Li Tianming's explanation gave Qin Siyang a deeper understanding of this world.
"God" was not some arbitrary label.
It expressed humanity's fear and reverence toward them.
Whether that reverence stemmed from ignorance or weakness.
For now, it was a heavy cage that kept Sequence Ability Users trapped inside.
"For researchers like us, the deeper we delve into Strange Creatures, the more we feel that everything is controlled by some powerful existence."
At this point, Li Tianming chuckled twice. "Big Chang and Second Chang used to be atheists, just like me. But after studying the gods for a few years, they started to revere them too."
"So people have never been able to agree on their attitude toward the gods."
"But no one dares to casually talk about killing them all."
Li Tianming looked out the car window again at the streets flashing backward and sighed.
Qin Siyang also closed his eyes in thought and dropped the discussion.
For the rest of the journey, they tacitly avoided profound, heavy topics with no answers, like the world and the gods.
Instead, they chatted about the campus at Nanrong University, the food in Area No. 7, and so on.
Another day passed before they finally reached Area No. 7.
After entering the area, the car followed the main road all the way to Nanrong University's entrance.
Qin Siyang took a closer look. At the entrance to Nanrong University, there was only a huge stone engraved with the university's name, with no gate blocking the way.
In other words, anyone could freely enter and leave Nanrong University.
People could come and go as they pleased, but vehicles could not.
There was no iron gate blocking the road, but a barrier stood ahead of them.
Two people came out of the nearby security booth and