Chapter 2: The Same Dream Divine calendar year 1518, May 5, Friday. It's a dream. It's this damn, weird, and repetitive dream again. Chen Xiang tried hard to open his eyelids, but he couldn't do it no matter what. His vision was pitch black and his body couldn't move. I could only allow the overlapping, almost insane prayers to crazily crowd into my ears. "Great Titan." "The foundation of all worlds, the weaver of reality, the pillar of eternity." "Every ray of light is your thought, every shadow is your silence. You define the essence of the universe and decide the subordination of all spirits." "The Great, Supreme Lord." "I can't even sleep well." Chen Xiang thought.
Who is the Lord? Me? The prayers continued, hundreds of voices overlapped, and sentences of [Emperor] mixed together, madly washing Chen Xiang's mind. He is so tired. Time passed by little by little, and when he woke up, the whispers in his ears slowly faded away. Chen Xiang suddenly opened his eyes, patted his dizzy head, and got up from the bed with difficulty. He opened the curtains and habitually depicted the scenery outside the window on the drawing paper: the breeze, the morning light, the morning dew, and the fallen leaves. While sketching, he was also lost in thought. "It's been eighteen years since I came to this world, and things are getting more and more chaotic. Technology in this era is obviously several decades more advanced than in my previous life, but there seems to be a big problem with the social system." Thinking about this, Chen Xiang painted the scenery outside the window. "I checked a lot of information yesterday, and it seems that there is indeed something extraordinary here, but the extraordinary can only be truly encountered by entering a college or university and studying ancient mysticism?" “Extraordinary” He took up his brush again on the scroll, sketching out an imaginary giant. "Well, I'm still curious. There are two moons in the sky. How is this dual-moon system stable? Why are the tides and other things no different from the previous life?" "By the way, I had the same dream today as always. In the dream, I was still lying down, unable to move, and could only listen." "What are those prayers anyway?" The giant on the scroll has taken shape. The giant is made up of pieces of debris, and dust, flowing fire, strong winds, and still water are intertwined around his body. He didn't know why he painted the giant. I just want to paint. Putting down the pen, Chen Xiang silently sorted out the existing information and thought for a long time before he lit the page of drawing paper and burned it to ashes.
After doing all this, he stretched himself and turned on the LCD TV. The host with fiery red hair had an exaggerated expression, hugged with both hands, and said loudly: "Good morning, Eight Ring News!" "The top news this morning was that a cargo hovercraft was shot down by a rocket over the Eighth Ring Road! Hey, the unruly people in our Eighth Ring Road are always like this." "This hovercraft is from the Colossus Academy. An important cargo has been lost. This behemoth occupying the Eighth Ring is going to be angry. Citizens of the Eighth Ring, please go out less recently." "In addition, the Colossus Academy has issued a reward. Anyone who can provide information about this item will receive a million-dollar reward!" Chen Xiang took a look at the lost item picture on TV. It was a black wooden box with a "Giant Statue" engraved on it, which was the logo of the Colossus Academy. He was a little surprised. The hovercraft was blown up, but this wooden box was okay? What's inside this small box that could make Colossus Academy offer a million-dollar reward? "The second news is that the Sixth Prince of Donghong Country will visit our Great City in the near future. Of course, this has nothing to do with everyone in the Eighth Ring~" "The third big news is that a riot broke out in Jiuhuan last night. Three thousand rioters occupied the police station and the Executive Office." In the exaggerated intonation of the red-haired host, Chen Xiang shook his head, no longer paying attention, and pulled open the curtains. The dawn light suddenly poured in, covering the entire bedroom bit by bit. He stared at the tall buildings, the neon lights that never turned off, the huge holographic projections, the cars running on the ground, and the rare floating cars in the sky. I have been in this world for eighteen years, so I think it is a reincarnation. But it wasn’t until last month, when I turned 18, that I realized my wisdom. Chen Xiang lit a cigarette, a little absent-minded. In a chaotic society and a broken civilization, my parents passed away long ago, leaving only my eldest sister and second brother. My eldest sister makes a living on the streets, to put it bluntly, she is a gangster, while my second brother works as a police officer in the police station. The police officer sounded fine, but actually This super city, which occupies an entire huge island and covers an area of nearly 100,000 square kilometers, is divided into one to nine rings. The closer to the outer ring, the more chaotic it is. The eighth ring police station where my second brother is located has been bombed by thugs many times! Ordinary police officers are no different from civilians, or even worse off than civilians, with low wages, more dangers, and almost no power. As for myself, I was just an ordinary young man who had just turned eighteen years old, had just awakened my past life memories for a month, was taken care of by my eldest sister and second brother, and was eager to enter a higher education institute to study [Ancient Mysticism]. Thinking about it. A breeze blew in through the window, blowing up the embers on the iron table. The last voice of the red-haired host on TV also rang out amid the interweaving of neon lights, morning glow, and breeze. "All in all, it's going to be another great day." "Welcome to the Great City!" The voice just fell. Chen Xiang's brows suddenly frowned. There was a faint rustling noise coming from outside the room, coming from the living room. But there's clearly no one at home? The next moment, there was a knock on his door. ‘Dong-dong-dong! ’ Chen Xiang opened the drawer, opened the iron box, grabbed a pure black Rhino 5 large-caliber kinetic pistol from it, and asked loudly: "Who?" Under the cover of the shouting, he silently opened the safety of his pistol and loaded the bullet. "it's me." A slightly tired male voice sounded, and there seemed to be a sense of relief. Chen Xiang also breathed a sigh of relief, grabbed the pistol and opened the door. Only after he saw the familiar face outside the door did he turn on the safety and put away the large-caliber pistol that could blow open a rhinoceros' head.
Standing outside the door was a young man, about twenty-two or twenty-three years old, with sharp eyebrows and bright eyes. His face looked somewhat similar to Chen Xiang, and he was wearing a police uniform. The second brother, Chen Xin, is a senior police officer at the Eighth Ring Police Station in Great City. "Brother, aren't you going to work today?" Chen Xiang asked as he put the pistol into the iron box. "Something serious has happened." Chen Xin frowned: "The Ninth Ring was in complete chaos last night. All twelve huge bridges from the Eighth Ring to the Ninth Ring were closed, but some rioters still flocked to the Eighth Ring. I'm worried about you." The great city is divided into nine rings. The inner three rings are mysterious, the middle three rings are mostly inhabited by wealthy families, the six rings are separated from each other by huge walls, and the outer three rings are divided by huge rivers several kilometers wide. One link, one world; or one link, one class. After a pause, Chen Xin looked at the young man in front of him and continued: "Since everything is alright, I'll go back to the police station first. By the way, your elder sister has helped you get the Ancient Mysticism course at Colossus College. I'll pick you up this afternoon to report to the school." Chen Xiang's breathing quickened. Colossus Academy! According to the existing information, if you want to become extraordinary, you have to enter a higher education institute! The Colossus Academy is the only higher education academy in the entire Eight Rings, whether in terms of scale, strength or influence! It is said that there are [Supernormals] in the Colossus Academy! Of course, unlike other schools, it is difficult to get into Colossus Academy. Apart from other things, the tuition fee for the [Ancient Mysticism] course involving [supernormal] is 300,000 yuan a year, but my second brother's salary is only 4,000 yuan a month. How did my elder sister get the admission qualification? Chen Xiang took a deep breath, nodded heavily, and said seriously: "Brother, I will definitely study hard." Chen Xin nodded gently and reminded: "Remember to thank your elder sister. This qualification is not easy to come by!" After saying that, he patted Chen Xiang on the shoulder and hurriedly left home again. After watching his second brother leave, Chen Xiang paced back and forth, unconsciously clenching his fists. Extraordinary! just Chen Xiang, who had quickly calmed down, frowned. If it were just these things, my second brother wouldn't need to come back specially. Even if he was worried about his safety, he could just make a phone call. You know, being away from work in the police station is no small matter. After thinking for a moment, he walked to the living room and looked around. Everything was normal, with an old coffee table, a semi-antique LCD TV, and a yellowed air conditioner that was older than himself. Ok? Chen Xiang let out a light exclamation, walked forward, and took out a square, unidentified object covered with black cloth from under the coffee table. There was none yesterday. Was it my second brother who just put it there? Without thinking too much, Chen Xiang pulled open the black cloth, revealing a pitch-black wooden box with the word "Giant Statue" engraved on its surface. There was a sudden noise outside the door. (End of this chapter)