Chapter 1262: The One Who Waits
The group wandered in the vast, boundless cosmos in twos and threes, forming a disorderly march like ants that had crawled onto a painting accidentally.
Gregor and Dr. Jia were in the very back. While smoking, Gregor initiated a chat, “How long are we going to keep walking here?”
Dr. Jia glanced down at the vitals monitor on his wrist. “Doesn’t matter. This takes no energy. I have a feeling that we will never die, no matter how long we stay here.”
“We won’t die, but it will be worse than dying.” Gregor smiled bitterly. He glanced at Gao Yang at the head of the group. “So, you think Gao Yang’s alive?”
“How should I know?” Dr. Jia said regretfully. “Should’ve told Raven Shark to bring my laboratory. Then I can study him properly.”
“Is this really the time for your damn reserach?”
“Damn research?” Dr. Jia reacted like Gregor had just told the worst joke in the world. He plucked the cigarette out of Gregor’s mouth and took a deep inhale, which sent him into a coughing fit. “Ack, ack! Make no mistake...ack ack! I’m pursuing the truth of the universe here!”
“Truth! Truth!” Parry hovered above Dr. Jia’s head. It disliked the smell of cigarettes.
“Is truth really so important?” Gregor snorted.
“If not truth, what else?” Dr. Jia cast the cigarette away. Adept Horse’s construct was real, no different from the cigarettes found on the other side of the Gates. He noted it down in his head.
Gregor paused, finding no answer. He lit another cigarette.