Chapter 45 (The Terminator of Dawn and Dusk 1): A New Way of Living

Sixty-five million years ago, Venus.

The immense ring of ice encircling Saturn, nearly a million kilometers in diameter, acted as a colossal lens. It blocked superluminal waves, casting a vast shadow on the Sun’s surface and forming sunspot groups hundreds of thousands of kilometers wide. By coincidence, Venus lay right at the focal point of this gigantic lens. As one solar flare after another erupted, hurling torrents of high-energy particles, Venus’s rotation slowed, then stalled altogether, changing from one complete rotation every twenty-three hours to once every two—

“This river flows quietly; no one is around. Does Prince Yu perhaps know what this is suitable for?” Bai Zimo spoke again, his tone calm and unhurried.

Pei Qingqing was troubled by a sense of loss and a vague confusion. Had she somehow offended Bai Zimo without realizing it?

Liu Hao, delighted as if he had found treasure, grinned and said, “Heh, I’m sure Uncle and Aunt have much to discuss, so I won’t intrude…” He was eager to begin cultivating and see the results for himself.

“Wu Yong, why are you back so early today?” Fang Xiuxiu asked, surprised as she brought in a plate of fruit and saw him.

Whether or not she divorced, it would have no impact on the Shao Group, and truthfully, she no longer wished to remain bound to Father Shao.

Mr. Shun erupted in fury and, in less than ten seconds, kicked Diao Yifeng until his face was covered in blood, his body wracked with pain, rolling and writhing on the ground.

Countless imperial troops stormed through the palace city, rigorously inspecting everyone. In the face of the nearly deranged Prince Anning, any voice of dissent was silenced by immediate execution.

“At last, I understand the hardships my father endured back then!” Liu Zhiwei’s voice was hoarse as he spoke.

With these words, the two young martial artists, who had both reached the innate realm through fortuitous encounters, strode resolutely toward the beast tide.

In fact, during the construction of the Qinshan Nuclear Power Plant, China purchased a large number of patented technologies from France, as well as extensive technology from the Soviet Union. Coupled with the efforts of our own scientists—both through exchanges with foreign experts and independent research—China’s technological capabilities reached the world’s advanced level, producing a significant number of nuclear experts.

As the nation teetered on the brink of collapse, prices in the capital soared as if by robbery. Unexpectedly, upon leaving the city, it felt as though one had returned to the Jingtai Dynasty. Lu Yun smiled faintly, sipped his hot tea, then leaned back in his chair, gazing through the window at the swirling snow, his mind preoccupied with private thoughts.

The so-called “physiognomy” touted by wandering fortune-tellers proved entirely ineffective on the faces of these two brothers.

Rotten Tomatoes’ guiding principle is to objectively reflect the likes and dislikes of moviegoers and critics. It is immune to manipulation by any media outlet, film conglomerate, or bureaucratic authority—its ratings are determined solely by the spontaneous votes of the audience.

Public sentiment matters little in a stable society. In such places, official ideology and government policy dictate everything, and ordinary people are left to be herded along without a choice.

“Sir Fidel, how are the negotiations with the Americans progressing?” Chamberlain asked coolly.

Yet, as he picked up the broom, he hesitated for a moment, then tossed it into his storage space and issued a mental command.

With the Earth’s rotation, night and day continually alternate, and the starscape appears and disappears in turn.

Why? Why so soon? Normally, challenges in a game increase from easy to difficult, step by step. Objectively speaking, one could expect to vie for an Oscar for Best Director only after seven or eight years in Hollywood.

Yan Xiu frowned, as if doubting that such words had really come from my mouth. But the truth was, they had.

As his words faded, Ye Mu appeared taken aback, then a peculiar expression crossed his face. No wonder the Mu family remained beneath the Chen family; so, this was the reason.

The main issue was that this girl’s mind was always full of dangerous ideas, and Xia Bing was constantly declaring her intention to make a name for herself in the martial world of the Yanlong Nation.

Warriors like Xu Chu, who truly existed in history, were rare among these spectral spirits. More importantly, each bore the same “label.”