Rules of the Uncanny: 4016
Chapter 72

The Ocean and Sky Standing Upright

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This was no exaggeration. There was literally "not a single hair."

Before Lin Yi lay a pure-white world of "blankness."

Like Neo entering the room where the Oracle was in The Matrix, he could see nothing. Because there was nothing, everything was blank.

Lin Yi felt his resolve crumble a little. He had clearly been only a few steps away from Dormitory 1414, yet he still had to deal with this at the very end.

Was this freaking Pinduoduo?

He was only a dime away from cashing out a hundred, and now he had to get someone to join an order and slash the price?

After slashing nine cents, he had to slash ingots; after ingots, diamonds; after diamonds, they would tell him he needed to invite more people to keep slashing...

"You're just a dormitory building, for fuck's sake... is this how you play?!"

Lin Yi had a rich inner monologue, but no matter how rich it was, ranting could not get him back on track.

Before his eyes was still a blank expanse of nothingness.

He slowly swallowed.

"Gulp..."

The sound was clearly audible, as though the entire world had fallen deathly silent.

He did not even dare turn around. He feared that if he did, he would find the world behind him was also nothingness...

If that really happened, he would truly be in trouble.

"Wait... that's not right!"

An idea flashed through his mind.

"Behind me?!"

He took a deep breath, slowly raised his right foot, and tentatively stepped backward.

His toes touched the ground...

His expression brightened.

So it was not blank behind him!

Slowly, his heel touched down too.

But he abruptly realized something, and a fine layer of sweat instantly appeared on his forehead-he remained in the position of stepping backward onto something,

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