CHAPTER 112 — ANCHOR AND OBSERVER
Night settled differently inside the walls of Ruinsand.
The desert beyond howled.
The interior hummed.
From the outside, the kingdom was a fortress of stone cutting through endless sand. From within, it was layered—regulated air currents, controlled lighting, fountain systems whispering quietly in the distance.
Long Hao stood alone in his assigned dorm room.
The window overlooked the inner district. Lantern lights traced the roads below in warm golden lines. The great wall rose beyond the buildings, dark against the moonlit dunes.
He exhaled slowly.
Then closed his eyes.
The Eclipse System flickered to life.
Not violently.
Not like before.
A steady interface unfolded across his vision.
[CORE SYSTEM ONLINE — 100%]
For the first time since the displacement—
The loading bar vanished.
A pulse moved through his chest.
Stable.
Controlled.
"Longyu," he called inwardly.
Silence—
Then—
A breath.
Not audible.
Felt.
"…You're alive."
