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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Embers Ad Infinitum

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7th August left a deep impression on Long Yuehong. This was not only the day of First City's uprising but also the day he was seriously injured—the day he lost his right arm.

Jiang Baimian was now telling him that a Heartless outbreak had erupted in Pangu Biology on the same day.

"It can't be that coincidental, right?" Long Yuehong blurted out.

Jiang Baimian pondered for a moment and replied, "Maybe it's not a coincidence."

Long Yuehong gaped open his mouth but was at a loss for words. He then realized that Shang Jianyao was looking at him.

This fellow will definitely say that it's because of me… Long Yuehong felt that he could already guess what Shang Jianyao would say next. However, his guess didn't become reality because Bai Chen entered the office that very moment and expressed her puzzlement at the rather solemn atmosphere.

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