“Dang, dang, dang, dang, dang…”
Seventeen bell sounds slowly drifted across Chongming City.
This is the time signal that strikes the hour based on the sunlight perceived at sea level.
Zisui left Jianjia Pavilion following the melodious sound of the bell.
As expected, he sensed that some creature was keeping up with him.
Just like a young person who has just arrived in a new city.
Zi Sui walked around various busy places, stopping to look for something to eat for dinner.
Along the way, he passed through crowded places more than once, trying to shake off the peepers behind him without leaving a trace.
If the other party had not been too confident in his disguise, he would have cast his eyes directly on Zi Sui without any hesitation.
Perhaps even Zi Sui could not confirm that he was being followed.
However, the other party was like a shadow, wandering around Zi Sui not far away.
Wait, Shadow...
Zi Sui glanced at the black shadow trailing behind him under the glazed street light.
Then he turned around, quietly left the crowd, and entered a secluded alley.
The alley is long and narrow, and hidden by the buildings on both sides, it reveals some of the original darkness of the trench.
The energy of space began to spread imperceptibly, and the deliberately darkened color of his pupils faded and turned into scarlet eyes.
He stopped at the deepest part of the alley, tapped the ground lightly with his toes, and the energy in the space quickly gathered.
Immediately afterwards, a ball of black mist was pulled out from the shadows on the ground.
"Hmm? You don't have a physical body?"
He picked up a handful of mist that was firmly fixed in the air and observed the creature in front of him with great interest.
It's a bit like the Eldar before they got a physical body, no, it's different from the Eldar.
The spirit race has a soul first and then a body.
The slightly incongruous thing in front of me is obviously a product of transformation.
In other words, it is likely a soul that has been dragged out of the body.
Technology involving the soul, is this also the masterpiece of the First Research Institute?
If that's the case, then the guy on the top floor of Jianjia Pavilion must be an extraordinary person.
Zi Sui packed up the unknown creature, created a new space for it, and stuffed it in.
[Psychic Dream Recall] Previously, because of exploring the memory of a researcher at the First Research Institute, he was attacked from a distance.
I'm still recovering from my injuries, so it's not convenient to take it out and use it again.
Besides, this soul was suspected to be a product of the First Research Institute. He would not forcefully investigate it until it was confirmed to be safe.
As for whether capturing it would attract the attention of the person from Jianjia Pavilion.
Of course he would, that's why he took it away, right?
After catching the stalker, Zi Sui returned to his previous appearance, with black hair and dark red pupils, and then walked out of the alley.
As he left the alley, a street lamp happened to float over and passed by Zi Sui.
Zi Sui once again blended into the bustling crowd, slowly and subtly changing his appearance.
Then, at the turning of a street corner, he transformed into a young man with dark brown hair and black eyes.
No one noticed all this, including the street lights that were constantly patrolling over Chongming City.
The temporarily disguised ghoul blended into Chongming City, looking for a new identity to replace it.
…
In fact, Chongming City cannot see the change of sun and moon at all.
In fact, most of the ordinary sea creatures living here will never leave the Deep Canyon in their entire lives.
Therefore, if they want to confirm the current time, they can only rely on clocks.
All clocks in Chongming City follow a standard time.
That is the time displayed on the Chongming Clock Tower.
“Dang, dang, dang, dang,…”
The huge Zhongming Bell Tower rang the bell seventeen times again as usual, disturbing the large schools of glowing deep-sea fish and causing them to scatter.
Below it is the Dragon Palace Taiping Gate Square, which is outside the gateway to the Dragon Palace, the core of Chongming City.
Looking at the top of the clock tower, today's date is engraved on the huge mechanical metal pointer wheel.
Chongming time, January 7, 1045.
"It's truly spectacular. To be able to build such a sophisticated clock on the seabed, it seems the sea people have quite a bit of mechanical manufacturing technology."
Because they were going to the Prime Minister's Mansion which was quite close to the Dragon Palace, Lu Qianyu looked out through the car window and saw the clock tower at a glance.
"Well, the Sea Clan is best known for its in-depth research on the soul, but they're actually not bad in other areas."
"That's why I think they're still eyeing land."
Yan Fei has lived here for 23 years, so he naturally knows more.
The sea people are secretly researching more than just these things for use.
The carriage was driving on a wide and smooth plaster road.
Unlike the slate or mixed mud used on land, this mortar comes from the deep sea, does not dissolve when exposed to water, and is extremely strong and durable.
Yan Fei once secretly obtained some unsolidified samples before paving the road and found that they contained a large amount of sulfur.
And as far as he knew, sulfur was related to someone's talent...
"Mr. Yan, Mr. Yan Fei!"
Lu Qianyu's voice brought Yan Fei back to his senses. He tilted his head and smiled, indicating that he was fine.
The carriage slowly stopped one kilometer outside the Prime Minister's Mansion, and the two men immediately stood up and got off.
Behind their car, there was another vehicle carrying attendants and gifts.
The attendants got off the car carrying gifts of various sizes, all of which were decorated with gardenias of immortality outlined in gold thread, looking elegant and grand.
Both of them were wearing formal attire, and Lu Qianyu had some light makeup on her face to enhance her complexion and cover her dark circles.
Before heading towards the Prime Minister's residence, Yan Fei asked in a low voice, "Have you memorized the titles and etiquette?"
"Um."
"Okay, just follow me later."
Seeing that the servants behind him had packed up the gifts, he nodded, and then took the lead to walk towards the magnificent mansion in the distance.
Along the way, many people went to the Prime Minister's Mansion.
They were all dressed similarly to Yan Fei, Lu Qianyu and their group.
Those who arrived an hour early were all officials of commoner origin or young people from noble families without official positions.
The vast majority of them are "fellow travelers" who are on good terms with the prime minister, and more of them come to establish relationships.
It would be better to arrive early so that you can move around before the big shots gather, right?
As for the real guests, they will appear last, and it is still early now.
Zi Sui hid in a high place and glanced at the prominent adults of the sea creatures who were gathered among the pupae in the distance.
At his feet, a carriage that looked expensive passed by, and it happened to be heading towards the Prime Minister's Palace.
"The Qi family in Chongming City lost both the head and his wife, leaving behind only their only son."
"It's really a good topic of conversation after dinner."
The low murmur dissipated in the sea water, and Zisui disappeared from the spot in an instant.
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