Enlightenment in the Rain (Big Chapter Seeking Monthly Ticket)

Beneath the hazy, dim clouds, in the bright glow of the office, Zhang Anxia looked up at the woman beside him. "He Ao wants to see the Fighter?"

"I've already forwarded the message to the Fighter,"

the woman said slowly. "It seems He Ao hopes he'll make a trip to West Land. They should have had dealings before."

"It was probably during the previous selection for the ruins slots. That feels like it was just recently,"

Zhang Anxia sighed.

"That was just recently,"

the woman corrected him softly. "Only a few months have passed since He Ao's selection and his departure from West Capital."

Zhang Anxia froze, seemingly caught in a brief memory, then laughed soundlessly.

"It really has only been two or three months. It feels like it all passed in the blink of an eye. While we were still standing in place, He Ao had already become the Vice Minister of the External Affairs Department, and even a special advisor to the World Tree."

He looked at the gathering clouds beyond the window. "In such a short time, he's done so many things. It feels like every few days, there's news of him accomplishing some new major feat. Those events have been so dense that they've even given me the illusion that a long time has already passed."

"Indeed,"

the woman nodded in agreement, this time with a faint sigh. "He's too dazzling."

"To be honest,"

Zhang Anxia withdrew his gaze and smiled, "when I first met him, I thought this kid was extraordinary. I knew he would achieve something great someday, perhaps even enter the Research Institute's core circle of power."

He paused. "But I originally thought he would need at least ten years, maybe even decades, to accomplish something like that. I never expected him to