A Familiar World

"I've already made arrangements."

"The Core Aoke of each generation will not destroy Single Horn."

Qin Yiguan stood on the hillside, the horned scream of the Single Horn echoing faintly through the mountains.

The King Kong Barbie"Starvation Corpse flies through the air, returning from afar.

As a messenger, it conveyed the meaning of Qin Yiguan's words to all the imprisoned Aoke.

Upon hearing that the Single Horn would appear here, the Core Aoke of the group were both surprised and delighted, yet also filled with rage. This guy had unleashed countless 'heavenly tribulations' in the outside world, causing torment to everyone and even resulting in the deaths of many Aoke!

Now, the cycle of karma has come to pass.

Avenge your grudges and settle your grievances!

However, given the formidable nature of the local creature, the Starvation Corpse, they dared not disobey Qin Yiguan's orders. Besides, killing the Single Horn directly would be too lenient!

"The problem now is..."

"Would the Child be willing to send us back again?"

The moment Qin Yiguan finished speaking, he saw his body, along with the Underworld and the Caregiver, grow larger, instantly becoming like towering giants. The growth process did not stop; it continued to accelerate.

The three lowered their heads.

But on the hillside below, stood a small Child, licking a lollipop, looking up at the Caregiver. "If I finish this candy, you have to make me some more."

The Caregiver smiled warmly, "No problem."

As the three continued to grow larger, they once again broke out of the Subquark Space.

Before they could even figure out their location, the Boundless One appeared behind them and carried them into the sky. In the blink of an eye, they had ascended to Infinity height and were looking down at the vast Matrix Universe.

Within a fraction of a second, the Child and the Boundless One seamlessly connected.

Due to the rapid changes in location, environment, and altitude, all three felt slightly dizzy.

The Boundless One said, "I've just spotted your first destination. Without further ado, let's go."

The three of them were taken aback.

As the body plummeted, the closer it got to the Matrix Universe, the less it could see its entirety; all that could be seen was a shimmering Metaverse that grew larger and larger in the field of vision.

The three of them were falling rapidly Big Head, breaking through the atmosphere and piercing through the clouds!

Just as they were about to land and their brains were about to splatter, the three of them instantly twisted their bodies and stood upright on the ground.

It felt as if they had never experienced the 'fall,' but had always been standing there.

The Underworld scratched his head. "Biesan, your Boundless One's been getting a bit wild lately."

"Yes."

He didn't even give us a heads-up.

Qin Yiguan also made a comment, but then he thought about it and realized that this was the norm for most Boundless One. Their style was—'A trip that you can just take on any occasion, whether you're ready or not, you just set off from where you are!'

Look ahead.

The sun shines brightly here, and the sky is blue with white clouds.

A straight asphalt road stretched out before us, flanked by towering buildings. A row of sycamore trees grew along both sides of the road, their dense foliage forming a pleasing shaded corridor.

The temperature felt like a summer afternoon, with cicadas chirping incessantly in the distance.

It's normal for this to be a Metaverse, and it's quite laid-back and comfortable.

Qin Yiguan muttered to himself, "Where is this?"

But then the Caregiver bent down, took out a small blue diary from his pocket, and gently flipped through it.

This little diary is something the Caregiver always carries with her.

The first dozen or so pages contain basic information about each child in the orphanage: name, birthday, when they entered the orphanage, hobbies, favorite foods, what illnesses they suffer from, and their current level of recovery, etc.

The Underworld nodded. "He's Caregiver, meticulous and attentive."

The next page of the diary contained a series of numbers, arranged in six rows, numbered 1 through No. 6.

"I carefully recorded all the information about the ' Anti-Source Matter ' that the Single Horn provided."

The Caregiver pointed to the first line of numbers in the diary, "The Boundless One just said they know our first destination, which should be here, Multiverse No. 1020, coordinates 14159/265358."

Qin Yiguan nodded in agreement. Just as the Underworld had said, the Caregiver was indeed meticulous!

The Caregiver continued, "The Single Horn explained clearly that these coordinates are based on his estimation, so there's no precise location. The Anti-Source Matter could be within 100 kilometers, 1000 kilometers, or even 10000 kilometers of this area."

"It's like finding a needle in a haystack."

Qin Yiguan glanced around, "But there's no other way."

At this moment.

The Caregiver had already walked to an electronic road sign by the roadside, brought up the virtual map on the sign, and kept checking and comparing it.

Qin Yiguan pondered, "Single Horn is certain that something called ' Anti-Source Matter ' exists in this world, but currently, it's just a concept. Nobody knows what it looks like. We can't be bound by preconceived notions. Perhaps Anti-Source Matter Anti-Source Matter isn't a ore; it could be a computer, a program, a cat, a dog, or a person... anything is possible."

"Our location has been determined."

The Caregiver said from a distance, "This is B5 Sector of Multiverse No. 1020, which is China territory. The city we're standing on is called Mirage City. Our current landing point is the center coordinates given by the Aoke. We should expand our search in all directions. The nearest building is 200 meters to the right ahead..."

The three walked along the tree-lined corridor, and after turning right for 200 meters, a huge courtyard came into view.

Qin Yiguan stood on the clean asphalt road, staring blankly at the signboard across the street, "This is... 053 High School!"

The Underworld and the Caregiver were somewhat puzzled. "What? Is there anything special about this high school?"

Qin Yiguan murmured, "This is my school, or more precisely, my school in this universe. Every building in it—the main building, the laboratory building, the basketball court, the warehouse—including every blade of grass and every tree, is exactly the same as where I used to study."

"It turns out..."

Both the Underworld and the Caregiver were somewhat shocked. "You're actually a high school student?"

"..."

That's not the point.

Qin Yiguan said somewhat helplessly, "Don't you think this is too much of a coincidence?"

Ring ring.

Even in this technological age, the school bell still rings crisply.

Judging from the time, this should be the first class of the afternoon.

The laughter and playful shouts that echoed through the campus gradually subsided.

From afar, one could see many boys and girls carrying their electronic textbooks as they entered the teaching building and returned to their classrooms.

Because of the clear and familiar ringtone, Qin Yiguan even had a somewhat instinctive reaction, subconsciously taking half a step forward.

But the next moment...

He then realized that the carefree days of school were long gone.

"Shouldn't there be a piece of Qin Yiguan here as well?"

"And, the students and teachers of ' Qin Yiguan '."

The boy in the black jacket muttered to himself.

At that very moment.

Not far away, a chubby boy came running at lightning speed. He was only sixteen or seventeen years old and was obviously a student from 053 High School who was late because he had overslept.

Qin Yiguan stared at the figure, his eyes slightly widening. "The Taotie Clam?"

But then I saw the chubby boy, always late as the wind, also looking over from afar. He waved his hand and called out loudly, "Yiguan?!"

Knock knock knock!

The chubby boy ran over, paused slightly upon seeing the Underworld and the Caregiver, and exclaimed, "My god, Yiguan! These two look just like you!"

Immediately.

The chubby boy looked at Qin Yiguan curiously again, "Didn't you use up your ' Castoffs Time' and log off?!"

Qin Yiguan looked at this familiar face, smiled familiarly, and said slowly, "Clam, it's a long story."

"Clam?"

Who are you calling?

The chubby boy was somewhat surprised, then a hint of worry appeared on his face. "Yiguan, what's wrong with you? You even got my name wrong! My name is Taotie Wuji!"