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Chapter 5 Good things?Title of the Book: Mystery: Fire and the Fool's Path Author's name: December's Stranding Chapter word count: 3355 words Update time: 2025-05-01 14:11:01
This question did not require too much thought. After calming down from the initial confusion, Gu Yi's memory of what happened before he went to bed became clearer.
"Before going to bed, I took a bath..."
"After taking a shower, I ate half of a watermelon that had been in the refrigerator for two days and had a slightly stale taste."
"I also drank a bottle of happy water, then watched the live broadcast for a while, and then went to bed soundly..."
"Hiss, no, no, how can these things be related to time travel? It should have happened earlier."
Gu Yi scratched his head, and some wet hair slid through his fingertips. His memories also flowed smoothly through his consciousness, allowing him to find a key point.
"That's right!"
Gu Yi stood up suddenly, his eyes widened and his expression became extremely interesting.
"I did that luck-changing ritual!"
Moreover, it seems that it is not just the luck-changing ceremony.
Gu Yi's gaze slowly moved to the dark brown high-legged coffee table next to the sofa. On the smooth table top, several personal belongings that Gu Yi had taken out from the previously damaged clothes were placed in order.
Among them, the exquisite and mysterious "Silver Key" is so conspicuous.
"I think... I even prayed to the 'Silver Spoon'..."
Gu Yi swallowed unconsciously. In his eyes, the "Silver Spoon" lying on the table was so strange. Every detail on it was exactly the same as the handicraft key that Gu Yi bought at the street stall.
"It can't be such a coincidence that I really bought the real thing... Twenty-five dollars for the 'Silver Spoon', did I make a profit or a loss..."
Gu Yi, who always maintains an optimistic attitude towards life, encourages himself with crude jokes, but he seems unable to laugh, because it seems that this is not a joke, but the reality he is facing.
After relaxing his thoughts for a while, Gu Yi sat back on the sofa, reached out to take the "Silver Key", held it in his hand, and held it in front of his eyes. He used the light of the gas lamp to carefully observe the surface of the "Silver Key", trying to see if he could see something different from it.
He turned the entire key around, and on its shiny silver surface, there were still only intricate and complex Arabic vine patterns and irregular key teeth, nothing else.
"Is it the 'Silver Key' or the luck-changing ritual that caused me to travel through time?"
Gu Yi held the "Silver Spoon" in his hand, supported his elbow with his other hand, and kept tapping the beat with his fingers.
After a moment of contemplation, he grasped the "Silver Key" and placed his fists in front of his chest.
"Since we can't be sure, why don't we try it again?"
What if, by some chance, I could travel back in time again...
With such expectation, Gu Yu closed his eyes, calmed down, and whispered devoutly in Caroline's voice:
"Listen to me! The great omniscient and omnipotent God... the Lord of the Endless Void... the One to whom all things are one... Yog-Sothoth!"
After the call, nothing happened.
Gu Yi could only feel the warm air coming towards him and hear the crackling sound of burning wood coming from the fireplace.
Hmm... no response! Didn't you say your wish?
Then Gu Yu continued to recite:
"Please give me guidance, open the door for me to go home, and send me back to my hometown!"
Hmm...still no response!
After waiting for a long time and still not getting the response he wanted, Gu Yi gave up.
He opened his eyes, bent down dejectedly, supported his chin with his hand, and stared listlessly at the "Silver Spoon" in his other hand.
"So it's not because of the 'Silver Spoon'..."
"Or is it that I haven't met some conditions, so I can't activate its effect?"
Gu Yi kept thinking about various possibilities, but the only thing that could be proved now was that his time travel seemed to have nothing to do with the "Silver Spoon".
Perhaps this was just a beautiful coincidence. He and Caroline, who was far away in another world, both bought an identical handicraft key.
Since the "Silver Key" did not respond, the most likely cause of Gu Yi's time travel was the luck-changing ceremony.
"Should we try the luck-changing ritual again..."
After thinking for a while, Gu Yi stood up from the sofa and walked towards the kitchen.
He walked up the stairs to the kitchen, stood in front of the stove, stood on tiptoe to open the cabinet above, and checked the situation inside.
Unfortunately, the cupboard that Gu Yu saw only contained some complicated seasonings and a few empty sacks. The entire cupboard was very clean and tidy, but it was too clean, so there was not even a crumb.
"It's so empty... Why is there no staple food at all? Caroline's family doesn't seem to be poor."
Gu Yi frowned and complained. Although the Williams family was already dwindling and the entire family was almost losing its inheritance, as a former noble family, the Williams family still had a legacy that could not be underestimated. As the only child of the former head of the family, Caroline naturally had sufficient inheritance rights to this property.
However, due to Caroline's age, she cannot fully use the inheritance before she is twenty years old. The actual controller of the inheritance now is Caroline's nominal guardian, her uncle, Albert Hanover.
But even if she couldn't inherit all the property, the change Caroline could get on a daily basis was not a small amount. Compared to most of the middle class in Backlund, Caroline's income and expenditure level could be considered upper middle class. Even some businessmen might not have the same liquid cash as she did.
"Caroline's monthly allowance is 1,500 gold pounds, one pound equals 20 shillings... No, it's called soles here, and one sole equals 12 pence, which is 360,000 pence in total..."
"One penny can buy a 0.5-pound loaf of standard white bread, and its purchasing power is about 3 dollars. If we convert it again... my god, Caroline's monthly pocket money is more than 1 million. What kind of rich woman is she?"
Gu Yi was shocked by Caroline's financial resources. You know, as a college student, he only has 1,500 yuan in pocket money every month.
But even with so much pocket money, Caroline's cupboard didn't even have a loaf of white bread or even rye bread.
From his fragmentary memories, Gu Yi could vaguely recall that Caroline had planned to go out every day to buy the food she needed for the day and never bought more than she needed.
So frugal? As the daughter of a noble, even one who has fallen on hard times, this is very unusual.
The only explanation is that Caroline was intentionally accumulating money.
So what exactly is she saving money on?
Gu Yi tapped his forehead lightly, constantly sorting out the memories in his mind that were like messy black hair.
Suddenly, he seemed to realize something and whispered:
"Potion ingredients..."
Magic potions? Beyonders? This world seems to have some kind of magical power? !
No way, I thought I just traveled to a different world in the steam age, but I didn't expect there would be an extra surprise!
Gu Yi became inexplicably excited. He had been thinking that if he couldn't go back, he would feel a little disappointed because the steam age didn't have the rich and colorful entertainment methods like the modern ones. But once he learned that this world had magical elements that his hometown didn't have, he suddenly became excited again.
"It seems quite nice to be able to feel the magical power that does not exist in the original world..."
In a boy's youthful fantasy, possessing powerful and mysterious magical powers has always been an eternal theme.
Although Gu Yi's youth is almost gone, he still hasn't abandoned his past fantasies.
If I think about it this way, it seems that there is no need to rush back for the time being.
"At least you should first get a good feel for the local customs and experience the magical power. When traveling, you should always take photos to commemorate the trip."
Gu Yi muttered to himself as he closed the cupboard door again and slowly walked back to the front hall.
However, despite saying so, Gu Yi still found it difficult to adapt to being in a foreign country.
After all, in the original world, his family, his friends, and everything he loved were all there.
He had promised his mother that he would find time to go back this summer. Now he had traveled through time inexplicably. What should he do if the people over there thought he was missing?
Moreover, in this world, Gu Yu is not completely safe...
Why were Caroline's parents assassinated? What happened to Caroline outside tonight? Who killed her? Did that person recognize Caroline? What kind of situation would she face if the other person found out that Caroline, who was supposed to be dead, was miraculously "resurrected"?
After the excitement of traveling through a different world passed, the confusion of facing the unknown reappeared, causing Gu Yi's breathing to become a little short and his heart to feel cold and panic.
"For now, the most important thing is to find a way to travel back..."
Gu Yi thought calmly and decided on the most important main task. After all, panicking and complaining can't solve any problems. This was the experience Gu Yi gained when he was 16 years old and was forced to experience a night of wilderness survival in the countryside because of a flat tire.
He took several deep breaths, diverted his attention from all the bad thoughts, and gradually adjusted his state.
After doing so many things, after returning to the front hall, feeling the warmth coming towards him, Gu Yi couldn't help but start to feel a little sleepy.
"Now that things have come to this, let's go to bed first."
Anyway, there was no material at home for the luck-changing ritual, so if I wanted to go out and buy some, I would have to wait until the next morning. The exquisite mechanical clock in the front hall showed that it was around four in the morning, which was very late, but there was still time to go to sleep.
Moreover, his memory is not very complete, and the incomplete parts are slowly recovering. Perhaps a good night's sleep can help.
So Gu Yi did not waste any more time. He came to the fireplace, opened the grate, picked up the shovel and pushed the still burning coal and firewood deeper into the fireplace. Then he picked up a bucket of sand next to the fireplace, aimed at the right position and poured it on.
The firewood, cut off from oxygen, quickly went out. Although there were still some embers, they were all concentrated inside the fireplace. Once the cast iron grate was closed, there was no danger of fire.
Then, Gu Yi turned off the gas lamp, and the whole room became dark in an instant.
Relying on his memory and the faint light from the fireplace, Gu Yi trotted up the stairs, went to the second floor and entered the master bedroom.
Pulling the view out from the tightly closed curtains, the entire single-family townhouse blends into the same deep night as the surrounding area, and looks no different from the several townhouses around it.
The moment the lights in the house disappeared, a figure somewhere on the corner of the street, who had been watching Caroline's residence, also quietly disappeared into the night.Chapter 6 Albert HanoverTitle of the Book: Mystery: Fire and the Fool's Path Author's name: December's Stranding Chapter word count: 2945 words Update time: 2025-05-01 14:11:21
Gu Yi was probably really tired.
He ran all the way to the bedroom in the dark, and slid into the bed as smoothly as a fish. When he was wrapped in the incomparably light and soft goose down quilt, he let out a long sigh from the bottom of his heart, and his whole body seemed to sink into the soft bed.
After that, he remembered nothing, as if he was taking over the memories from when he was sleeping. It seemed that the experiences in between: waking up from a dark alley and finding himself in the body of a dead girl, and then discovering that this world contained magical and extraordinary powers...all these things seemed like just a nightmare.
This wonderful tranquility lasted until the early morning, when it was ruthlessly broken by the hazy light that lit up in front of Gu Yi's eyes and the "dong dong" sound of knocking on the door that surrounded his ears.
Gu Yi raised his eyelids dazedly, and the first thing that came into view was an unfamiliar ceiling.
He knew nothing about architecture, but it didn't take much knowledge to tell from memory that this ceiling was not the simple painted ceiling in his apartment.
Gu Yi turned his head lazily and looked at the little light leaking in from the double curtains.
Then he looked at his hands and whispered:
"It's not a dream after all..."
"Boom boom boom—!"
The knocks on the door continued again. Gu Yi frowned, and the resentment that had just woken up was aroused at this moment.
"Really? Who on earth is this? Not letting me get a good night's sleep so early in the morning?!"
He wanted to just throw off the quilt and give a warm morning greeting in this room where he was the only one there.
However, his good quality education and current status awakened Gu Yi's rationality which was somewhat offline due to his bad mood when he woke up, and he calmed down after a few standard deep breaths.
He slowly got out of bed, and since he couldn't find his slippers for a long time, he simply walked barefoot on the oak floor. Then he walked to the bedroom closet, took out a white, patterned nightgown, and put it on.
Scratching his tangled hair, Gu Yi walked out of the bedroom, passed through the corridor and came to the stairs. He walked down the handrail quickly and shouted at the knock on the door:
"Here it comes!"
Gu Yi came downstairs and noticed the cloth bag he had left by the door last night. He deliberately kicked it towards the front hall so that it would not be easily seen. Then he walked to the main door, unlocked it, and opened the door halfway.
The sky outside the door was already bright, but it was still a little hazy, especially in the field of vision of Gu Yi who opened the door. The light from the outside was unfortunately blocked by a tall black shadow.
Standing in front of the door was a middle-aged man with a sturdy build, wearing Royal Army uniform but no military cap. He had a stern face, a beard around his lips and chin, and short, neat light blonde hair.
His light blue-gray eyes were staring at Gu Yu, and a hint of anger slowly appeared between his brows.
Gu Yi took a closer look, quickly searched Caroline's memory for the person in front of him, and asked tentatively:
"Uncle Albert?"
The visitor was Caroline's mother's brother and Caroline's only living blood relative, her uncle Albert Hanover.
Albert did not respond to Gu Yi's greeting. Instead, he looked him up and down and said sternly:
"What are you wearing? Is this what Karl and Catherine taught you?"
"ah?"
Gu Yi was stunned for a moment, then realized that she was only wearing a nightgown when she came to open the door.
In the conservative country of Loen, unmarried women, especially noble ladies, regardless of age, were forbidden to show private clothing such as nightgowns and bathrobes in front of outsiders. Otherwise, it would appear that the lady was frivolous, indecent, and uneducated. In serious cases, it would even cause gossip in the social circle.
This was Gu Yu's first morning after traveling through time, and he obviously hadn't fully adapted to his identity. In the past, if someone knocked on his door, he would sometimes even go to open it with his upper body naked.
"Sorry, I'm a little sleepy..."
Gu Yi knew that he was not in the right, especially when facing Caroline's only guardian at present. He tactfully lowered his posture and closed the door slightly.
But even as he expressed obvious apology, Albert remained straight-faced.
He looked past Gu Yi and glanced into the dark room. At that moment, Gu Yi suddenly felt that the air around him seemed to become heavier, making him a little breathless.
But soon, Albert turned his attention back to Gu Yi and continued to ask:
"Did you stay up late yesterday? What did you do?"
"I..."
Gu Yi definitely couldn't say that he was out last night. In Caroline's memory, she secretly investigated the truth about her parents' assassination and did not tell her uncle Albert.
In fact, for quite some time after her parents were murdered, Caroline asked Albert more than once, hoping that he would allow her to investigate the truth, but she was rejected more than once by Albert on the grounds that it was "too dangerous" and "you should do your duty as the daughter of Williams."
It was precisely because of this that Caroline's relationship with her uncle, who was adopted into the Hanover family, was very tense, and the two even had a quarrel over this.
Would my attitude seem a little abrupt? Should my tone be a little sharper?
In Albert's eyes, Caroline should be more rebellious and less "obedient". The way I just admitted my mistakes honestly seems a bit inconsistent with my character...
He doesn't know yet that Caroline's soul has been replaced by another person, and the person currently using this body is a time traveler from another world... Well, this is a secret that absolutely should be kept well protected. I must act more like Caroline, and be more like a "good niece" who doesn't listen to her uncle.
Gu Yu thought quickly, and his expression immediately became impatient. He gave Albert a look that said, "What's it got to do with you?" and said,
"I naturally have my own things to do, so I won't trouble you, Mr. Albert Hanover, to worry about me."
Is this okay? Is this the right amount? Isn't this really too much?
Although Gu Yi spoke rebellious words, he was actually very nervous in his heart, because he had never experienced a rebellious period of this degree. In the past, he had at most argued with his parents in secret and never had a direct conflict with them.
Should it be okay? In Caroline's memory, this is how she talked to Albert. It shouldn't be a problem...
Albert didn't say anything, his eyes still looking at Gu Yi.
The latter felt terrified when he looked at him, fearing that he would discover something inappropriate.
So Gu Yi quickly moved on to the next action, pressing his hand on the door panel, pretending to close the door and refuse visitors.
"Wait a moment."
Finally, Albert spoke.
He grabbed the door with one hand to stop Gu Yu from closing the door. Although Gu Yu didn't use much strength, he could still feel the obvious resistance on his hand when Albert pulled the door, as if a stone was stuck in front of the door and he couldn't close it even a little bit.
Gu Yu leaned against the door, frowned and glared at Albert unhappily, and said:
"do what?"
Albert looked down at Gu Yi, the unhappiness on his face had disappeared, but his tone was still stern.
"Today at 11 o'clock noon, there will be a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the ironclad ship in Pritz Harbor. Many nobles and even royal family members will be present. As the heir of the Williams family, you should also go to visit."
"Remember to change into a suitable skirt. It's best not to wear something you've worn before. That's not dignified enough. You don't have to comb your hair too formally, but don't do it like you do now, looking like a hairless curly-haired baboon. You have no temperament at all. And don't wear shoes that are too bright. If you don't have the right shoes, I'll prepare some for you."
"I will arrange for my adjutant to pick you up at that time. I will wait for you in Pritz Harbor. Nine o'clock in the morning. Don't run around before then. Do you hear me?"
Albert talked on and on for a long time, and Gu Yi was almost confused.
No wonder Caroline had a bad impression of her uncle. The tone of his admonishment was too profound, as if she was his subordinate. Was this a bad habit she brought from the army?
"I know, I know. Nine o'clock in the morning, right? I'll be ready."
Gu Yi responded repeatedly. After hearing what he said, Albert stopped trying to stop him and withdrew his hand that was blocking the door.
The resistance on the door suddenly disappeared, and Gu Yi pushed the door and closed it.
Albert glanced at the door that had closed again, and without lingering any longer, he turned and walked down the steps in front of the door.
Albert's carriage was parked on the road outside the house. Standing beside the carriage was a middle-aged man also wearing a Royal Army uniform. Judging from the rank on his shoulders, he was an army colonel.
Seeing Albert coming, he quickly turned to greet him, bowed slightly and whispered:
"General..."
Albert nodded slightly and said to the colonel.
"Go and question the sentry who was in charge last night, and send someone to follow the route Caroline took to see if anything happened. After you have collected all the information, report back to me."
"yes..."
Then Albert stepped on the edge of the carriage and got into the carriage. The colonel followed him in and closed the door.Chapter 7 Going OutTitle of the Book: Mystery: Fire and the Fool's Path Author's name: December's Stranding Chapter word count: 3789 words Update time: 2025-05-01 14:11:41
Gu Yi leaned against the door, listening quietly to the noise outside.
He first heard footsteps leaving the gate, then heard a conversation, and then soon there was the sound of a carriage wheel turning, which gradually went away in one direction and slowly faded away until he could no longer hear it.
"Huh, finally leaving..."
Gu Yi breathed a sigh of relief, shook his head and left the door.
"A ribbon-cutting ceremony for an ironclad ship? Is this country just making its first ironclad ship now? The technological level is probably around 1860, which is the level of Britain before World War I... Isn't that still the Victorian era?"
"The fact that they can make ironclad ships shows that the Kingdom of Loen is a maritime power. The memories I inherited do contain a lot of knowledge about the coast. The coastline of this country is quite long..."
"However, unlike Daiying, the area where Loen is located is a continent. There are many large cities in the interior, and there are also several famous countries nearby..."
"Hey, it seems that the Kingdom of Loen is still at its peak. I hope it won't follow in the footsteps of Little Britain..."
Gu Yi was talking to himself, telling funny jokes in English, and then he walked slowly down the stairs back to the second floor.
Albert asked himself to wear a suitable skirt to attend the ribbon-cutting ceremony. He had no reason to refuse, so he had to find a way to prepare the clothes quickly.
Fortunately, after a good night's sleep, Gu Yi's memory of Caroline recovered a little, at least he regained his attention to dressing and matching, so he didn't have to worry about how to wear those complicated women's clothes.
But... before that, Gu Yi decided to buy some staple food and perform the luck-changing ritual.
Albert and he agreed to meet at nine in the morning, and now the time is...
Back in the bedroom, Gu Yi tilted his head to the side and looked at the wall clock.
There are twelve scales in a circle, and the pointer is now pointing to eight o'clock.
The time in this world is also twenty-four hours. The textbook says that it was calculated by several astronomers by observing the movement of stars and the sun. At the same time, they also calculated that a year is about 365 days and the waxing and waning cycle of the moon is thirty days.
"There's still an hour before departure. If we hurry, we should be able to make it."
After communicating with Albert, Gu Yi became more and more worried about whether his true identity would be discovered. This world has a magical power system, and there might be some way to see through his identity as a time traveler.
Therefore, Gu Yi still felt that he had to find a way to travel back to Earth as soon as possible.
After all, compared with personal safety and the excitement of experiencing extraordinary power, one's own safety is definitely more important.
Coming to the closet, Gu Yi picked out a few pieces of clothes that were convenient for daily travel, changed out of her nightgown, and updated her entire outfit.
Standing in front of the dressing mirror, Gu Yi looked at himself in the mirror.
A light green wool walking skirt, paired with an off-white high-necked cotton shirt, white textile socks, and a woolen beret in the same color as the shirt, is Caroline Williams, the most beautiful young girl in her everyday life.
After looking at the mirror a few more times, Gu Yi felt a little embarrassed.
"You'll eventually get used to it. My heartbeat right now is just not getting used to it yet."
Gu Yi touched his mouth with a smile, turned around and prepared to leave the bedroom and go downstairs.
But before he had taken a few steps, Gu Yi realized that something was wrong.
He seemed to have forgotten to wear underwear...
The female body is really... Tsk, is there any way I can turn back into a male?
Covering her eyes helplessly, Gu Yi had to quickly take off her clothes, carefully put on everything she should wear from inside to outside, and then put on her clothes again.
Very good, that's right.
After fixing her hair, Gu Yi finally dressed herself up to look decent enough for a young lady from upper-class society to go out.
He walked downstairs and took out a pair of brown ankle boots from the shoe cabinet next to the door.
After putting on his shoes, Gu Yi went to the coffee table in the front hall to get the key, then took out an exquisite small box with a key from the drawer of the small wooden table next to the sofa, and took out five brand new dark green banknotes from it, two with a face value of one and five gold pounds respectively, and three with a face value of one soli.
You have to bring more money with you in case of any emergency.
In modern Earth, Gu Yi hasn't carried cash with him for a long time. Now that he has come to this world, he can be said to have experienced returning to nature again.
After putting the cash into the small pocket inside his shirt, Gu Yi was about to leave immediately, but his moving eyes casually swept across the "Silver Key" on the table that was shining with silver light, which made him stop and hesitate for a moment.
After pondering for a moment, he grabbed the "Silver Spoon" and put it and the banknotes into his arms.
After making all the preparations before going out, Gu Yi picked up the cloth bag he had packed yesterday, walked to the door, raised his hand and opened it.
The little light that leaked in through the closed curtains was enough to illuminate the room clearly, and only after walking outside did Gu Yi feel what true light was.
Backlund's climate was very strange. Even though it was approaching July, there was no noticeable temperature rise. Perhaps it was because of the mist that always lingered over the city and the humid air that always descended at night, so the city rarely had extremely hot days.
Judging from the feeling on the surface of the body, the temperature in Backlund this morning was probably less than 20 degrees Celsius. Although the sun was blocked by the dark clouds in the sky, the light was still bright, a kind of "white" without "heat".
Weather like this could be considered a sunny and happy day in Backlund. At least when Gu Yi went out, he did not see a thick fog covering the city and drizzling rain hidden in the fog.
Gu Yu lived in the Jowood District, which had the largest number of middle-income people in Backlund. It had the largest number of residences and small private companies in the entire city. The city was clean and tidy, the infrastructure was fairly good, and most importantly, the public security was pretty good.
Gu Yu had rushed home last night and hadn't even looked at the streetscape carefully. Now that he had gotten rid of the initial rush and welcomed a new day, he could finally enjoy the scenery of the city.
Gu Yi lived in a row of buildings in the Cherwood District that was closest to the Tussock River that spanned Backlund. When he opened the door, he saw the broad river in front of him. Further away was the rest of the city on the other side of the river. The buildings were lined up and it looked very crowded.
However, the street in front of the door was unexpectedly spacious. This was because there were no other buildings opposite their row of houses, and across the road was the riverside promenade, so there was a lot of empty space, and compared to other places in the Cherwood district, there was more spacious outdoor space.
Of course, it is precisely because of this that the price of this row of houses is slightly higher than other places. However, Gu Yu will not worry about the house price for the time being, because Caroline bought the entire house directly.
Gu Yi turned around and looked at the front door of his house. On the left side of the doorplate were printed bronze characters:
7 Blaise Street
"Blythe" means "fresh" and "pleasant" in Loenese. Perhaps it is because of its proximity to the Tussock River that the street has such a name.
but...
Gu Yi's nose twitched slightly, and then he immediately pinched his nose in disgust.
"This smells really bad..."
A pungent and choking smell, like a mixture of paint and pencil, rushed into Gu Yi's nostrils without any explanation.
The streets were indeed cleaned fairly well, at least Gu Yu did not see large amounts of garbage. The reason he smelled such a bad odor was mainly due to the Tussock River in front of him and the smog suspended over the city.
Just standing at the door and taking a few glances, Gu Yu had already seen no less than five conspicuous chimneys, towering into the sky, spewing out thick smoke mixed with yellow and black into the sky. Looking at the embankment on the other side of the river, he could also see several pipes hidden in the dark, dumping sewage into the river wantonly.
The exhaust gas entered the sky and quickly dispersed into the clouds, spreading across the city with the wind. The wastewater was poured into the river, and soon formed large pieces of floating objects on the river surface, like oil droplets, reflecting strange colors.
"It's a side effect of the industrial age. People here obviously haven't realized the seriousness of environmental problems. If the London smog incident happens here, maybe they will behave themselves."
Gu Yi commented on Backlund's serious environmental pollution problem without hesitation. In his memory, many experts and scholars had already noticed Backlund's air problem and frequently conducted analysis and argumentation in major newspapers. They also established several associations in the hope of putting pressure on the House of Commons to make the royal government pay attention to these industrial pollution problems.
But... from the current situation, the Loen government does not seem to care about these small details. It is also possible that they did do something, but it was just something that did not help the environmental governance problem at all.
"English jokes are not outdated... No, for this place, English jokes are ahead of their time."
After telling himself a joke, Gu Yu slowly loosened his hand that was pinching his nose. After a short period of adaptation, he was no longer so sensitive to the pungent smell in the air.
After straightening his dress, Gu Yi turned around and locked the door. Unlike Caroline, he did not hide the key, but went out with it directly.
Carrying the cloth bag, Gu Yi walked down the steps in front of the door, turned around and walked west along the road.
In the early morning, people were hurrying on the streets, and from time to time, a few horse-drawn carriages passed by. Backlund had a population of over five million, which was already a big city in his hometown. In addition, there were many companies in the Cherwood District, so naturally there were quite a few people working here.
As the capital of one of the most powerful countries in the northern continent, even though the level of technology is still in the steam age, the people of Backlund have many options for travel.
There are horse-drawn carriages of various prices, cheaper public trams, and even subways and sightseeing airships. If you want to cross the Tussock River, there is also a ferry.
Gu Yi was just going out to buy a loaf of bread, so walking was the best option.
One advantage of Blaise Street is that it is very close to Bread Street in the Cherwood District. In Backlund, almost every district has such a street dedicated to buying daily staples such as bread and milk, and they are all collectively called "Bread Street".
After walking for about five minutes, Gu Yi arrived at the intersection of Blaise Street and the adjacent Rice Street. In the alley beside the road, there was a trash can for collecting garbage, and a special cleaning staff would come to recycle it every day.
Gu Yu calmly walked to the trash can and threw the bag in as if it were ordinary kitchen waste. This world has not yet come up with the concept of garbage classification, so it is not Gu Yu's fault that he did not sort the garbage.
He deliberately walked a little further away and only threw away the cloth bag when he was a certain distance away from home, so as to avoid any unexpected situation if the blood-stained and torn clothes were discovered.
After throwing away the cloth bag and freeing his hands, Gu Yi felt lighter all over. He hummed a little tune, turned around and continued walking along Rice Street towards the center of Cherwood District.
He deliberately suppressed the urge to wave his arms. As a young lady, it was not appropriate to swing her arms casually while walking on the street. Even if no one around knew Caroline's identity, Gu Yi had to slowly correct his habits from these daily details to prevent Caroline's acquaintances from noticing anything in the future.
After walking for a while, as there were more and more carriages and pedestrians on the street, after turning an intersection, Gu Yi arrived at Bread Street.
As soon as I walked into this street, the smell of smoke and dust in the air was slightly suppressed by the aroma of bread and butter. There were not many people who came to buy food early in the morning. Most of them were women, and of course there were some well-dressed gentlemen who bought food on their way to work.
They all seemed to be very busy, and their pace was basically faster than that of Gu Yi, who was in a leisurely mood. In order not to block others' steps, Gu Yi deliberately moved to the inside of the street and walked close to the shops on the street.
After walking for a while on Bread Street, Gu Yi came to the "Hammer Bakery" that Caroline often visited.
Chapter 8 Fortune-Transfer CeremonyTitle of the Book: Mystery: Fire and the Fool's Path Author's name: December's Stranding Chapter word count: 3006 words Update time: 2025-05-01 14:12:05
The bakery was owned by a middle-aged couple named Hammer. Caroline had a very good relationship with them before. They had a son and a daughter. The youngest son was currently attending Backlund's Technical College, and the eldest daughter had received basic education in a church school and was now helping her parents run the daily operations of the bakery.
As he walked into the bakery, the warm and mellow aroma of cream and wheat immediately embraced Gu Yi, making his stomach, which had originally felt nothing, suddenly become empty.
Mrs. Hammer, who was busy behind the counter, saw Gu Yu push the door and walked in. She immediately smiled gently and said to him:
"Good morning, Caroline."
Gu Yu was stunned for a moment as he was immersed in the aroma of bread. He quickly reacted, gave Mrs. Hammer a friendly smile and replied:
"Good morning, Mrs. Hammer."
"You came very early today, do you have any travel plans?"
"Well, I want to go out today to look for materials for my paper. You know, my major is political economics, and my tutor told me that it would be best to write an article based on reality, so that the chances of passing it will be higher."
Gu Yi spoke casually based on Caroline's partial memory. In fact, he had no idea what paper Caroline was going to write.
But this was enough to deal with Mrs. Hammer. After hearing what Gu Yi said, she said with emotion:
"The top students at Backlund University are really different... Oh, if only my little Jack could be as motivated as him."
The youngest son of the Hammers is named Jack Hammer II, who inherited the name of his uncle. He is currently studying a steam power-related major in school, and his future goal is to study at the famous applied college in Loen, Backlund University of Technology.
"Jack is very talented in steam power and is very hardworking. He also has such a kind family. I believe he will be able to achieve something."
Gu Yi came to the counter where bread was placed and spoke while selecting different kinds of bread.
For couples with children, praising their children is the best compliment to them, but Gu Yi went a step further and directly praised their entire family.
Mrs. Hammer's smile suddenly became brighter. She walked behind the counter to the position opposite Gu Yu and said enthusiastically:
"Let's see what you want to eat today. The price of bread has dropped recently, and more people are buying bread. We are making more money than before."
"Hmm? Has the price of bread dropped?"
Raising his eyes from the dazzling array of pastries and breads, Gu Yi looked at Mrs. Hammer and asked.
"Yes, because the Corn Laws have been repealed, the price of wheat in the entire kingdom's market has dropped a lot. The fine wheat that originally cost 3 soli per pound now only costs 1 soli and 10 pence. As a result, the cost price has been reduced, and other bakeries have begun to lower their prices. Naturally, we can't continue to maintain the previous price."
Mrs. Hammer said this with a smile, and she seemed to agree with this matter very much.
"Thanks to the decision of the House of Commons, this may be one of the few correct proposals in their daily chatter. The price of bread has become lower, and many poor families can afford good bread, and there will be no more people starving to death due to poverty."
"Well, that's how it is..."
Gu Yi nodded in response, but he actually did not completely agree with Mrs. Hammer's point of view.
In modern Earth, he has some knowledge of history. This so-called "Corn Law" is basically the same as the "Corn Law" abolished by the United Kingdom in 1846. Both are trade protection policies that impose high tariffs on foreign imported crops in order to protect the country's agricultural economy. This also caused the price of wheat in the British market to remain high for quite a period of time.
Indeed, as Mrs. Hammer said, the repeal of the Corn Laws would lower the price of domestic crops, which would be a good thing for the poor.
But what are farmers to do?
The Corn Laws protected the interests of domestic farmers. Repealing them would mean that cheaper foreign crops would enter the Loon market and share the profits with them. People who bought crops did save money, but the money was saved from the farmers.
In British history, the first to suffer after the repeal of the Corn Laws were British farmers.
Unable to compete with imported agricultural products from abroad, a large number of farmers went bankrupt and were forced to sell their land and move to cities to become workers, becoming one of the rumbling gears in the operation of the industrial age.
What followed was Britain's vigorous "Enclosure Movement".
Therefore, some scholars in later generations believed that the abolition of the Corn Laws was actually a conspiracy of the British bourgeoisie, which allowed them to legally seize a large amount of land through the law.
With the previous experience as a lesson, Gu Yi had to consider whether Rune's abolition of the Corn Laws was also a conspiracy.
However, this also needs to be judged based on the actual situation. British farmers cannot compete with foreign crops because the agricultural conditions in Britain itself are not good, but the Kingdom of Loen is different. This is a continent, and several cities in the interior of Loen have relatively good agricultural conditions. Maybe they can find opportunities in the competition with foreign crops.
In short, as of now, the repeal of the Corn Laws is still of certain benefit to the lives of the people of Rune.
...
After chatting with Mrs. Hammer for a while, Gu Yi bought five loaves of white bread and three egg tarts, spending only 10 pence in total.
The price of 0.5 pounds of white bread increased from 1 pence to 0.8 pence, and the price of egg tarts also increased from 3 pence each to 2 pence each.
As he had sufficient funds and had a good relationship with Mrs. Hammer, Gu Yi did not use his traditional skills to bargain. Perhaps it should be said that the price he wanted to bargain for had already been cut by the repeal of the Corn Laws.
After leaving the bakery, Gu Yi held the bread in a paper bag in one hand and an egg tart in the other. He walked while carefully eating the dessert he had prepared for himself.
Generally speaking, in terms of aristocratic etiquette, it is best not to eat while walking on the street, because food crumbs may get on clothes, which will destroy elegance and dignity.
But Gu Yu didn't intend to follow this idea. In order to play the role of Caroline well, he had made enough concessions. If he had to be restrained even to eat an egg tart, then he might as well not do anything. The person who formulated this etiquette really had the corset wrapped around his brain.
After buying what he needed, Gu Yu quickened his pace and rushed home. He didn't know the time now. The habits brought to him by modern life made him forget his pocket watch before going out. This was the first lesson he learned in this world.
"Hopefully it won't be too late..."
Gu Yi comforted himself softly, rubbed his fingers on the paper bag, and quickened his pace a little.
Soon, he returned to Blaise Street. Seeing that there were no visitors or carriages in front of his house, Gu Yi felt relieved.
He quickly took out the key to open the door, then locked it after entering the house. Without changing his shoes, he trotted straight into the kitchen, put the paper bag on the kitchen counter, took out a loaf of white bread, picked up the bread knife from the knife rack next to it, and cut four slices of white bread in a few strokes.
Fortune-changing rituals are fortune-changing rituals, but wasting food is not advisable. Four slices of white bread for four plates is just right!
Putting the bread knife away, Gu Yi bent down and took out four clean and simple white porcelain plates from the drawer. After placing the slices of bread on them one by one, he excitedly picked up the plates and quickly walked to the front hall.
He had previously performed the ritual in the living room of his apartment, but now he was doing it in the front hall, which just happened to match.
Following his memory, Gu Yu steadily placed the plates in the four corners of the front room. The space here was large and there were not many furniture, so he hardly spent any effort in placing the plates.
Gu Yi confirmed the positions of the four plates one by one in two corners, on the edge of a sofa, and next to a curtain. Then he slowly walked to the center of the front hall and stood there.
Huh... Gu Yi took a deep breath. His heartbeat quickened due to anticipation and nervousness. This reminded him of the time when he faced the 1000-meter physical test.
You must succeed!
Gu Yi shouted in his heart, then quickly calmed himself down and tried his best to put aside other distracting thoughts.
Then he closed his eyes and slowly began to walk four steps backwards.
With every step he took, he whispered sincerely in Chinese.
"Fusheng Xuanhuang Immortal Lord..."
"Fusheng Xuanhuang Tianjun..."
"The God of Fusheng Xuanhuang..."
"Fusheng Xuanhuang Tianzun..."
After four steps, Gu Yu returned to the starting position. Without opening his eyes hastily, he felt his heartbeat rising and falling in his chest, clenched his fists, and looked forward to what might happen next.
How about it?
I should be doing the right thing, right?
It should be successful, right?
There was still no light in the room, and there was only a gray blur in front of Gu Yi's tightly closed eyes.
Just when Gu Yi began to feel anxious, he suddenly felt that the surroundings suddenly became quiet, and all the air seemed to become strangely sticky, as if he had fallen into a quagmire and was about to suffocate him.
Immediately afterwards, Gu Yi felt as if his brain exploded with a "boom", and dots of fluorescent light immediately flashed before his eyes.
His head began to hurt, not a migraine in a certain part of his head, but a severe pain that spread throughout his entire brain.
No way? Was I being tricked? Or was it that "Fusheng Xuanhuang Tianzun" was not happy with me and punished me?
Faced with all this, Gu Yi had no time to react. In pain and shock, he desperately opened his eyes.
The fluorescence in front of my eyes suddenly disappeared, but my vision was still chaotic, as if a nameless gray fog was slowly descending from top to bottom.Chapter 9 CubeTitle of the Book: Mystery: Fire and the Fool's Path Author's name: December's Stranding Chapter word count: 2717 words Update time: 2025-05-01 14:12:26
The amount of information Zhou Mingrui received at this time was really too much.
After tossing and turning on the first night of his journey, Zhou Mingrui realized that it might be the luck-changing ritual he had tried that caused his journey. So when the next morning came, he accepted the instructions of Melissa, the sister of the owner of his traveled body, and went out to buy a few loaves of rye bread and ingredients for dinner, preparing to test the luck-changing ritual after returning.
The journey to buy groceries was not peaceful either. Not to mention the strange people he met, just seeing the money in his hand getting less and less made Zhou Mingrui, who had already begun to put himself in others' shoes, feel distressed unconsciously.
Fortunately, he finally bought the staple food he needed. After returning home, he waited until all the residents upstairs had left before he could not wait to start the ritual of changing his luck.
This test was not a big deal, as it almost made Zhou Mingrui mistakenly believe that he was going to die in a foreign land.
But after a severe headache, Zhou Mingrui opened his eyes and found that he was not dead, but suddenly came to the edge of a vast and misty gray fog.
What happened next challenged Zhou Mingrui's worldview.
Accidentally, Zhou Mingrui accidentally touched the two "deep red stars" in the misty gray fog, and actually pulled two other people whose whereabouts in this world were unknown onto the gray fog.
In panic, Zhou Mingrui forced himself to remain calm. Facing the two people who came unexpectedly, he had to disguise his true identity.
What happened afterwards was much more interesting. The two people he accidentally brought along, a young lady and a cautious man, mistook him for some great being with great power.
Taking advantage of this wonderful misunderstanding, Zhou Mingrui extracted some information about this world from the two of them, and learned that there really is magical power in this world, and the so-called "extraordinary people" who possess this power.
With Zhou Mingrui as witness, he facilitated a potion deal between two strangers.
Magic potions are the way people in this world use to gain extraordinary powers, and what the two were trading was a magic potion formula called "audience".
A successful transaction freed the hearts of the two people who were suddenly pulled into the gray fog. At the suggestion of the young lady, Zhou Mingrui established a regular secret gathering under the code name "Fool", using the gray fog as the gathering place, and agreed with the two to hold a weekly gathering at 3 pm every Monday.
The two also took their own code names. The young noble lady was named "Justice" and the cautious and experienced man was named "The Hanged Man".
Their gatherings are called "Tarot Clubs".
After determining the basic framework of the party, Zhou Mingrui felt that the connection between himself and the gray fog began to waver, so he stopped insisting and spoke out to end the party.
So with Miss Justice's cheerful farewell, Zhou Mingrui severed his connection with the two of them.
The figures of the two people quickly became blurred and illusory, and finally shattered like water, and the gray fog returned to calm again.
Sitting on a high-back chair created by the power of gray fog, Zhou Mingrui pinched his forehead, thinking about the knowledge about the extraordinary world he had just obtained from Mr. "The Hanged Man", and was about to end his connection with the gray fog and leave.
Suddenly, Zhou Mingrui saw that somewhere not far from him, in the gray fog that was flowing quietly like water, a "deep red" star suddenly emitted an extremely bright and powerful light.
Zhou Mingrui was frightened by this sudden change. The experience of pretending to be a great being just now made him feel a little guilty. Now this situation inexplicably appeared above the gray fog, which naturally made him very uneasy.
Could it be that the owner of the gray fog is coming back?
If the other party sees me here, will they do something to me?
Zhou Mingrui thought wildly for a while, but suddenly he noticed that the appearance of the star seemed very similar to the scene when he summoned "Justice" and "The Hanged Man" before.
So he looked tentatively towards the star, and as he focused, the "deep red" expanded in circles, like the curtain of a theater stage being drawn.
But when Zhou Mingrui looked towards the deepest part of the star, the light dissipated and he could see nothing.
...
Gu Yi's head hurt for a while, and there were strange noises like tinnitus in his ears. It sounded like a meaningless roar, and also like many people whispering in his ears.
He couldn't concentrate right now, let alone try to understand what the whispers meant.
There was a gray mist in front of his eyes, and his vision seemed to be deprived. Fear, uneasiness, and fear, all kinds of emotions surged into Gu Yi's heart.
He originally thought that he was very courageous, but for some reason, he even felt a little weak in the legs.
And just when Gu Yi was about to be unable to bear it anymore, this strange incident finally came to an end.
His head no longer hurt, and the whispers in his ears disappeared, as if nothing had happened.
Gradually, the gray fog in front of his eyes slowly dissipated, and the faint light filled his vision again. What came into view was still the front hall of Caroline's house.
Gu Yi stood in the middle of the front hall, gasping for breath.
"What on earth was that just now..."
He covered his chest in fear and reached out to touch his forehead, only to find that his head, neck and even back were all covered in sweat.
Feeling the solidity under his feet and looking at the indoor environment without any strange changes, after the remaining fear was slowly digested, Gu Yi's mood changed from fear to surprise.
It seems... was it successful?
That should be considered a success, right? Uh, or half a success?
Gu Yi had never seen such a scene before, but his intuition told him that the luck-changing ritual did seem to be related to his time travel, and the strange experience he had just had was the best proof of this.
I don't know why, Gu Yi didn't travel back in time, but instead suffered that kind of torture.
Is it possible that he did something wrong?
Do you want to try again?
Gu Yi was thinking about it, but the pain just now really left him with a bad memory, so he was a little hesitant to try it for a while.
"That's right! This world has extraordinary power. Maybe the luck-changing ritual is also based on extraordinary power."
"Perhaps I did something wrong. Perhaps if I improve the luck-changing ritual based on some extraordinary knowledge from this world, the effect will be different?"
Gu Yi suddenly remembered that in the attic of Caroline's house, there was a notebook in which she had studied extraordinary powers during this period of time.
If you really want to find a way to go home, maybe you have to start from the extraordinary power of this world!
I have to find some time to study it carefully...!
Gu Yi happily walked around the room. For him, this was the first step on the journey home.
Lying down on the sofa with a relaxed look, Gu Yu sighed softly:
"It must be a luck-changing ritual, but why didn't the 'Silver Key' work? Was it really just a coincidence?"
Gu Yi thought about it and began to repeat the prayers required for the luck-changing ceremony.
"Fusheng Xuanhuang Immortal Lord, Fusheng Xuanhuang Tianjun... wait a minute!"
Gu Yi suddenly sat up and opened his eyes wide.
He remembered that when he prayed to the Silver Spoon last night, he used the language of this world, Loen.
But just now, when he was performing the luck-changing ceremony, he recited it in Chinese!
Are there any differences due to language differences?
Gu Yi didn't know, but he felt that experiments should be more rigorous, especially to control variables.
"Let's try it again. There's no need to make complicated preparations for the prayer to the Silver Key. Just treat it as a pastime."
Gu Yi thought so, then reached into the inside pocket of his shirt, took out the "Silver Key", and held it tightly in his hand.
Looking at the fine texture on its surface, Gu Yu took a deep breath, then held the "Silver Key" with both hands, placed his hands on his forehead, closed his eyes, and sincerely recited in Chinese:
"Please listen to me..."
"The great omniscient and omnipotent God..."
"The King of the Endless Void..."
"All things return to one..."
"Yog-Sothoth..."
After finishing the recitation, just like when completing the luck-changing ritual, Gu Yi continued to close his eyes, waiting to see if any changes would occur.
But after a long time, he didn't feel any special changes, let alone the headache just now, he didn't even feel a little discomfort. He was so peaceful that he almost felt sleepy.
Alas, there is still no response...
It seems that this is indeed just a beautiful coincidence.
Gu Yi opened his eyes with regret, and the moment his hands loosened, what appeared in his hands was not just the "Silver Key".
There is also a transparent and illusory cube with a silver-gray base and no real shape, floating quietly in Gu Yi's hand.
Chapter 10 The Beginning of DestinyTitle of the Book: Mystery: Fire and the Fool's Path Author's name: December's Stranding Chapter word count: 2601 words Update time: 2025-05-01 14:12:47
What is this?
Gu Yi looked in amazement at the cube that appeared in his hand at some point. Before he let go, he clearly felt that there was only the "Silver Key" in his hand.
He carefully moved his hands away from the cube, only to find that half of his right palm had passed straight through the middle of the cube.
During this process, the cube was not disturbed at all, and Gu Yi's hand did not produce any corresponding feeling, as if the cube was just a projection, without any entity, and no one could touch it.
It has six sides, eight corners and twelve edges, and all the sides seem to be the same length. It is a completely standard ideal cube. The joints between the faces are seamless and there is no gap at all.
Its surface is extremely smooth, and it is impossible to tell what material it is made of. The surface seems to be able to reflect all light, and also seems to absorb all light. It is invisible and seems as if it does not exist in this world at all.
Is this the answer to my prayer to the Silver Spoon?
Gu Yi, who had experienced the luck-changing ceremony, immediately thought of this possibility.
How did this happen? Is there any special effect?
There is no entity, could it be just an illusion?
Gu Yi calmed down and quickly observed the appearance of the cube, fearing that the cube would disappear silently just as it appeared, leaving him no time to react.
But Gu Yi seemed to be worrying too much. No matter how he touched the cube, it seemed to be unaffected by the outside world and just quietly floated in its original position.
Seeing the cube's performance, Gu Yi couldn't help but feel strange.
Is this just a projection? Is it just for viewing and has no practical use?
Gu Yi didn't believe that the cube produced by the "Silver Key" was limited to this extent, so he tried to sense the existence of the cube.
Hmm...very good, it seems like I didn't feel anything.
Hope is always beautiful. Gu Yi didn't actually feel that there was anything extra in his senses.
Is it only floating here? Can it go down a little bit? This position is a bit inconvenient...
Just as Gu Yi was thinking about this, he saw that the cube floating in the air actually moved down a little distance silently.
It passed through space without seeming to cause any ripples.
Moved? It moved!
Gu Yi widened his eyes slightly and tried again to imagine in his mind how the cube should move.
In reality, the cube began to move in front of him according to Gu Yi's ideas, just as he had imagined.
At the beginning, the cube moved very slowly, and there was an obvious delay with Gu Yi's consciousness. It would often take one second after Gu Yi had conceived the idea of the cube moving before it would make the corresponding action.
But gradually, it became faster and faster, and was increasingly able to keep up with Gu Yi's thoughts, until it was almost completely synchronized with Gu Yi's consciousness, and could make corresponding movements the moment a thought came to his mind.
Is that all?
Is that all the cube can do?
A cube that synchronizes with one's thoughts is indeed cool, but Gu Yi is not a magician, and he cannot use this trick to perform in the theater, even if it would make him the best magician in the world.
Why is it in the shape of a cube? Is there something else inside?
Facing a closed cube, Gu Yi thought of this unconsciously.
And at this moment, the cube that was moved to the center of the front hall under Gu Yi's consciousness suddenly flashed a faint light.
Then, it rapidly expanded its size, as if unfolding in a low dimension, becoming larger and larger, beyond the front hall and beyond the house, while also becoming more and more transparent and illusory, until finally nothing could be seen, as if it had disappeared into the air.
However, the next second, the cube appeared again. But this time, it appeared directly around Gu Yi, maintaining its unfolded state and wrapping him up.
Although Gu Yi was a little frightened, he did not act rashly and watched the changes of the cube quietly.
When the cube completely covered Gu Yu, the six illusory sides began to solidify, gradually isolating the outside scene, as if a new space had formed inside the cube. And in this space, only Gu Yu existed.
Before Gu Yi could carefully observe the changes that the cube brought to his surroundings, he heard a series of rapid ringing sounds, which seemed to come from infinitely far away, yet seemed to be very close.
Then, he saw sheets of paper appear out of thin air in the space inside the cube, and spread out in front of his eyes, overlapping each other. Just like newspapers, it seemed that they had no substance like the cube.
Gu Yi remained surprised, hesitantly reached out his hand, and gently picked up the "report" at the top.
Then he picked it up so gently.
Very light! Very light! Almost as light as air!
Gu Yi felt the empty touch between his fingers, and the words on the "report" also attracted his attention.
Like a normal news page, the "report" was also divided into three paragraphs. At the top of the entire "paper", bold and eye-catching words were written in Loen language, which read:
"The Beginning of Destiny"
Below that, the main text reads:
"That night, lost souls found a new shore, the legendary story opened its first curtain, the life teased by greatness entered a new era, the raging fire and the fool have not yet reunited, everything is still possible!"
"Is it an opportunity? Or is it suffering? I think only the one who weaves destiny can answer this question. All mortals can do is wait and sing praises! "
Then, at the bottom, as if reflecting the feelings of those who read the report, the following comments were marked in small boxes:
——"I hope this will not be the beginning of a tragedy."
Gu Yi stared at the "report" for a while, trying to understand the text, but at this moment he seemed to have no idea what the content was trying to express.
Is this a hint? Is this my golden finger?
Gu Yi didn't know what the purpose of such a "report" was yet. There were many "reports" like this one, all floating quietly in the cubic space, emitting a faint fluorescence.
Any other "reports"?
Since he couldn't understand the content of the previous "report", Gu Yi decided to read another "report".
He put the illusory paper in his hand aside. As soon as it left Gu Yi's hand, it began to fade rapidly, disintegrate, and finally dissipate in the space.
"Reports" are all timely…Is that what you mean?
Gu Yi looked at the place where the "report" disappeared, thinking thoughtfully.
At this moment, his eyes glanced aimlessly as his thoughts ran, and he noticed that in a corner of the upper layer of the cube space, a string of numbers was constantly flashing.
Gu Yi focused his attention and looked in that direction. The string of numbers seemed to sense Gu Yi's call and flew towards him quickly.
After entering a certain distance, Gu Yi finally saw the content displayed by the string of numbers.
"5E.1349/6/28 8:47:35"
And then, this string of text continued to jump and change.
"8:47:36"… "8:47:37"
June 28, 1349 of the Fifth Era, 8 hours, 47 minutes, 37 seconds?
Isn't it time now... Wait? Oh no!
Gu Yi, who was immersed in the wonder of the golden finger, suddenly remembered that he still had things to do.
Caroline's uncle, Albert, and he had agreed to leave at nine in the morning. Isn't it almost time now?
He had just completed a luck-changing ritual and was now studying the cube, seemingly not noticing the passage of time.
Thirteen minutes! I have to change into the clothes I need for the ribbon-cutting ceremony!
But how to leave this space...
Gu Yi's mind moved, and he tried to picture the cube being dissolved in his mind.
In an instant, Gu Yi felt that there seemed to be some kind of connection between this space and himself. This connection then responded to his thoughts and reflected the changes on the cube.
Just like it unfolded at the beginning, the cubic space that enveloped Gu E slowly disappeared. The shape of the cube first became larger, and the solid objects around it began to return to their original state. The scene in the front hall reappeared in front of Gu E.
Afterwards, the cube shrank rapidly again, returning to its original size, and floated quietly in Gu Yi's hand.