Kunlun
The next day, the Preaching Vessel descended from the sky. To avoid attracting attention, Huang Ji landed in the Atlantic Ocean.
Adams had used Cat's Eye's influence to buy a salvage ship and was waiting at sea. Lin Li stood at the bow and waved to Huang Ji. A space shuttle floated on the water, while Huang Ji sat atop it in the blazing sun, lost in thought.
Once Lin Li had the shuttle hauled aboard, Huang Ji leaped onto the bow.
Lin Li noticed that Huang Ji's entire bearing had changed. He had removed his cosmetic contacts, revealing deep black double pupils that seemed to brim with wisdom.
There was a new gravity to Huang Ji's presence, as though the weight of countless lands and civilizations rested on his shoulders. It felt entirely natural.
"Big Brother, you've changed so much." Lin Li couldn't put his finger on it, but he could sense Huang Ji's command of everything around him and the vast knowledge within him.
Huang Ji smiled faintly and drew that presence back in.
A person's appearance reflected his mind, and his bearing shifted with his thoughts. Someone with a profound store of knowledge, versed in both ancient and modern affairs, naturally possessed inner strength. And inner strength gave rise to a powerful presence.
The more a person understood, the more readily others could sense the weight of that understanding.
This was a real phenomenon, nothing mystical.
Knowledge was power. It brought clarity, deepened a person's character, and transformed his wisdom.
Throughout human history, no one had known more than Huang Ji now did.
"I was looking down at Kunlun from space, and a lot of things suddenly clicked," Huang Ji said calmly.
Lin Li understood that seeing more of the world could broaden a person's mind.