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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As she swam, she didn't feel particularly anxious because she had been searching for the next island for a long time. Logically speaking, she would soon gain something.

As time passed, she suddenly saw a small island rising in front of her.

Golden light flashed faintly on the island.

Jiang Baimian perked up. She felt that it was time to accommodate herself.

The appearance and characteristics of the island were identical to Shang Jianyao's description! However, she didn't speed up her swimming. She maintained her original pace and focused on thinking about what she should do later.

She felt that she couldn't 'fight' with numbers. There was almost no hope for her to make a 'compromise' during the first clash and complete the acceptance. Therefore, under the circumstances that failure wouldn't have any negative effects, she decided to figure out what her other self was obsessed with before coming up with a plan. It was an effective strategy.

"Encountered"