In the neon of blue and purple, under the thick steel sky, at the forefront of this surge of data, lies the world post-tech revolution. It's also the dividing line between reality and illusion. Steel and flesh, past and future. In this place, the world outside and inside coexist. Everything in front of us feels like a wall of time within reach. The darkness is slowly creeping in. But hey, my friend, you gotta know, we can't just counter darkness with softness. Gotta use fire.
The vehicles headed south, and occasionally small stone monuments with inscriptions like "18, 223," "18, 224," appeared along the roadside.
They were like boundary markers.
Uncle Li Dong explained to Qing Chen that they were still within the territory of City 18, and the subsequent "223" marking was a landmark for easy recognition of the location.
As the sun began to set in the west, Qin Cheng suddenly said over the walkie-talkie, "It's getting late. We will soon reach the iron net entrance, get ready to camp."
In the back of the truck, Qin Yiyi and Qin Tong started packing things up.
The pickup trucks pulled off the highway, and Qing Chen turned off his reader, looking up to ask his teacher, "Why were these characters' personalities deleted?"
At this point, he had memorized all the known plants and had started to read through the character profiles provided to him by Lin Xiaoxiao.