Chapter 1: The Silent Device

In a small, dust-filled room, Johan sat hunched over his desk. The only light came from a flickering lamp, casting long shadows over a strange iron device. It looked ancient, covered in weary buttons and a small screen that hadn't displayed a single digit in years.This wasn't just any machine; it was the only legacy his father had left behind.Johan took a deep breath and whispered to himself, “Dad... why didn’t you tell me how it works?”Johan was an ordinary middle school student, but unlike his peers who were obsessed with video games, he spent his nights buried in old physics books, trying to repair this "treasure detector." The problem was, no matter what he tried, the machine remained dead.In the Digital World...After weeks of searching through social media groups for someone skilled in vintage technology, Johan found a girl known only as Emma. In the online world, she was whispered about as the "Silent Engineer."Johan: "Please, Emma. This isn’t just a machine. It contains a map that leads to a place my father never reached."Emma: "I told you, Johan. I don’t do this kind of work. The device you described has a dangerous frequency. If it starts, it might open something you can't close. Don't go looking for trouble."But Johan wouldn't give up. He sent her one more photo—a small symbol engraved on the bottom of the device; an eight-pointed star.After ten minutes of silence, Emma finally replied:Emma: "That symbol... where did you find it?"Joh: "It’s here in my village, deep inside a hidden valley. If you help me fix it, we can go there together."Two days later, Johan stood at the village bus station. He saw a girl of medium height, wearing oversized glasses and carrying a bag overflowing with tools. It was Emma.The moment she reached him, she spoke firmly: “I don’t think this is a smart idea. But that symbol... it won’t let me sleep. Let’s take a look, but only to fix it. Do you understand?”Johan nodded with a grin. He didn't know that at that exact moment, his ordinary life as a student had ended. He was stepping into an adventure that had only 80 minutes left to change everything.