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Since there are no events being held at the moment, the Tower of Time is relatively empty, and Xia Yan and his group were not hindered.

We continued deeper into the area.

They soon arrived at the underground of the Tower of Time and Space.

A rather secluded basement.

Push the door open and enter.

In the dimly lit basement, light waves carrying a certain special frequency flickered on and off.

This is a hidden research lab.

A thin man was sitting intently in front of the computer, completely unaware of Xia Yan and his companions' arrival.

“Mr. Tony”.

Xia Yan walked up behind the person and called out softly.

Upon hearing the sound, the thin man sitting in front of the computer immediately jumped.

I almost fell off the chair.

Fortunately, Du reacted quickly and caught him.

"Thank you."

Tony first subconsciously thanked him, then turned around, adjusting his glasses, and saw Xia Yan and the other two.

His eyes lit up when he saw Xia Yan.

"Mr. Xia Yan, you've arrived."

He seemed to have let go of some pressure and breathed a sigh of relief.

Xia Yan smiled and said, "Sorry, Tony, it was a bit urgent, so I came in without saying hello."

Tony waved his hands repeatedly.

"No, no, it's okay."

She seemed rather shy.

The group briefly introduced themselves to each other.

When talking about his research, Tony changed from his previous shy demeanor and revealed confidence.

"I never expected that you, Mr. Xia Yan, would read my paper."

Tony looked very grateful.

After learning about what was about to happen in Baiyang Town, Xia Yan tried to contact this talented person.

"Just call me Xia Yan. How are things going?" Xia Yan asked.

Tony nodded.

"Xia Yan, you've come at the right time. Just this morning, another violent spacetime collision erupted at the top of the Tower of Time and Space. Although it didn't affect Baiyang Town, judging from the frequency of the spatial and temporal fluctuations, something is probably approaching Baiyang Town."

"Approach?" Du asked.

Then Tony explained what space is, what time is, and what the gap between time and space is.

There is also the concept of proximity in terms of time and space, which is different from the meaning of proximity in our common sense.

Du frowned as he listened.

"Can you predict the next collision?"

Xia Yan asked.

Tony hesitated.

But when she saw the trust in Xia Yan's eyes, she felt a warmth in her heart and nodded, saying, "I'll try my best."

Xia Yan took out a communicator and handed it to him, saying, "If you've locked onto it, contact me."

"it is good!"

Tony took the communicator.

He opened his mouth.

"But there's something strange."

Hesitantly, he spoke softly, but was still interrupted.

"Tony!"

At this time.

A clear and melodious sound came from the entrance.

Then a girl with delicate features, dressed in a red adventurer's outfit, and with long, fluffy golden hair walked in cheerfully.

When he saw Xia Yan and the other two in the room, he looked puzzled.

"Ai, Alice."

Tony, who had been talking fluently, suddenly became stuttering again when he saw this girl.

The girl named Alice seemed to be familiar with the situation and didn't care. She just looked at Xia Yan and the other two.

"The three are..."

The question hadn't been finished.

The sound came from the doorway again.

"Alice, what are you doing in this godforsaken place again?"

The voice belonged to a man, and his tone was arrogant, suggesting he held this place in utter disdain.

"Albert, what brings you here?" Alice seemed rather impatient with this man.

"How could you come to such a shabby place as my fiancée?"

A man dressed in a suit and with pink hair appeared in their line of sight at the doorway.

"Who's your fiancée? What nonsense are you spouting?!"

Alice glanced at Tony out of the corner of her eye and saw him with his head down and not saying a word, which made her furious.

However, she still managed to grab Tony's hand and said, "Hmph, even if we're going to get married, it'll be Tony, not you!"

“Hahaha—” Albert didn’t care at all, glanced at Tony with disdain, and waved his hand, saying, “Him? Alice, you’re joking again.”

Are you kidding me? Tony's expression darkened.

Seeing his reaction, Albert became even more smug, while Alice became even angrier.

It wasn't Albert's persistent pestering that angered her, but rather Tony's unmoved attitude.

"Humph!"

While they were arguing, Xia Yan quietly left the basement with Cynthia and Wataru.

"Tsk tsk, if that girl named Alice is going to find a scapegoat, she should at least find a decent one. Tony is too shy."

Du walked along, shaking his head.

He looked up and found Xia Yan and Xiluo Na looking at him like he was an idiot.

"W-What's wrong?" Du asked, startled.

Xia Yan shook his head with a sigh.

There's a reason why you're still single.

Cynthia didn't kick him while he was down; she just smiled slightly.

Turning to look at Xia Yan, who was walking at the front, a hint of doubt flashed in his eyes.

Did Xia Yan also sense Alice's feelings for Tony? It's understandable that Cynthia, as a girl, would sense it, and it's normal that Wataru, as a straight man, wouldn't. But it's surprising that Xia Yan, who is also a straight man, could sense it.

Xia Yan, of course, did not sense it.

There's nothing he can do; he knows the plot.

Du quickly caught up with the two.

"Xia Yan, how dare you talk to me like that? It's like you're not single."

Xia Yan glanced at him sideways.

"That's different. I don't have a cousin like Xiaochun around me."

"Tsubaki?" Wataru looked surprised. "That's my sister."

younger sister?

You treat her like a younger sister.

But they wanted to sit at the bow of the boat.

Xia Yan shook his head and said nothing more.

Chatting with a straight-laced guy is exhausting, Xia Yan thought to himself with a rather self-satisfied air.

The three of them walked out of the Tower of Time and Space.

Ding ding dong—

Perhaps it was just the right time, the Tower of Time and Space began to operate, playing a melodious song that echoed throughout the entire town of Baiyang.

The three of them stopped almost instinctively.

Enjoying the beautiful music.

Even Xia Yan and Du, who didn't understand these things, couldn't help but show expressions of fascination.

The song ended.

Du stretched.

"Strangely enough, I actually felt relieved of my physical and mental fatigue."

Xia Yan felt it even more clearly; he could clearly sense the recovery of his mental strength and the smoothing of his superpowers.