The Path to Lordship Begins in the North

"Are you sure you don't need me to bring some materials up?"

Before stepping into the return cabin, Linde looked back at the 550C, which still resembled Lena.

"After all, your maintenance log has already shown signs of aging and parts falling off."

There were actually quite a few things that fell off the space station, but compared to the long period of time, the number of things that fell off was not large, and most of them were consciously contained by the tower. The only thing that caused a major impact was probably the two oracle lanterns.

Lantern Dream almost gave me psychological trauma from the 550C without my knowledge.

“The durability of the Tower of Babel is precious; it shouldn’t be wasted on something like this.”

550C's tone suggested he had given it considerable thought: "As long as the tower stands, you don't need to worry about this problem, and I believe that humanity will step out of this cradle before that happens."

"There is still plenty of time, so please don't worry. Even if the space station encounters problems again in the future, I will be able to solve them."

Artificial intelligence will not force itself, and Linde knew this very well. After taking one last look at the blue planet shrouded in the "fog of war" and the boundless universe, Linde put on his return spacesuit and stepped into the return capsule.

If possible, Linde wanted to completely repair this space station and even visit other space stations. However, according to 550C, in order to prevent pollution from getting out of control in other places, the space stations were not interconnected as they were located along the Tower of Babel. Once Linde and 550C established contact, they were already bound together.

After helping 550C repair and restart some systems and clean up the contamination outside the walls, Linde's task was to go down and help 550C clear the fog of war. At least he had to explore the Soren continent "next door" clearly, since the Soren continent was now seriously affecting the historical process of Mu continent and had to be included in 550C's monitoring scope.

Not only that, Linde also granted the 550C's camera and weapon access permissions.

Although the princess and the grey-robed royal advisor said that apart from being able to use super-level magic, the continent of Soron was just a normal fantasy medieval world, Lind's current situation was indeed a case of being outclassed.

As for the other isolated places, although 550C does not recommend it, Linde still wants to cross the Sea of ​​Mist to take a look. After all, even dragons can escape from prison, so there is no reason why Linde cannot. Linde even guesses that this kind of non-hard isolation was originally a filter set up for humans. Only when humans reach a certain level can they break through the isolation and reconnect with each other.

The dragons' twisted technology tree allowed them to exploit loopholes, that's all.

Following the black cable, the return capsule, carrying Linde, plummeted straight to the ground. After detaching from the black cable, the return capsule began to shake, but just as 550C had calculated, there was no other vibration throughout the entire process.

Outside the bulkhead, countless cold, beautiful stars were embedded against the dark blue backdrop of space, gradually widening the distance between them and Earth. Through the porthole, Linde felt the planet beneath his feet gradually become clearer from a magnificent blue. White clouds floated like vortices, the mist barrier still existed, and the Sea of ​​Unpredictability was still turbulent. Linde had finally returned to this world that was both familiar and strange to him.

The moment it entered the atmosphere, a dazzling light began to shine around the capsule. The friction of the air stirred up a layer of scorching flames that leaped around the capsule like fireworks, illuminating the entire metal shell of the return capsule. However, the ice shield outside the capsule blocked the leaping flames.

On the ground, almost everyone was watching the shooting star fall from the sky.

Some prayed silently, while others were filled with fervor. Meanwhile, Lilith, inside the tower, had already received the news and was operating the tower's automatic receiving system together with Anastasia.

Babel lit up with bright navigation lights, and streaks of blue and white lasers pierced the night sky, guiding the return capsule to its landing.

Amidst a jolt, the return capsule successfully entered the suspended rings of the Tower of Babel, gradually slowing down and being smoothly received by the eight towers.

Looking at the material of the return capsule, almost all the craftsmen present held their breath. Some of them even understood why those cultists were so obsessed with pursuing knowledge. The cold alloy texture reflected the blue light of the tower, appearing before these craftsmen with an incomprehensible intensity.

As the hot air dissipated, the temperature of the return capsule gradually cooled down. The hatch opened, and Lind, wearing a brand-new spacesuit, swayed as he walked out of the return capsule.

Lena, who had been directing the Lars Knights to carry out the cleanup outside the tower and had just received the news and rushed back, saw this familiar figure and immediately tackled Lind to the ground.

"No, no, no! This spacesuit is going to break! It's incredibly valuable! Calm down, calm down!"

Despite saying that, Linde used the last bit of strength in his body to hug Lena tightly. He opened his mask, and although there was a faint smell of blood on Lena, this smell, combined with the familiar scent of soap on Lena, actually made Linde's tired body relax.

This is not a phantom created by 550C based on his memory, but the living, breathing Rena.

"I am back."

"Linde said softly."

"Welcome back."

......

Because he not only flew into space in a short period of time, but also watched a "movie" while wearing a hazmat suit, and then flew back from space, Lind is not a superman. His body still needs a certain degree of rehabilitation training.

Holy light isn't omnipotent. While Linde's daily life won't be affected, he still needs to exercise more as 550C suggested. However, looking at Lena beside him with her oily face and a smile, Linde felt that he had overdone it.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder, and Linde and Lena spent almost every day together during this period, just like before.

After the railgun's miraculous feat was displayed, the entire continent fell silent for a time, and the tower was deactivated from administrator mode, returning to its original state.

Although the discussions on the space station and 550C revolved around complex topics like nuclear fusion, cosmic waves, Outer Gods, and the Sea of ​​Consciousness, once back on Earth, Linde's focus shifted to the most fundamental issues at hand: the post-war reconstruction of the continent and the availability of ships capable of reliably traversing the Sea of ​​Impermanence.

Previously, almost all technologies were designed for military use, but now technologies, including communications, can be gradually deployed and made available for civilian use.

As Linde said on the space station and 550C, let's talk about the stars and the sea first, and cross the Sea of ​​Impermanence first. Although Linde complained that the neighboring continent of Solon was still at the medieval level, in reality, most parts of the Mu continent hadn't improved much. The explosive technological development in the northern Cape was abnormal. Linde still needed a lot of time to integrate the entire continent and lay the foundation for future generations who were ready to explore the stars and the sea.

Now, the enemies on the mainland have been basically wiped out. The Sauron dragons and the demons have taken several orbital cannon shots, and the leading dragon and the demon king Antipas are dead without even a trace. The remaining dragons and demons are no longer capable of resisting and can be handed over to the army to slowly wipe them out.

Anjou is no longer able to compete with Lind. In fact, after witnessing the power of the railgun, no one has any intention of resisting anymore.

As agreed with Alberto, instead of resorting to violent conquest, Anjourinde was approached through simple negotiations to inquire whether Anjou was willing to join the newly formed empire.

The Anjou envoy appeared trembling before Lind, even though Lind's behavior was quite amiable; in the eyes of the Anjou envoy, it was more like "utterly amiable."

Originally, the current acting ruler of Anjou was the result of a compromise reached between the nobles within Anjou and Lind. If Lind were to directly annex Anjou, the nobles of Anjou might put up some resistance.

But after witnessing that earth-shattering white light that blasted the demon god of the demon race into nothingness, resistance? Anyone who led the way in advocating resistance would probably be tied up and thrown in front of Lind the very next day. Isn't it better to be alive?

The nobles of Anjou even felt that Linde was perhaps too kind; with such methods at his disposal, he still compromised with Anjou in the first place. I really want to cry.

The annexation was completed very smoothly, and Ferdinand, the royal bloodline of Anjou, and the Augustinians of Capet gathered together in the capital of Capet.

The old era has ended.