It was another boring morning.
Ling Ping'an ate his steamed dumplings and tofu pudding while listening to the morning news.
Today's news was also very boring.
Basically, it was just a bunch of trivial things.
Ling Ping'an wanted to yawn when he heard it.
After eating the last steamed dumpling and drinking the last mouthful of tofu pudding, Ling Ping'an put down the chopsticks in his hand, burped, and turned off the television.
"Get ready!" The young web novelist rubbed his palms together.
He opened the backstage and looked at today's data.
123.
Before he went to bed yesterday, it seemed to be 92?
"The improvement is very obvious!" He said happily.
Looking at the recommendation votes, it had already reached 357. Last night, it had increased by almost 20 votes!
This chapter said that there were five for the first time.
Very good! Very good!
"As expected, gold will shine wherever it is!" Ling Ping'an was very happy. He felt that he had found the right path.
He believed that it wouldn't be long before the entire online literature would be shocked by his appearance!
Therefore, he immediately updated a chapter, opened the document, and began to write.
… …
Han Li stepped on the soft turf.
She heard the chirping of the birds again, and her nose smelled the fragrance of flowers and plants again.
Above her head was a bright galaxy.
It was night time!
"I wonder how long I've been away?"
She felt the smell of psionic power in the air.
Compared to before she left, the concentration of psionic power in the world seemed to have increased a lot.
"This is..." Behind Han Li, Xiao Ai looked at this world curiously. The concentration of psionic power in the air was very weak, about one-tenth of the main material world. It couldn't be compared to the heavenly realm at all.
But...
Xiao Ai's talent allowed her to easily sense the number of souls existing in this world …
This was a world with hundreds of millions of people?!
Xiao Ai was stunned.
The main material world probably didn't have so many people, right?
In other words...
This place should be able to give birth to and nurture a powerful divine power, right?
But...
She couldn't sense the astral world, nor did she have any traces of the existence of the divine kingdom.
So...
Was this a desert of faith?
If the gods were to find out about this, they would probably go crazy!
"This is my world!" Han Li turned around and looked at the guest she had accidentally brought back. She stretched out her hand and said, "Welcome to the civilized world!"
During this trip to the Abyss, Han Li had not only accomplished one of her most important goals — drinking the Freedom Potion and breaking the shackles of the Abyss.
More importantly, Han Li had established the confidence to defeat the Abyss!
Were the abyssals strong?
Of course he was very strong!
But they had a fatal flaw — the degree of civilization and organization was too low.
Every Abyss level was an independent force that hated and attacked each other.
If humans could combine their own civilization and technology with the arcane civilization from Netheril.
The hope of pushing back the abyss would greatly increase!
At the very least, he would be able to protect himself.
But now …
Han Li had one thing to solve.
That was — what time was it now?
Han Li already knew that the flow of time in the Abyss was different from that on Earth.
In fact, time flowed differently in every layer of the abyss.
This was likely to cause time disorder.
She desperately wanted to find the nearest city.
Han Li walked out of the woods with Xiao Ai and came to an abandoned highway.
On both sides of the highway, vehicles that had been abandoned for a long time were parked on the side of the road.
Many of them were even blocking the road.
Skeletons could be seen in the vehicles.
These were the unlucky people who had fled during the Great Cataclysm, right?
Han Li walked to an abandoned car with its door open. In front of the car door was a skeleton in a police uniform.
Obviously, this police officer was maintaining order during the Great Cataclysm.
But …
An unarmed police officer who didn\'t even have a gun was only a little stronger than a civilian in such a disaster.
Han Li squatted down and found a document that had been soaked and blurred by the rain in his rotten inner pocket.
Most of the words on the document were no longer clear.
But …
The steel seal on the document was still very clear.
"Am I in Bei Du City?" She thought.
Bei Du City was an industrial city southwest of Donglin City.
During the Great Cataclysm, because it was located inland, it didn\'t receive the support of the country\'s armed forces in time, causing the city to fall.
A large number of civilians fled in all directions.
In the end, the country had no choice but to give up the city.
Since then, this area had been basically abandoned.
Behind Han Li, Xiao Ai looked at this unfamiliar world. She looked at the wreckage and bones all over the ground.
"The power of the Abyss once descended here... Although it\'s weak... I can smell it..." the sky-piercer clan was extremely sensitive to the power of the Abyss!
"Yes!" Han Li said, "They attacked our world..."
She thought of her teacher and the countless sacrifices she had witnessed with her own eyes.
In the past 23 years, the Great Cataclysm had plunged billions of humans into despair.
But it had also united everyone.
The united people had finally persevered until the day when the dawn of hope had arrived.
Thinking of this, Han Li held Xiao Ai\'s hand and said, "Xiao Ai... Let\'s go. I\'ll take you to my hometown..."
The straight-line distance between Donglin City and Bei Du City was about 400 kilometers.
Along the way, there would be a few villages and towns occupied by gargoyles and harpies.
Let\'s get rid of them along the way!
Han Li thought.
Thus, she held the little sky-piercer girl\'s hand and walked along the road towards Donglin City.
… …
Qin Keqing drove to the street near the person she was going to visit tomorrow.
She drove slowly and soon arrived at the gate of a school.
She parked the car by the side of the road and got out.
She looked at the school gate. It was a very ordinary school gate. An iron gate locked the school inside.
Vaguely, she could hear the sound of reading coming from the school.
The college entrance examination of the Federal Empire was born from the ancient imperial examination.
Therefore, the examination system was very strange.
Every year, the exam would start at the end of August, and the results would be out before September 10th.
During this period, the school would have already ended its summer vacation and started school.
As for the university students, they would have to enter school in October.
In this way, the first semester of the university students was actually less than two months.
It was just enough for the new students to complete their military training.
Therefore, the education world had always wanted to reform.
But the problem was that this was a tradition that had existed since the reform of the Taizu.
Therefore, the conservatives, especially the old empires, were firmly opposed.
As for the reason?
The old empires could always find ten thousand reasons.
In any case, in the hearts of these people, the ancestral method was absolutely unchangeable.
Especially this kind of system that had been established since the founding of the empire in the era of the Taizu.
They would fight to the death with anyone who wanted to move!
Therefore, the university students of the empire were usually in a five-year system.
When she walked to the school gate, there were already people gathering there.
They were basically parents waiting for the college entrance examination results to be announced.
Looking at this situation, Qin Keqing couldn\'t help but think of the scene during her college entrance examination.
Her parents had been waiting at the school gate two or three days in advance, waiting for the school to announce the results. Even if she told her parents that they could get the answer immediately through television and the Internet.
However, people were still used to and enjoyed seeing the notice at the school gate.
After all, this was a tradition that had lasted for thousands of years.
The top scorer was the most honorable moment for every examinee and their parents.
Qin Keqing walked forward and heard the parents\ 'discussions.
"This year, my girl\'s estimated score is not bad... I just don\'t know how many points she will get if she really opens the book?"
"My boy too..." Another parent said, "His results are very good! I just don\'t know if he can really get the same score as when he estimates the score... "
When people said these words, their faces were full of smiles and optimism.
Qin Keqing changed her direction and heard the discussion of another group of parents.
"My boy said that if he doesn\'t get into a key university this year... then he will repeat for another year. He will definitely get in next year!"
"It\'s not easy for us to meet the children who are so hardworking and serious. We can\'t miss it..."
Qin Keqing quietly returned to her car. She closed the car door and fell into deep thought.
This was the second high school in the east of the city that she had visited.
From the situation of the field visit, there was really a black swan in the nearby area this year.
The results of this year\'s college entrance examination had shown a straight upward trend in the two schools in the area!
As a result, almost all the students might have reached the first line.
The key rate was even scarier!
Next year, these two schools, which were originally ordinary, would probably become the most popular schools in the entire Jiangcheng City and even the entire Guangnan District.
"It seems that the legend is true..."
"This place has indeed become a blessed land similar to the Wenqu Star..."
Thinking of this, Qin Keqing\'s beautiful eyes lit up.
She wanted to pick up the phone and call her alma mater a few times.
But in the end, she put it down.
This was both because of professional ethics and because she understood that it was not her place to interfere in such matters.
Once this year\'s results were out, every inch of land in this area would really be expensive.
The top famous schools in the Federal Empire might also covet this place.
The reason was very simple.
Since even students could get good results here.
What about research institutions?
Those top physics laboratories were inevitably tempted.
And here, there happened to be a huge abandoned state-owned industrial park.
The laboratories of all the top universities would probably fight to the death just to occupy a piece of land and build a branch here!
Therefore, even if she leaked the news in advance, she would not be able to influence the outcome.
Besides, her alma mater would probably not be able to compete with those famous schools that had produced many Grand Secretaries and even Great Protectors.
Qin Keqing started the car and slowly turned out.
At the same time, she dialed Crown Princess Rouan\'s private number through the car phone.
After a few beeps, the other party picked up.
"Your Highness... this humble subject is Qin Keqing..."
"Hmm..."
"This humble subject is currently at Jiangcheng City No. 3 High School west of Construction Road..."
"Hmm..."
"This humble subject will personally visit tomorrow morning..."
"Yes! This humble subject understands! "
After hanging up the phone, Qin Keqing heaved a sigh of relief.
She knew that she would have to face an unprecedented challenge tomorrow.
She would invite a possibly powerful transcendent being to the imperial capital on behalf of the imperial family.
However, she could not expose the imperial family\'s intentions.
She could not let him discover the purpose behind it.
Everything had to be decided by the Committee of Meritorious Children. It had nothing to do with the imperial family, let alone the Blackguard.
On the one hand, she had to convince him to go to the imperial capital.
On the other hand, she had to treat him like everyone else.
Therefore, she was actually dancing in shackles.
No, dancing in shackles might be easier than her.
What was more troublesome was that this matter had to succeed!
If she failed, Qin Keqing knew that she might be eliminated.
She took a light breath and said to herself, "Come on! Qin Keqing, you can do it! "
She, who was determined to become a cabinet minister of the Federal Empire, could not admit defeat!
Not under any circumstances!
… …
She walked on the abandoned highway and kept moving forward.
She passed through a collapsed viaduct and crossed a river.
Signs of human activity slowly appeared in front of her.
Traces of farmland also appeared on both sides of the road.
At this moment, the morning glow also appeared from the east.
Looking at the beautiful morning glow, not only was Han Li very happy, but so was Xiaoai.
"It\'s so beautiful!" The angel that had been trapped in the abyss for countless years sighed.
"Yes!" Han Li said, "That\'s why I have to protect all of this with my life!"
She would never sit back and watch her world become a layer of the abyss.
It would become the nest of those demons!
At this moment, the roar of a motor came from the road in front of her.
A heavy tank appeared in her line of sight.
A soldier\'s voice came into her ears. "We are the security forces of Donglin City\'s periphery. Please identify yourself immediately! Please identify yourself immediately! "
The turret was already being raised, and the strong light of the searchlight shone over.
This was a necessary precaution!
Han Li listened. She gently pulled out her spirit blade and pressed a button on her wrist at the same time.
A wave of identification was sent out at random.
As soon as the tank received the radio signal, it immediately stopped.
Then, an officer came out of the tank. He saluted Han Li in the strong light. "Colonel Han Li, welcome back!"
"I am First Lieutenant Wang Qian of the Third Tank Battalion of the Donglin City Security Department!"
Han Li returned a military salute and asked, "When did Donglin City pull the cordon here?"
"Reporting to Colonel Han, we pushed the base here a month ago!"
"Minister Wang is already deploying to recover the northern capital!"
"A month ago?" Han Li frowned. She asked, "How many months is it now? How long have I been away? "
The first lieutenant replied, "Reporting, according to the report, Colonel, you have been missing for four months!"
Four months!?
Han Li became serious.
If she remembered correctly, she had only stayed in the abyss for half a month at most!
In other words, the flow of time in the abyss was indeed different from that on Earth!
"Take me to see Minister Wang!" Han Li was anxious.
She began to worry that there would be a difference in the flow of time between her and the fog because of this.
If ten or even a hundred years had passed in the fog!
Then, there was no doubt that she would probably face the suspicion of the owner of the bookstore in the fog.
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