Chapter 5 (1/2)

Elsa looked at Zhou Bai curiously. She asked, “What’s wrong, Zhou Bai? You don’t look so good.”

“No…nothing.” Once again, he suppressed the suspicions in his mind. Zhou Bai said to Elsa, “What did you just say? We have to go to class?”

“Right, right!” Elsa jumped up, yelling, “Go eat breakfast! After you eat, we’re going to class! If we’re late, we won’t be allowed to eat lunch!”

Elsa dragged Zhou Bai all the way to the cafeteria. He thought, Class…speaking of, the kids here seem to have to attend class with Professor Zhuang every day. I wonder what they learn in class?

Because Zhou Bai had just arrived at the base, Professor Zhuang had let him rest for a few days and get used to life here. He didn’t make Zhou Bai come to class. But yesterday, he came to remind him to get ready for class today.

After eating the sticky and unsavory breakfast, Zhou Bai followed Elsa into a large room and found the other children had already sat in rows in the classroom. Elsa brought Zhou Bai to an empty seat.

A black-haired girl sitting on the side looked at Zhou Bai with interest. She waved her little hand and said, “Hello, I’m Alice. Are you the newcomer, Zhou Bai?”

Zhou Bai nodded. Although he’d spoken with some people over the past few days, he still didn’t recognize everyone in the base.

Alice asked with anticipation, “What’s it like outside? Is there a blue sky? Is there an ocean?”

Zhou Bai went blank for a second and asked, “You’ve never gone outside?”

Alice nodded. “Yeah, I’ve been in this base ever since birth. I’ve never seen the outside world.”

“Me neither.”

“Nor I.”

Little heads poked over one after another, looking at Zhou Bai with intrigue and anticipation.

“Zhou Bai, have you always lived outside?”

“Have you ever owned a dog?”

“Have you seen mountains?”

“Is it really uninhabitable outside?”

“So hungry…Zhou Bai, aren’t you hungry?”

The students threw questions at Zhou Bai one after another. He was stupefied. After a moment, he said with a smile, “I’ve lost my memory. I don’t remember what it’s like outside now. But I remember the blue sky, white clouds, oceans, and mountains.”

Zhou Bai told everyone about the Earth in his memory. His words made Elsa, Alice, and the rest’s eyes beam with yearning expressions.

In the ensuing conversation, Zhou Bai found out that these children had all lived on the base for as long as they could remember. This strange situation made Zhou Bai even more suspicious of the base.

That meant that the oldest child had been here for more than 10 years, and the teacher had continued to bring children in.