He returned to an empty home. When he called his father, he realized his father was living at his grandmother’s home. Eric wondered for a moment if that might be the reason his father did not call ? Other than his busy schedule, his grandmother disliked his mother and themselves. So, probably his always passive father did not want to confront grandmother, thus, did not call them. ‘ Never mind. It’s more important to settle college. ‘ He called his buddies first. “ Yo, Teddy ? Still alive ? “ He poked fun at his friend. His friend has got bad grades and a strict mom. The stereotypical asian mom who can hit you with anything ranging from a slipper to rolling pin ! She also came from the countryside, a desert, thus was friends with his mother. Consequently, he is friends with the guy. All the fun in his life is a direct result of being friends with Teddy. “ Dude ! How dare you call me only now ? Do you know how worried we have been ? “ Teddy ranted on the phone. “ Worried ? Why ? W

“ Then, do it, Father. Divorce mother if you think that is right. “ Eric egged on his father. “ You … !!! “ his father sputtered at him, holding the back of his neck. He is too angry to say anything else. Just like that, the quarrel between father and son ended. His father had never been one for long conflict. That’s a major reason for why he was held under the thumb of his grandmother. Eric thought of his past life looking at his father’s retreat . ‘ Just how blind I was to not see this undercurrent in my own family in my last life ? ‘ he wondered. His grandmother never liked his mother. Yet, he wrote it off to be a typical mother-in-law to daughter-in-law conflict. Their interaction did look very similar to what most of his classmates' mothers themselves were experiencing, just a little bit more intense. However, he should have questioned why his grandmother did not favor him. It is more than weird, given most asian grandparents would be biased towards their grandsons. Then the

After lunch, Eric and Meghan split up. Meghan had a full day with lab experiments and classes. Undergraduates get the least resources among all college students, taking turns to do experiments. They can not be absent despite doing nothing. Eric just made rounds in the administrative department, getting his student id, dorm key, registering for student lockers and gym. He finished the tour at the library, finishing the online orientation offered to students. When it all finished, it was four in the evening. He decided there’s no day like today to start working on the demolition. At this point, he figured the AI system that is using him has some sort of inner regulations. Digitization never allows you to take actions that are otherwise not permitted by the government. He can not dismantle a house he does not own. He really wants to confirm the extent the game can affect reality. At the same time, he wants to see how much information the system can dig up for him on authorized land aft

The next morning, looking at half of the medical college students who came to take the early morning bus along with him and Meghan, he realized what was wrong. His girlfriend is a giant gossip, with capital letters and emphasis on the Giant. He put one of the altar plates in a tree hole in central park to fool his friends. He led Meghan to the same tree. His girlfriend’s friends pretended they were not following them, scattering around, but all of their ears are trained on Meghan and himself. Eric showed her the dragon temple’s oath, and told her to speak of it. She complied eagerly. A moment later … Meghan stood there in shock. “ It really works ! … Baby , it really works. “ Meghan told him with sparkling eyes. … ...‘ Just for that involuntary ‘Baby’ ‘ , he will forgive his girlfriend. He thought she accepted him as a boyfriend as an expedient measure . Given how she refers to him as ‘ Baby ‘ unconsciously, maybe she agreed to be his girlfriend because she likes him. If not

The bright eyed young man lingered at the edges of the H-hospital township construction. The blue construction curtains remained closed, with danger signs pasted all over them. As the night fell, he slowly slipped between the covers, entering the construction area. He turned on a flash light, illuminating the walk area.  The walk area is only about five meters. As he directed the light into the sinkhole, it vanished without a trace, leaving behind only darkness. Just from that, one could tell how deep this fathom was. He turned his back to the fathom. He spread his hands like a falcon, then fell back.  ▬ ●◘● ▬ [ Danger ! ] [ Danger ! ]  The red warni