Chapter 52

Six days until the穿越 (time travel) begins.

When Qingchen went out, he was surprised to find that the door of apartment 102 opposite his was wide open, with dust-proof plastic sheets spread inside.

Inside, a group of workers was renovating the floor and walls. They were different from the workers he usually saw; their uniforms were neat, with the words "Sanchi Decoration" printed on the back.

Qingchen had never heard of such a decoration company in the area.

He asked one of the workers, "What's going on?"

The worker glanced at him and smiled, "Moving in."

Qingchen casually asked, "What about the owner? Since we're neighbors, we could say hello."

The worker replied, "I don't know. We just do the work; we don't know where the owner is."

Qingchen found this strange.

Apartment 102 had been unoccupied for a long time. How could there suddenly be new neighbors?

Not only 102, but he also heard noises from upstairs.

Qingchen went upstairs and was surprised to find that 202 was also being renovated.

What was going on? Two new neighbors at once? This was clearly not normal.

However, there were only moving workers, and Qingchen didn't see any homeowners.

Outside the hallway, people were unloading furniture and daily items from a truck.

The items were meticulously categorized in cloth and paper storage bags: fragile items, books, clothes, and more.

Each box was also covered with a dust-proof bag.

In an instant, he concluded that the new residents must be wealthy.

He glanced at his own dilapidated building and then at this luxurious moving operation...

Would rich people move here? What a joke.

Everything he saw was completely out of place with his living environment.

The opposite apartment, though different in layout from his, was at most 92 square meters, and the old building structure would trip the circuit breaker with high-power appliances.

Rich people would have to be crazy to move here.

Unless, they were here for something else... the Inner World.

The time travelers in this building, besides himself, were Li Tongyun and Jiang Xue.

He had hidden himself well, so they must be targeting Jiang Xue.

At that moment, Jiang Xue led Li Tongyun out, and they exchanged glances. Qingchen said, "Be careful."

"Okay," Jiang Xue nodded.

After arriving at school, Qingchen first passed by Liu Dezhu's classroom. He was taken aback to see Liu Dezhu sitting listlessly in the classroom, with bandages on his arm and face...

Why were all these strange things happening today?

First, two new neighbors appeared out of nowhere, and then Liu Dezhu looked like he had been beaten up.

Qingchen subconsciously opened the trending topics and found that Liu Dezhu's injury had already made the hot search list...

In the trending Weibo post, there were photos of Liu Dezhu's injuries and speculations by journalists.

The photos were taken at the school gate, and the angle suggested that the photographer was hiding in the green belt opposite the school.

These were paparazzi, Qingchen thought, feeling a bit helpless.

He never expected that the time travel incident had reached the point of attracting paparazzi.

It made sense; paparazzi chase hot news, and once they get the scoop, they can sell it to marketing accounts in minutes.

And now, what was hotter than time travelers? Not even celebrities or internet stars could compare.

In recent days, even Wang Laoshi's concert tour couldn't make the top ten on the trending list; the top ten were all about time travelers.

Qingchen was truly relieved that he had hidden himself well.

Regardless of the danger of exposure, he couldn't bear the media attention.

Below this trending topic, another news item caught Qingchen's attention: He Xiaoxiao's latest guide.

He returned to his classroom and opened Douyin to search for He Xiaoxiao's account. The background was still black, and there was only a male voice and subtitles: "Today, I will introduce the Forbidden Zone dungeon."

"There are currently 139 known Forbidden Zones in the Inner World, scattered across the wilderness. Of course, there are also newly formed Forbidden Zones that have not been officially recorded."

"According to investigations, the formation of Forbidden Zones is closely related to the extraordinary beings in the Inner World..."

"Many advanced biotechnologies and genetic technologies in the Inner World have made breakthroughs thanks to samples obtained from Forbidden Zones. Successfully clearing a Forbidden Zone dungeon could earn you a substantial reward from a consortium."

"The Forbidden Zone dungeon is extremely dangerous. He Xiaoxiao kindly reminds everyone to go in teams."

Qingchen silently finished the guide. This time, his information was ahead of He Xiaoxiao.

Notably, he again emphasized the need for time travelers to form teams.

He considered this a well-intentioned reminder.

"Qingchen, look," his desk mate, Nan Gengchen, shook his arm.

As Qingchen looked up, the morning sunlight slanted through the door, and two unfamiliar girls stood there.

The two girls were about the same height, with long, slightly curly hair, and their skin was so fair it was almost blinding in the sunlight.

One girl wore a casual black and white baseball shirt and a fitted denim skirt, with long, slender legs.

The other girl wore a loose long-sleeved T-shirt, as if she had picked it up randomly, but it looked particularly pleasing to the eye.

Nan Gengchen's eyes were glued to them. The math teacher, Tian Hailong, said from the podium, "Two announcements. Your homeroom teacher, Du Yihong, can no longer teach you for the time being. I will temporarily take over as your homeroom teacher. If you have any issues, just let me know."

Tian Hailong continued, "The second announcement is that we have two new transfer students. I hope everyone can be friendly and helpful. Now, please come up and introduce yourselves."

The girl in the baseball shirt walked to the podium and smiled, "Hello everyone, my name is Wang Yun, and I'm from Haicheng."

The other girl introduced herself, "Hello everyone, my name is Bai Wan'er, also from Haicheng. Please take care of me."

The class erupted in applause, with Nan Gengchen clapping the loudest.

Tian Hailong looked around the classroom and pointed to the seats next to Qingchen and Nan Gengchen, "You can sit there. Qingchen is one of the top students in our grade, so if you have any questions, you can ask him. A few boys, come with me to the storage room to get two sets of desks and chairs."

Several boys volunteered immediately.

One boy cleared his desk and placed it next to Qingchen and Nan Gengchen, then said to Wang Yun, "You can use mine."

Wang Yun smiled and asked, "What about you?"

The boy replied, "No problem, I'll go get another one from the storage room."

Qingchen genuinely admired the boy's high emotional intelligence... he would likely have a bright future.

Wang Yun thanked him and sat down next to Nan Gengchen.

Just as Nan Gengchen's heart was racing, Wang Yun's words extinguished all his enthusiasm, "Um... do you know Liu Dezhu from the next class?"

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