Albatross hurried off, leaving Hyacinth to wander around Millennium alone.
As she walked, no matter how poor Nan Xiaofeng's powers of observation were, she could still see the massive changes in the environment compared to when she had entered yesterday:
When she entered yesterday, the entire city looked freshly manufactured. The offices in the high-rises and the shops along the streets were spotless, as if all the owners and office workers had vanished in an instant, leaving behind no signs of mess or emergency evacuation.
But when she entered today, she noticed something strange: a thin layer of dust had begun gathering on shop windows, weeds in the green belts were gradually multiplying, and the aerial roots of banyan trees were starting to hang down thickly, as though a very long time had passed.
It had not even been twenty-four hours since her last visit. How could such huge changes have occurred?
Hyacinth happened to pass a dessert shop and peered at the assorted breads, cakes, and cookies on display. Without exception, they too had begun collecting dust. Yet what puzzled her was that—even though a thin layer of dust covered their surfaces—there was not the slightest sign of mold or spoilage.
That was obviously impossible in everyday life.
Were these foods made of different materials? Or did "spoilage" simply not exist in this strange Mindscape?
A thought that would very likely get her scolded popped into Hyacinth's mind: Wouldn't she find out whether they had spoiled if she brushed off the dust and took a bite?
Fortunately, that bizarre thought did not last long. Two seconds later, she slapped herself across the face and flung it straight into the Star Realm.
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After that, exploring Millennium Rongcheng on a large scale took quite a while.
Hyacinth set off at