Chapter 1 What's in the Bookcase?
Crackle...Snap——

The sound of crashing waves suddenly rang out in the study.

Yun Zhen, who was thinking about a new book in front of the computer, frowned slightly and moved the mouse to shrink the word document.

I glanced at the icons on the screen. The browser was not open and there were no pop-up windows of any software on the computer desktop.

It seems that the sound is not coming from the computer, could it be from the mobile phone?

Yunzhen flipped through the scattered writing materials on the desk, found his cell phone, unlocked the screen, checked it carefully, and found that there was nothing wrong with the phone.

The sound of the waves continued, not loud but exceptionally clear.

Yunzhen stood up and followed the sound to find the source of the noise.

Under the desk, by the window, his patrolling eyes swept across every corner of the study. After a while, he saw the other side of the bookcase, and then he opened his eyes wide in surprise.

She walked quickly to the bookcase and looked at the scene before her with a puzzled look.

This bookcase was bought two months ago. The gray solid wood material looks calm and low-key. The bookcase is 3.3 meters long, 35 centimeters wide, and 2.2 meters high. It occupies most of the wall.

The entire bookcase can be divided into four columns and five rows, with a total of four double-opening glass doors. Except for the two long drawers on the lower left and the three large panel door cabinets on the lower right, the rest are all transparent cabinets for placing books.

The sound of the waves comes from a rectangular cabinet in the center of the bookcase, which is filled with an incredible scene.

The scene shows a flooded area that appears to be part of a street.

The houses and high-rise buildings on the streets have collapsed, and the ruins are soaked in yellow-brown sewage. Waves of water are still pouring in from the edge of the area, washing construction waste, daily necessities, etc. everywhere.

There was no human figure in the entire area, only occasionally some dead bodies of fish or small animals floating on the water.

It looks like a place that has suffered a severe natural disaster, and the scene is so realistic that it makes people's backs chill.

Has the furniture industry become so inward-looking now? Buy a bookcase and get a holographic projection for free?
Yunzhen was amazed and wondered why the merchant didn't explain it earlier.

He gently opened the glass cabinet door and reached out to find the switch of the holographic device.

As soon as her fingers approached the edge of the bookcase, she felt an electric shock-like stinging sensation. Before she could react, a translucent floating light screen suddenly popped up, displaying a line of bold fonts:

[Dear prospective host, would you like to bind the space-time interaction system? ]

Yun Zhen was so frightened by this series of unexpected events that he took two steps back, staring at the light screen and not daring to move.

After a while, he slowly stretched out his hand and tentatively nodded "no".

The light screen didn't seem to be forcing it and simply disappeared after being rejected.

Yun Zhen then breathed a sigh of relief, calmed himself down and began to sort out his confused thoughts.

As a calm, rational and steady adult, she would never casually bind something of unknown origin.

Although she didn't know how this strange system ended up in the bookcase, she decided to ignore it.

No matter whether it was a man-made prank or a surreal accident from fantasy or science fiction, as long as she refused to cooperate, this thing would not be able to control her.

Yun Zhen crossed his arms and observed the aquatic world in the bookcase with cold eyes.

But my brain was working rapidly, seriously considering the possibility of sealing or dismantling this layer of cabinets.

At this moment, the scene in the bookcase suddenly changed.

A speedboat floated from nowhere and followed the flood into the waters of the bookcase. On the speedboat sat five tired-looking young men, who were probably college students who had not yet graduated, and all wore uniforms of the same style, which was very avant-garde and trendy.

Yun Zhen's curiosity was immediately aroused. He took small steps and quietly approached the bookcase, but he didn't dare to touch it at all, for fear that the light screen would pop up again to ask questions.

She looked closely at the appearance of the five people, trying to find one or two familiar faces among them.

I don’t know which movie this holographic projection is showing. Why are the scenes and actors so unfamiliar?
Will big-budget, big-production movies use new actors? Yun Zhen, who hasn't watched TV dramas for a long time, is a little confused.

At this time, a tall man with a crew cut and a rough face sighed on the speedboat. He pointed at another boy lying in the corner, his life or death unknown, and said to the others helplessly, "We don't have much food and water left, and we don't have medicine to save him. Anyway, he is breathing out more than he is breathing in, so let's 'bury' him in water today."

The boy he was pointing at was handsome, with his eyes closed as if he was in a coma. His red cheeks showed that he had a high fever, and his lips were pale, cracked and bleeding. It was obvious that he had not eaten for many days.

Several people on the same boat looked at him with pity, but no one intended to save him.

Nowadays, even a mouthful of clean water is a precious resource that people will fight for.

Healthy people can hardly take care of themselves, so who will have the energy to take care of the injured?

A boy wearing glasses looked hesitant: "But he was injured while trying to save us, and with his family's background...if his family finds out, we'll be finished."

A chubby boy was displeased when he heard this and stood up to refute him loudly: "Isn't he just a rich second-generation? What's there to be afraid of! As long as no one talks about it, who would know what happened today? Many people died in floods and tsunamis. No matter how powerful his family is, can they find someone in the sewage and ruins?"

The only girl in the team also agreed softly, "We have no other choice. The remaining food won't last more than two days. The area has been searched clean, and there's no sign of the rescue team. Let's leave his suitcase here. Pei Hao is so kind, he will definitely understand us."

The chubby boy nodded quickly: "Yes, yes, yes, we have to keep his box. Pei Hao protected it so well, there might be good stuff in it! Leaving it to us can save lives, but throwing it into the water will be a waste."

The four people on the boat reached a consensus and took action without saying a word.

The girl was responsible for guarding the suitcase to prevent Pei Hao from snatching it, while the other three boys worked together to lift the man and took advantage of the deep water to throw him in.

Pei Hao, who was dragged to the side of the boat, suddenly woke up and struggled with all his strength, but his body was really weak and it didn't take long before his hands and feet were held down by the three men.

He opened his mouth to say something, but he was too weak to make a sound. His bloodshot eyes were filled with resentment and hatred, and he was about to be sunk into the water by his friends on the same boat.

Yun Zhen, who had been watching outside the bookcase, frowned. Somehow her heart was beating very fast. A strong sense of panic suddenly hit her heart, making her involuntarily stretch out her hand to save the little man who was about to fall into the water.

The result, of course, was a tingling sensation of electric shock, and the familiar pop-up window popped up again asking if I wanted to bind?

Seeing that the situation was critical, Yun Zhen agreed on impulse.

Immediately afterwards, a dazzling white light flashed by, and the invisible barrier that had blocked her was no longer an obstacle.

The floating light screen also pops up windows to prompt:
[Congratulations to the host for successfully binding the space-time interaction system! ]

[The world currently connected is: the plane of natural disasters and apocalypse]

[During the novice protection period, all energy losses will be temporarily borne by the system. Please try your best to collect...]

Yun Zhen was so eager to save people that she didn't have time to finish reading the contents on the screen. She reached out her hand and pulled Pei Hao out of the dirty, rushing flood. She looked carefully and found that his chest was still heaving, and then she breathed a sigh of relief.

Wait! Why can she touch the holographic characters?

The touch, humidity and temperature were so real that the dirty water on my hands even slid down my arms to the floor outside the bookcase.

Yun Zhen stared at the little figure in his hand in amazement, so shocked that he didn't know whether all this was reality or a dream?

(End of this chapter)

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