Witch Special

As the saying goes, they sleep as soon as they get on the bus, take photos as soon as they get off, and know nothing when asked. When Lin Zhenxi arrived at the Xinlan City Bus Station, she happened to run into a group of tourists from other cities who had come to Xinlan City for a tour. As soon as they walked out of the bus station building, the uncles and aunties stopped in their tracks, raised their phones, and excitedly took a sea of ​​photos of Xinlan City's novel architecture, which was so different from other cities.

Ever since Lin Zhenxi received her personal terminal from the "company," she hadn't considered outdated electronic gadgets like mobile phones. It had all the functions of a mobile phone: reading novels, watching videos, playing games. It was compatible with any app that could be installed on a mobile phone, and Lin Zhenxi had never seen it lag.

Although it was a product from ten years ago, Lin Zhenxi felt that the personal terminal in her hand was probably more advanced than the latest mobile phone. Perhaps... even if mobile phones were to develop for another few decades, they still wouldn't be as functional as the personal terminal.

After all, cell phones don't have laser scanning and 3D imaging capabilities, and there's no way they'd get a signal even on the moon in another world. Furthermore, Lin Zhenxi had never charged her personal terminal. She didn't even know what it used as a power source, but it wasn't her responsibility.

The fact that there is no need to charge and there is signal no matter where you are are probably the advantages that mobile phones will never be able to surpass.

The uncles and aunts who were blocking the road were then called away by a tour guide holding a small red triangular flag and shouting through a loudspeaker. Only then was Lin Zhenxi able to go and find her bus.

The Xinlan City bus terminal was enormous. It was a major transportation hub, after all, and even consisted of three floors: upper, middle, and lower. Entrance was on the second floor, exits were on the first, and the underground level served as the basement for the city shuttle bus, the hovercar, and the subway. Lin Zhenxi was leaving Xinlan City, so she didn't need to go upstairs; she could simply walk into the bus terminal building.

Lin Zhenxi swiped her e-ticket at the gate, and a three-dimensional green arrow projected onto her personal terminal, guiding her. However, Lin Zhenxi had already seen the bus's license plate number and parking area, so she could find her way there herself without needing this thoughtful guidance service.

Lin Zhenxi quickly found a bus heading to his hometown, boarded the bus, found his seat, sat down, leaned back, and closed his eyes.

She fell asleep as soon as she got in the car, and she was no exception, at least it seemed that way.

However, unlike ordinary people, even with her eyes closed, Lin Zhenxi could still complete some magical research through introspection and meditation. Especially now that she had parallel consciousnesses, Lin Zhenxi discovered that her sea of ​​consciousness seemed to have evolved into a consciousness space. The six parallel consciousnesses each carved out a piece of the consciousness space and used it as their own laboratory.

After Lin Zhenxi lowered her consciousness, she went to explore the six parallel consciousness laboratories. However, in the consciousness space, her own consciousness did not seem to be displayed as clearly as the parallel consciousnesses. Instead, it was a dot or a ball of light that carried her consciousness.

In this state, Lin Zhenxi had no way of seeing his own hands and feet in the conscious space, nor could he touch things in the conscious space.

However, in this state, Lin Zhenxi's consciousness could move freely, and her communication with the parallel consciousnesses was unimpeded. She could even forcibly summon the six parallel consciousnesses together to hold a lively mental meeting.

Anyway, it's quite amazing.

Consciousness space was still a very new concept for Lin Zhenxi, and there was still a lot she didn't understand. But that didn't matter. She had already assigned a large number of her own scientific research tasks to parallel consciousness, which gave her time to study this consciousness space.

So let’s set a small goal first, such as figuring out how to separate an independent small space in the consciousness space.

Four hours passed quickly as Lin Zhenxi closed his eyes and rested. The bus, which was sparsely populated, left Xinlan City, crossed the border between two provinces, and finally stopped at the bus station in Lin Zhenxi's hometown.

As the engine stopped vibrating, Lin Zhenxi's ego also left her own consciousness. She opened her eyes, looked out the window at the darkening sky and the buildings around the station that she still remembered, and confirmed that she had returned to her hometown.

After getting off the bus, Lin Zhenxi took a deep breath of the air of his hometown and felt surprisingly relaxed.

Well, should I take the bus or a taxi? Lin Zhenxi felt his pockets and found no cash, so he had no choice but to go to the side of the road and take a taxi.

Standing by the side of the road, the smell of car exhaust kept drilling into Lin Zhenxi's nose, and the dust raised by the vehicles also made the air turbid.

After staying in New Blue City for so long, it was really hard to get used to going out again. However, Lin Zhenxi also knew that the situation in New Blue City was an exception, and in other parts of the world, the situation before her was the norm.

In fact, the urban greening in Lin Zhenxi's hometown has been done very well. Classifiable trash cans can be seen everywhere and the streets are also very clean.

But, anyway, in Lin Zhenxi's memory, it seemed to be exactly like this when she left. Now, ten years later, it's still the same, even the billboards on the buildings along the street haven't changed. Compared to the ever-changing New Blue City, where new things are always appearing, Lin Zhenxi's hometown barely shows the traces of time.

If New Blue City represents the future, then the city in front of Lin Zhenxi is probably the most real present.

Fortunately, there were still quite a few taxis on the street at this time, and soon one of them was stopped by Lin Zhenxi.

"Yanjing Garden, thank you."

The driver was rather reserved. He asked Lin Zhenxi if she was going to the South Gate or the North Gate, and then stopped talking. Perhaps it was because Lin Zhenxi was a girl; if it had been a male passenger, I wonder if they would have engaged in a conversation.

Ten minutes later, the taxi stopped at the gate of Lin Zhenxi's community. The driver took out a QR code and asked Lin Zhenxi to scan it to pay.

Xinlan City already had contactless payment; there was no need for a payment step; any purchase was automatically deducted from the account. Luckily, QR code payment had been popular for years, and Lin Zhenxi had used it before going to Xinlan City, so she wasn't foolish enough to ask the driver how to pay.

After taking out his personal terminal, scanning the QR code, and paying the fare, Lin Zhenxi got out of the car and stood at the gate of his community.

The four bronze characters "Yanjing Garden" inlaid on the large landscape stone have faded from years of wind and sun, losing their former brightness. But Lin Zhenxi still feels a strong sense of familiarity. After all, no matter how comfortable she feels in Xinlan City, this is still where her parents live. Home is where family is; if you live alone, it's just a place to rest.

"Okay, let's go home." Lin Zhenxi tidied her clothes and walked towards the gate of the community.

Although he had not been back for a long time, the property still retained Lin Zhenxi's owner information. As soon as Lin Zhenxi approached, the gate opened automatically.

As he got closer to his home, Lin Zhenxin's heart beat more and more intensely, as if something was waiting for him ahead.

Is this what they call, the call of home...

Shit, this is a magic wave!

"Maki, there is a barrier ahead!" Black Cat's voice also sounded in Lin Maki's heart.

Lin Zhenxi's expression changed immediately. He flicked his hand, held the popped-out wand in his own hand, and cast a "Muggle-Repelling Spell" on himself.

This spell can block the attention of nearby Muggles, reminding any nearby Muggles of an urgent matter and allowing them to quickly leave. However, there is a prerequisite for this spell, that is, there cannot be too many Muggles around, otherwise the Muggles who leave in a group will inevitably attract unnecessary attention.

Obviously, the neighborhood where Lin Zhenxi was at the moment was not a suitable place to cast this spell. Lin Zhenxi had to narrow the effective range of the spell and imagine the Muggle Repelling Charm as a piece of clothing draped over herself. This way, all Muggles would think of other things the moment they saw her and forget about her in the blink of an eye, which could at least conceal her purpose.

Unfortunately, the Muggle-Repelling Charm is ineffective against surveillance, and the neighborhood where Lin Zhenxi lives is full of surveillance cameras.

Therefore, Lin Zhenxi could no longer use the invisibility spell to hide his whereabouts. If a living person disappeared out of thin air, it would be troublesome if someone investigated.

In New Blue City, the "Company" could do almost anything, and information interception was a powerful weapon that could never be defeated. But now that Lin Zhenxi had left New Blue City, she wondered if the "Company" could still provide the cover it once had.

So, by default no.

Lin Zhenxi took a long breath, calmed himself down, and then ran towards his home.

Not long after, she saw the barrier she had sensed earlier. The barrier enveloped five buildings, including Lin Zhenxi's home.

Lin Zhenxi stood next to the barrier, placed his palm on it, and then spread his perception along his palm to the barrier.

Through the feedback of his mental power, Lin Zhenxi quickly analyzed the function of this barrier. The result made Lin Zhenxi slightly relieved, because the function of this barrier was almost completely positive.

Simply put, this barrier is a layered space higher than reality, and anything that happens in this barrier will not affect reality.

This should be a barrier released by someone to protect this place, and the barrier has a very high technical content. In any case, Lin Zhenxi has no way to take out such a thing casually, so he has to at least study it.

So who released this barrier, and what was happening inside? Lin Zhenxi raised his wand, imagining that he was holding a knife, and then slashed the wand towards the barrier.

A gap appeared in front of Lin Zhenxi as the wand moved. When the gap was large enough for a person to pass through, Lin Zhenxi dived in.

Since this concerns his family, Lin Zhenxi must find out all the information about this barrier.