"We're finally back."
Seeing the blue sky and white clouds again, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
The return to Earth had not gone smoothly. From the start, it had been a one-way trip with no thought for the future. Yet through efforts on both Earth and the other side of the Otherworld Rift, after more than thirty hours and a massive amount of "fuel," they had successfully stabilized the "dimension."
Ancient City had returned.
But the price was a massive Otherworld Rift that had appeared around Ancient City.
The glass had been shattered. Even if it were pieced back together, it would still be covered in cracks and fractures; its strength and stability could no longer be trusted. And if the glass completely collapsed, with massive leaks and seepage causing the inside and outside to merge, there would be little point in separating them again.
"Even if we forcibly rebuild the barrier, it will only confine the Otherworld Rift within a relatively stable range."
From then on, a massive rift existed outside Ancient City—the highest-grade kind of "otherworld secret realm."
"Looks like we'll need another Garrison Area in the future."
Lu Mouren sighed. This was not a special district undergoing otherworldization; it had already fully connected to the otherworld. That meant endless trouble.
Generally speaking, deploying a garrison was necessary. They might even need to provide regular support.
But from another perspective, this was also a source of resources—not just otherworld materials and knowledge, but also a training ground for superhumans.
"If you don't approve it, there won't be one. If you do, we can make the entire garrison our people."
The special district was already Lu PingAn's territory. Whatever those above wanted to do, they still needed Lu PingAn's approval.
"Let's take it slow for now. We need