The thod to enter the private plane is very simple; it’s even easier than space teleportation. Wu Chang simply conjures the appropriate thought in his mind, and in the next mont, he’s already inside Shelter No. 88.
His entry point into the underground shelter is the sa as the first ti he entered, located at the edge of the city. As soon as he opens his eyes, he can see a streetlamp.
This ti, however, Xiao Liang didn’t give him the whole spiel.
The streetlamp in front of him has been upgraded to a new model, and there is no litter or vomit scattered below it. The chaotic graffiti on the walls has also been painted over.
He sniffed the air, which was quite fresh. If he felt carefully, he could detect the airflow within the underground shelter.
If he hadn’t entered before, he might not even realize this was a city established underground.
Walking along the path, he saw vehicles moving in an orderly fashion. At an intersection, a driver lightly scraped the vehicle in front. The driver of the back car hurriedly got out to apologize. The driver of the front car glanced at it, and seeing no noticeable damage, waved it off, saying it wasn’t a big deal.
Wu Chang clicked his tongue, shedding his decadence. The thriving underground shelter seed unfamiliar to him.
He Yun tore up the contract with rcury, causing the underground shelter to return to the day of the crisis. Since everything started afresh, the residents of the underground shelter forgot what happened during the ti loop.
The residents felt as though they’d had a long dream, only faintly rembering past events and not vividly.
Thankfully, this was the case. After all, during the ti loop, people constantly had to seek excitent to feel alive. To find excitent, they had done all sorts of things.
If they rembered all these mories, at midnight, more than ninety percent of them would likely be too ashad to live.
Continuing down the road, he saw the familiar Broken Bottle Bar. Not much had changed about the bar; though it had a new coat of paint, it retained its wild style.
Sitting at the bar, he waved to the bartender and said, "I’ll have a latte."
As soon as he said this, the entire bar fell silent. Everyone’s eyes were on him with an expression that seed to say, "You’re in trouble."
No matter how much the city changes, so things are deeply ingrained and unchangeable.
For instance, ordering a non-alcoholic drink at the Broken Bottle Bar would touch the boss’s sore spot.
Bang.
The bartender’s chanical arm slamd into the bar, creating a deep dent in the all-tal counter, and the glass shattered on the spot.
"You f—..."
The bartender’s friendly greeting was cut short when he saw Wu Chang’s face. It seed to remind him of sothing, and his expression changed. He said, "Just a mont, I’ll have soone buy it for you."
Wu Chang was a bit surprised. He’d been ready to hit Poisonous Snake again, but he didn’t expect the bartender to be so accommodating this ti.
More surprised than Wu Chang were the regular custors sitting around the bar. One exaggeratedly opened his mouth wide, shouting, "Paul, you..."
Before the person could finish, the bartender cut him off: "The cost of the broken glass is on your tab."
"Why?"
"Because you annoyed ."
The regulars were savvy and didn’t provoke the bartender further; instead, they turned their gaze to Wu Chang.
Judging by his attire, he was an outsider. Outsiders are not often seen here. Who was this person, that even the bar owner Paul was willing to back down?
Soone daring prepared to approach him, but before he could speak, a distinctive engine sound of an air car ca from outside the bar.
In the limited space underground, air cars were not common. Very few owned them, and the engine sound could already be a specific entrance BGM for so people.
The bar’s custors looked outside to see an all-black air car parked, belonging to Shelter’s leader He Yun.
The crowd curiously watched outside, speculating about the leader’s purpose tonight. Could it be that she’s itching for a random spar, picking a poor soul to puml?
Recently, the leader’s emotions have been unstable, like an unwelco aunt who moved in and wouldn’t leave. Every few days, she cos to join a boxing match, holding back each ti to keep the sparring going longer.
The Poisonous Snake, just out from the restroom, saw He Yun entering, and imdiately turned back into the stall, bolting the door behind him.
As a frequent participant in the ring, he was the one who got beaten up the most.
He Yun, in her white coat, jogged down from the car and shifted into a walk only after entering the bar. She made her way to Wu Chang’s side, and the two regulars sitting beside Wu Chang imdiately vacated their seats.
He Yun sat next to Wu Chang and asked, "Why didn’t you tell you were coming?"
Wu Chang blinked and said, "I wanted to surprise you."
He Yun asked, "Do you want to hang out here for a bit or leave with right away?"
Wu Chang didn’t hesitate and said, "I ca for you; what do you think?"
He Yun was straightforward too and imdiately took Wu Chang’s hand to lead him out.
Watching the two leave, the bar’s patrons instantly sward the bartender, asking, "Paul, who was that guy just now?"
Paul pursed his lips and continued wiping a glass, saying, "I don’t know. Don’t ask what you shouldn’t."
He looked at a special button under the bar. He truly didn’t know who Wu Chang was, just that He Yun told him that if an outsider ca into the bar asking for milk, he should hold them there and press the button imdiately.
In the air car, Wu Chang and He Yun sat in the back seat, with the artificial intelligence 88 driving.
He Yun asked, "How long are you planning to stay this ti?"
Wu Chang, troubled, replied, "Two or three days, maybe. My world is also unstable over there and I can’t spare much ti."
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