Welcome to Prison No. 18

The familiar cell, the familiar alloy walls, the familiar cold bed.

Qing Chen had never been so delighted. He was afraid that his second transmigration would land him in a different place; if that happened, all his previous efforts would be in vain, and the goodwill he had painstakingly earned from Li Shutong would be completely lost.

Now, it seemed that each transmigration would be a continuation of the previous one. This meant that the Canon scores he had memorized were still useful.

Regardless of Li Shutong's true identity, He Xiaoxiao's guide had confirmed it: this was a pivotal figure in the Inner World.

At this moment, Qing Chen believed that 90% of Transmigrators were still confused, unsure how to obtain what they desired from this Outer World.

He, however, had already transmigrated to Li Shutong's side.

Perhaps other Transmigrators had witnessed the magnificent and wondrous world outside, but that didn't matter.

Qing Chen spat the USB drive in his mouth into his palm. The experiment was successful.

The fact that he could bring the USB drive over indicated that as long as the carried item was inside the "body," it could pass through that wall of time.

He then looked at the purplish-blue scar on his arm. Similarly, injuries sustained from transmigrating from the Outer World would also follow.

From this perspective, it proved that the body that transmigrated was indeed the same body. There was no mistake.

Qing Chen, using his own methods, gradually pieced together his understanding of this world and the transmigration mechanism.

Time ticked by, and the clamor of prisoners banging on the alloy gates gradually echoed through Prison No. 18.

For some reason, compared to the "friendless" Outer World, Qing Chen even felt a sense of familiarity with the clamor he hadn't heard for the past two days.

He was back.

Qing Chen looked at his arm. The white, interlocking mechanical lines of the countdown had changed:

Return Countdown 47:55:50.

This return countdown was still two days, a very short period.

However, Qing Chen wondered if the countdown duration would change. Would it be more or less in the future?

The alloy gates opened precisely at mealtime. Qing Chen was no longer as cautious as he had been upon his initial arrival. He strode across the threshold and looked down. Li Shutong, Ye Wan, and Lin Xiaoxiao were already downstairs, with Lin Xiaoxiao waving at him.

The surrounding prisoners still cast envious glances.

Qing Chen smiled and greeted the prisoners. Some prisoners, flattered, quickly returned his greeting.

Sometime ago, this 17-year-old youth had also become a "big shot" in this prison.

However, Qing Chen didn't rush downstairs. He stood in the shadow of the fifth-floor corridor, silently observing the prison.

In the Inner World, after all prisoners were locked in their cells at midnight last night, a batch of new inmates had been escorted in.

The second batch of Transmigrators from the Outer World should have arrived in the Inner World by now.

Qing Chen wanted to stand upstairs and see if he could spot any "Transmigrators" and consider how he should conceal his identity if any Transmigrators were present.

At this moment, eight new faces stood scattered blankly in the second-floor corridor, timidly observing their surroundings.

Qing Chen was stunned because one of them was the classmate who had claimed to be a Transmigrator in their adjacent class yesterday – Liu Dezhu!

He couldn't go down yet. The other person would definitely recognize him.

Amidst the commotion, Lu Guangyi on the sixth floor laughed and shouted at the newcomers, "Newcomers! Get ready for some fun later!"

Qing Chen had been somewhat annoyed by Lu Guangyi before, but after returning to Prison No. 18 this time, seeing this guy made him feel a sense of familiarity.

Suddenly, someone laughed at the new prisoners, "Welcome to Prison No. 18!"

Qing Chen observed the newcomers' expressions. He saw Liu Dezhu's expression gradually change upon hearing the words "Prison No. 18."

A hint of smugness appeared in his previously fearful gaze.

It seemed the term "Prison No. 18" was particularly special.

However, Liu Dezhu did not act rashly. He quietly followed the other prisoners to line up for food. Along the way, he quietly asked the prisoner in front of him, "Excuse me, who is Li Shutong?"

The prisoners in front and behind were stunned. They all wondered, Is this guy some kind of VIP?

A prisoner thought for a moment and pointed, "See, that one downstairs is."

Liu Dezhu looked down from upstairs and noticed Li Shutong's distinctive aura. He thought, He Xiaoxiao really didn't lie to me. This middle-aged man's demeanor screams 'big shot'!"

After getting his food, he noticed that after other prisoners were allowed to move freely, they gradually surrounded him, smiling with ill intentions.

Liu Dezhu inwardly cursed his bad luck. He decisively carried his food tray towards Li Shutong.

But before he could get close, Lin Xiaoxiao blocked his path.

Lin Xiaoxiao stood in front of him and said with a smile, "It's been strange these past two days. Why is every newcomer daring to approach my boss directly?"

Liu Dezhu glanced at the prisoners who wanted to grab him, then lowered his voice and said mysteriously to Lin Xiaoxiao, "I'm here to receive a mission. I'm one of you."

Lin Xiaoxiao: "???"

What the heck? Liu Dezhu's words completely bewildered Lin Xiaoxiao!

What mission? I haven't seen this person in the organization either! And what's with this whole spy rendezvous vibe?

Seeing Lin Xiaoxiao remain silent, Liu Dezhu became anxious, "I'm really here to receive a mission, a job transfer mission!"

"Get lost!" Lin Xiaoxiao said impatiently, then waved to a nearby prisoner, "What are you standing around for? Take him away!"

Liu Dezhu was truly anxious now. He shouted at Li Shutong, "Li Shutong, I'm here to get my job transfer mission!"

In an instant, the entire Prison No. 18 fell silent.

It was as if someone had suddenly hit the mute button on Prison No. 18. The prisoners stood frozen, looking at each other.

They didn't know what had happened, but they all felt something was strange!

At this moment, Li Shutong still looked at the unfinished game on the table without lifting his head. However, the big cat lying on the table and Ye Wan standing beside it instantly turned to look at Liu Dezhu.

Lin Xiaoxiao narrowed his eyes and let out a "Heh": "What kind of weirdo has shown up now?"

Honestly, Liu Dezhu himself didn't know what had gone wrong.

He Xiaoxiao's guide only mentioned three job paths. The first two were vague, and only the Prison No. 18 path seemed the most feasible.

Now he had directly transmigrated to Prison No. 18. Wasn't this the legendary "chosen one" start?

It's just... this doesn't seem like a suitable place to undertake a job transfer mission. Did I make a mistake somewhere!

Liu Dezhu didn't have time to think further. Under Lin Xiaoxiao's signal, the prisoner next to him was about to forcibly drag him to the cell for class.

Suddenly, Liu Dezhu spotted an opening and squeezed out of the crowd. He ran to the alloy gate next to the plaza and frantically banged on it: "Let me out! They're going to torture me, let me out!"

At this moment, the drones in the sky were descending, and the nine mechanical prison guards downstairs also moved.

Qing Chen looked at Liu Dezhu speechlessly, thinking, "Is this kid crazy?"

After arriving in a new world, shouldn't one first observe the situation?