Chapter 777
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Chapter 777: The Chubby Timeline
A gentle breeze swept over the chaotic scene at the Chenlong Pass, as Lu Qiu stared at the expert before him, remaining silent.
After a long while, he closed his eyes and turned to walk towards the city wall at the forefront of Chenlong Pass.
“Having faith and relying on the divine are two different matters. If one only knows to depend on the gods for everything, humanity will eventually face the consequences of its actions…
Moreover, the Great Xia deity is our last trump card.
If the communication system isn’t repaired in three hours, the rescue team can get lost!
If you have any objections or dissatisfaction with my orders, you can file a complaint with headquarters once communication is restored. I will accept all education and criticism from headquarters.”
As the dark red cloak faded into the distance, his voice gradually dissipated in the howling winds over the sea.
…
“Up ahead is the Misty Border.”
The [Cloud of Transformation] streaked across the sky, and Lin Qiye looked at the rolling mist in the distance and spoke.
“We’re finally reaching the Great Xia.” Bai Li Pangpang’s eyes sparkled with excitement. “I wonder what expression Commander Ye will have when he sees us return… By the way, has the Xie Sect already reported our performance in the ‘Human Circle’ to the Night Watchers? Will we be awarded honors?”
“Honors are a certainty,” Cao Yuan said confidently. “We broke through the ‘Human Circle’ of the High Heaven and completely destroyed the divine authority. A collective Star Sea Medal is guaranteed.”
“I heard Instructor Yuan Gang say that in the past ten years, it seems only the [Mask] team has received the Star Sea Medal?” Bai Li Pangpang grinned. “I remember how impressive the [Mask] team seemed to us back in the training camp.
I never expected that just a few years later, we have already become equals with them.
I wonder what their expressions will be when they see us, their juniors, standing on stage in Shangjing City, receiving the second Star Sea Medal of the past decade?”
Bai Li Pangpang gazed up at the distant sky, as if envisioning a scene, the corners of his mouth involuntarily lifting.
Lin Qiye, Shen Qingzhu, and Cao Yuan exchanged glances and smiled.
“By the way, Pangpang.” Lin Qiye seemed to remember something. “I haven’t asked you yet. When you were in Japan, you were the first to land in the ‘Human Circle.’ What exactly happened back then? Why were you on that mat in the ruins?”
Bai Li Pangpang scratched his head, recalling carefully.
“When I was washed ashore, I thought of the knowledge I learned in the training camp and could roughly guess where this was. But it was strange; the timeline here didn’t seem to match what I was familiar with…”
“Timeline?” Lin Qiye keenly caught the key point. “What time did you land?”
“Using the measurement method in the ‘Human Circle,’ it should be the 51st year after the gods of High Heaven created the Human Circle?” Bai Li Pangpang said uncertainly.
The 51st year of the New Era?!
Lin Qiye’s pupils slightly constricted.
Hearing this, An Qingyu, Cao Yuan, and Jiang Er also frowned simultaneously.
“I find that year very strange,” Bai Li Pangpang continued, oblivious to the change in expressions around him. “If the gods of High Heaven created the ‘Human Circle’ when the mist descended, then by reverse deduction, the mist must have arrived 51 years ago…
This doesn’t add up!
According to Great Xia’s historical records, the mist clearly descended over a hundred years ago. How could it have been over fifty years ago?”
After Bai Li Pangpang finished speaking, he looked up and saw the strange expressions on everyone’s faces, slightly taken aback.
“What are you all looking like that for?”
“Pangpang, the timeline isn’t wrong…” Lin Qiye spoke slowly. “The mist did indeed descend over a hundred years ago, and the ‘Human Circle’ of High Heaven also appeared over a hundred years ago…
The reason you feel the timeline is off is that you were sent back in time over fifty years earlier than us.”
Upon hearing this, Bai Li Pangpang fell into confusion.
“I was sent back over fifty years?” Bai Li Pangpang was puzzled. “How is that possible? Over fifty years ago, not only had our team not been formed yet, but I hadn’t even been born!
Besides, if I really went back fifty years, I should be an old man with white hair by now, right?”
“What Qiye said is correct.” An Qingyu adjusted her glasses. “We landed in the 101st year of the New Era, while your timeline is clearly much earlier than ours. As for why you haven’t aged after fifty years… I don’t know either.”
“It must be because of that mat,” Lin Qiye speculated. “When I sat on it before, I noticed that the Aurora River flowing through the mat had a strange power that could make one’s perception of time very vague.
I initially thought it was just a difference in perception, but now it seems that the Aurora River might indeed have the effect of slowing down the flow of time.”
An Qingyu continued to ask, “And then? What happened after you landed?”
“After I landed, I felt something calling to me,” Bai Li Pangpang recalled seriously. “It was a strange feeling, as if something was whispering in my ear, urging me to find it quickly…
But I was having too much fun and just ignored it.”
“You ignored it?” Lin Qiye was taken aback.
“Yeah.” Bai Li Pangpang said matter-of-factly. “It’s like walking on a mountain path and suddenly hearing a stranger on the opposite peak calling your name, asking you to find him. Would you really climb over a mountain to meet him? That would be a waste of time!”
Lin Qiye: …
You make a valid point.
“I was just thinking about finding you guys quickly, so I wandered around everywhere. I walked from Kansai all the way to Kanto, learned a bit of the language, and even got wanted. Those who called themselves the Oracles would occasionally cause me trouble, but I dealt with them using forbidden items and then ran away; they couldn’t catch up to me.
Anyway, I had a pretty good time along the way. Oh, I also happened to steal a purple… what was it called? A disaster blade? I can’t remember, but I got it and couldn’t pull it out, so I just tossed it in my pocket.
In the end, I arrived near Hokkaido.”
Bai Li Pangpang continued, “After reaching Hokkaido, I felt that whispering voice growing stronger. In the following days, it seriously disturbed my sleep.
By that time, I had basically explored all of Japan and had nothing else to do, so I simply followed that whispering voice to find the ruins, eventually arriving in front of that palace, opened the door, and walked in…
What happened afterward, I don’t remember.
When I opened my eyes again, I was on that bed in the clubhouse, seeing the note you left, Qiye.”
After listening to Bai Li Pangpang’s account, Lin Qiye couldn’t help but feel a bit emotional.
Compared to the arduous experiences of others in the ‘Human Circle,’ Pangpang’s journey felt more like a travelogue… eating, drinking, fighting, sitting on the mat, and then waking up fifty years later.
