Chapter 222: 241. Season of Despair and Helplessness
After they finished eating and cleaned up, Qi Yanxin began her "work."
With nothing to do, Xu Zhi could only keep her supernatural ability running while boredly watching Qi Yanxin's hands move.
At nine in the morning, the broadcast outside sounded once more.
—Attention, citizens!
A grave, genderless mechanical voice came through the broadcast.
—Confirmed: this Mist Season is the Season of Despair and Helplessness.
—The night awaits us. Nothing will go smoothly. Please remain vigilant and do not allow doubts to take root.
The announcement repeated three times before the broadcast finally ended.
Xu Zhi was completely baffled, but when she turned to look at Qi Yanxin, she found that the other woman seemed to have breathed a sigh of relief.
"So what exactly did the broadcast mean?"
It was way too cryptic! She could not understand it at all!
She hated everyone who spoke in riddles except the Narrator!
Qi Yanxin set down what she was holding and patiently explained, "Based on past experience and official notices, during the Season of Despair, the fear in people's hearts will be magnified. Many things you normally would not find frightening will make you afraid."
"If there's something you were already afraid of, you need to stay even farther away from it."
"Because during this period, feelings of fear will not fade. They will only grow more severe, trapping people in fear all day long. Once those emotions reach a certain point, they turn into despair."
"I heard that many of those who felt despair committed suicide. Some were frightened to death right in their homes."
"Others became so desperate that they did some... very inhumane things."
As Qi Yanxin spoke, she looked as though she had recalled something unpleasant. "Anyway, try not