September 30, 2020, evening, ten o'clock.
Zhang Yanhang had already turned off the lights and was lying in bed ready to sleep when he suddenly felt the air become thick and the texture of the bedsheet beneath him abruptly change to that of smooth, hard plastic.
Accompanied by these distinct features that time pause brought, the familiar text option box once again floated before Zhang Yanhang's eyes.
"Enter Ashen World?"
"Option One: Yes (Successfully enter Ashen World and gain the ability for bodily datafication and rapid power gain channels, at the cost of possibly losing the chance to eat breakfast tomorrow morning due to staying up late.)"
"Option Two: No (Decline to enter Ashen World but feel immediately going to sleep is a waste of time, so start playing video games all night and casually practice cultivating, encountering a female ghost at 2:59 AM attracted by the double feast of your strong Yang Qi and the Smelly Blood-sucking Scab.)"
