182: Iron Curtain

Damn!

Liu Jiangyi was numb.

He felt that Daxia was very similar to the place he lived before his Rebirth.

So, he naturally assumed that Blue Star and Earth were the same thing.

But who would have thought that Blue Star was full of people with black eyes and black skin?

The Creator is truly wondrous.

The world he was Reborn into was extremely similar to Blue Star, even to the point where some car brands were the same, but the people living there were different.

Suddenly!

Liu Jiangyi had a bold idea.

He continued, "I don't know much about the history of Blue Star. How did we, the people of Blue Star, first appear?"

Jian San answered without thinking, "The earliest is unclear. Anyway, the earliest recorded history can only be traced back one or two hundred years before the Dimensional Storm occurred."

Historical discontinuity?

Damn!

No way!

Could Blue Star be connected to the Earth he was Reborn from?

Could the horror of the Dimensional Storm be far more complex than he imagined?

Liu Jiangyi felt his brain wasn't enough.

He had a premonition that perhaps by clarifying the situation here, a large part of his conjecture could be verified.

He even vaguely had a premonition that he might one day be able to return to Earth?

Liu Jiangyi said no more and led his people to continue walking along the road.

About half an hour later, a small town located at the foot of a mountain appeared before them.

The town was just like the towns on Earth in Liu Jiangyi's memory.

Quiet and peaceful, with sparse traffic, there was nothing strange about it due to the rampant Dimensional Beings.

The few people entering the town did not attract too much attention.

Five minutes later.

The group sat down in a medium-sized restaurant in the center of the town.

"What would you like to eat?"

A waiter walked over and asked with a smile.

Jian San and the others looked at each other, somewhat hesitant to speak.

"I'm just passing through and don't know what's good here. Could you bring some of your signature dishes, considering the amount we have?"

"Alright, please wait a moment."

The waiter left with a chuckle.

There were many of them, so they sat at three different tables.

Their meal attracted quite a few curious glances.

However, they only glanced briefly before looking away, showing no signs of wariness.

Liu Jiangyi felt increasingly uneasy.

If this were on the other side of the black fog, any city where such a strange group of people suddenly appeared would cause everyone to be on guard.

In such a chaotic world, even living within tall city walls, everyone's life hung by a thread.

Caution and prudence were etched into everyone's bones.

But there were no protective measures in this town, no armed personnel were visible on the streets, and they hadn't even seen a single Martial Artist the entire way.

Coupled with the calm reactions of the local diners now.

Liu Jiangyi had to draw a conclusion!

There were no Dimensional Beings on their side!

This side was a completely peaceful world!

But how was that possible?

Could the black fog not be to isolate them, but to isolate the Dimensional Beings?

A single fog separated two worlds!

This not only shocked Liu Jiangyi.

It also shocked Jian San and the others.

They all felt as if they had suddenly entered a civilized, technological society from a high-martial world.

This huge contrast made everyone a little uncomfortable.

Soon, the food was served.

During this time, Liu Jiangyi had been subtly observing the surrounding diners.

Their voices were not loud, but with Liu Jiangyi's enhanced hearing, he could hear them clearly.

Their conversations did not involve Dimensional Beings at all; they were just everyday chats about work and family.

Occasionally, there were also complaints about the broader social environment.

Besides that.

Liu Jiangyi also noticed that when they paid, they used paper banknotes instead of energy stones and energy liquid.

The moment the banknotes appeared, Liu Jiangyi was completely certain!

This side of the black fog was a completely civilized society!

Seeing that they had almost finished eating, Liu Jiangyi got up and walked to the front desk.

"Hello, do you need anything?" the waiter said enthusiastically.

Liu Jiangyi smiled and pulled out a thumb-sized gold ingot, "I left in a hurry and forgot to bring money. Can I pay with gold?"

The waiter's eyes widened, "Oh my, this denomination is too large. I can't make change for you."

"No, no, no, there's no need for change. I lack everything but money."

Liu Jiangyi grabbed the waiter's hand and slipped the gold ingot into it, raising an eyebrow, "Just keep this gold for yourself. Just help us settle the bill for our meal."

The waiter was overjoyed!

Such a good thing?

This gold was at least twenty to thirty grams, and their meal would at most be worth two grams of gold. The remaining amount would be enough for her salary for almost a year!

The waiter put away the gold ingot while chuckling, "Isn't this a bit much?"

"No problem," Liu Jiangyi smiled. "However, I do have something I'd like to ask you about."

"Please, please tell me. Our Pingan Town is near the Iron Curtain. Although not many people come and go here, officials often visit. I'll tell you anything you ask."

Tell him anything?

Liu Jiangyi was amused.

It seemed this waiter had done a lot of selling information.

Iron Curtain?

Was that black fog called the Iron Curtain?

Liu Jiangyi smiled, "It's nothing special, really. I just want to know if there's anything unusual happening around here recently, gossip or anything. I just love to hear gossip usually."

"Is that all?" the waiter chuckled. "Then you don't even need to ask me; just search online."

Saying that, the waiter took out her phone from her pocket and opened a few video apps to show Liu Jiangyi.

As she watched, she also said, "The internet is so developed now; gossip basically gets spread online. There's really no gossip I don't know."

"Let me think hard and see if there's anything I know that isn't online."

The waiter thought diligently, afraid that Liu Jiangyi would ask for the money back.

"Never mind then. If there isn't, there isn't. I'm a person who believes in destiny when it comes to gossip."

Liu Jiangyi pointed at the waiter's phone and said, "Oh, by the way, my brother's phone is broken. Could I trouble you to buy a phone for me and get a SIM card?"

Liu Jiangyi then took out another gold ingot and handed it to the waiter.

The waiter was immediately overjoyed!

"Of course I can!"

She took the gold ingot and walked out.

How could she refuse such an opportunity to earn big money by running errands?

She had just been afraid that if she couldn't come up with any gossip, Liu Jiangyi wouldn't give her the gold. Who would have thought she'd earn an extra piece in return?

...

Half an hour later.

The rockery in the town park.

Jian San and the others pretended to be passersby and scattered around, while Liu Jiangyi and Ya Ya sat in the pavilion on the rockery, studying the contents on the phone.

Liu Jiangyi's inquiry about gossip with the waiter was to understand this world.

Since there was such a convenient thing as a mobile phone, why would Liu Jiangyi need to ask her?