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 looked at the figure in the Old World priest outfit and an old-fashioned bonnet in front of him. There was no fear on his face but an excited expression.

"DiMarco?" he asked in confirmation.

The figure with an obvious aquiline nose retracted his gaze and sized up his surroundings before seriously looking at Shang Jianyao. "Sort of. You don't seem afraid at all?"

"What's the use of being afraid in such a situation?" Shang Jianyao smiled. "Is this your Awakened ability? Can you directly invade someone's mind world without passing through the Mind Corridor?"

DiMarco laughed. "It has a nice name—Destiny Connection."

As he spoke, his expression vaguely warped as if he couldn't suppress some hidden emotion in his heart. "You're actually not afraid! Don't you know that I love seeing others terrified and helpless? Don't you know how wonderful it is to end a life filled with hope with your own hands?"

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