The Spirit of Gourmet

Chapter 573 Another Dimension?
"Captain Joe, you mean..."

"What that citizen saw was not a mirage... but an ideal world?"

“The Ideal Country?” Qiao Hong raised an eyebrow. “Is that the name of the place we are in now? It sounds rather fitting.”

"Yes, that's what I meant."

He paused slightly before speaking, "A mirage is an optical phenomenon caused by the refraction of light over long distances, so it has a certain characteristic."

"Once it appears in a certain place, it can be observed in a whole area."

"In other words, if what that citizen saw was a mirage, then other people in the vicinity should also have been able to see it."

"After finding that citizen, we interviewed nearby residents." Qiao Hong paused slightly. "At the same time, only a very small number of people said they saw the same city; the vast majority of people did not."

"More importantly, when citizens who saw it wanted to take pictures, they found that the huge city would not appear in their photos."

"This also does not conform to the characteristics of a mirage, because a mirage, as an optical phenomenon, can be photographed."

"Of course, these can only prove that the huge city they saw was not simple. What really confirms to me that what they saw was this place called the Ideal Country where we are now."

As he spoke, Qiao Hong took out a folded piece of drawing paper from his pocket.

Open the drawing paper, and inside is a rough sketch.

Although not very detailed, it was enough for Qin Lang to recognize at a glance that this was the ideal country.

“One of the witnesses was a painter,” Qiao Hong paused slightly, “He drew the outline of the huge city he saw.”

"Upon arriving in the ideal land, I noticed a striking resemblance between the ideal land and the enormous city in the painting."

"I see." Qin Lang looked enlightened, then suddenly realized something, his expression changing slightly. "But..."

How could citizens of the coast possibly envision an ideal country?

"This place shouldn't be near Guanling City, right?"

“Of course not.” Qiao Hong shook his head. “Not to mention the vicinity of Guanling City, I can even be certain that such a place could not exist in the Qili Bay area.”

As a local police captain from Guanling City, Qiao Hong's words were quite confident.

"The size of the ideal country is almost comparable to that of a state. If a similar area really exists in the Qili Bay, I couldn't possibly not know about it."

“So, I have an idea about where we are right now.” Qiao Hong’s expression was slightly serious. He stepped on the ground and slowly said, “This place called the Ideal Country is not anywhere.”

"It seems to exist in another dimension, as if it exists independently."

"This also explains why missing people always seem to vanish into thin air."

"Another dimension?!" Qin Lang's expression changed slightly.

He actually had similar thoughts, but he wasn't sure.

Even though it's a bit far away, there's always a way to get back.

But if you've arrived in another dimension, how do you return?
"There's no need to be too nervous." Qiao Hong's tone softened a bit. "I remember you mentioned before that someone had returned after disappearing?"

"Yes." Qin Lang nodded.

His newly acquired rare spirit, Little Chili, also wandered into this place by mistake, and was later sent back, where she also gained special abilities.

“Since there are precedents, it proves that this place is not entirely impossible to return to,” Qiao Hong said slowly. “I came here to take away all the missing people.”

"I will definitely find a way back."

At this point, Qiao Hong looked towards the direction of the magnificent city of the ideal country. Although the layers of tree canopy blocked the city at this moment, his sharp eyes seemed to be able to penetrate the barrier of the tree canopy, and a ball of fire burned within them.

"Now that we've met, let's act together." "If I'm not mistaken, the way out is hidden in that city."

"Okay." Qin Lang nodded.

That was also his destination.

“Captain Joe, perhaps we can find a man named Zog. He is our friend, and all my knowledge about the Qili Bay Monster comes from him. He is also the one who named this place the Ideal Country.”

“I think he can help us find a way out.”

“Okay!” Qiao Hong nodded without hesitation.

The two walked together and hurried towards the city.
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"Three hours have passed."

Zhao Qian sat blankly on the beach, gazing at the boundless sea, her chin resting on her hand, a worried expression on her face. "Bubu, Manao... what do you say..."

Why haven't they arrived yet?

"Buy~"

"Jili~"

Two food spirits stood on either side of Zhao Qian, both looking equally dejected.

The moment she unexpectedly entered the Ideal Land, Zhao Qian told the others that she would wait for them. So after landing in the Ideal Land on that giant fish, she waited on the shore.

I thought I would see the others soon, but so much time has passed and I haven't seen a trace of them.

Therefore, Zhao Qian was extremely conflicted at this moment.

She vaguely guessed that something must have happened, but she didn't dare to move.

What if someone else arrives after she leaves and can't find her?
Thinking of this possibility, Zhao Qian sighed in distress.

"How about we wait another hour?"

“If no one comes in an hour…” she gritted her teeth, “then let’s not wait any longer and go check other places first.”

"Maybe that fish took everyone to different places?"

The two food spirits nodded in deep agreement.

Just then, a faint call came from afar.

"Liu Chuang~"

Upon hearing that voice, the expressions of the man and the two spirits changed.

"Did you hear anything just now?" Zhao Qian asked in a low voice. "I think I heard someone calling Liu Chuang's name?"

"Bu-ee~" Bu-bu nodded, indicating that it had heard it too.

After a moment of silence, the sound came again, and it was much clearer than before.

Zhao Qian not only clearly heard the other person calling "Liu Chuang", but also sensed a familiarity in the other person's voice.

"This is..." Her expression changed slightly, then she suddenly stood up and rushed towards the bushes from which the sound came.

Before long, a familiar figure appeared in front of her.

"Lomi, it's you!"

"You..." Upon seeing Zhao Qian, Luo Mi was also taken aback, then clicked her tongue in annoyance, "You really are a persistent ghost."

(End of this chapter)