Maeve's Advanced Intelligence

The mood in the tavern hung thick as mist on a late autumn morning.

It was impossible for Li Yao not to notice.

So he left the tavern and went to the Shelter Base.

Besides,

this was not the time to dwell on such things.

It had not been easy for everyone in this turbulent world to find a place they liked, so some things should be allowed to retain a little regret.

Everything had cracks. That was where the light got in.

After verification, Li Yao returned to the Shelter Base—he used to come and go as he pleased, because this place had been his private territory back then, a legally registered private territory approved by Madam Qian.

Things were different now.

Even going home required the full card-swipe verification process.

It felt a little like an old dove returning to its former cave and having to buy a ticket to enter the scenic area.

Whatever.

That was not important.

What mattered was restoring order on Earth as quickly as possible.

After passing through the portal, Li Yao flew directly to the core area.

Li Yao's Mage Tower now floated above the core area. The Ring Tower hung in midair, looking like a space station.

Combined with the surrounding ring of gnarled forest branches... it gave off the bizarre feeling of a magical Black Forest paired with a space station.

Li Yao landed in the core area, and then...

He saw more than a dozen Maeves, along with one parrot Maeve, busily working beside the Incubation Towers near the core area... The moment they sensed Li Yao's arrival, all the Maeves looked up at him in unison, then nodded together in greeting. "Boss, you're here."

Li Yao: "..."

Holy shit!

Good thing he had seen Madam Qian's Avatar technique