The next day!
Morning light spilled across the earth, illuminating the entire star realm.
Just as outside, the star realm on Zhenhai City's side also had sunrise and sunset, even following the same cycle as the outside world.
Within one of the courtyards, Lin Baichuan slowly opened his eyes, ending a night of cultivation.
A glint flashed through his eyes, instantly piercing through space as he looked beyond the courtyard.
Just then, a streak of light flashed past and landed at the courtyard gate.
It was Lu Daoyi.
"Commander Lin, the materials you required have all been gathered." Lu Daoyi's voice rang out from beyond the courtyard.
Lin Baichuan chuckled softly, thinking that Zhenhai City's efficiency truly was not bad.
Then, with a flicker, he vanished strangely from where he stood. When he reappeared, he was already in the courtyard.
"Patriarch Lu, persuading your clansmen must have taken quite a bit of effort, huh?"
Lin Baichuan looked at Lu Daoyi with a faint smile, a trace of teasing on his face.
Although he did not know about Zhenhai City's meeting yesterday, he understood one thing very clearly. Mobilizing such enormous resources was not something Lu Daoyi could decide alone; a high-level meeting would certainly have been necessary.
And among Zhenhai City's higher-ups, many clearly did not have a very favorable attitude toward him.
They would certainly have come forward to obstruct his proposal to upgrade the grand array.
However, Lin Baichuan also believed that Lu Daoyi would surely be able to settle every one of them. It would merely take some effort.
"Commander Lin truly has sharp eyes. Nothing can be hidden from you." Lu Daoyi smiled faintly, though inwardly, he was secretly astonished by Lin Baichuan's deduction.
"It was obvious. Since the materials have been assembled, we should not