Yu Sheng's question immediately caused Baili Qing to raise her eyebrows lightly, although the movement was quite subtle.

"Of course, there's only one Boundary Land," Baili Qing said, "'World Intersection Point' is not something mass-produced."

"I'm talking about 'Boundary City'," Yu Sheng said seriously, "If there is only one Boundary Land, what about Boundary City? This city which is located at the Boundary Land, could there possibly be another similar city existing somewhere in the world?"

He paused, looked into Baili Qing's eyes, and slowly said, "Very similar, yet not quite the same, they both share the same name, have some places with the same names, but they are not 'extraordinary' like this place, just ordinary places... If this world has a span of hundreds of billions of light-years or even a larger observable scale, then in such a vast range, is it possible that there exists a city fitting my description?"

Not knowing if it was Yu Sheng's illusion, but upon hearing this, Baili Qing's facial expression became somewhat unusually serious.

This "Director" remained silent for several seconds before starting to speak cautiously, "About this 'hypothesis' of yours - I'll call it a hypothesis for now, scholars actually have a theory, and it goes like this:

"If the spatial and temporal scales of the entire universe are infinite, or at least nearly infinite within the statistical meaning that humans can imagine and assume, then it is possible for two identical or highly similar places to appear in the universe, two planets with similar parameters, two similar mountains, or even... two very similar histories. The probability of such 'mirrored' occurrences may not be high, but over sufficient time and spatial scales, it is not zero."

Yu Sheng thought for a moment, then nodded lightly, "I seem to have heard about a similar theory..."

"Then let me tell you about a constraint of this hypothesis—the part that's not public," said Baili Qing, "Even if the hypothesis holds true, even if every place and event in the universe can have a 'mirror' in the infinite span of time and space, there are two exceptions that will not have mirrors.

"First, a planet called 'Terra'. It is located deep among the stars, far from here, but it shares some secretive 'connections' with the Boundary Land.

"Second, it is the Boundary Land itself.

"In other words, there won't be a second 'Boundary City' in this world, because this city is a major component of the Boundary Land, and the Boundary Land itself... does not have a 'mirror'. No matter how boundless space is, or how infinite time is, from past to future, there will only be this one 'Boundary Land', and one 'Boundary City'."

Yu Sheng's eyes widened as he remained silent for a long time.

"Seeing your reaction..." Baili Qing adjusted her sitting position, "You seem almost certain that there exists another 'Boundary City' on this world—or even, you've seen it?"

Yu Sheng forcefully suppressed the tumultuous thoughts in his heart, took a deep breath, and slowly tapped the table in front of him with his fingers.

"Yes, I've seen it. It's a small seaside town; from the southernmost part of the city to the northernmost, it only takes thirty minutes by car. There are no 'Exotic Realms', no Special Service Bureau there, people live very ordinary lives, sunshine... the sunshine is always nice, gentle, not dazzling, and the evening glow is also very beautiful..."

Yu Sheng described the scenes from his memory to the woman in front of him.

He did not conceal these details, and with her already knowing the truth about No. 66 Wutong Road, and considering she was in charge of managing matters related to "Exotic Realms," this "Director" seemed to be the person he could access now who was most likely to be of help to him.

Baili Qing quietly listened to these descriptions. Her colorless eyes seemed to forever hide her most genuine emotional fluctuations; no one could tell what she was thinking when hearing these descriptions, but only after Yu Sheng finished talking did she suddenly ask, "Can I see it?"

Yu Sheng was stunned: "See? How can you see?"

The woman across from him reached out her hand and pressed it on his temple.

Along with the cold touch, came a moment of trance.

"This is my ability—if you don't mind, open up your imagination to me for a moment. Of course, if you're not comfortable with it, I definitely won't insist," Baili Qing said earnestly.

Yu Sheng frowned slightly, quickly weighed the situation, and then gave a slight nod.

Gently closing his eyes, he imagined his hometown in his memory, the "other Boundary City."

That ordinary seaside town emerged in his mind, and then he felt as if another pair of eyes were watching the imagined scenery along with his own memories.

After a while, Yu Sheng opened his eyes.

He found that Baili Qing opposite him was still closing her eyes, and behind her, the infinitely extended café was silently collapsing from afar, the neatly arranged, endlessly repeating tables and chairs were swiftly engulfed by darkness, bending structures appeared to be falling into an unseen abyss.

Yu Sheng was instantly baffled, not understanding the situation at hand: "Hey! This place is collapsing! Hey, wake up! This..."

""

He had only spoken halfway when Baili Qing finally opened her eyes: "It's okay, just a little side effect from activating the ability."

During the conversation, the collapsed buildings and furniture in the distance quietly returned to their original state.

Yu Sheng felt a bit embarrassed and chuckled awkwardly: "Oh, that ability of yours is pretty... cool."

Baili Qing did not speak but simply rubbed her forehead, seemingly pondering something.

"Did you see it?" Yu Sheng asked curiously, "I mean, what do you think..."

"I saw it. It's indeed as you described, a... peaceful seaside town, yet many places also bear the shadow of this city," Baili Qing interrupted Yu Sheng, and for some reason, she hesitated when she began to speak, but this hesitation was quickly covered up, "I now believe that you really have seen such a 'Boundary City'. But I am very curious, why are you so persistent in finding this 'place'?"

"For some personal reasons, I want to find it," Yu Sheng said seriously, "but according to what you've said..."

"Theories are, after all, theories," Baili Qing shook her head, her attitude suddenly not as certain as before, but now her speech included more room for maneuver, "In reality, I still don't think there is a second 'Boundary Land' in this world. But if there's just some place that happens to have a few architectural similarities with this city... it's not entirely impossible."

Yu Sheng looked at the woman before him with some skepticism: "...Really?"

"Who knows?" Baili Qing let out a breath, "Scholars have said that our universe is still young, and some new physical laws haven't even had time to emerge—we might be wrong about everything we know about the world from the human perspective, or it might be overturned one day in the future. I now do believe that the 'Boundary City' you showed me truly exists, just... it's not recorded even in the archives of the Boundary Land."

"Then if one day you find it..."

"You'll be the first to know," Baili Qing nodded earnestly.

Yu Sheng thanked her.

But he did not quite believe it, because intuitively, he always felt that this woman was not so "sincere" about this matter.

He didn't know where this feeling came from, but he decided not to continue on this topic.

"I have another question," Yu Sheng quickly changed the subject, "It's on behalf of a friend."

Baili Qing nodded: "Ask, I have plenty of time today."

Yu Sheng contemplated and organized his words: "Regarding 'Alice's Cottage', does your Special Service Bureau know about this organization?"

"Alice's Cottage? Of course, we know," Baili Qing immediately answered, "Those 'living dolls' are active in the Extraordinary Domain, and they have had many dealings with us."

Yu Sheng's heart stirred, feeling like he had finally found the organization for the little doll: "You're talking about 'Alice's Dolls'? So, does that mean the 'Cottage' is also registered with the Special Service Bureau?"

"No, you've got one thing wrong," Baili Qing shook her head, "Alice's Cottage is not 'registered with the Special Service Bureau'—it's an independent force located outside of the Boundary Land. Although they keep a low profile, their influence is actually not less than the Secret Service Bureau."

Yu Sheng: "…?"

"This world does not have only one 'Boundary Land' as a special place; naturally, there are also organizations larger than just the 'Special Service Bureau'. We are just one of many official organizations dealing with both the Exotic Realm and the physical world. Besides us, there are also the 'Bamasa Hermit Association' established by the Bamosa people, the 'Academy' and 'Archaeological Association' from Terra, the 'Astrology Association' of the Algredians, and so on. The 'Alice's Cottage' you just mentioned is also a similar independent force—they follow an Ancient Holy Spirit called 'Alice', bestowed by blessings from the Ancient Holy Spirit, and the era they were active in... is even earlier than the Secret Service Bureau."

Yu Sheng: "…"

Erin has such a big background?! So the little doll wasn't bragging after all!

Yu Sheng did not hide the changes in his expression, and Baili Qing quickly discerned something: "I remember, the report mentioned there's also a 'doll' with you?"

"Yes, her name is Erin, she claims to be one of 'Alice's Dolls', but was accidentally sealed for a long time."

"But I remember the report also mentioned that her height was only this much..."

Baili Qing said, raising her hand to gesture a height next to the table.

Yu Sheng touched his nose awkwardly: "Ah, that's just another accident…"

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