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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First City's management is still much worse than the company… Jiang Baimian nodded and asked another question after hearing Jadi's answer. "Has anything major happened in the city recently?"

Jadi shook his head like a rattle. "No, everything is as usual."

"Are all of you citizens?" Jiang Baimian asked.

Jadi glanced at his companions—who had their hands raised. "Yes, but over the years, the citizens at the bottom are living increasingly worse days. It's not as good as when the emperor was alive. We have a good relationship with some of the city guard captains and company commanders. We rely on them to earn some hard-earned money at the Red River Bridge entrance."

Hard-earned money… Jiang Baimian nearly chortled from amusement. How can extortion with a gun be considered tough?

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