The Impressive Workplace

Kevin looked up, stunned at the strange sight in the sky, his mouth wide open – he couldn't see his own expression, but if he could, he would have thought he had just come out of two years of rehabilitation training from Qingshan Psychiatric Hospital.

A massive building was suspended upside down above his head, almost making one's heart stop and one's courage fail!

It was a huge mansion with a blue roof, featuring a cruciform main building and long side wings. The mansion had white walls and a blue roof, elegant and noble, giving the impression of a combination of a European modern castle and manor. Behind the main building stood a complex streamline tower, which didn't quite match the style of the mansion but added an overall sense of mystery. The mansion itself was built on a pure white pedestal, and around it, one could see lush lawns and gardens. Small fountains were symmetrically distributed in the garden, while in front of the mansion on the small square was an artificial fountain that could be described as "gigantic." All of these were breathtaking.

And what was even more breathtaking was that everything was upside down in the sky! Even the fountain was upside down in the air, as if completely disregarding Newton's laws.

Kevin had only seen buildings of this scale on TV in his lifetime, but he had never seen buildings of this scale hanging in the sky in such a bizarre way. Instinctively, his legs trembled, and his first thought was what would happen if this thing fell down – it wasn't surprising that he was so startled. Even if you brought Schwarzenegger here, he would tremble upon seeing a building larger than a residential area flying overhead.

Kevin was absolutely sure that there was nothing in the sky before, and he also noticed that even with such a large house hanging upside down in the sky, there was no shadow on the ground. He could still feel the scorching sun directly shining on him, making him sweat – of course, sweating at this moment wasn't entirely due to the sun. In short, everything happening before his eyes was completely beyond his understanding as an ordinary person. It wasn't until a buzzing call came from the phone in his hand that he snapped out of it: "Hey, Kevin! Did you see the big house in the sky?"

Kevin put the phone to his ear and, after a long pause, exclaimed, "Wow..."

"The first rule of employee behavior in our unit is that employees are not allowed to swear before the leader swears, but since you're not yet employed, it doesn't matter," the woman said carelessly, "Now take your hand off the old Chinese medicine advertisement and keep your gaze on the square; otherwise, I won't be responsible for where you fly off to."

Kevin, who was about to turn around and leave, broke out in a cold sweat upon hearing this: Fortunately, his hand had been holding onto the telephone pole (due to his weak legs) and hadn't let go; otherwise, something terrible might have happened by now!

Kevin knew that he couldn't run away today, so he could only grit his teeth and, facing the square in front of the mansion in the sky, let go of the pole.

In an instant, the world seemed to spin around Kevin, and he felt as if he had been thrown hundreds of meters into the air, then into a place without up, down, left, right, or gravity. He was then crazy rotating in all directions, countless 360-degree turns, until the sensation of his New Year's Eve dinner from the previous year almost being flung out of him subsided like a receding tide. He found himself still standing on solid ground, but the scene before him had completely changed: A huge fountain was splashing joyfully in front of him, and a gentle breeze blew, carrying a delightful and slightly cool moisture that made every pore on his body relax. On both sides were lush lawns and vibrant gardens, while underfoot was a neat and pristine white stone ground. Kevin wasn't sure if it was actually stone, but he knew it wasn't concrete. It was delicate and elegant, with a texture somewhere between plastic and metal, a building material he had never seen before.

Kevin slowly turned his head and saw a huge white mansion with a blue roof behind him.

As expected, he had arrived at the upside-down building he had seen earlier, which meant...

Kevin looked up with a horrified expression, but surprisingly, he didn't see another upside-down earth. Above him was only a clear and bright blue sky, with a magnificent ribbon of light, like an aurora, slowly moving behind the clouds. He didn't see the sun, but a warm yet not scorching sunlight still poured down from above. Looking far into the distance, Kevin saw nothing obstructing his view around the mansion. There was a straight and open road between the gardens on both sides, but nothing was at the end of the road. Kevin saw a thick fog, as if the area was enclosed by a ring of mist, and the only existence here was the huge mansion and garden where he stood.

Like an isolated island in the fog – this thought made Kevin shiver, and he realized that getting back was already a problem.

At this moment, a faint creaking sound came from behind him, bringing Kevin back to his senses. He turned his head and saw that the magnificent door of the mansion had been pushed open, and a humanoid "being" that seemed to be composed of clouds and electric currents walked out.

Kevin had never seen such a peculiar "being." It was indistinguishable as to gender and even lacked facial features. The entire "person" was composed entirely of semi-transparent, hazy, light blue mist. This peculiar being was over a person's height and had human limbs. Bright electric currents could be seen flowing through the mist of its body from time to time, as if these currents were its bones?

Besides, Kevin didn't see it wearing any clothes... Presumably, this thing didn't need to wear clothes either?

Kevin had encountered too many bizarre events these past few days, and the upside-down building earlier had pushed his nerves to the brink of exhaustion. Therefore, when he saw this Weird creature that couldn't even be called a human, although Kevin was surprised, he didn't lose his composure. The "Blue Mist Man" nodded at Kevin, emitting a series of crackling electric sounds from within its body, then stepped aside, gesturing for the visitor to follow him inside.

Gathering his courage, Kevin quickened his pace and followed the "Blue Mist Man" into the eerie mansion.

The mansion was as grand and tall as it appeared from the outside. Entering through the front door, Kevin found himself in a bright and spacious foyer, followed by a long corridor lined with a red carpet. Following the silent,Weird creature, Kevin cautiously observed his surroundings as he walked: There were no light sources anywhere in the corridor, yet every corner was filled with light. The walls on both sides were adorned with many murals of unclear meaning. Some depicted towering castles and towers reaching into the clouds, while others portrayed scenes of planets and the universe. Some even showed enormous battleships engaging in combat and high-tech military operations, and still, others depicted people like magicians casting spells - honestly, these things didn't really fit in here.

Lastly, he saw a mural at the end of the corridor covered in children's graffiti-like drawings of turtles... This was completely beyond comprehension.

Eventually, he was led to a heavy and ornate dark brown wooden door. The Blue Mist Man pointed at the door and suddenly disappeared into the air before Kevin could even ask a question.

Kevin shrugged and reluctantly knocked on the wooden door a few times.

A pleasant female voice came from behind the door, the same woman from the phone: "Come in, the door's unlocked."

Kevin pushed the door open with force, revealing everything behind it.

This was a large semicircular room. In the center of the room was a heavy-looking dark table. The floor was not carpeted but covered with a layer of grayish-white, warm stone-like tiles. Along the curved wall of the room stood a half-circle of shelves, but they were not bookshelves - they were filled with peculiar items that Kevin couldn't discern the purpose of. Some seemed to be models, others were flashing crystals, and in one compartment lay a half-eaten pancake.

Was there really a half-eaten pancake there? Absolutely, heaven knows why!

Sitting behind the large table in the center of the room was a woman with silver-white long hair.

A beautiful woman who made Kevin momentarily stunned, and she looked surprisingly young, perhaps even a little younger than Kevin? At least, that was how it appeared.

She exuded a cold and distant aura, with light brown eyes and silver-white hair that resembled ice and snow. Her nose was straight and high, her lips thin, giving off an impression of being hard to approach when she wasn't speaking (of course, it could also be Kevin's illusion, considering he was already seeing her as the Apocalypse Demon Lord). The young woman wore a strange outfit, resembling a black robe yet also somewhat like a modified trench coat. Although the style wasn't very common, it suited her remarkably well, lending her an air of mystery.

While Kevin was still in a daze, the young woman smiled, her cold aura dissolving somewhat. She nodded at Kevin, gesturing for him to sit in the chair nearby, then pointed at herself, "You can call me Raven 12345, your future superior."

Kevin was so immersed in his chaotic thoughts that he didn't even notice her introducing herself. Instinctively, he asked, "Where... is this place?"

"Here? The Temporal-Spatial Administration Bureau," said the woman named Raven 12345 with pride, "The ene35 Node Office of the Temporal-Spatial Administration Bureau stationed in Wangbatuo, isn't it impressive?"

Kevin: "..."