Three days later.
[Lord Jiang Yan has arrived in Starfield 079. Please select your return location.]
Hearing the voices around him, Jiang Yan slowly awoke from his cultivation.
“Federal Military Academy, Independent Accommodation Building No. 03”.
Compared to the mansion arranged by the federal government, he still prefers to stay in familiar surroundings during his brief return.
After all, the food in the college cafeteria is both cheap and delicious.
After a slight spatial fluctuation, Jiang Yan appeared on the second floor of the dormitory.
It was early morning, and gentle sunlight streamed through the window, bathing the floor in its warmth.
Media ships could be vaguely seen coming and going, broadcasting the hero's deeds.
"Breaking news! Jiang Yan, the Lord of Holy Spirit City, has successfully broken through to the 90th level of the Endless Abyss, creating an unprecedented achievement in all realms and winning 600 precious survival points for the Federation."
Some familiar sounds came from outside the window, and Jiang Yan was speechless.
I remember when I was reborn, the media on the ship were reporting on the deeds of the two seniors, Mr. Du and Mr. Zhang.
In the blink of an eye, he has become the new topic of publicity.
After a brief moment of reflection, Jiang Yan casually walked downstairs.
"Huh...it's so clean?"
Jiang Yan was slightly surprised when he saw the spotless, pristine furniture and floor.
A sweep of divine sense revealed that small dust-removing arrays had been set up throughout the dormitory building.
Based on his current understanding, the magic array's spirit patterns still had many flaws, but he was definitely a spirit array master of at least the proficient level. And the only ones qualified to enter his dormitory were...
Jiang Yan couldn't help but smile.
"It seems Miaolin has made considerable progress as well. It seems... um? Someone's coming?"
A series of light footsteps approached from afar.
"Verification successful, please enter."
As the access control system alerted her, a familiar woman pushed open the door and entered.
She wore a white top and a light pink pleated skirt that accentuated her fair and slender legs. Her long hair was simply tied up, making her look refreshing and sweet.
She looked at Jiang Yan, who was somewhat dazed, and smiled without any surprise: "What, don't you recognize me? I heard from Father that all the lords of the various realms were forced to return, so I knew you would come back here."
"You really know me."
Hearing this, Jiang Yan smiled and said, "I have to thank you for taking care of the house for me during this time."
"Hey, there's no need to thank me."
Li Miaolin's eyes sparkled, and she smiled slightly, "Speaking of which, your dormitory has been designated as a federal first-level protected area. Only the most outstanding students or those who have made outstanding contributions in each year can catch a glimpse of it from afar."
"Strictly speaking, I still benefited the most."
"Huh? I'm not even dead yet, and I'm already getting this kind of treatment?"
Jiang Yan said with some surprise.
"Of course, you've been away for so long, we have no idea how much influence you have on the Federation now."
Li Miaolin lightly tapped the virtual intelligence on her hand and pointed to some projections, saying, "Look, since you passed the Dominator-level assessment, some neighboring civilizations have voluntarily withdrawn from the disputed territories, and the Federation has expanded its territory by one-tenth without bloodshed."
"After the 15th trial ended, Emperor Luo of the Star Empire personally conferred the title of Level 3 Civilization upon the Federation. My father said that the Federation's various technologies have achieved breakthroughs in just a few months compared to those of the past hundred years."
"And last year, on the day you broke through to the 60th floor of the Abyss Battlefield, the stock prices of all 3,712 interstellar listed companies in the entire Federation skyrocketed more than tenfold..."
"And, thanks to you."
Li Miaolin turned her gaze back to Jiang Yan and helplessly spread her hands: "I've become some kind of rare and unparalleled genius, with various advanced civilizations vying to invite me."
"What? The androids that I wiped out with one-tenth of my forces... cough cough, I mean Ye Mo, don't get me wrong."
Jiang Yan, who had spoken subconsciously, immediately realized something was wrong and hurriedly tried to salvage the situation.
"Hmph, that would be best."
Li Miaolin snorted: "I still have those things you wrote in elementary school. Do you want me to take them out and read them to you?"
"Oh? You really don't need this!"
Jiang Yan shook his head repeatedly. "My God, just thinking about this kind of thing makes me want to die."
"Hehe, just kidding. You're too embarrassed to listen, but I'm too embarrassed to read it."
Li Miaolin seemed to have thought of something, her face flushed slightly, and she changed the subject:
"By the way, what are your plans for coming back this time?"
"I don't know how long it will take for all the realms to upgrade. For now, there are two things to do."
Jiang Yan pondered for a moment and slowly said, "The first thing I want to do is go back to the place where my parents disappeared and try to resurrect them."
In any case, it was thanks to the legacy they left behind that he was able to grow to where he is today. Now that he controls the power of resurrection, he naturally has to give back.
"Hmm... The last place my uncle and aunt disappeared was near the Protoss Graveyard. It was originally a border area with the Kingdom of Tar. After the enemy withdrew during the Fifteenth Trial, the Federation sent a fleet to thoroughly investigate, but found nothing. Therefore, an adult set up a short-distance warp portal, which takes about an hour to get there."
"They've put their heart into it."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Yan nodded slightly.
"And what's the second thing?" Li Miaolin asked curiously.
"The second thing..."
Jiang Yan's gaze lingered on the girl in front of him: "Would you like to go to Holy Spirit City? I plan to recruit a large number of support professionals, and if you are willing, I would like to entrust them to your management."
"Hmm...of course I'm willing, but I've only just reached the proficient level, and I'm afraid I'm not capable of managing things."
Li Miaolin said earnestly.
"None of that matters, as long as you're willing," Jiang Yan said with a faint smile.
This was an idea he had thought about carefully.
As the territory expands in the future, there will be a greater need for support professionals. With the help of systems from various realms, their growth will be much faster than that of those from the local forces.
It is clearly inappropriate to let angels or the dead manage this group of people in the real world.
As a scion of an official family, Li Miaolin, regardless of her performance in simulated battles, at least possesses basic political and managerial qualities.
Most importantly, the future landscape is uncertain, and Holy Spirit City is the safest place.
She is the best candidate both professionally and personally.
As for the professional skills, those are the least important thing.
Thinking it over, Jiang Yan opened the multiverse chat interface and found Zhou Yuan and the others.
Given their status, they must have plenty of Master-level support class cards; I can just shamelessly borrow one.
It's a pity that Holy Spirit City lacks knowledge of spirit arrays; otherwise, it might have been able to cultivate a god-level support character...
Wait... knowledge reserves...
Jiang Yan's eyes suddenly lit up. After asking Li Miaolin to wait a moment, he took out a silver metal stone from the Divine Kingdom and probed it with his divine sense.
All that could be seen was a silhouette with an indistinct face, which was transforming into several whiteboards where people were constantly writing and drawing.
"Huh, senior, why are you doing research again?" Jiang Yan asked, somewhat surprised.
He remembered the other person saying that they had passed on all their knowledge to him and were no longer able to study it.
"Oh, I suddenly realized that the memories left to me by the original body contain more than 3,700 categories of knowledge. I only passed on 43 to you last time, so it won't hinder other research."
The third emperor raised his head and said noncommittally, "Speak, what favor do you need my help with this time?"
"Hey, it's nothing. I wonder if you have any knowledge about spirit arrays, senior?" Jiang Yan asked, cupping his hands in greeting.
"Spirit Array..."
He paused for a moment while taking a photo, as if searching through his memories: "Found it, I read a few of these books during my spare time when I was 17."
I've only flipped through a few books...
Jiang Yan felt a little regretful; it seemed there was no chance of taking a shortcut.
Even while taking a photo, I sighed:
"I haven't studied it in depth, so I estimate I can only barely set up a spirit array at the level of a main god. I really can't help you."
Jiang Yan suddenly raised his head.
"Wait, what did you say? God-level?!"
...
To put it simply, the real-world storyline won't be very long.
Then there's the issue of childhood sweethearts, which is also a headache for the author himself.
Many people don't like it, but since it was written earlier, we can't just leave it unresolved, otherwise the protagonist's already thin character would collapse. We need to give it a reasonable ending.
As for whether he will have a role in the story, and how much of a role he will have, that depends on the feedback from readers and whether the author's writing skills have improved.
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