Void Jigsaw Puzzle

Even an experienced middle-aged man like Guo Ling felt goose bumps when he heard the woman's voice coming from behind him.

Zhong Chenmu saw the blonde woman walking slowly towards him.

With her gentle smile and voluptuous figure, it was hard to ignore her outstanding features.

Somehow, Zhong Chenmu's eyes flashed with the scene where Pierce slapped her on the butt under the dim light last night.

My face also became hot unconsciously.

When he came to his senses, Pu Yue had already approached him.

A strong scent of perfume also drifted over like a shadow.

Guo Ling and Fan Ting frowned unconsciously.

Pu Yue stared at Zhong Chenmu without blinking. "Xiao Zhong, since you're here, why don't you come to our branch meeting? The discussion is quite lively. Besides, the president also wants to talk to you."

Zhong Chenmu saw Guo Ling nod slightly in his peripheral vision, as if to say, "Go ahead. We'll help you keep an eye on the situation in the other meeting rooms."

So, he replied calmly: "Okay, then take me there. I haven't seen Professor Pierce for a long time."

At this moment, he had already thought about it. If Pu Yue's face changed and she showed a hint of sarcasm, she would reply: "Didn't we just see each other..."

He knew that his act of following her and Pierce last night had been exposed, and it was most likely Qingnian who told others about it.

However, Pu Yue's expression was charming, and nothing else could be seen: "Okay, come with me."

After saying that, she turned around coquettishly and walked in front of Zhong Chenmu.

Zhong Chenmu didn't know where to look and could only stare at the passage outside the conference hall from afar.

Finally, he followed Pu Yue to the door of a meeting room closest to the main passage outside the hall. Pu Yue stopped, turned around and smiled warmly at him: "Please come in."

After saying that, he took the initiative to open the door of the conference room for him.

There was a lot of people inside.

Zhong Chenmu subconsciously stepped back before walking in.

As soon as he entered the door, he felt a wave of heat hitting him, mixed with the breath and smell of various people.

Apparently, this was a closed conference room and there was no adequate air conditioning or ventilation.

He frowned. Inside, dozens of people, both men and women, were standing and sitting, gathered around a huge whiteboard facing the main entrance, discussing something. The whiteboard was covered with various patterns and words, as if they were pointing out a military map.

A tall old man was silently watching them from behind with a smile on his face. He did not participate, but just stood in the open space behind them, facing the door of the conference room sideways.

That is where Zhong Chenmu is at the moment.

Pierce obviously noticed the boy at the first moment, and he turned around and walked over.

"Hey, Xiao Zhong, I'm glad you're here again. The reason I chose to meet here is because I want you to know what's going on in our Prophet Society."

"But if you want to chat, won't it be too noisy here?"

"No, no... The noisiest place is the quietest place. They are all focused on the whiteboard in front of them. No one will pay attention to our conversation, and the noise they make is enough to cover up any possible eavesdropping on us..."

Hearing this, Zhong Chenmu's heart skipped a beat: "Could it be that he knew I was following and eavesdropping on his conversation last night?"

However, judging by Pierce's expression, he thought he was worrying too much.

Pierce must have become more vigilant after being rejected by Qingnian last night.

Zhong Chenmu couldn't help but recall what happened last night.

During the more than 20-minute conversation, Pierce expressed his feelings towards the civilization of Wuming City to Qingnian in a very humble and even somewhat flattering tone, and asked him to allow himself and the Prophet Society to enter their world and open up a space in it as a starting point for the Prophet Society to explore the larger universe.

"Respected Master Qingnian, since your people have been able to help us settle here in the vast universe and help us restore our bodies from the form of digital signals, you will naturally be magnanimous enough to help us escape the broken civilization of Nameless City. Almost everyone here has lost their loved ones. We are very pitiful, because in our memories and impressions, we seem to have everything, but they are not around... Moreover, we can help you explore the wider world..."

Zhong Chenmu remembered that before Pierce could finish his words, he was rudely interrupted by Qingnian.

“…You think too much!”

Then, the numbers in the system returned to zero and the voices in my ears disappeared.

He hadn't found the book in the library last night, so he was quite puzzled by Pierce's words. Now, he had figured things out. Although, he still hadn't figured out what Pierce wanted, or how he had connected with Qing Nian—even though Pierce had seen the cracks through his system before, they had only appeared twice, and Pierce hadn't been there each time.

Perhaps it was because he learned from his conversation with Qingnian last night that the other party could see everything that happened in Wuming City like a one-way mirror in an interrogation room, while the people in Wuming City could only see the empty sky and had no idea what was happening behind the one-way mirror. Pierce began to become cautious.

However, Zhong Chenmu didn't understand why Pierce had to speak to him so carefully?

"I've already joined his Prophet Society. What else does he want me to do?"

With this mentality, he asked, "Professor Pierce, is anyone eavesdropping on you? I can't seem to help much. I'm just a small librarian."

"No, Zhong Chenmu..." Pierce stared straight into his eyes. "You and your library have helped me a lot, and you need me and the Prophet Society to help you find your parents, right? I think we should help each other."

Zhong Chenmu's heart trembled. As far as he could remember, this was the first time the retired professor had addressed him by his full name.

And the following words undoubtedly put himself on a more equal footing, unlike when he faced other people in the Prophet Society, where he was almost like a god.

Zhong Chenmu didn't know whether it was joy or sorrow, blessing or misfortune.

But he decided to hold on: "Professor, I still don't understand."

"Now is a critical moment, a critical moment for me, our Prophet Society, and even the entire Nameless City civilization. We have come into contact with an external civilization—I will tell you how I made contact shortly. However, they are arrogant. Therefore, we need to form our own advance team, a team alongside the team led by the Twelve Apostles, and begin continuous negotiations with them to fight for our rights. And you...are the one I have chosen to lead this advance team."

Pierce stared at the whiteboard in front of the crowd and did not look at Zhong Chenmu, but every word he uttered was directed at him.