On this day, the full moon hung high in the sky, and its bright light dimmed even the light that traveled through it.
This isn't the first time anyone has traveled through time; it's lost its novelty.
Even Chu Zhou, who is usually very curious, didn't press his face against the glass to look out this time. He just quietly held his tablet, writing and drawing on it, calculating something, and occasionally glancing outside.
For various reasons, the mall did not increase its staff this time. Anyway, with robots and puppets, they can manage for the time being.
Although it can be quite hectic when you're busy, you get used to it after a while.
This time travel was exceptionally long; it seemed like the mall never stopped operating for a very long time.
Just as Lin Qianqian was about to impatiently ask the system, she felt the mall pause slightly, and then continue moving forward after two or three seconds.
Based on past experience with time travel, we've probably arrived in a new dimension.
Sure enough, the next moment, some familiar lights appeared in front of the mall, and Yun Ze, who had the highest cultivation level, could vaguely see the dimensional barrier.
A slight ripple spread across the barrier, signaling that the mall was about to enter a new dimension.
At this moment, the mall, which had just resumed its forward movement, came to an abrupt halt.
Not only did it brake, but the very next second after it stopped, something gently nudged the mall, causing the entire building to spin, tumble, and roll backward.
Caught off guard, the unsuspecting crowd in the mall suddenly lost weight, floated up, and crashed to the ground, with shelves of goods toppling over.
Fortunately, Lin Qianqian's reactions became faster and faster after she began cultivating immortality, and she immediately exercised her privileges as the owner of the mall.
She froze time and space within the mall, fixing everything except her, including Yunze.
She couldn't freeze Yunze outside the mall, but inside the mall, she had the authority to do so, so she could easily freeze everything.
The online store kept scrolling and scrolling backwards.
She struggled to steady herself and asked the system, "System, what's going on? Have we encountered a spacetime storm or an energy vortex?"
"No, host. There was a slight mishap. We received a last-minute notification that the target dimension for our mall's current journey has changed. We'll adjust it shortly, so please don't worry!"
"Tongzi, I remember you said that the plane we land in is random, so where does the target plane come from?"
"Transcending planes is random. We were originally all at the plane barrier we were randomly assigned to. But just now, the orc plane paid a high price to invite us to conduct a plane trade, and the main system agreed, so we changed our destination temporarily."
"This is the first time I've known what plane we're going to before landing. Wow, someone actually invited us! Which great god from the orc plane invited us? Was it the Beast God or the Creator God? And why did they invite us? Also, why does your tone sound more and more human? Are you still the same cold and aloof system as before?"
Curious Lin Qianqian bombarded her with a barrage of questions.
The system, however, once again feigned silence, pretending to be offline.
The tumbling stopped after a short while, and the mall changed direction, finally able to move smoothly forward in the space passage again.
As for which direction it turned to, nobody knows, since there are no directions like east, west, south, north, left, right, up, or down here.
All I know is that we're going to the Orcish plane.
At this moment, Lin Qianqian didn't have time to ask the system any more questions. After calming down, she immediately lifted the space freeze of the mall and waved her hands repeatedly to return the fallen items to their original positions.
"What's wrong?"
"What happened?"
Did you bump into something?
After the employees resumed their work, they asked a series of questions.
Yunze immediately grabbed her hand and asked, "Are you hurt?"
It's always her husband who cares most; his first concern isn't what happened, but her.
Lin Qianqian nodded to Yun Ze, "I'm fine."
Then he said to the others, "We were originally in a new plane, but we suddenly received an invitation from the orc plane, so our destination has changed."
Then he recounted his conversation with the system word for word.
After hearing Lin Qianqian's words, everyone started discussing it.
"We're going to the Orcish plane this time! I wonder if the Orcs' bodies are more like beasts or humans?" This was Jiang Shuran, who had an occupational hazard.
"Will the orcs in the orc world be like in the novels, with more males than females, and males demanding that their mates be beautiful, while females demanding that their offspring be strong and muscular?" This is Wen Mingyue, who appears serious and upright on the outside but is actually a little girl who loves reading online novels.
"Orcs? Or are they monsters that have become spirits?" This was the question asked by Zhang Laodao, who had little knowledge in this area.
"I wonder how strong the orcs are, do they have supernatural abilities like wind, rain, thunder, and lightning? How intelligent are they, and are they easy to communicate with?" This was Luo Zexuan, who was filled with worries.
"The orcish plane paid a high price? What was that price? How much will we get?" This is Chu Zhou, whose perspective on things is always different from everyone else's.
Lin Qianqian was stunned by Chu Zhou's words!
Oh right, the orc plane paid a price, and what they paid must have been something good, otherwise the system wouldn't have bothered with it.
Surely their mall should get some of these benefits too, right? Chu Zhou hadn't even thought of that.
But her system didn't mention it at all, so it must have swallowed all the benefits.
No, I have to ask them properly and try to get some information out of them.
"Tongzi, is it you..." Lin Qianqian asked loudly.
She was a little angry and spoke directly without even communicating telepathically. But before she could finish speaking, the system's voice rang out.
"No, no, don't wrong this system."
This time, the system voice did not appear in Lin Qianqian's mind, but instead made its first public appearance in front of everyone with the help of the mall's computer and speakers.
Everyone turned to look behind the cashier, where a cute little girl in ancient costume appeared on the computer screen on the wall, standing with her hands on her hips, glaring and jumping.
Tch! Another classic case of protesting too much.
This was the first time Lin Qianqian had seen the image of her own system.
"Wow, Tongzi, you're a girl. You always speak in a deep voice when you talk to me. I thought you were an older man."
The little girl on the screen rolled her eyes when she heard Lin Qianqian's words.
"Foolish host, although you are a carbon-based life form, please don't carbonize your brain. This system is a product created by an unparalleled being. It has no gender or androgynous characteristics as you claim, and can take whatever form it wants, or use whatever voice it wants, depending on my mood. With your rapidly carbonizing brain, you can't possibly guess what kind of great being this system truly is!"
These words infuriated her. If she didn't need it for time travel, she would have definitely had Chu Zhou dissect the system to find out exactly what it was!
However, this also reminded her of her earlier question: "You said yourself that the orcish plane paid a high price to have you bring us here. We're all in this together. You're responsible for leading us through the world, and we're responsible for trading in the other dimension. We're good partners, so you can't keep all the good stuff to yourself. Share some with us!"
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