Once all the conditions had been met, Hao Ren officially began the next stage of the operation.
On one hand, he contacted the Erem Elves' engineering teams and sent Giant Turtle Rock Platform ahead to bring over all of the Erem Elves' large-scale machinery. On the other, he contacted Marshal Ofra through Becky, informing her that the "final handling" of the Firstborn was about to begin and asking her to prepare for civilian evacuations and public-opinion control. Finally, he contacted Igor through Vivian and had him make preparations: the largest excavator brigade in the world was about to enter another world through the spatial rift beneath Andre Ancient Castle. Without advance warning, the old man might suffer another breakdown when the time came...
Five days later, reports arrived from all sides. This complicated project, which required multiple successive handoffs, was finally ready. With all personnel and equipment in place, Hao Ren opened every teleportation channel required for the project: from his home to Andre Ancient Castle, from Erem to Andre Ancient Castle, and from Tanagrus to Horleta—for a total of three spacetime tunnels.
Everyone was ready near the spacetime teleportation gate closest to them.
Hao Ren left Roll the cat and the Nangong siblings at home to keep watch, while he took everyone else and teleported to Andre Ancient Castle first. This time, he specifically remembered to bring Big Beard along. Once they reached Horleta, they would inevitably have to deal with the local upper echelons. The church in particular might cause trouble, so bringing Big Beard along to handle the situation should prove effective.
Big Beard readily agreed. The master had been freeloading at Hao Ren's place until now and had become familiar with everyone. Aside from his maddening stubbornness whenever he challenged humanity and nature, he was quite