Chapter 118 Journey Beyond the Dome The administrator's body slightly lifted...
The manager's body slightly raised its head, its empty eyes staring at Sang Zhitao. After a long while, a trace of emotion finally appeared in them: "Sorry, I think I scared you."
Sang Zhitao pursed her lips and frowned: "What exactly happened? And what was that just now?"
The world consciousness existing within the administrator's body sighed, a hint of annoyance in its eyes: "He is my obsession, and also my alter ego."
Sang Zhitao raised an eyebrow, somewhat surprised.
The World Consciousness sighed and continued, "To protect the children, I had to sever most of my consciousness and merge myself into the dome. And that's why my obsession with protecting the children has only grown stronger..."
With the introduction of the World Consciousness, Sang Zhitao finally understood everything.
As its obsession grew deeper, it had no choice but to remove itself to prevent it from causing further trouble. This made it even weaker, and it cooperated with the manager at the time, using the manager's body to survive. As a result, its obsession was also brought into this body.
"I see..." Sang Zhitao scratched her head. "I absolutely have to get the World Fragment. What are your plans now?"
The world consciousness remained silent for a moment before looking at Liang Mo and the other person behind it, and then said, "Since you came for something like this, I naturally can't stop you, but..."
“I will protect them. At least I will make sure it is safe outside the dome. Is that alright?” Sang Zhitao thought for a moment before speaking.
The world consciousness nodded silently: "Let's deal with the experimental world first. I'll arrange accommodations for them in the city."
Sang Zhitao raised an eyebrow and nodded in agreement: "Whatever you say. Just find me a place to stay, and I'll wait for your news."
The World Consciousness called Liang Mo over and gave him some careful instructions before continuing, "You should protect her and make sure she gets some rest. Take good care of her."
Liang Mo solemnly agreed, then turned around, picked up Sang Zhitao, bowed respectfully, and left.
Sang Zhitao was sent to the palace behind the Hall of Administrators.
Liang Mo carefully placed her on the bed, then went out to bring her food before carrying her to the dining table to feed her.
Sang Zhitao dodged and pushed him away.
Liang Mo was silent for a moment, then handed her a spoon.
Sang Zhitao looked at the spoon, but instead of reaching out to take it, she silently stared at the handle, which was thicker than her wrist. Finally, she gave up resisting and silently accepted Liang Mo's feeding.
After finally finishing her meal, Liang Mo shoved a baby bottle into her arms.
Sang Zhitao stared at the baby bottle in her arms, unsure of what to say for a moment.
With a smile in her eyes, Liang Mo tilted her head slightly, coughed lightly, and said, "The cups here are not the right size for you, this is the only one we have."
Sang Zhitao stared at the baby bottle, took several deep breaths, and then, with a look of utter despair, hugged the bottle with both hands, closed her eyes tightly, and put the bottle into her mouth.
She took a few deep sips of milk before looking weakly at Liang Mo: "You heard everything just now?"
Liang Mo paused, then nodded silently.
"What are your thoughts on me opening the dome?" Sang Zhitao subconsciously put the baby bottle in her mouth, took a few sips, and then asked.
As soon as she finished speaking, she froze, staring intently at the baby bottle in her hand, unable to believe that she was drinking milk from the bottle so naturally.
Liang Mo's voice interrupted Sang Zhitao's slightly collapsing emotions: "I heard you, and I... I think you're right."
Sang Zhitao looked at her in surprise, momentarily forgetting her own love-hate relationship with the baby bottle.
Liang Mo was silent for a moment before continuing, "I always thought that living in the dome was our destiny, but as you said, is the area outside the dome really still full of dangers? The fear of the unknown may sever our future."
Liang Mo stared at his hands and clenched them tightly: "I don't want my children to be so weak that they have to swallow large amounts of bitter herbs every day."
“It’s not that serious…” Sang Zhitao opened her mouth, “Your bodies are probably taking the medicine incorrectly…”
These words went unheard by Liang Mo, who was filled with sorrow. She simply stood there, staring blankly at her own hands.
Sang Zhitao sighed softly: "Alright, you all go and prepare. After you've settled the people in the experimental area, let's go explore beyond the dome."
After Liang Mo silently agreed, he taught Sang Zhitao how to use the internet before leaving with his belongings.
With nowhere else to go, Sang Zhitao could only use her computer to browse the internet and read novels about the world of giants.
Looking at the melodramatic novels that resembled those from twenty years ago on Earth, she couldn't bear to look at them. After a long while, she finally couldn't resist and opened a document to start writing her novel.
After a week of writing, Sang Zhitao wrote a melodramatic opening of 100,000 words and directly used Liang Mo's identity information to register an account on a novel website.
Contrary to her expectations that her novel would instantly become a viral sensation online, it didn't get many clicks, and only a handful of people added it to their favorites.
This data hit her hard.
Liang Mo noticed that Sang Zhitao had been listlessly eating and sleeping for the past few days, which made him somewhat worried.
"What's wrong?"
Sang Zhitao was too embarrassed to tell him that she wanted to write a novel to amaze the world, but the data for her work was too poor.
Before she could confess, Liang Mo learned the reason from the text message he received. He couldn't help but find Sang Zhitao's attempt to hide it amusing, but he also felt a little sorry that her achievements were not appreciated.
"Do you want me to find someone to help you push it?"
"Goodbye..." Sang Zhitao waved her hands repeatedly, "I was just writing for fun."
Before Liang Mo could speak, she continued, "How is the experimental world?"
Liang Mo hurriedly said seriously, "The entire conversion will be completed in the next few days."
Sang Zhitao exclaimed in amazement at the effects of the Giant World: "When are we going to explore the dome?"
Liang Mo silently calculated: "Ten days from now."
Sang Zhitao nodded in agreement.
Time passed quickly. For the world of giants, the arrival of the people from the experimental world into their world was not a particularly difficult thing to accept; it was rather uneventful.
But for the people in the experimental world, this change is too great, especially for the people in the bubble world. The only difference between them and the people in the microscopic world is that they have changed their living environment. They need to adapt to no longer being able to bring their belongings with them.
Ten busy days have passed, and today Sang Zhitao is finally able to join Liang Mo and the others to explore beyond the dome.
Perhaps it was an instinct of the world's consciousness that left an entrance when the dome was built.
This time, Liang Mo and the others also used this entrance to go outside the dome.
"I've placed the detector on you. Take care. If anything happens, you must come back immediately." Dr. Lian looked at Sang Zhitao before carefully instructing Liang Mo.
Liang Mo solemnly agreed before carrying Sang Zhitao outside.
Their figures quickly disappeared in front of the dome. Dr. Lian remained silent for a long time before leading the others back.
Sang Zhitao and her team consisted of six people in total, who were not many, but each of them was an industry elite.
"This..." After leaving the white passageway, a dense forest appeared before them.
The size of this forest is different from that of the giant world inside the dome; it is the size before the great catastrophe.
Even so, in that forest that had not been visited by anyone for so long, the trees had long since exceeded the height of the giants, making these giants, who averaged over twenty meters tall, appear somewhat petite.
"No corresponding radiation value was detected." The researcher holding the detector stared at the testing instrument in disbelief, repeatedly adjusting it back and forth.
"Everyone else, stay alert and continue to investigate the surrounding area," Liang Mo said solemnly, frowning slightly.
Everyone agreed and then took their various equipment and scattered to check the surrounding area.
The inspection lasted for almost three days before a giant approached Liang Mo with concern: "Chief, something is wrong."
"What happened?" Liang Mo grilled meat for Sang Zhitao with one hand, and carefully wiped the oil stains from the corners of her mouth with a tissue in the other.
"Based on the data feedback from the past two days, we've discovered some discrepancies in our physical data," the giant continued.
Liang Mo paused, then asked, "Which data?"
The giant flipped through the documents in his hand, not even having time to look up: "The radiation in our bodies has weakened to varying degrees. Not only that, our height is decreasing by one-thousandth every day."
"Investigate and prepare the corresponding report," Liang Mo instructed after a moment of silence.
The other party respectfully agreed and turned to communicate the data with their companions.
Under Liang Mo's care, Sang Zhitao suddenly asked, "Is it possible that you can return to the data before the great catastrophe?"
Liang Mo looked at her silently: "Would that be a good thing?"
Sang Zhitao was silent for a moment, then shook her head: "I don't know, but at least you will regain some of your health."
“Moreover…” Sang Zhitao paused before continuing, “If everything returns to normal, and those ancient buildings also return to normal, wouldn’t you be able to find more information? Perhaps you can completely solve the health problem.”
Liang Mo didn't reply to her, but just stared intently at the busy people in the distance.
She remained silent for a long time, so long that Sang Zhitao thought she wouldn't get a reply, before finally saying, "I hope so..."
The data collection lasted for about half a month. Just as they had initially guessed, on the last day, the first giant who discovered the data was incorrect returned to a height of about 1.8 meters.
Sang Zhitao looked at the person who was so much shorter than her and curiously circled around him several times before saying to Liang Mo, "Now I know how you feel when you look at me."
Sang Zhitao's height was not affected, perhaps because it was enlarged and enlarged again, while Liang Mo and the others were all shrunk to different degrees.
They arrived at the dome at the scheduled time, waiting for the passage to open.
Dr. Lian was waiting anxiously in front of the dome for Liang Mo and the others to return.
A flash of white light, the tunnel opened, and the exploration team finally returned.
Looking at the drastically changed person, even the doctor's face showed undisguised astonishment: "You..."
Liang Mo shook his head slightly: "Let's talk about it when we get back."
Upon seeing this, Dr. Lian nodded and quickly led his men to escort the group to the laboratory.
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