Cuttlefish That Loves Diving

In this latest work by Lord of the Mysteries author, Cuttlefish That Loves Diving, be prepared for a well-thought out and detailed apocalyptic, cyberpunk world with a setting superseding Lord of the Mysteries!
Our protagonist, Shang Jianyao, is crazy—literally crazy, at least that's what the doctors said. Living in a huge, underground building of Pangu Biology, one of the few remaining factions in this apocalyptic wasteland known as the Ashlands, he acts in unfathomable ways that's head-scratching, comical, and shrewd. So is he really crazy? Probably.
He has a grand dream: to save all of humanity.
Intricately tied to this dream is something everyone in the Ashlands believes in: Deep in a particular ruin buried away by danger and famine, a path leading to a new world awaits. To step into the new world, one only needs to find a special key and open that certain door.
There, the land is bountiful, as if milk and honey flows freely. 
The sunlight is dazzling, as if all coldness and darkness are washed away. 
The people will no longer have to face desolation, monsters, infections, mutations, and all kinds of dangers.
There, children are joyous, adults are happy, everything is fine as they are supposed to be.
Every Antiquarian, Ruin Hunter, and Historian roaming the Ashlands knows: That's the New World.

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Shang Jianyao's question wasn't too strange in itself, but it had nothing to do with the previous conversation.

It left Gu Bo confused. "Why are you asking this?"

"Just asking." Shang Jianyao's answer made Gu Bo's chest tighten.

Upon noticing the change in his expression, Shang Jianyao raised his hands, leaned back, and added, "Everything is but a dream. Why so serious?"

Whoa, putting theory into practice? Have you recently fallen in love with this saying? Jiang Baimian didn't interrupt Shang Jianyao's performance. After all, she also wanted to know if Gu Bo knew Du Heng.

Gu Bo hissed. "Are you a believer of Shattered Mirror? Why do I hear that you plan on joining the Furnace Church?" As the president of the local Hunter's Guild, he was definitely well-informed.

Shang Jianyao replied in all seriousness, "I plan on joining the Furnace Church while admiring the Clam Dragon Church's philosophy."

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