The soldiers at the base were stunned to see Chen Shouyi emerge.
Ten full days had passed. They had assumed this powerful explorer had met with misfortune and died, but unexpectedly, he was still alive—and completely unharmed at that.
Chen Shouyi had no intention of alarming too many people. After walking out of the passage, he mounted his bicycle and left.
It was already morning on Earth.
The aroma from a breakfast shop reached Chen Shouyi's nose, and his appetite stirred at once.
For the ten days he had spent roughing it in the wilderness, he had eaten all sorts of roasted meat every day.
At first, it had tasted fairly good, giving Chen Shouyi a unique flavor and a sense of wildness. But eating it at every meal, every day—even the most delicious food would make him sick of it. His eagerness to come out this time was not unrelated to that.
He set down his bicycle and walked inside.
"What would you like to eat?" A still-charming proprietress soon came over to greet him.
"One bowl of salty soybean milk, three youtiao, and two baskets of soup dumplings." Chen Shouyi glanced at the menu.
He was no longer as hearty as he had been in the past. His appetite had been shrinking, and now it was about the same as an ordinary person's. He did not know whether that had something to do with absorbing Faith Power.
"Please wait a moment!" the proprietress said with a smile. Soon, she swayed her hips and brought over two baskets of soup dumplings.
"Chen Shouyi?"
Chen Shouyi had just picked up his chopsticks when he suddenly heard a familiar voice. He looked toward the entrance, then stood up in surprise. "Teacher Wang, what a coincidence!"
He had not expected to see