After a moment of dazed confusion, Chu Bamboo's consciousness gradually returned as a familiar humming sound reached his ears.
He was still in the underground base.
On the screen, Three-Body 3 was still playing.
"Nuwa No. 17, tell me the current time!" Chu Bamboo rubbed his temples. He had technically pulled an all-nighter in the Dream World, but because he had entered the Real World before this reset, he felt completely refreshed—as if he'd had a full night's sleep to rest and recharge.
"It is now Yanjing time, 7:08."
"So it's this time, huh? But why did it change to Yanjing time?" Chu Bamboo paused, startled, then gave a noncommittal shake of his head.
Most of the time, he revived after death at six in the morning, but that time wasn't absolute.
