Day of Imprisonment

“Time” represents past time and memories.

At the entrance of a hotel, several burly men in security uniforms stood guard, politely stopping some guests who wanted to enter.

Then, these guests noticed a sign placed at the entrance, which read: 'Due to a private gathering, the hotel will be closed to the public today. We apologize for any inconvenience.'

Some people walked up, showed the security guards something, and were allowed to enter.

“This is the Time Assembly Hall. It's quite lavish inside, but at this time of day, there won't be many Reminiscents.”

Qian Lejin introduced from the side.

The time was 8:50 AM.

“Let's go in and take a look.”

“Luo Ju, just follow me.”

Qian Lejin was very happy, just as he positioned himself. He needed a strong backer, a solid one.

The fatty considered himself a smart man.

He had considered joining other organizations. There were many organizations for Reminiscents, of varying sizes and quality. Some existed during this cycle day but disappeared after a few cycle days. Such things happened frequently.

Even large organizations like the Awakened Association didn't have strict membership requirements.

But in reality, the Awakened Association also had a 'core circle.' Only by entering the core circle could one truly benefit. If you were just an outer member, you were still just cannon fodder.

Qian Lejin didn't want to be treated as cannon fodder, and he couldn't break into the core circle of large organizations, so he had always been a lone wolf.

One of the security guards at the entrance clearly recognized Qian Lejin.

“Qian Fatty, you're here so early this time?”

“Bringing a friend to broaden his horizons.” Qian Lejin smiled, showing off his card ring.

This thing represented a kind of 'hierarchy,' a symbol of status.

Although they were all Reminiscents, having just a card and holding a card ring were two different things.

Successfully clearing a level once would get you a card, but only those who had cleared it three times or more could possess a card ring.

Fatty Qian was indeed a regular here, so the security guard didn't even check if Luo Xi had a card before letting him through.

Inside was the hotel lobby.

It was filled with sofas, round tables, and long tables, divided into several different areas by flower pots and screens. At the moment, some people were sitting here resting, some whispering to each other, and others sitting alone, either sipping tea or closing their eyes to rest.

“Everyone who can get in here is a Reminiscent, including the waiters. If you want to exchange information, you can find Old Xiao drinking tea over there. If you want to hire a hitman or find some skilled people to clear a scenario together, go to the corner. Those few idlers are waiting for work, but hiring them isn't cheap, a [Memory] is the minimum.”

“Oh, right, the wall over there with a lot of notes is the mission board. You can post your requests and mark the price, leaving your contact information. If anyone is interested, they will take the job. Or, more simply, just pay a [Memory] to join the Time Assembly Hall's large group chat. There will be many Reminiscents communicating inside. Even if you don't speak, just reading their chat content can get you a lot of information. However, it also depends on luck. Sometimes, no one will say anything for half a day.”

“Chat group?”

“Yes, of course. Because of the characteristics of the Day of Confinement, this group is re-established every morning. However, to join the group chat, you only need to have paid a [Memory] once before, unless that person has lost their memory...”

“Upstairs is the high-end area, but you also need to pay a [Memory] to go up.”

Luo Xi walked to the mission board at this time. Looking at the wall, which was about ten square meters in size, there were only a few lonely notes posted on it. He glanced at one, which was selling information, saying that they knew the clues to card number 091. If interested, you could contact the reserved phone number.

So, you could only come every time and write down specific tasks, and the validity period of the task could only be maintained for one cycle day.

Of course, there were also advantages, that was, you didn't need to clean up. No matter how messy it was here, even if there were scraps of paper all over the floor, it didn't matter, because the next cycle day, it would be brand new and clean.

Luo Xi looked at the wall, which didn't have many mission notes yet, and suddenly picked up the paper and pen on the nearby table and sat down to write.

Then, he posted the written note on the wall.

Qian Lejin curiously leaned over to take a look, only to see the note read: Chrysalis Project, Begin!

What does this mean?

Qian Lejin asked curiously.

“Nothing!” As always, Luo Xi was the kind of person who wouldn't reveal anything he didn't want to say.

Although he hadn't been in contact with Luo Xi for a long time, Qian Lejin had clearly seen this point.

So, he wisely didn't ask any further.

“Qian Lejin, do you know who founded this Time Assembly Hall?” Luo Xi no longer paid attention to the note he wrote. It seemed that it was completely a casual stroke, similar to the kind of "XX was here," even Qian Lejin thought so.

Because there were only those six words on the note, and no contact information was left.

However, there had been many similar notes before. After all, what was actually not lacking the most was bored people.

“I don't know this, but I know that the Time Assembly Hall was founded by an organization called the Council of Time Elders. The specific members of the Council are unknown, and their identities are very mysterious, but this is also normal. After all, identities cannot be exposed casually, otherwise there will still be some danger. But there are many people who want to rob these high-level Reminiscents to make a fortune, because snatching cards is sometimes much simpler and safer than going to the checkpoint scene to obtain cards. As the saying goes, it is easy to dodge an open spear, but difficult to guard against a hidden arrow.”

Luo Xi remained noncommittal and turned to say: “Let's go.”

“Go? Luo Ju, aren't you going to continue looking around? This place is quite interesting.”

“It's meaningless to me.”

Luo Xi walked out of the hotel, and Qian Lejin followed.

“You don't need to keep following me. If you really want to help me, then improve your strength, at least to the point where you can fight that auntie to a draw... I mean, you can learn more from her.” Luo Xi walked to the intersection and stopped a taxi, but obviously, he didn't intend to let Qian Lejin get in.

The latter was stunned.

“Contact you later!”

Luo Xi got into the car, closed the door, and the taxi sped away.

Qian Lejin stood on the side of the road with some disappointment, not knowing what to do for a moment.

“Wait, Luo Ju just said that he wanted me to learn from that auntie, so, he meant, to let me infiltrate the Awakened Association? Right, damn, I'm so smart, Luo Ju wants me to be a spy, I can do this.”

Suddenly, confidence returned, and happiness also returned. Qian Lejin also stopped a taxi.

He knew the contact point of the Awakened Association.

“Alas, I should have asked Yu Yatou for a contact method. But I am an acquaintance with her, so I am also an acquaintance with their second-in-command. Since we are all acquaintances, shouldn't they take care of me?”