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The Rookie Tournant lasted three days.
However, for Feng Qi and Combat Class Three, the final two days held no significance.
They had already secured the championship title.
The remaining days were dedicated to ranking matches between other participating classes, which had no bearing on their outco.
Nevertheless, Feng Qi remained attentive to the subsequent matches.
While Liu Yue's brilliance had overshadowed all others on the first day, several other exceptional rookies erged during the following two days, becoming key figures of interest for Feng Qi.
After the final matches concluded on the third day, the official rankings were announced, followed by the awards ceremony.
Feng Qi and the mbers of Combat Class Three ascended the podium to receive the championship dals from Victory Academy's principal, adding a significant highlight to their academic records.
The ceremony then transitioned into a photo session.
Group photos with the principal, group photos with other participating classes... The students were kept busy for quite so ti before finally getting a chance to rest.
As soon as the awards ceremony ended, a new wave of trouble quickly erged.
The group leaders of various domain combat teams once again surrounded Liu Yue, fervently inviting him to join their ranks, despite his previous rejections.
The situation remained unchanged.
Faced with these persistent invitations, Liu Yue remained visibly indifferent.
Feng Qi rejected all offers from the domain combat teams, including Qin Shikong's personal invitation.
In the end, the group leaders departed with regret.
Back in his room, Feng Qi received a congratulatory call from Bai Fusheng.
He could hear Bai Fusheng's genuine joy over the phone, and Feng Qi happily chatted with him for a long ti.
He remained deeply grateful to Bai Fusheng.
Bai Fusheng had always been the one making sacrifices for him, and now Feng Qi had finally done sothing to bring honor to the academy.
After hanging up, he washed up and lay down on the bed.
Lost in thought, sleepiness crept in, and he gradually drifted off to sleep.
The next morning, he woke up and first called Lin Ran and the others individually before packing his luggage.
A short while later, he pushed his luggage out of the room.
Several buses were already waiting on the road in front of the dormitory building.
As they waited, Lin Ran and the others arrived one by one.
After counting heads, Feng Qi led the group toward one of the buses labeled "Star City Academy" and began boarding.
Soon after, the bus pulled away from Victory Academy.
Gazing out the window at the passing scenery, Feng Qi was lost in thought.
This trip to Victory Academy had yielded more than just the Rookie Tournant championship and the substantial prize money.
First, he had made contact with Qin Shikong and gained a preliminary understanding of him.
Feng Qi was particularly intrigued by the second divination he had cast for himself, and he planned to investigate it further in the next Future Line.
Next were the outstanding freshn from the other participating classes.
They were all promising talents worth nurturing. If he ever needed to establish his own faction, they would be valuable candidates to recruit.
Of course, this depended on whether they proved trustworthy.
Intelligence from Victory Academy was limited. Since there was a werewolf within Star City Academy, there might be one here as well.
He wouldn't make any rash moves until he had thoroughly investigated their backgrounds.
After several hours of travel, the vehicle entered a special tunnel and then transferred to a private airfield.
Once aboard the plane, they waited about an hour for the remaining students from Star City Academy's participating classes to arrive.
Feng Qi modestly returned the congratulations from the other two teachers with a smile.
It was clear that these teachers were genuinely pleased their class had won the championship.
While they might be rivals within Star City Academy, outside its walls, they all represented the academy's reputation.
Combat Class Three's victory brought honor to them all.
Shortly after, the plane took off.
Through the window, Victory City gradually shrank into the distance before disappearing beneath the clouds.
This chapter of their journey had co to a close.
History's assessnt of him had gained a few more strokes of color.
Upon returning to Star City Academy, Feng Qi noticed a banner hanging at the entrance:
"Welco Ho, Champion!"
After verifying his identity with the gatekeeper, the vehicle drove into the academy grounds and stopped in front of the dormitory building.
Feng Qi bid farewell to Lin Ran and the others, then went to his dorm to drop off his luggage.
He imdiately left for the Principal's Office to report to Bai Fusheng. After the eting, he returned to his dorm.
By this ti, the lingering effects of the mory overlap had largely subsided.
He planned to enter the Dream Realm again.
This ti, his objectives in the Future Line were clear: two problems needed solving.
First, uncover the truth behind the Dawn Army's city massacre.
Second, make contact with Mu Yao and learn the secrets surrounding her.
With his goals defined, he went to the refrigerator and retrieved the ingredients for brewing Clear Heart Wine.
He followed the established procedure ticulously, ensuring no careless mistakes would lead to financial losses.
The brewing process went smoothly this ti.
After several hours, the glass bottle beside the apparatus was filled with a blue liquid.
After cleaning up and carefully washing the equipnt, he took the bottle to the sofa, opened the cap, and drank a third of the contents.
The dicinal effects took hold imdiately.
His status panel showed the energy progress bar leaping upward.
Monts later, Feng Qi, lying on the sofa, wore an expression of serene peace...
The mont he woke, a wave of profound weakness washed over him, like the heavy, sluggish feeling of erging from a long soak in water.
"Narrator?"
The Narrator remained silent in response to his call.
After failing to switch Battle Bodies, he realized one crucial truth: a new tiline had been created, and he was now a warrior of this tiline.
Sitting on the sofa in silence for a long ti, a flicker of determination ignited in his eyes.
He moved to his desk and began ticulously planning his future actions, prioritizing the information he needed to provide to his other self.
Since the primary direction of this tiline was joining the Dawn Army, he couldn't interfere with its formation or Mu Qing's future developnt.
Moreover, his current strength had drastically diminished, requiring a trip to the Scarlet Research Institute for enhancent.
As he continued writing, he ticulously mapped out his future plans.
With the plan finalized, he pulled out his phone and called Monk.
After a mont, the call connected, and Monk's slightly surprised voice ca through:
"Brother Qi, what's up?"
"Where are you right now?"
"In my room."
"I'm coming over. I need to talk to you about sothing."
"Hmm... alright."
After hanging up, he stood up and left the room.
He left the dormitory building and headed toward Dormitory Building 3, where the monk lived.
A few monts later, he arrived at the monk's door and knocked.
Footsteps rapidly approached, and the door swung open.
"Brother Qi, co in."
Without hesitation, Feng Qi followed the monk into the room.
As he had expected, the monk's room was a chaotic ss. Belongings were strewn haphazardly, and several pairs of mismatched slippers lay scattered on the floor.
He sat down on the sofa.
The monk scratched his gleaming bald head under the light, looking at him curiously. "Brother Qi, what brings you here?"
"Monk, are you still going to keep up this act with ?"
"Act? What act?" The monk's expression froze, his face a mask of confusion.
"You, from the Prajna Domain Combat Team, have always presented yourself as soone just coasting through life, eating and waiting to die. Must be exhausting maintaining that facade every day, right?" Feng Qi asked with a smile.
"Brother Qi, I'm from Jinxian Temple. Isn't my background with the Prajna Domain Combat Team public knowledge? You received my file when you started teaching here. Why are you suddenly saying I'm acting?" The monk's face remained puzzled.
Seeing the monk's continued denial, Feng Qi grinned, determined to see how long he could keep up the charade.
If not for the mories of the previous Future Line, he would never have suspected that the monk was a fellow traveler hiding in the shadows.
Staring at the monk, he pondered for a mont before speaking:
"We're fellow travelers, both striving toward the sa goal."
"You're into uniform fetishes too?" the monk asked curiously.
Feng Qi: ...
Looking at the monk, he realized it wouldn't be easy to get him to reveal the truth.
The monk's disguise remained impenetrable, even when he chose to expose his own secrets.
This showed just how deeply the monk valued his own secrets and those behind them.
And it was precisely this hidden information that Feng Qi wanted to uncover.
But he wouldn't force the monk to reveal anything.
Next, he recounted his multiple journeys through the tilines to the monk, including their encounter before his execution.
"Back then, when I asked why you were hiding things, you told ... I hadn't asked."
As Feng Qi spoke, the monk's expression finally softened.
But just when Feng Qi thought he was making progress, the monk suddenly chuckled:
"Brother Qi, your stories are really interesting."
Feng Qi gave the monk a long, searching look. He knew the monk still harbored doubts and only half-believed what he was saying.
After all, everything he was saying pertained to a future that hadn't yet co to pass.
Perhaps the previous tilines had been the sa. Even after learning such a shocking truth, the monk had never readily believed him.
Looking back now, he suddenly understood why the monk had always co to see him off before his execution in each Future Line.
Back then, the monk's face had been etched with sorrow and realization.
Perhaps it was only at those monts that the monk truly believed him, finally understanding that he had never lied.
(P.S: This topic spans several chapters, first appearing in Chapter 57.)
Gazing at the monk, he took a deep breath and said, "Monk, I've never lied to you. If you ever decide to tell the truth, you can contact anyti."
With that, he stood up to leave.
The monk's smile vanished, and he suddenly sighed deeply. "Brother Qi, could you answer a few questions first?"
Feng Qi sat back down and nodded. "Ask away."
"You've traversed countless tilines, repeatedly trying to save the Human Civilization from its inevitable destruction... Is it worth it?"
"Yes," Feng Qi replied firmly.
"Give a more detailed explanation," the monk pressed.
Feng Qi fell silent for a long mont.
There were many ways to answer this question.
But in his heart, there was only one answer.
A smile crept across his face as he turned to the monk and said:
"My teacher once taught that even though we humans are as insignificant as ants before the Domain Calamity, there will always be those among us who stand up, gaze at the stars, and seek a glimr of hope for the future. It is precisely because of these individuals that our civilization has endured."
"Now that the ti has co, soone must continue to step forward and forge new paths for the survival of our civilization. So... why can't that person be ?"
Seeing the unwavering resolve in Feng Qi's eyes, the monk's gaze flickered, his heart stirred by the man's conviction.
Feng Qi's words resonated deeply.
Throughout history, there have always been those who dared to look up at the stars.
Even as insignificant as ants, we choose to resist, to fight for a sliver of hope.
Taking a deep breath, the monk composed himself and said:
"Brother Qi, I always thought you were an unparalleled genius. Now I realize I was wrong. As a pathfinder, you truly deserve the title of pioneer of the human race."
Hearing this, Feng Qi smiled and waved his hand dismissively.
"That's not important. Are you finally going to tell the truth now?"
At that mont, the monk, who had always refused to admit it, finally nodded.
(End of the Chapter)
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