As the air began to feel warm and moist, Aarons and his group finally approached their destination.

——It is one of the largest cities in the huge urban federation of Mahagal, the headquarters of the Magicians' Guild and the Adventurers' Guild, and the location of the world's most advanced magic academy.

"Pandemore, the jewel in the crown."

“…Isn’t this too big?”

Aarons originally thought that the jeep he and his group were riding in would attract quite a bit of attention, but when he actually entered the city, he realized that his worries were completely meaningless.

The imperial capital, which I had visited once before, seemed like a small country town compared to this city.

——Here, giant buildings with dozens or even hundreds of floors are everywhere. Various vehicles and magic aircraft are constantly shuttling back and forth in the three-dimensional transportation network that crisscrosses each other, making it look very busy.

Most of the people on the street are dressed in exaggerated styles, and strange people that are not very common in other places can be seen everywhere here.

So Aarons and the others wouldn't attract anyone's attention at all.

"Are these all built with magic?"

"Not entirely. You remember what we said before, that the thousand-year-old demons were actually summoned by humans, right?"

When the jeep carrying four people drove onto the city's elevated highway, Aarons was surprised by the surreal scene and couldn't help but sigh to Huang Yayin who was still looking indifferent.

However, Huang Yayin's answer surprised him a little.

"That unreasonable summoning method was able to succeed because there were some abnormal time and space nodes on the surface of this planet. Even if these nodes were not actively interfered with by humans, there was a chance that they would be connected to other worlds."

"I'm sorry, I don't quite understand..."

"Let's put it simply. Fifty years ago, there was a violent space-time shock here, and then part of a different world merged with this land - so most of the buildings and facilities in this city actually come from another world."

Not only humans, but even cities can be traveled through - Aarons had never thought of such a possibility before, and everything he saw made him realize how narrow his knowledge was.

However, how did Huang Yayin know about this?

She had been supporting the barrier of the demon shelter and had no chance to come to the outside world...and how could she know so much about what happened fifty years ago when she was so far away?

"Little guy, I will find a suitable opportunity to tell you about my sister and I later. You don't need to think about those complicated issues now. Take a good rest first."

"Oh...okay then."

Huang Yayin possesses an ability that is almost like reading minds - so before Aarons even asked his question, he had already received the answer.

"Of course, if you're not used to completely relaxing, you can also study how to use 'that thing' first."

"Is this what you're talking about?"

Aarons reached out and touched his right eye, and then a dark celestial ball surrounded by a golden star disk appeared out of thin air in his hand, and slowly rotated in his palm.

It was the second time that Mo Qianyun, who was sitting in the back seat, saw this thing - although she didn't know what it was, she felt a vast and steady sense of oppression from it.

"That's right. 'Star Vein Celestial Pivot' - this thing is actually the Star Protection in physical form. It is the power of the planet to protect your soul."

"I already know this, but...can't I use this power actively?"

"Most of the Star Protection is actually in your body. Those powers are specifically used to allow you to fight - but your body is now in someone else's hands."

The planet did grant powerful protection to the traveler, but it did not anticipate that the person's body and soul would be separated.

So the power that Aarons was supposed to have that was far superior to that of humans has now been taken away from him.

"And the protection you have now can only be used to protect your soul. But if you can fully master how to use it, it can also be of some help in battle."

“What can be done specifically?”

"For example, to cast a barrier on others, or to temporarily silence the power related to the planet."

Although he still had no ability to directly harm his opponent, Aarons was already quite satisfied.

Now he can only barely activate the power in the celestial sphere and temporarily suppress the active spiritual power in a small area - if he can master more uses in the future, then even if it has no offensive power, it can still play a role in battle.

He no longer wanted to be a bystander who could only hide behind.

"Then...what can I do?"

"Just follow me and learn something, junior. What the young boss needs most during this period is rest. He is not as relaxed as he looks now."

"Not easy? Me? I feel like there's nothing wrong with me."

Aarons turned around to answer with a puzzled look on his face - he didn't think there was anything wrong with him, but Night Owl, who was leaning lazily in the back seat, didn't seem to intend to explain to him.

Mo Qianyun looked at Aarons' face thoughtfully, as if he wanted to find something from it.

"Don't look at it. You can't see through his unconscious disguise yet... The trouble with this man is that he doesn't realize that he is acting. When he suddenly feels tired one day, his emotions will start to get out of control, and finally he will blow himself up with a bang."

"Sister, what you said sounds like the truth... No, maybe it's true?"

Aarons thought about what happened before and realized that what Night Owl said was actually true.

...Does she also have the ability to read minds?

"But I won't teach her how to get along with you. That's her own business... So when can we get there? I just want to find a bed and have a good sleep now."

"Hold on a little longer, sister. It's not far."

The feeling of an open-top jeep driving at high speed on the viaduct in the city reminded Aarons of his life before the time travel.

Although he wanted to do something at that time, luck was not on his side. Even when he persisted until he was forty, he still could not realize his wish.

...Perhaps I was chosen to travel through time to make up for the regrets of the past?

"It doesn't matter what the answer is - you must first understand your true heart through constant thinking, and then you will know what choice you should make... We don't want you to do anything that will make you give up on yourself, do you understand?"

Huang Yayin seemed to see through Aarons' thoughts again and took the initiative to answer his questions.

And that unexpectedly gentle tone, as if a mother was teaching her young child, quietly created a long-lost warmth in Aarons' heart.

"You see, juniors, this mother with excessive maternal love is more difficult to deal with than you think... Come on."

"Oh sister, I am a very kind woman, how can you say I am difficult to deal with?"

"...won't you deny the part about being a mother?"

——Perhaps this is what it feels like to get along with family members.

Mo Qianyun, who had never experienced family and kinship, had no resistance to this little feeling of warmth... If possible, she also wanted to be a member of that family.

But how can we realize this wish?

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