Mist

Chapter 33: Chaos

“Do you remember what we saw on the holographic projection in Golden Crow No.2? That black crevice next to PU-31?”
Ji Yushi asked.

In the space capsule, the three people sat in a circle.
Big Beard didn’t understand what they were saying so he sorted out his newly picked up supplies by himself. He was very used to this kind of life.

Li Chun recalled and nodded.
In fact, he never really understood why that crevice had energy powerful enough to sustain PU-31 endlessly but anything regarding the time and energy of the universe was probably something even the top scientists in the world would not be able to answer.
If you don’t understand, you don’t have to worry about trying to understand it.

Song Qinglan followed up after Ji Yushi’s question, “That is, the crevice between parallel universes?”

“Yes.” Ji Yushi said, “About this crevice, we all know that PU-31 is next to it and all the energy it has comes from the crevice. We also know that after turning off all the energy transmitters on PU-31, PU-31 would lose this energy hence affecting its balance and resulting it to be swallowed up by the out-of-control energy in the transmitters — Which was what we called the black wall.”

Ji Yushi still held the can of Kemeng Beans in his hands. The disgusting taste as well as the plant’s unpleasant appearance had left them with a deep impression. It was the appearance of these beans that opened a way in Ji Yushi’s thoughts and once one path was opened up, many more paths similarly opened.

Ji Yushi said, “Before PU-31 was completely swallowed up, some things were sucked into that crevice, including this can of Kemeng Beans.”
Li Chun was surprised, “Advisor Ji, are you saying that we are currently in that crevice?”
Ji Yushi said, “Correct.”
Li Chun, “The fuck? How can it be?!”

Song Qinglan’s mind also worked very quickly. He thought about what he wanted to say and then voiced it out, “No wonder this mission is called Chaos.”

Chaos.
The first god born in Greek mythology. The literal meaning of it was abyss, a dark endless void.
It was later used to describe ‘mess and disorder’.

Everything they had seen and experienced since they had arrived at this place was consistent with the interpretation of the word ‘Chaos’. The dim sky that hung low as if it wrapped around the world, the darkness around the space capsule, the rainforest and city whose time flowed at different rates and the magnetic field here, they all showed that order and law didn’t exist in this place.

“This may be a breakthrough point.” Song Qinglan’s instincts worked as he narrowed his eyes, “But there is something I don’t understand. Why was it that we would coincidentally end up with a mission that is connected despite choosing an ordinary task at random?”

Before departing the transfer station, there were many missions waiting to be selected.
What the system said was: Complete more tasks to unlock more information about ‘when they could go home’.
The one who made the decision was Song Qinglan. Taking into account everyone’s state, he only chose an ordinary task that was of A-level.

Ji Yushi also thought of this question. He paused for a moment as he seemingly fell into thought before asking, “Do you remember how the capsule fell after setting off from the transfer station?”

Song Qinglan’s expression changed slightly.
Li Chun was a little confused, “I don’t seem to remember……I only remember entering the capsule and when I opened my eyes, I was here.”

Ji Yushi asked again, “Then when we arrived at the transfer station, except for the day when we first arrived, can you still remember what you did in the next few days?”
“Eat, sleep……” Li Chun blurted this out very quickly and then his expression turned into a look of surprise, “No, except for eating and sleeping, I can’t remember anything else I’ve done!”