Ling Cage: I come from Hisakawa

Chapter 34 Entering the Core Area

Gray Weaver, what an obscure name.

Bai Yuetian could only think of one person.

The middle-aged man who lost his wife in a disaster and was forced to have his left eye and arm replaced with mechanical prosthetics—Grey Weaver, the chief of the Hisakawa City Police Department!

Bai Yuetian was dumbfounded.

He never expected that he would hear the name Gray from 0609, and that he would be described as looking like him.

"Are you sure it's this name?" Bai Yuetian asked, puzzled.

0609 nodded vigorously: "Absolutely right!"

He wore a nostalgic expression.

"Before the disaster, the Lighthouse was actually a prison. It was Gray who mediated the conflict between the prison guards and the prisoners, making them shake hands and make peace. That's how the Lighthouse came to be today, and Gray became the first lord of the city because of this."

0609 murmured, "Back when the first city lord lived, there were no Three Laws yet. People on the Lighthouse didn't distinguish between upper-class citizens and commoners. People who loved each other could..."

"0609!" came a shout from the driver's seat.

0609 was so frightened that he shuddered.

"Old man, the older you get, the less you can control your mouth. Do you want to get whipped by a priest?" The hunter driving the car spoke very rudely.

0609 shrank back: "I won't say anything more, I won't say anything more."

Bai Yuetian's brows were furrowed.

If the Grey Weaver that 0609 mentioned is the same Grey Weaver he knows, then it's quite possible that he could have reached Tartarus before the disaster occurred.

After all, Gray is the chief of the Hisakawa City Joint Police Department.

After retirement, if you want to find a new job in Tartarus, you are more than qualified.

But how could Gray possibly look like him?
The image of Gray floated into Bai Yuetian's mind.

What a joke!
While I respect Chief Gray's contributions to Hisakawa City, in terms of appearance, Chief Gray and I are not only worlds apart, but also completely unrelated.

The only person in the world who looks exactly like him is himself in the mirror every day when he washes up.

"0609," Bai Yuetian said in a low voice.

Do you remember how to spell his name?

0609 nodded.

He spelled out the name Gray Weaver in a low voice, and it was exactly the same Gray Weaver that Bai Yuetian knew.

Bai Yuetian was extremely puzzled.

He brushed his bangs aside and brought his face close to 0609's: "Take another look. Are you sure he looks like me?"

"He looks even more like him," 0609 whispered. "You're not his grandson, are you?"

Bai Yuetian felt a chill run down his spine.

He knew something must be wrong.

0609 wouldn't play a trick on him, because he had never met 0609 before, nor had he ever mentioned the name Gray Weaver to anyone.

So there really was a person named Gray Weaver on the lighthouse, and someone who looked exactly like him.

What exactly is going on?

Bai Yuetian stared at his reflection in the car window, lost in thought.

Could it be that Chief Gray envied my handsome appearance and had plastic surgery to look like me after retiring?

This is a bit unbelievable.

But Chief Gray himself said that after eliminating all the impossibilities, the last possibility, no matter how outrageous, is the truth!

Who knows, Chief Gray might have some unknown quirks?
It can't be that Moonbeam's brain transplant surgery was successful and swapped me with Gray.

Ugh, disgusting!

Bai Yuetian got goosebumps all over.

"Has anyone else seen the first city lord?" Bai Yuetian asked 0609.

He had too many doubts and needed to verify things from multiple sources.

0609 whispered, "If you want to know about the past, you can find the recorder Gordon. No one knows more than him. Aren't you on good terms with the hunters? Let Captain Mark help you."

Bai Yuetian nodded slightly.

After returning from this mission, he asked Mark for help in arranging a meeting with Gordon. As the lighthouse's recorder, Gordon might have a photo of the first city lord, and by comparing the photos, the resemblance would be immediately apparent!
"What a pity." 0609 sighed.

"After the Three Laws came out, kinship no longer matters. Even if you really are the grandson of the first city lord, you will not receive any preferential treatment."

Bai Yuetian pursed her lips.

At that moment, he had a feeling he couldn't quite describe.

Anyway, it's not very good.

Investigating this matter might lead to some unexpected changes.

But he was determined to find out the truth.

Because what happens in this world can very well happen in his world as well.

If it's something bad, he'll investigate it here first, so that he can prevent it from happening again when he gets back.

There's also information about the disaster, which he can discuss with Gordon when he meets him.

His father definitely needs this information.

Time is like the four wheels of a car, spinning rapidly amidst bumps and jolts.

Several hours passed quickly.

"The core ecological area is just ahead. Be careful and keep an eye on your surroundings. Don't stray from the group. Gravity vehicle drivers, be ready to engage in combat at any time," Mark's voice came through the vehicle radio.

Bai Yuetian stretched his neck and looked ahead.

The majestic iron wall stands on the earth, like a giant metal city inlaid with countless jewels, reflecting a dazzling glint in the sunlight.

Most of the people in the convoy were humans born after the disaster. They could hardly imagine how the old world had built such a spectacle, and could only vaguely glimpse the splendor of human civilization in the old world from it.

Bai Yuetian sighed softly.

He could imagine the prosperity this place once had, but now, all he could see was desolation and ruin, and even the air felt lifeless.

“The ecological core area—judging from the name, I thought it would be a primeval forest,” he murmured.

0609 smiled and said, "This used to be an interstellar shipyard where people from the old world built spaceships. Now it has become the lair of the Devouring Beasts."

Interstellar dock? Bai Yuetian was slightly taken aback.

He actually knew of an interstellar shipyard near Jiuchuan City, and this was probably the one.

"You know so much!" Bai Yuetian praised 0609 sincerely.

0609 humbly replied, "I'm old, and I can't compare to you young people in anything. This little bit of knowledge is quite rare."

"You can't say that. Sixty or seventy years old is the perfect age to strive!" Bai Yuetian said seriously.

"Haha." 0609 chuckled, amused.

"Quiet down!" the hunter driving the vehicle called out. "We're about to enter the core ecological area, so don't talk."

The convoy found a gap in the iron wall and slowly drove in in a straight line.

The sunlight was completely blocked by the canyons on both sides, so even during the day, the convoy still needed to turn on its headlights to see the road ahead.

The ground was covered in fleshy dirt.

They were all in different poses, but they had one thing in common: they were scratching at something on their faces.

Bai Yuetian wore a thoughtful expression.

Everywhere was covered in this fleshy soil, and with the dim light, the deeper the convoy went, the more eerie the atmosphere became. Even the sound of the wheels rolling over gravel was unsettling.

Bai Yuetian held his breath and observed his surroundings intently.

The core ecological area is a place that hunters usually avoid. The rescue team has actually appeared here. I wonder how they are now and whether we can meet up with them.
squeak--

The car suddenly stopped, and everyone inside leaned forward uncontrollably.

"What happened ahead?"

Why did you stop?

"Could it be that we've encountered a Devouring Beast?"

Looking towards the heavens under the white moon.

The entire convoy came to a stop, the headlights of the cars behind shining on the cars in front, and the car radios were deathly silent.

(End of this chapter)