The panels with an ash-grey sheen are arranged in a grid, with some seemingly emitting a gentle light from an internal light source. From the corner of the eyes, a metal vent that should belong to an air conditioning unit can be seen, releasing air accompanied by a low machine hum from the vent.
Air conditioning unit... meaning machines. How could such things exist? No matter how skilled an expert is, they couldn't create a machine. If that's truly a machine as seen with one's own eyes—then this is not—
Aient City.
Ye Qiu's eyes widened. After these thoughts, Ye Qiu's consciousness finally became clear. As Ye Qiu hurriedly prepared to jump up—
His body, failing to muster strength completely, was disobedient. Although his right shoulder lifted a few centimeters, it frustratingly sank back down immediately.
Only his right hand could barely start moving. Ye Qiu tried to move it out from beneath the thin cloth covering his body, raising it to his eyes.
