"I have reason to suspect that we've reached the Abyss Third Layer."
Lu Youqi adjusted his glasses and spoke with some seriousness.
"Why?"
"The Abyss Third Layer is an ocean. I saw that in the latest materials."
"An ocean?" Mo Ling had not read the relevant materials. Information on the Abyss Third Layer was already at the cutting edge, and humanity had only recently begun to reach it.
"Yes. According to the materials, the Abyss Third Layer is a boundless sea with no edge that can ever be reached. Where we are now may be some region within that sea."
There was no obvious boundary between the sea here and the "land." The transition where they met was exceedingly subtle. In the distance was a liquid "mirror surface," as though a layer of aluminum film had been spread over the water. At the transitional area, it became viscous, mercury-like liquid that still reflected things clearly. Then, upon reaching the land, the reflections became ever clearer, until the ground itself became a smooth mirror...
This was definitely not a naturally formed region. The morning sunlight shone upon the mirrored surface, reflecting with dazzling brilliance. Everywhere looked as though it were covered in sparkling diamonds, giving it an extremely "sacred" feeling. Walking upon that surface felt like walking along a pilgrimage route.
"Look here... does it still feel like a desert?" Standing on the mirror surface, Lu Youqi asked Mo Ling beside him.
Mo Ling froze for a moment and looked down at the mirror beneath his feet.
With his three-hundred-and-sixty-degree field of vision, the world within the mirror was laid bare before him. Through the mirror surface, he was able to see the long-unseen sky once more.
"What's beneath this mirror...?"
A thought suddenly sprang into Mo Ling's mind. He intended