Chapter 164 - 158 Future 2
The elegant silver cover, resembling an album-like magazine, contained copious information and recent reports about the magical side. For instance, there were interview reports about the newly risen mercenary legion in France, "Hell’s Flames." There were discoveries like the last skeleton of a European dragon found in Marseille. The Psychic Agencies in the United States began significantly increasing their funding. Small-scale battles between the Shueisha of Hua Nation and the Tower of the Dark Night were reported among various other news.
What caught Lin Fei’s attention most was the term "Inner World," which appeared periodically. Here, the term Inner World was not used conceptually. It was used as if referring to the real world. For example, many reports ended with lines like "reported by Mage So-and-so on such and such date in the Inner World."
It was clearly being treated as a real region.
"Is there really an Inner World different from the outer world?" Lin Fei had sent such an inquiry message to Sis.
The response from Sis left him inexplicably shocked.
"Isn’t it strange that despite so many powerful beings in this world, there’s hardly any news or movements about them? The Inner World is a space similar to the outer surface world, discovered by the magical side a thousand years ago. Its scenery and the normal world are largely the same, all architectural styles are similar. The only difference is, to the people in the Inner World, we are the outsiders. They have technology equivalent to ours but lack psychics, mages, or religious powers like us. To maintain stability in the outer world, almost all fights take place in the Inner World. And no matter how big the conflict, large-scale fights are not allowed in the outer world, as per the mandate of the Temple of the Gods. All organizations must abide by this."
The Inner World, it really did exist. It was a tangible reality.
Lin Fei walked slowly along the street, streetlights receding past him, with a cluster of bright lights ahead. On both sides, vehicles flowed on the buildings, appearing as scattered points of light. Occasionally, couples happily and sweetly laughing passed him by on the sidewalks; the surrounding area of the East Ning Hotel was indeed a popular shopping street for couples. Such peaceful scenes, who would think they were constantly maintained under the strong deterrence of the Temple of the Gods?
"Pingping, didn’t you say you arranged to meet Ah Fei and the others?"
"Yes, right in front of the East Ning Hotel. We’re early, so let’s head there and wait."
Two young men and women walked past Lin Fei, intimately wrapped around each other.