"Day 366: We can't receive any signals from the Narrative Civilization here, not even a trace of Dimensional Fragments dispersing from the Inherent Time Domain."
"It's really strange, a whole year has passed, and none of us can get in touch. Is it that they went silent on us, or did we go silent on them?"
"Forget it, the Primordial Matter readings are normal too, there's no sign of [Society] around here—not to mention [Society], we haven't even seen a single native in this place."
After the initial excitement, the lack of entertainment and the busy work quickly wore down their spirits, leading to a daily grind of demoralization through failed attempts.
Even the personnel in the contact center began to slack off over the year, and even Li Aozi started to question his decision.