The name plaque on the altar slowly revealed a name, which Brother Chong wrote several times before leaving the words "Gao Ming."
"I've left your name on the ancestral plaque in the Fu Family Ancestral Hall, linking your fate with theirs. It will protect you and also conspire for your future." Having emerged from the darkroom, Brother Chong became more talkative, "Do you believe in fate?"
"No."
"You will in the future." Brother Chong and Gao Ming walked through a passage behind the ancestral hall. Amid a pile of abandoned equipment, they found two functioning nutrient pods that bore a strong resemblance to the brain domain test devices from Eternal Life Pharmaceutical, though they were significantly more dilapidated.
