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After speaking, Maya walked to the front of the sign and quietly looked at the information on it. Lin Wu couldn't read anything from her expression, but he could infer one thing from her prolonged stillness: this road was not Highway 99.
Maya rested one hand on the sign and closed her eyes, leaning her forehead against the back of her hand. Lin Wu walked over, or rather, circled around, to Maya's back.
The worst part of life is not the absence of hope, but being given a glimmer of it amidst despair.
Highway 77, 3500 kilometers to Star City—that was despair. Among the other destinations listed below, Lin Wu saw a familiar one: 1800 kilometers to Leimeng Town. Leimeng Town is 250 kilometers from Left County. Both Highway 77 and Highway 99 lead to Leimeng Town. The difference is that it's only 750 kilometers from Fantasy City to Left County on Highway 99. Over 2000 kilometers are required to reach Left County from Highway 77.
