Within the family, Grandpa's support for her was a given, so helping grandpa extend his life was both natural and reasonable.

All these artifacts she had bought with Game Coin (except for "Princess" Turquoise Pool, which she kept for herself) were now miniaturized and placed on the rosewood desk.

"Good, good!" Grandpa laughed heartily, his voice stronger than before, "The first time I saw you when you were a child, I knew you, little Yao, had the most promise."

"Isn't that the truth," someone else chimed in with a laugh at that moment, "Our young miss was the first child to be held on the elder ancestor's knee upon their first meeting!"

"Yes, I remember that when you two met for the first time, no one had to teach her; little Yao directly called out 'Grandpa!'"

The living room was filled with happiness and laughter.

Yao Pool smiled, responding politely, thinking that it would be more fun to be in space with Li Changzhou, collecting Qi and teasing each other from time to time.

In the silence of space, use her body to tease him? Yao Pool thought of Li Changzhou's possible reaction and her smile grew even more radiant.

After the meal, Grandpa took a few people for a walk in the woods.

He said to Yao Pool, "Little Yao, with your current strength, even if I step down, you could contend for the directorship of the Special Warfare Bureau."

The Special Warfare Bureau was now the most powerful department in Xia Country, with influence over the police, military, and government affairs; they could intervene anywhere.

Before meeting Li Changzhou, Yao Pool's goal had indeed been to become the director of the Special Warfare Bureau.

Yao Pool smiled lightly, "Grandpa, wouldn't it be a waste to send me to the Special Warfare Bureau? I have a bit of talent in cultivation; I should honestly focus on that and let other family members who are more versed in government and strategy, but not so good at cultivation, take positions in the Special Warfare Bureau."

"Sending you to the Special Warfare Bureau would be like losing a watermelon to pick up a sesame seed!" Grandpa laughed and continued, "In this era, forget the Special Warfare Bureau; even Earth isn't much anymore. My thoughts are the same as yours, but I still wanted to hear your opinion."

Hearing your opinion... When had such a thing ever occurred within the family before?

It seemed that when someone was in need, they became vulnerable; even Grandpa, desiring longevity or even immortality, could not help but show goodwill towards her.

"I'll follow your advice, Grandpa," Yao Pool said with a smile.

"Then let them go ahead, and you concentrate on your path," Grandpa emphasized firmly.

"Alright then."

The people behind them laughed along; they were both flattering and genuinely happy. Yao Pool's strength could bring many benefits to the family, and since she didn't want anything for herself, how could they not be happy?

"Ah Hai," Grandpa looked at the middle-aged man beside him, "say what you want to say."

Yao Pool glanced at the scholarly middle-aged man named Zhao Zhenhai and smiled, "Uncle Zhen Hai, is there something you needed to discuss?"

"It's not much," Zhao Zhenhai's smile was warm and amiable, "Recently, there's been a bit of trouble over in Japan."

"Oh?"

The group walked through a garden with fresh air and pleasant scenery; each step revealed a new vista. Sometimes they climbed small hills, lingered by water-side pavilions, and sometimes it seemed as if they were in the depths of a wild jungle.

"A player from Japan took a ship to an alternate world and managed to get Earth reverse-targeted by the other side," Zhao Zhenhai explained, "Now the international situation has changed dramatically, with numerous countries' players rushing to Japan, trying to get involved with this alternate world matter."

"Do we in Xia Country need to get involved?" Yao Pool asked, "Isn't Four Seasons Star still under development?"

The New Year event endowed Xia Country with a planet through a combination of luck and strength (mainly luck).

"Land is a small matter; the key is technology," Zhao Zhenhai elaborated, "If we can obtain the technology to lock onto worlds from this alternate world, Earth could truly enter the cosmic era."

"I'm afraid the risks may outweigh the opportunities. I mentioned the Divine Will Great Wall before, you heard it too, Uncle Zhen Hai," Yao Pool said.

Zhao Zhenhai nodded and sighed:

"But with others taking risks and moving forward, Xia Country can't just stay out of it. Take the gate opened in Japan's alternate world, for instance; from the intel we've got, they've threatened to flatten Earth, regardless of whether you've provoked them or not."

Yao Pool pondered for a moment and then said, "I'll think about this matter. Is it urgent?"

"Not urgent. Right now, the international council is in an uproar over the number of entries to the alternate world, and this time Japan has actually grown a backbone and refused the intervention of the United States," Zhao Zhenhai remarked with a hint of schadenfreude.

"And the result?" Yao Pool was curious.

"I don't think it will amount to much," he replied.

Yao Pool stayed at home for just half a day before leaving.

Nowadays, with time being of the essence, ambitious people were either on the move or buried in strenuous cultivation.

A mass of clouds lifted her up, and she drifted away into the sky. Breaking through the clouds, she summoned her Mana and flew towards the source of the Qi radiance.

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