Xiao Bie Li
Wang Yue's life had settled back into a peaceful routine, but the world was growing turbulent. Mass production of picometer-scale chips had begun, and it was happening right here in the country. The whole world was stunned, desperate to find out whether the news was true.
The news had come too suddenly, with no warning at all. And it wasn't as if people could simply confirm it whenever they wanted. Apart from the companies in the country that had received orders, nobody else knew whether it was true.
Even more frustrating, Star Technology hadn't released a single announcement about it. Its official website still showed last year's news.
Calling customer service got them the same official-sounding response every time, leaving callers no closer to knowing whether the news was real.
Wang Yue couldn't have cared less about any of that. He was trying to decide which world to visit. He realized he hadn't seen Maimai in a while, so he decided to go see her.
Without a second thought, he told his artificial intelligence, "Open a TV drama with Maimai that I haven't watched yet."
The artificial intelligence searched for a little while, then suddenly announced, "Opening TV drama... Little Fairy."
Wang Yue froze. Wasn't that a cartoon? Did that count?
Before he could react, he heard a beep. "Beep. This type of show is currently on cooldown..."
Wang Yue was speechless. Thank goodness it was on cooldown; going to a world like that would've been a real headache.
Without hesitation, he said, "Little Assistant, pick another one."
Little Assistant didn't know why he wanted a different one, but immediately carried out the order. Before long, its voice sounded again. "Opening Linglong!"
"Beep. This type of show is currently on cooldown..."
Wang Yue was speechless again. He