"I made this decision based on the same logic."
After Ye Tiancheng explained these points, he continued.
"However, after I brought this up, I noticed that the innkeeper's reaction was somewhat unusual when I asked for the receipt. He was reluctant to give it, which gave me reason to believe so."
"In this place, once a receipt is issued, it likely serves a special purpose."
"It's also very possible that once the innkeeper issued the receipt, he could no longer find an excuse to extort us, hence his reluctance. In short, this receipt would not be issued for nothing."
"Naturally, I had no reason not to take it."
The other three understood, but their doubts and confusion were not only not fully resolved, but they grew even more.
What kind of spatial world was this?
Everything they had encountered and experienced so far was difficult to comprehend, and they couldn't find any logic. Perhaps only by continuing to explore could they have a chance to resolve their doubts.
The four of them had their own thoughts.
After this topic temporarily concluded, Ye Tiancheng suddenly remembered the qipao woman he had encountered at the front desk earlier and mentioned it to everyone.
He said, "Speaking of which, when I went out earlier to get the receipt and pay the innkeeper, a new guest arrived at the inn. It was a... very strange woman."
Nie Chongyang, Liang Ping, and the little fox all knew that Ye Tiancheng wouldn't be chatting with them about women out of boredom. Besides, in this peculiar place, Ye Tiancheng must have sensed something unusual to bring it up specifically.
Therefore, Nie Chongyang asked Ye Tiancheng, "How was she strange?"
Ye Tiancheng recalled the scene at the time and described it to them.
"The woman was wearing a blue qipao and even carried a paper umbrella. She seemed to glow, beautiful beyond human comprehension."
Upon hearing Ye Tiancheng's words, none of the other three focused on the word "beautiful."
They all expressed, "That really doesn't sound human."
Ye Tiancheng added, "However, I couldn't observe much at the time. I only glanced a couple more times and was discovered, so I couldn't linger. I had to leave as soon as possible."
"But I can confirm that she was going to the innkeeper to rent a room, intending to stay here. And I also vaguely felt that the innkeeper even had a sense of reverence towards that qipao woman."
The little fox immediately declared, "Then, this woman is likely indeed problematic!"
Nie Chongyang said, "Although we might not have observed much before, since she intends to stay here, we will have opportunities to observe and understand her later. It's not a big issue."
Liang Ping agreed.
The group discussed the qipao woman for a short while, but with too little information, they decided to wait for their next encounter to see if they could discover anything more before discussing it further. httpδ:/m.kuAisugg.nět
Having experienced so much in one morning, Ye Tiancheng and the other three were quite exhausted.
However, since they were awake and the morning grogginess had passed, they couldn't fall back asleep. Moreover, they couldn't stay in this strange place forever. Therefore, they each washed up, found some convenient food, had a simple breakfast, and then decided to get down to business.
Despite the many events that had transpired, their initial main plan remained unchanged.
No matter what, they still wanted to explore the university in this space to see if they could find anything.
After the four of them were ready and had eaten, they left their inn room, locked the door, and went to where they had parked their car. Fortunately, their rented car was unharmed after the night.
They had paid for a week's rental of the car, and the rental company hadn't contacted them with any news about price increases or attempts to swindle them like the black innkeeper. They could continue driving and using it.
Liang Ping once again opened the navigation. Since Liang Ping had already used the navigation map on his phone, it was best to use his phone regardless of any potential issues. The others should refrain from using theirs for now, to avoid complete failure if problems arose.
During the day, this spatial world appeared incredibly normal, just like a real world.
If Ye Tiancheng and the others didn't know that this was a city formed from their memories, at least on the surface, it appeared that way to Ye Tiancheng and the others. And Ye Tiancheng and the others had already explored the boundaries of the space, making it difficult to distinguish between fake and real.
They drove to the university from their memories. From the outside, it didn't look much different from reality. However, upon closer inspection, Ye Tiancheng and the others could confirm that it was indeed abnormal.
In universities nowadays, it's rare for schools to require students to wear uniforms when they reach university age. Not to mention, Ye Tiancheng and the others knew very well that this university outside did not have unified school uniforms, or perhaps they did, but no one wore them.
However, here, in this university in the spatial world, the students entering and leaving the school were all wearing similar school uniforms. The male and female uniforms had different colors. The boys wore a combination of shirts and pants, while the girls wore shirts and skirts.
Furthermore, Ye Tiancheng and the others even saw these students entering and leaving the school holding card-like objects. When entering the school gate, they needed to place the card on a machine. Only after the machine beeped to indicate passage could the students enter the school.
At the same time, Ye Tiancheng and the others also noticed that the school uniforms were not exclusive to male and female students. It seemed that different identities had different styles of uniforms and their own identity cards, which required verification before entering the school.
Ye Tiancheng sat in the driver's seat. He was driving today.
His hands rested on the steering wheel, his fingertips tapping rhythmically, lost in thought.
Nie Chongyang looked out the window, his brow furrowed.
"It seems that blending into the university won't be as easy as it is in the real world."
This was quite obvious.
They lacked uniforms and corresponding identity cards, and they would likely be stopped at the school gate.
The little fox looked at these people, pondered for a moment, and then suddenly said, "In this spatial world, do people with specific professional identities all have unified uniforms?"
Ye Tiancheng and the others only noticed this situation at the university. Hearing the little fox speak, they all turned to look at her. Ye Tiancheng asked, "Why do you think so?"
The little fox said, "I noticed that there are quite a few people on the street wearing the same clothes, and their directions of travel either originate from the same place or lead to the same destination."
"Although there are people who dress freely, they seem rather disorganized and without a fixed purpose. At the very least, these people probably don't need to work or go to school."
"Moreover, big brother, haven't you noticed? Before we remembered so much, when we were influenced to go to work at companies, the employees at the Hou Corporation also wore very uniform attire."
Ye Tiancheng was slightly stunned by this.
He thought hesitantly and said, "Really? I remember they all wore suits, which are quite normal. Suits... are they all pretty much the same?"
The little fox found it somewhat amusing.
"While the styles might be similar, or even identical, the patterns and accessories, when paired by different people, would still create subtle differences. However, I noticed before that the accessories they wore, the ties, and the style and patterns of their clothes were all exactly the same."
"I didn't realize there was anything wrong with this before because I had never worked in a company and didn't understand these things. I just thought it might be a company requirement, so I didn't pay much attention."
"I didn't notice this until I saw the situation with the people at the university."
"After noticing this, I consciously observed the passersby on the street, which led me to this conclusion."
As she spoke, the little fox pointed out some people to Ye Tiancheng and the others for comparison, trying to make them feel this point more intuitively.
However, even with the little fox pointing them out, Ye Tiancheng and Nie Chongyang, being rather straightforward men, would hardly notice such details unless they were compared very carefully.
They were not interested in this matter at all.
Liang Ping was slightly better. When he and Liang Ping worked together before, he was the one who handled the more subtle details.
However, Liang Ping didn't have the prior experience of the little fox. His and Nie Chongyang's previous work was at the police station, where they already wore uniforms. Therefore, even after seeing the current situation at the university, Liang Ping couldn't immediately grasp this point.
After the little fox pointed it out, Liang Ping also became aware of it.
Liang Ping also said, "The little fox is right. Due to our previous environment and our main focus, I couldn't immediately realize this. However, after the little fox's reminder, I observed carefully, and it should indeed be like this."
Ye Tiancheng and Nie Chongyang found it difficult to discern, so they could only nod in agreement without thinking.
However, this observation did allow them to feel more.
In reality, even at work or school, if the school or workplace required students or employees to wear uniforms, everyone would have their own little thoughts.
Either the supervision wasn't strict enough, and they wouldn't honestly wear uniforms every time.
Or they would dress according to their own preferences, and even if they had to wear the same uniform, they would add some flair.
But in this spatial world, not only were people wearing the same clothes, but all other accessories were also matched exactly the same, without a single non-conformist. This was clearly very strange.
Although, this was already a strange place.
However, for Ye Tiancheng and the others, this had a certain value for research and observation. Such a phenomenon might, to some extent, have its own meaning.
These unified uniforms, and everyone's adherence to rules, might have a special reason behind them. Perhaps they could find some special clues from this. In any case, they were currently like headless flies. Anything worth observing, anything special, needed to be paid close attention to and not easily overlooked.