The reason was far too sufficient—so sufficient it felt fake. But the higher-ups had approved it, and Great Monarch Ma Ge had nothing more to say.
Thus, Tai Yu smoothly transferred out of "Misty Jungle" and arrived at Gouchen Star.
The "Gray Blue Eye" Demi-Plane was currently such a complete mess that he could not go there. Instead, Tai Yu went to another Demi-Plane of roughly the same nature, "Morningstar," where he met up with Shi Fan.
Much like the reason he had given for taking leave, Tai Yu really had come to inquire about matters related to the "Gatekeeper Lord."
His primary target was Great Lord Rongchu, but such highly valuable historical secrets absolutely could not be exposed. He could not ask directly, so he questioned Shi Fan about every Great Monarch she had met in the Han Guang Star System, all centered around the "Gatekeeper Lord."
As an "Uploader," Shi Fan had experienced far more than most people and was indeed an extremely important source of information.
Shi Fan was not surprised that Tai Yu was asking. What surprised her was that he had waited until now to ask, given how far the "Gatekeeper Projection Project" had progressed.
"Your memories are more complete than I imagined. Gatekeeper Lord... you knew him well? You dealt with him before?"
"I don't remember very clearly."
Tai Yu gave his universal answer again, and Shi Fan could do nothing about it.
Since he had come all this way, he could not just fleece her for information. Tai Yu had to demonstrate the value of being a "Protector of the Way" and show concern for the progress of Shi Fan's project.
Shi Fan had nothing to hide. The "Morningstar" Demi-Plane happened to be her primary laboratory at the moment, so she invited Tai