After the slight dizziness of teleportation faded, Ang opened his eyes and found himself in Akreli's teleportation square. Unlike the daytime on the Guanda Plane, it was night in Akreli, and the air carried a quiet, faint chill. Ang took a deep breath, feeling a long-missed sense of familiarity. Without lingering, he left the teleportation square, hailed a carriage, and headed toward the academy.
"I'm home." Ang leaned against the carriage window, watching the nighttime streets with mixed feelings. He secretly let out a sigh of relief. When he recalled that night in Guanda City, his heartbeat still involuntarily quickened. Fortunately, he had returned safely to this familiar land.
When he returned to the academy, everything in the dormitory was still neat and tidy. After quickly washing up, Ang fell straight into bed. The day's experiences had left him utterly exhausted. His body quickly relaxed, and he sank into a deep sleep, not waking until broad daylight.
The next morning, sunlight streamed through the curtains into the dormitory. Ang rubbed his eyes and felt a long-missed sense of ease. There was still one day before the academy reopened, so he decided to use the time to visit some old friends. Ang first went into the academy and found Senior Lilithija and several other familiar faces, catching up with them for a while.
After learning about Ang's experiences, Lilithija sighed with emotion. "The Winter Tour is over already. Time really passed so quickly." Then she smiled and changed the subject. "Ang, I heard you earned quite a few merits again. It seems your future will be limitless after graduation!"
Ang shook his head with a smile. "What merits? Being able to return safely is already enough for me."
During this time, he also learned that Gao An and the others had