"So... you almost didn't make it back this time?"
Wu Pifu asked curiously as he tucked into the feast.
It was a feast Huang Rong had cooked for him, so naturally it tasted wonderful. She was also right there, serving him food and pouring his wine. With a lovely woman at his side, he couldn't have been happier.
Across from him, Xu Shilan and Yamadai were also eating as they told him about their journey through the Dream World.
"...It was a cyberpunk-themed Dream World, at the 0.7 level, but close to 0.6. The entire world had only one megacity. Outside the city were scattered Rogue camps, or settlements of the abandoned, defectors, and outlaws. They were the only lights beyond the city. Beyond that, there was nothing but darkness," Xu Shilan said.
Wu Pifu didn't quite understand at first, so Yamadai explained, "Darkness in the literal sense. That world no longer has a sun."
"What?" Wu Pifu looked baffled. "There's no sun? And civilization still exists there?"
Take the Solar System, for example. If the sun vanished, setting aside gravity and the risk of planets colliding, the temperature alone would be enough to wipe out any civilization that hadn't colonized other star systems. And even a civilization that had would find it almost impossible to develop—or even survive—in the long run, since it could only use up its existing energy reserves.
Xu Shilan nodded. "I know what you're thinking. That Dream World's technology isn't as advanced as that of us Gaia Humans. They haven't reached the point of colonizing other star systems. In fact, there's only one city in the entire world, and no outer space or spaceships. But that world is unusual. The sun is gone, yet the temperature hasn't fallen to unbearable levels. It averages somewhere between