Looking at Wang Lei's outstretched hand, Welt felt an overwhelming sense of melancholy. Memories of the past came flooding back all at once. He had never expected that, in a universe this vast, he would have the chance to meet someone from his homeland. At that moment, Welt finally understood what it meant when they said that fellow countrymen meeting far from home would be moved to tears.
When March 7th saw Welt arrive, she had intended to introduce Wang Lei to him. Instead, Wang Lei rattled off a string of titles she could not even understand. Seeing that Uncle Yang was practically about to shed tears, she covered her mouth in shock.
Wang Lei, meanwhile, was afraid that Old Yang would get too excited, only to be crushed by disappointment once he explained that Welt still could not return home. He hurriedly added, "Um, Mr. Welt. Please don't get too excited. I'm from Earth, but not the Earth you know. You know the theory of parallel worlds, right? Even the Earth with you on it that I observed wasn't the Earth you originally came from. In principle, we're Earthlings from two different Earths."
Wang Lei's explanation was rather convoluted. March 7th had obviously been thoroughly confused. She quietly tugged on Dan Heng's sleeve and softly asked, "Dan Heng, what is Wang Lei talking about? What does he mean, Earth isn't the Earth you came from? Why can't I understand any of this?"
Dan Heng more or less understood what Wang Lei meant, but could such a thing really exist? Would there be another version of himself somewhere in this world? Though Dan Heng was unsettled as well, he still answered March 7th, "It means Wang Lei and Uncle Yang come from the same planet. But it's the same planet