With this "mystical phone call," Xiao He felt completely at ease with Patika.

After giving a few detailed instructions, he left Luoshui Village alone.

Many people on board were puzzled when they saw her return to the spaceship alone, but no one came to ask her about it.

Lucadi only asked casually, and when he received the reply that she had stayed voluntarily, he didn't think much of it.

Valerie was the only one who kept questioning Xiao He for a long time; she couldn't believe that Patika would dare to live in such a place.

“It’s nothing,” Xiao He explained. “No one there knows her past. She can start over like she’s starting over, and she can take it slow.”

“Okay…” Valerie sighed.

She had only recently learned that Xiao He would be leaving soon, but she never expected that Patika would leave even earlier than her.

"Sigh, you're all gone. I'll be all alone in the dorm from now on..." Valerie thought for a moment and sighed a second time.

Xiao He leaned against the railing and smiled indifferently upon hearing this.

"Why don't you research more about teleportation portals? Then we can go back to the dorm for hot pot every day!"

“This…” Valerie rolled her eyes. “Ideals are so beautiful.”

"How can something that isn't beautiful be called an ideal?" Xiao He joked with a grin.

"Oh, right!" Valerie suddenly remembered something: "Where did you say you were going back to?"

“Flying Dragon City,” Xiao He replied.

Is it far?

"It's quite far."

"Then how will you get back?"

"I have an airplane."

"What?" Valerie looked bewildered. "What's an airplane?"

"It's something that can take me flying." Xiao He smiled mysteriously.

"..."

Valerie scratched her head, silently guessing that the "thing" was similar to a spaceship or airship, and stopped worrying about what it actually was.

"The commander said that in this support mission, you and Xuefeng are considered a special operations team. As for the rewards, your points will not be shared equally with the rest of the team."

"Really?" Xiao He asked, somewhat surprised. "Then our scores must be off the charts!"

“Yes, so…” Valerie paused, “So, if nothing unexpected happens, you two will be able to get your diplomas when you go back this time.”

"This?" Xiao He hadn't expected that Lucadi had arranged everything so quickly while he was away.

Clearly, that was the reason he came out of the cabin to look for him in the first place.

"I see... So it's practically free..." Xiao He inexplicably felt like he had gotten a great deal.

Valerie nodded: "However, that will have to wait until next Monday, at the meeting."

"I'm fine with anything, there's no rush," Xiao He replied, then asked, "What about you?"

“Me?” Valerie was taken aback. “Where else can I go? I’ll just keep living like this.”

Xiao He nodded slightly, and after a while chuckled, "From now on, you should stick with the commander. After all, we're all gone."

Valerie pouted, looking like a wilted flower.

-

Three days passed quickly, and the Nogo 11 spacecraft successfully docked at the Capital Air Port.

Valerie practically transformed into Lucadi's secretary, carrying stacks of documents as she followed him to the college archives.

Horry left the spaceship with the capital's envoy as soon as he got off, and it was clear that he knew the way very well.

Xiao He sat in the carriage, silently watching the departing figures of the crowd.

Not knowing where to go for the time being, she thought for a moment and then started the car.

It's a little past nine in the morning, just when the streets are starting to get lively.

"It's been so long since I've been back, shouldn't I bring back some local specialties...?"

The road was bustling with traffic, and Xiao He drove very slowly, his eyes constantly searching for something on both sides of the street.

One unique feature of the city planning of Nuojin is that the magical streets are all underground, commonly known as "underground streets".

That's the kind of entry point she's looking for.

Giving Dai Lele a gift is simple: just make it novel and pretty, and don't worry about its practicality.

Yang Xing's case is slightly more complicated, but it boils down to the simple word "materials".

Apart from that, the streets of ordinary people are filled with everyday necessities, food, and so on, so there is almost no need to buy anything.

The streets were teeming with people, and the sounds of various vendors hawking their wares filled the air, creating a noisy atmosphere.

However, Xiao He's tin cart was too embarrassing. When she passed by some high-end restaurants, no one paid any attention to her, even though her shabby tin cart was not something an ordinary family could afford to buy even if they saved up for a lifetime.

But Xiao He didn't pay any attention and continued to drive slowly along the right side of the street.

What's frustrating is that the continent of Nuojin doesn't have mature traffic regulations, not even in the capital city.

Whether it's a main street or a back alley, whether it's a two-wheeled vehicle, a three-wheeled vehicle, or a four-wheeled vehicle, traffic jams are everywhere, which is very frustrating.

In a fit of anger, Xiao He decisively abandoned the carriage and walked.

This slowed her progress even further, leaving her to drift along with the crowd.

"Make way, make way..."

"Don't push! Don't push! My rice is about to spill!"

"Sigh... I shouldn't have come to the market at this time..."

Listening to the insults and complaints around him, Xiao He looked up at the sky helplessly.

Like most cities, flying is prohibited in the city of Nuojin unless one is in a special profession.

The sky is the only "emergency passage" here, and even ordinary elementalists are not allowed to occupy it without reason.

Otherwise, if a second accident occurs in the sky, people on the ground will also suffer.

Xiao He was a man who could barely follow the rules, so at this moment he could only convince himself to treat it as a stroll.

Without the noisy Valerie and Patika who wanted to peek at everything around him, Xiao He found himself inexplicably peaceful, even amidst the cacophony of the environment…

"Looking at the markings on the map, there's a rather long underground magical street that connects to a sizable materials market. It should be not far ahead," Xiao He muttered to himself, a map of the capital's residential area surfacing in his mind.

Each entrance to the magical underground city has a flag representing all ten elements, signifying a mixed-element magical city. However, if a flag displays only one element, it indicates that element is the exclusive domain of that particular element.

In the depths of summer, temperatures on the mainland reached new highs.

Xiao He was wearing a sleeveless white shirt, a blue pleated skirt, and cloth shoes, and he walked very lightly on the road.

Although Polis was not bad-looking, she was not as stunning as Hanfulaf; she had the appearance of a gentle and beautiful lady from a respectable family.

Therefore, even if she walks openly on the street, she will not cause a commotion among passersby as before, thus avoiding many unavoidable embarrassments and troubles.

Soon, a huge flag came into her view.

The ten elements are arranged in a circle, like a mysterious formation, which makes people yearn for it.

Below the image, two lines of large black text were written—

"Grand Magic Street".

"Non-elementalists are not allowed to enter."