This time the system took a long time to calculate; it took a full five minutes before the final notification sound came.

It's unclear what kind of primordial energy the system will choose to absorb...

Shen Qian's vision went black, and he completely lost consciousness.

...

As Wang Yangming was walking down the street, suddenly a hailstone the size of a baby's fist hit his feet with a "bang" and shattered.

Wang Yangming was startled and was still in shock when he heard shouts from the side: "Hey classmate, are you out of your mind? Come over here right now!"

Wang Yangming looked up and saw a group of police officers standing under the eaves of a building on the street, waving at him.

Wang Yangming ran over, and the police officer with a thick beard who was leading the group frowned and said, "Student, didn't you see the group notification on your wristband? Why are you still running around outside?"

"My parents took away my bracelet these past two days. I rushed out as soon as I got it back, and I haven't had a chance to look at it yet."

Wang Yangming scratched his head and asked, "Excuse me, what happened? And why is it hailing in Jingcheng?"

He looked up and saw that the sky over Jingcheng, which was usually peaceful, was now covered with dark clouds, and rain mixed with hail was pouring down.

Click!

Another hailstone fell on the street, a size larger than the previous one, making Wang Yangming's eyelids twitch.

"The City Lord's Mansion issued a notice yesterday, saying that the weather system in Jingcheng had malfunctioned, but we don't know the specifics."

Song Ye frowned and looked up at the tower in the city center, which was half-hidden in the rain.

The weather system in Jingcheng has been operating for over fifty years without ever malfunctioning, making this situation truly bizarre.

Today it was just hail and rain, which was fine. Yesterday, a hurricane swept through the city. Fortunately, the martial arts bureau's experts intervened in time and extinguished the newly formed eye of the storm.

Last night, the city experienced a strange heat wave in the middle of the night, but fortunately it only lasted for twenty minutes.

In short, Jingcheng's weather system seems to be out of control, changing rapidly from spring and summer to autumn and winter, which is dazzling.

Logically speaking, even if the weather system malfunctioned, the Marquis of Jingcheng would not have stood idly by!

The strangest thing is that the city lord's mansion doesn't seem to have taken any measures, except for mobilizing a large number of police and manpower to maintain the safety of ordinary residents of Jingcheng.

Song Ye, who was in charge of patrolling the central urban area, knew best that no maintenance personnel had ever entered or left the Tower of Babel.

This is truly bizarre.

Fortunately, with the college entrance examination approaching these two days, all schools in the city are on holiday, and the temporary shutdown of workplaces doesn't have much of an impact.

"Are you a senior in high school? Why aren't you at home studying? What are you doing running around like this?"

Song Ye shook his head. Anyway, with the Marquis of Jingcheng and the city lord backing him up, nothing could happen. He turned his attention back to the young man in front of him.

"I didn't want to come out in the first place."

Wang Yangming said with a bitter face, "A classmate of mine hasn't picked up his exam admission ticket yet. Our homeroom teacher couldn't contact him, so he asked me to go to his house to check. Today is the last day, and if I don't pick it up soon, he'll miss the college entrance exam!"

"Where does your classmate live?" Song Ye asked, feeling a bit troubled.

"In Xingfu Community, right in the southern part of the city..."

"Happiness Community?" Song Ye interrupted the other person, then carefully examined Wang Yangming, who was soaking wet, and suddenly a thought struck him. "You... are you Shen Qian's classmate?"

"Ah, you...you're Captain Song?" Wang Yangming recognized the other man when he saw him pull down his hood and exclaimed in surprise.

"...So, Shen Qian disappeared again?"

When Song Ye recognized the other person, he already knew what was going on and asked directly.

"It seems so."

"..."

After a moment of silence, Song Ye let out a breath and instructed the people next to him, "You continue your patrol and keep an eye on pedestrians. I'm going to find someone."

After giving the instructions, Song Ye took out a specially made umbrella and led Wang Yangming forward.

"Captain Song, aren't we going to Shen Qian's house?" Wang Yangming asked, noticing that they were going the wrong way.

“If you can’t get in touch with him, I don’t think there’s much chance he’s at home. Let’s go find someone else. Do you know Liu Changqing?”

"Ah, the Tower of Babel, I know!" Wang Yangming exclaimed in realization, then asked doubtfully, "You mean Shen Qian would be in the Tower of Babel? That's impossible..."

Wang Yangming is still confused about what happened last time, but he is not stupid. He can vaguely sense that Shen Qian is different now, but he can't quite put his finger on what is different.

But he really lacked the imagination to connect the dots.

Song Ye wasn't entirely clear about the relationships involved either, only having some guesses. Naturally, he wouldn't speak recklessly. He didn't respond to Wang Yangming's question, but silently led him towards the Tower of Babel.

The two were not far from the Tower of Babel, and just five minutes later they arrived at the plaza in front of the tower.

Before they even got close to the tower, their vision blurred and a figure in a faded, retro robe appeared before them.

"Looking for Shen Qian?" Liu Changqing asked directly after appearing.

"Liu Situ!" Song Ye greeted him, then nodded, "Yes."

"He's fine, you can go back now." Liu Changqing turned to leave.

"Um, um, Brother Liu..." Wang Yangming said anxiously.

"Is there anything else?" Liu Changqing turned around and raised an eyebrow.

"Today is the last day to pick up your exam admission ticket. If you don't pick it up now, you'll miss the college entrance exam," Song Ye said on his behalf.

"Exam admission ticket? Why didn't this kid say so earlier..."

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