"The first version of the Upper Class Protection Act has officially passed!"
"Officially passed!"
"Passed!"
Time slowed more and more, stretching the voices endlessly until the final syllable nearly came to a stop.
In the end, Gu Mian could hear only one long, drawn-out "passed" flowing beside his ear. The sound seemed to have neither beginning nor end.
In this world, where time had almost stopped, the game panel Gu Mian had been longing for finally reappeared.
The crude panel appeared before him without warning. It was nothing like the neat-bordered, colored, orderly game panels he had seen before.
This one looked extremely crude. All it had around it was a crooked square frame, as if someone had sketched it in a hurry.
There was no background color, either. The panel was completely transparent.
A few lines of ugly writing floated up and down against the transparent background, looking as if someone had written them by hand.
The lines bobbed up and down. Since the handwriting was rather ugly and kept moving, it took Gu Mian a long time to make out what they said.
[Ending achieved: "Carving Through the Wall to Steal a Glimpse of the Upper Class"]
["Keep it up, everyone! Once we carve through this wall, we can go beat the Upper Class next door. Huh? Why is the neighbor me?"]
Abstract lettering pieced together an abstract ending.
Still, at least it counted as an ending. Gu Mian could finally escape this awkward fairy tale.
The story reached its conclusion. As if the stage lights had gone out, the surroundings gradually darkened.
It was time for the curtain call.
But Gu Mian had forgotten that when one show ended, another often followed right after.
The darkness didn't last long. The stage lights came on again, and just