The next day.
Zhuang Xiao awoke once again from a headache and fear. No matter how many times she experienced the process of awakening, such emotions would not fade. She stood still, witnessing time freeze, with the elevator display forever halted at the 32nd floor.
That was the building known as the "Consensus Obelisk," the locale of the Democratic Assembly, and the absolute center of power in this city.
She remembered that name.
Surrounded by empty offices, she remained in Merlin's office, lying on the sofa. As soon as she opened her eyes, she could see the book being perused, a book obviously not belonging to this era, a Sheepskin Book, with yellowed pages, appearing as a product of the Victorian Era.
This book reminded Zhuang Xiao of the millennia she spent in the "alternate world."
"The others have gone to a meeting."
