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Chapter 64 Oumuamua

living room.

After Yu Jin took his seat, he accepted the tea offered by the old man with both hands.

Receiving tea with both hands is a sign of respect.

This respect did not stem from the other party's terrifying status or position, but rather from that horrifying 'KDA'.

Behind the old man's 'KDA', most of the blood is stained with the blood of his enemies.

As a member of the Great Xia, Yu Jin's respect came from the bottom of his heart.

"Yaoyao, the guests have arrived. Go and call them to serve the food."

Yin Shanhai stared at the embers for a while, then looked away and turned to Yin Yao.

"it is good."

Yin Yao nodded, got up and left.

In the drawing room.

Only the embers and Yin Shanhai remained.

Even the figures responsible for security in the shadows disappeared without a trace.

obviously.

Having Yin Yao "serve the food" was a pretense; the real purpose was to create space for the two to talk.

Their subsequent conversation was extremely private.

So secretive...

Even Yin Yao couldn't be present.

Ember realized this and his heart skipped a beat.

One second, two seconds, three seconds.

Time passed slowly, and the atmosphere became somewhat silent.

After a while.

Yin Shanhai sighed softly and took the initiative to change the subject.

"Ember, my friend."

"You've probably heard of the Wasteland game, right?"

Yin Shanhai looked at Yu Jin and spoke with a smile.

The old man didn't beat around the bush and chose to get straight to the point.

"Yeah, I've heard of it."

"Senior Sister Yin also gave me four helmets, but I get a bit motion sickness in 3D games, so I haven't logged into Wasteland yet."

Yu Jin remained calm and answered softly.

"what--"

Yin Shanhai chuckled.

“I heard it from Yao Yao.”

"She really wants to invite you to log in to the game together, but she hasn't been able to find an opportunity. I advised her not to force it."

Upon hearing this, Yu Jin didn't reply, but simply smiled.

"That……"

"Did you know that this Wasteland game is not ordinary?"

Yin Shanhai suddenly looked up and stared intently into Yu Jin's eyes.

"Know something."

Yu Jin nodded without hesitation and said, "Several of my roommates have tried it. The game is very realistic, so realistic that it surpasses the current technological level of Earth."

Upon hearing this, Yin Shanhai shook his head and sighed.

"It's far more than just exceeding the level of human technology..."

He paused slightly, staring into Yu Jin's eyes, and spoke in a deep voice with absolute certainty:
"Whether it's the Wasteland game or the gaming helmet..."

"They do not belong to Earth, yet they appeared out of thin air on Earth."

"Did you know..."

"what does that mean?"

Ember fell silent.

He certainly knew what that meant.

Have you ever heard of time travel?

Yin Shanhai poured some more tea for Yu Jin.

I've seen it in online novels.

"Embers answered."

"That……"

"If I told you that soon, countless people on Earth—maybe a billion, maybe several billion—will be instantly 'transported' to an alien wasteland, would you believe me?"

Yin Shanhai spoke calmly, revealing no emotion.

"letter."

Yu Jin nodded.

"what--"

Yin Shanhai smiled.

He stared at the embers for a long while, then nodded and shook his head.

"It seems you're not entirely surprised by this?"

Ember neither denied nor confirmed.

In fact.

He knew that his 'abnormality' could not be hidden from the old man in front of him.

This 'abnormality' does not mean that one acquires a system or becomes an evolver.

Rather... it's about environmental protection!

From initially picking up trash, to treating sewage rivers, and now to treating chemical plants during the day.

Yu Jin knew that his series of actions could no longer be explained simply by saying "he was determined to protect the environment".

Even though from beginning to end, Ember did not sense that anyone was monitoring him.

but……

I conducted all these environmental protection activities openly and legitimately in public.

Someone in Yin Shanhai's position couldn't possibly be without suspicion.

He probably never imagined that he had awakened a system, or rather, a system with bugs.

Or.

He had suspicions, but that remained just suspicions; he did not resort to any means.

Yin Shanhai suddenly changed the subject:

"Ember, have you been following any astronomy news lately?"

This statement came out.

Yu Jin was stunned.

astronomical?

He thought the old man was going to continue talking to him about Wasteland and time travel, so why did he suddenly bring up the field of astronomy?
"I haven't paid much attention to it."

Yu Jin answered truthfully.

"what--"

Yin Shanhai chuckled and muttered to himself, "That's true. You've been so busy with environmental protection lately that you haven't had time to care about anything else."

Yu Jin remained calm and continued the conversation, asking, "What interesting news has there been in the field of astronomy lately?"

"Have!"

Yin Shanhai spoke with certainty.

He didn't explain much, but instead pushed a document in front of Yu Jin.

“You can take a look,” he said softly.

“Okay.” Yu Jin nodded and opened the file.

What comes into view are three large, bold red characters – Aomomo.

"Oumuamua?"

I've heard the name "Ember" recently, it seems...

It was from Lao Tang's own words that he mentioned it briefly when he was flirting with a female student in the club.

Yu Jin suppressed his thoughts and read through the contents of the document line by line.

Gradually, Ember's expression changed.

……

On July 5, 2025, the ATLAS survey telescope made its first observation of the 'Oumuamua' object.

Ten days later, 'Oumuamua was classified as an 'interstellar object' due to its unusual orbit.

……

On September 2, 2025, 'Oumuamua entered the solar system.

On the same day, its orbit underwent a dramatic change, and its subsequent path pointed directly at Earth.

……

On September 4, 2025, calculations by scientists from various countries ruled out the possibility of 'Oumuamua making a direct impact with Earth.

……

On September 5, 2025, experts from the Great Heaven Academy of Humanities, after detailed calculations, simulated the accurate subsequent orbital path of 'Oumuamua'.

……

[Oumuamua is expected to pass by Earth at midnight on September 9th.]

At that time, 'Oumuamua came within 50 kilometers of Earth, potentially triggering earthquakes and tsunamis in parts of the planet.

……

[It is highly likely that 'Oumuamua' and the game 'Wasteland' are connected.]

……

Yu Jin looked at it very carefully, for a full ten minutes.

And finally.

His gaze fell on the timeline written in black and white on the paper.

"September 9th, exactly 12 o'clock?"

"When did the time travel occur?"

Yu Jin murmured to himself, looking up at Yin Shanhai.

To know.

It's already past 8 PM on September 7th.

In other words.

The time since the time travel occurred is at most 48 + 4 = 52 hours!
He had thought Wasteland would come soon, but he didn't expect it to come so soon, with only a little over two days left in the countdown.

the other side.

Yin Shanhai nodded, then shook his head.

"Yes."

"The time travel will occur at midnight on September 9th."

"but……"

"What happened may not have been just time travel."

(End of this chapter)