbright.' It was created by the previous generation's Apex Sequence of [Radiance], and it's been shining for over a hundred and fifty years."
"You could say the entire Core Circle was built around it."
"Over a hundred years? It's been lit the whole time?"
Jiang Mian turned her gaze from the tower and asked in confusion,
"Does that mean it never gets dark?"
At that, Ye Chenyang shook his