An extra chapter for perfect attendance.
After growing used to the Void Ember Year, Earth's years always seemed to pass quickly.
Qin Heng spent several decades in virtual games, then lived several more peaceful decades after the games' popularity waned.
During that time, the friends from his era—those who had once fought for humanity's homeland and struggled for the rise of civilization—had all handed over their respective duties and become free of burdens.
One day, Qin Heng's vacation was nearing its end.
His wife, Fang Lingxue, walked hand in hand with him through the streets of a small town, her belly swollen with pregnancy.
"The second child seems like she'll be arriving soon. You'll be getting busy again too, won't you?" Fang Lingxue asked.
Qin Heng squeezed her palm. "No matter how busy I am, I can still look after the family. I won't miss the child's growth like I did when Yi Er was young."
Leaving an avatar behind in their homeland came with many inconveniences, but at least he could stay with his family and watch his child grow day by day, rather than return from an adventure only to find that the child in his memories had grown into an adult.
Fang Lingxue's eyes held a touch of anticipation. "I wonder what you'll be like the next time your true body returns. Maybe by then, you'll already be a True God?"
Qin Heng smiled. "I hope so. If that day comes, you will deserve the greatest credit. My God Path will have a share belonging to you."
"You've been saying that for so many years, and you're still bringing it up. Even Eternal Experts now care about fate and fortune. Your fortune is blazing like the sun at noon. Even without me, some other girl would have