Five years later.
It was winter again.
Wrapped in a woolen blanket, Xia Fan sat beside a desk with a brazier and pulled out the letter Taxisis had written to him once more.
Although the two places had successfully established long-wave communication towers, Miss Eternal Wing still preferred to keep in touch with him through letters. In her words, writing this way allowed her to slowly brew what she wanted to say, giving her the feeling of letting her thoughts and emotions settle into the characters.
This letter had likely been sent in autumn. He had read it long ago, but as the agreed date of the visit drew nearer, he could not help taking it out and reading it several more times.
The letter was written in Continental Language.
Whether it was Taxisis, Li, or Qian Yan, they learned other languages at a speed astonishing enough to leave one wide-eyed. Whenever this happened, Xia Fan felt what true genius looked like. If they had not started from different places, they should have been able to carve out a world of their own in scientific research as well. Of course... such thoughts did not spur him to catch up. Since they were good at that, they could simply write in words he understood. It was already good enough that he could greet people in Western Pole Language.
After all, slacking off was also one of the driving forces that kept human society moving forward.
Xia Fan had thoroughly preserved this precious quality.
"Dear, I hope this letter finds you well."
"I can hardly wait to arrive at the Eastern Continent sooner. If I did not still have duties to fulfill, I would want to set out this very moment. But considering that this will be my last long journey, I