Without waiting for the two people opposite him to ask, Shang Jianyao took the initiative to say his name. “Shang Jianyao, from Pangu Biology.”
At this moment, Genava used the communications system to inform Shang Jianyao about the two names he had searched through his database. “Flora is a relatively common female name in the Orange Company’s sphere of influence. The most famous one used to be their board member, but it’s said that she has been dead for more than 20 years.
“There was once a president in the Linhai Alliance named Barnard. He was the first president of the Red River race there. He also passed away 11 years ago.”
“They’ve all passed away?” Not only was Shang Jianyao not terrified, but he was also abnormally excited. “Did we really encounter ghosts?”
Before he could finish his sentence, he suddenly heard a clear sizzling sound.
The scene in the café warped, and a large number of static spots even appeared like a malfunctioning television.
At this moment, Flora finally understood the current situation. Before the darkness could sweep over, tear apart, and drown the lights in the café, she shouted, “Never ever enter the New World!”
As the sharp voice echoed, the green light emitted by the small jade Buddha disappeared. The yellowish light that illuminated the area by the window was also extinguished, and the two figures disappeared.
Genava then realized that there was no café in front of him. There was only a pile of worthless trash.
Even the window was covered in cracks.
“Hey, hey, hey!” Shang Jianyao shouted a few more times, but there was only silence.
“What’s going on?” he muttered to himself.
Without waiting for Genava to analyze the situation, he answered his question. “It would be interesting if the ones we saw-Flora and Barnard-are indeed the long deceased that Old Ge mentioned. To be able to sit on the Orange Company’s board of directors and the Linhai Alliance’s president seat, the two of them are most likely Awakened who have explored the Mind Corridor’s depths.
“Could their deaths be another way of saying that they entered the New World? After all, they can’t often appear from now on and can only return occasionally?”
“Very likely,” Genava commented objectively. “Do you think we just saw a scene from the New World?”
He skipped many inference steps and came to a direct conclusion.
Shang Jianyao smiled. “Ceningmis is closely related to the New World to begin with. This either comes from a large New World node or comes from a high-level existence’s body that is sleeping; this brought about the spread of the Heartless virus. Since the Heartless virus has spread, it’s normal for New World overlaps to happen in certain areas in Ceningmis.” Genava moved his metal neck up and down. “To put it simply, the scene just now might very well be a projection created by the New World’s power leakage.”
“That’s right.” Shang Jianyao suddenly felt depressed. “I should’ve asked a few more questions in one breath!”
Genava consoled him. “It’s already pretty good to receive a reminder not to enter the New World.”
“They’re pretty nice,” Shang Jianyao commented sincerely. He then looked out the window and smiled. “If we continue deeper, we might encounter more New World scenes.”
Genava easily interpreted the fellow’s hidden meaning: This is too interesting!
He had to remind Shang Jianyao, “But it also means that the probability of contracting the Heartless disease rises exponentially. Besides, the ones we encounter in the future might not be as friendly as Flora and Barnard. When the time comes, the Life Angel necklace might not be able to protect you from the two problems.”
Shang Jianyao’s response had nothing to do with Genava’s words. He excitedly asked, “Will we encounter an old friend?”
“Who?” Genava asked.
“Doctor.” Shang Jianyao had an expression that said: “If he’s still alive, I’ll give him a nuclear bomb!”
With that said, Shang Jianyao put away the small jade Buddha, held the Berserker assault rifle again, and walked to the café’s entrance.
The next second, he stopped.
“What’s wrong?” Genava asked in concern.
Shang Jianyao requested help without any hesitation. “Help me open the door. It opens inward, so I can’t kick it open directly.”
One of his hands had been paralyzed ‘all this while,’ and the other held a weapon that he couldn’t use.