The white light carried Lin Yuan swiftly across the sea, but its final descent was very slow.
Even after Lin Yuan finished thinking through all those things, the white light still had not taken him into the Instance. Instead, it circled above the academy like a plane searching for a runway to land on.
Before long, pinpricks of light appeared above the academy, connecting to form a wall of light. This was the Instance Boundary that separated the Instance from Paradise.
These boundaries were normally invisible, but anyone who tried to force their way directly into an Instance would crash headfirst into them.
The white light carried Lin Yuan around outside the Instance Boundary for a while longer. Soon, a vortex appeared on the boundary, as though an entrance had opened.
The white light immediately plunged into it with Lin Yuan.
But just before they entered, Lin Yuan suddenly noticed that, besides enclosing the academy below, this Instance Boundary seemed to branch off in several directions, extending like roads to unknown destinations.
Before he could take a closer look, he entered the vortex along with the white light.
A dizzying sensation washed over him, and Lin Yuan immediately felt intense mental discomfort. His head swam as though someone had forcibly shaken it for half an hour.
Fortunately, the sensation passed in an instant. He soon recovered and found himself and Lilia in an open area resembling a sports field.
Many Metal Golems walked back and forth around them. Some seemed to be running laps, while others carried large piles of white paper toward the nearby buildings.
They really did seem a bit like academy students.
The Metal Golems showed no reaction whatsoever to Lin Yuan and Lilia's sudden appearance, simply continuing with their own business.
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