Am I really hallucinating?

Chapter 715 Longing for Eternity
Mid-August.

Four months have passed since that farce, which was perhaps the biggest since modern order was established in the capital.

A lot has happened in these four months. First, there's the Bureau of Handling Affairs, which has been incredibly busy since taking over the central government.

In order to ensure the safety of the capital during this turmoil, the exploration and development of some of the dark suburbs was completely halted, and many lamplighters returned to the capital to serve as its protectors.

At the same time, it is also to allow some lamplighters to return to their hometowns.

I'm not worried about making them unstable. As a special lamplighter, Hong Yijia's mind can connect with the emotions of all the lamplighters.

To put it simply, Hong Yijia's existence greatly helps all the lamplighters maintain a stable state. This is a tremendous benefit for all the lamplighters. They no longer need to be ascetic or isolated from others, and can engage with things that interest them like normal people.

While those who light the lamps are prepared to dedicate their lives to the capital, the process of dedication does not necessarily have to be so cold and lonely.

This gave the academic association a new research topic.

Hong Yijia, this special lamplighter, became a stabilizer for all the lamplighters. However, if Hong Yijia were to leave in the future, the lamplighters would inevitably have to return to their previous state in order to maintain stability.

They can conduct research in this area using Hong Yijia as a model, optimizing the training mechanism for lamplighters, or developing a more convenient and versatile stabilizer so that it can still help the lamplighters even after Hong Yijia is gone. This would also help Dadu.

Hong Yijia is fully cooperating with this, and as the new head of the lantern bearers, she will not let her family down.

Meanwhile, Fan Zhonghong and Li Miaosheng's honeymoon was ruined once again, and the culprit was Niu Qianliu. Building a completely new defense system for Dadu, capable of both routine protection against hallucinations and counter-attacking against potential attacks from the Black World, was a massive undertaking.

Niu Qianliu was determined to find help this time, not wanting to fight alone. So, Fan Zhonghong, the previously unknown but strongest ritualist in the capital, was conscripted. Li Miaosheng, after dealing with his own affairs, went to accompany him, offering some consolation; the couple's honeymoon would likely be spent in this wretched place.

Xu Leyang had just returned. He was quite excited to be back in Dadu, which he hadn't seen in thirty years, but he was also busy helping Niu Qianliu. As for Bai Shi, he hadn't done any research in so many years, so there was no need to bother him. As the regional chief of the Bureau of Processing, he was already very busy with his current duties.

Fortunately, Zheng Fan stopped her; otherwise, Niu Qianliu would have definitely dragged Lin Yilin over as well. If Lin Yilin, whose abilities had been repeatedly enhanced by Zheng Fan, had studied diligently, her ritual abilities would certainly not be much inferior to Fan Zhonghong's.

After calling and messaging Lin Yilin and the others, Luo Ye disappeared without a trace. She was as free as the wind, just like her nickname. However, she didn't say that she had left Dadu, so who knows, she might pop out again in some corner of the world in her supercar.

Xiao Lu has really become the top student.

There was a wave of personnel changes within the Bureau. Hong Hong was transferred from the original deputy director to the central government, and Zhou Yinzhu took over as deputy director. It seems that after a period of transition, she may take over as director-general.

The position of chief of the Lumière Street was vacant, and Lu Chongming was appointed as the new regional chief with almost no objection due to his performance at the central rally at that time.

Thus began an even more diligent and conscientious life. He was even recommended as an advisor by the White Wall Society, which was formed through the reorganization and merger of the Wave Society. While conducting research there, they would occasionally come to ask Lu Chongming a few questions. No kidding, this was a top-notch engineer who had completely inherited the talents of the eccentric genius Jin Qunhou; how could they possibly leave him unattended?
If it weren't for the fact that the Bureau of Handling Affairs currently holds a high position, the academic community would very much like to bring Lu Chongming away.

Fortunately, Lu Chongming had a reliable deputy to assist him as soon as he took office—Li Busi.

The Prism unit was disbanded and reorganized. He could easily go back now and even get a high position, but he doesn't want to go back anyway. Since he had received a favor from the Bureau of Justice, he decided to help Lu Chongming.

Li Busi was very reliable, which greatly relieved Lu Chongming, who was somewhat flustered after taking office.

As for losing Lu Chongming, an excellent assistant... no, an excellent helper, and the plan to cultivate a successor to facilitate an early retirement was thus ruined, and the unresolved issues left over from the earthquake were still unresolved, one problem after another arose, keeping the bureau so busy that there was no time to rest, the biggest victim of this incident was Zhang Xue.

That, of course, no one cared.

Rabbi and Radish separated. Perhaps seeing the events in Dadu reminded Rabbi of her hometown, so she wanted to go back and see it.

As for Radish, it had long since come to terms with it and therefore had no attachment to it. Thus, a mechanical doll that regularly fished on the Andrei Bay side of Tarkovsky Street became a common sight. Because of the post-disaster reconstruction, Andrei Bay had been quite deserted earlier, making Radish's unwavering fishing behavior all the more conspicuous.

As reconstruction progressed significantly, Andre Bay regained some of its vibrancy. Radish remained unaffected by its surroundings, but it would nod in response to greetings, and if it happened to catch a fish at that moment, it would generously give it to the person who greeted it.

The monastery band has embarked on another tour. Countless people suffering need their music.

Because of their style, they didn't really hide the fact that they played music that resonated throughout the capital on the day of the central assembly.

However, they no longer need to hide. Although they will not reveal their identities, they do not need to be as careful as before when investigated by those with ulterior motives.

They should perform openly and honestly, and continue to enjoy their lives.

Zheng Fan also wrote a new piece with Doris, and the name of the piece was decided almost without much thought—"New Metropolis".

This song became the title track of the subsequent tour and was loved by the general public.

However, the somewhat intimate and ambiguous actions between Miss Doris and Mr. Gundam during their performance have aroused a lot of speculation and curiosity among fans.

After the violent residents of Jianghui had their fun, they went back home.

However, Jiang Si remained in Dadu, lingering around Zheng Fan.

No matter where Zheng Fan is, even if she uses her illusionary teleportation ability to travel between several hosts, she can still keep up with Zheng Fan. It seems that she has awakened reverse teleportation, which allows her to accurately teleport to Zheng Fan's vicinity.

She won't approach Zheng Fan as long as he's with other mechs, even if he's fishing with Radish. Especially when Zheng Fan is with Lin Yilin, she'll simply disappear and vanish without a trace. But if Zheng Fan is alone, she'll "reappear" in front of him in the blink of an eye.

According to her own explanation, this is her power after becoming the ruler of the world and the symbol of a serial killer reaching its peak. Once she locks onto a target, she will never lose track of it and can refresh her position to be near the target at any time. Just like those serial killers in horror movies, but she can even lock onto Zheng Fan.

However, Zheng Fan felt it was inappropriate to use such a powerful killer's abilities as a stalker's abilities.

Shang Xia joined Zero One Agency.

She had many things she wanted to try and struggled with making choices, but ultimately joined the agency at Lin Yilin's invitation. She was very enthusiastic, and since the agency was busy during its reconstruction period, she helped Lin Yilin with some of the workload.

As for Lin Yilin, as the founder of the new metropolis and the hidden mastermind behind the current situation, she is like a successful tycoon who has retired gracefully. She easily puts aside most of her connections within the system and returns to life of running this small firm.

She had made it a habit to tap on the keyboard intermittently, writing detailed reports for the day of the central rally that were neither necessary nor possible to send out.

"Brother Fan, it seems like Toast did something sneaky again."

"Good job, Xia! Grab it! You evil perfect toast, are you hiding something? Spread your mouth and butt open so I can have a good look."

"Awooo!" Boss, did you bring a girl here specifically to target Perfect Toast?!
Awooo! LuLu Shoes and Blanket Spirit, why are you just watching? Come to my rescue!
Lin Yilin took the coffee automatically brewed by the coffee machine, watched this scene, and gently curved her lips as she sipped the cup.

People who are happy often have this wish that their daily lives can continue forever.

Forever.

(End of this chapter)