After handing the item to Mary, Alice invited Cheng Zhu into her study space again, reminding Mary, "Don't open the door. If the shadow comes again, shine a light on it. Shadows are afraid of light, after all. Christine and I will be out soon, hang in there."
Seeing that Mary accepted the gift, Alice felt relieved and entered the learning system with Cheng Zhu.
Alice's study space, unlike Cheng Zhu's, was more like a fairyland. If her bedroom was the world of a flower fairy, then her study space was entirely composed of floating islands with water flowing down from them, forming small waterfalls like white ribbons.
A gentle breeze blows across the floating island, and also across the sacred trees, some golden, some pink, swirling up their uncommon yet sacred leaves, carrying them away to who knows where.
Cheng Zhu was on an older sky island with her. There was a huge temple there. In the middle of the temple was an open-air area with a table and chairs and two stools. They were all carved from white jade and were also carved in the style of Western aesthetics.
"Please."
Alice made a gesture, then unceremoniously sat down on the stool next to her.
Cheng Zhu was still in awe of the beautiful environment, somewhat absent-minded, wondering if he should also redesign his own study space. He'd come all this way to a technologically advanced world; it would be a shame not to experience it properly.
Bang bang.
Alice tapped the table, forcibly drawing Cheng Zhu's attention back, before speaking, "You seem quite surprised by this place?"
"It is indeed very beautiful," Cheng Zhu replied affirmatively.
"No matter how beautiful this place is, it's all fake. If we can't leave Smart City, we'll probably be stuck here forever," Alice said coldly, getting straight to the point.
Cheng Zhu didn't have much prejudice against Kobet, so Alice didn't bother to give her a history lesson and went straight to the point about the current situation: "Starting tomorrow, let's go together to find a way to leave Wisdom City."
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