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Chapter 45: New World - Illumine Lingao

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By first light, the Fengcheng was already astir. Last night's events—particularly the spectacular collapse and disappearance of the wormhole—had become an inexhaustible topic of conversation. Most passengers belowdecks hadn't witnessed it firsthand, but DV footage and digital photos were circulating freely, passed from hand to hand like contraband. The Executive Committee hadn't yet ordered the a

By first light, the Fengcheng was already astir. Last night's events—particularly the spectacular collapse and disappearance of the wormhole—had become an inexhaustible topic of conversation. Most passengers belowdecks hadn't witnessed it firsthand, but DV footage and digital photos were circulating freely, passed from hand to hand like contraband. The Executive Committee hadn't yet ordered the anchors raised, and people were already discovering the first crisis no one had anticipated: feeding this many mouths was simply impossible. The ship's galley had been designed for a crew of forty.…

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