When Chen Mu arrived, he discovered that all the village's leading figures were present, and Bo Wen and Cheng Ying had been invited as well. Bo Wen and Cheng Ying still looked somewhat puzzled, apparently not yet clear on what was happening, but everyone else wore a grave expression.
Seeing Chen Mu arrive, the Clan Leader looked around and slowly began, "I asked everyone here because we have something to discuss. We have confirmed that the glue cloud layer has been very unstable lately."
A deathly silence filled the meeting room. Every villager's face was ashen. Chen Mu and his two companions exchanged glances; they had no idea what this glue cloud layer was.
Bo Wen gave a light cough. "This is the first I've heard of a glue cloud layer. May I ask what exactly it is?"
Kit was the one who explained. "The three of you may not know this, but there is something very unusual in the sky above our heads. We call it the glue cloud layer. Like air, it has neither visible shape nor tangible substance, but it is more viscous, floating high in the sky like clouds. The glue cloud layer stretches without end. No one knows how vast it is."
It was the first time any of the three had heard of such a thing, and a trace of surprise appeared on each of their faces. Bo Wen looked somewhat skeptical. If something like that existed, why had he never heard of it?
"The glue cloud layer is transparent, like air, and very high above the ground, so its presence cannot be detected with the naked eye. Generally, it is extremely stable and has no effect on our daily lives." His tone suddenly grew emphatic. "But once the glue cloud layer becomes unstable,