Bengtie: My death fueled their madness.

Black Tower did not answer, his chest heaving slightly with emotion.

Then she uttered a statement that left the entire communications department speechless.

"I am Black Tower, who left Azure Star in the year 2143 of the Azure Calendar to carry out the mission of [Space-Time Coordinates], and I belong to the Space-Time 001 spaceship... I am back."

The other end of the communication fell into a deathly silence, with only the hissing of the electrical current echoing across the frequency bands.

After an unknown amount of time, at some point, an incredulous exclamation suddenly erupted from the other end.

The entire channel was in complete chaos. You could clearly hear frantic footsteps, urgent reports coming up the chain of command, and desperate instructions.

Hearing the noise and learning that the coalition government was still operating, Black Tower relaxed its tense nerves slightly and proactively disconnected the communication.

The coordinates of her location will be sent synchronously during the previous communication.

The coalition government has not disappeared; a special team will soon arrive to meet it.

After putting away his equipment, Black Tower turned his gaze back to the vast white world of ice and snow, a complex expression on his face.

Relief, confusion, but more than anything, an indescribable melancholy and helplessness.

…More than three years have passed since I left, but 356 years have already passed on Azure Star…

Although I was already prepared for the time dilation effect and knew that traveling between different dimensions would inevitably cause a difference between the time I experienced and the time that passed in my hometown.

But when such a huge difference is truly presented, and when faced with a time gap of more than three hundred years, how can one remain unmoved?

Everyone she once knew had turned to dust over the long years.

Those people were not worth her lingering feelings or remembering, but this strong sense of loss and change still made her feel uncomfortable.

My hometown has witnessed hundreds of years of change and transformation.

And I, in fact, only spent three years finding the correct spatial coordinates.

Heita felt like a time traveler abandoned by the era, facing a familiar yet strange world alone.

Qi Zhimu: "When you left, what year in the Azure Calendar?"

"2143," the Black Tower replied.

Upon learning that 356 years had passed in the past, a barely perceptible sadness flashed in Qi Zhimu's eyes.

Looking at the distant and blurry snow-covered horizon, I couldn't help but murmur softly.

"So it was all for naught after all..."

The wind and snow were heavy, but the sound still reached Black Tower's ears.

"What did you miss?"

She didn't quite understand what it meant.

"It's nothing." Qi Zhimu came back to his senses, his tone as usual, as if his previous reaction was just an illusion.

Black Tower clearly didn't believe it, but didn't investigate further.

After thinking for a moment, she suddenly remembered something and asked seriously:

"I remember you once told me that you would tell me what your destiny was when we returned to Azure Star. Can you answer that now?"

Qi Zhimu was silent for two seconds, then gently shook his head.

"It's not the right time yet."

"Oh." Black Tower tilted its head.

In that case, let's wait a little longer.

She didn't think much of it.

The atmosphere fell silent, with only the wind howling outside the magical shield, illustrating the environmental changes on Azure Star over the past few hundred years.

About ten minutes later, the clouds in the sky were forcibly pushed aside by a stream of energy.

The sound of engines grew louder as a massive black fleet swept in from the sky, hovering several hundred meters away from the two.

Inside the main ship, on the command platform, the female leader with graying temples pulled up relevant personal information and compared it with the real-time footage that had been captured.

The girl sitting on a long staff-like object, embraced by an unknown ethereal human being, had her appearance and profile enlarged to scale.

"It really is the Black Tower... the descendants of those two... Quick, go and meet them!"

A small spaceship emerged from the belly of the main ship, quickly approached them, and hovered steadily more than ten meters away, its side hatches slowly opening to both sides.

Feeling her arm being patted by the black tower, Qi Zhimu flew straight into it with her.

……

Inside the main ship, in the core council chamber.

Looking at the girl holding the tea to warm it, and the man sitting next to her with his arms crossed, exuding a defensive aura, the leader still felt a sense of unreality.

"Black Tower... Madam, and sir, I am Helena, the current representative of the United Government in Fog City. What are your thoughts on the current situation...?"

Helena hesitated, as if she wanted to say something but then stopped herself.

Black Tower knew her concerns and calmly said:

"In your eyes, I am a person from 356 years ago, but I have only experienced a fraction of that time. There is no need to worry about communicating with me."

Upon hearing this, Helena and even the guards behind her visibly breathed a sigh of relief.

Heita briefly recounted his general experiences, and unsurprisingly, saw many expressions of great joy.

Upon learning that she had found the spatial coordinates needed to save Azure Star, no one could hide their excitement.

"The Black Tower, the Leap Plan has always been ready to be executed at any time!"

Helena's voice trembled slightly with excitement.

"We have verified the errors in the transition formula, curvature equation, energy function sequence, etc., countless times."

"Once you input the correct data and complete the final verification, we can safely migrate the entire Azure Star and quickly reach the star system at our coordinates!"

"I need to personally inspect it and obtain the highest level of access, including execute privileges," Black Tower demanded.

Helena hesitated.

Qi Zhimu saw right through her thoughts and was about to speak bluntly when Black Tower's attitude became more forceful than ever before.

His tone of voice impressed him greatly.

"I understand your difficulties, but if I don't provide the data, I'm afraid Azure Star will be lost in the Sea of ​​Memories before the red giant explodes."

At this point, Black Tower raised his chin, and a sharp glint appeared in his eyes that did not match his age.

"I will save this world not only because I want to, but also to tell everyone a truth—"

"Without my family, without my Black Tower, this world would surely perish. The fact that not a single one of the hundreds of spaceships returned is the most powerful proof of that."

"Hundreds of years ago, my great-grandfather started the project, but it failed. Despite the many mistakes, the blame was placed on him alone. This has continued to my generation, and we still face a lot of doubt and hostility."

"Those bastards kept saying they believed in the wisdom of future generations, but what happened? Three hundred years have passed, and I'm still the only one who's come back."

"Aside from wisdom, my ancestors left me no noteworthy legacy."

"Regardless of the state of the coalition government, all I need to know is that the Black Tower owes no one anything."

"The world can be saved because you owe me. No one has the right to negotiate with me, no matter what."

As each word was spoken, the atmosphere became eerie.

Sensing a certain tendency, Qi Zhimu's eyes turned cold, and the armed people in the council hall instantly turned into ice sculptures.

"The Black Tower brats are gentle with you, but I'm different. Anyone who dares to harbor any unnecessary thoughts will die a horrible death."