In theory, Xiao Yu and Huang Yuanli were both meeting this high-level engineer from the "future" for the first time.
Yet an indescribable affinity originating from the essence of life itself made them feel naturally favorable and trusting toward this man whose aura was as vast as a sea of stars from the moment they met.
Compared with the "original" they knew, who was sometimes flighty, sometimes cold, and always carried a hint of cynicism, the one before them possessed a gentler and more composed temperament.
His gaze was deep but not oppressive, as if it contained the wisdom and accumulation of countless years. His words were earnest and sincere, without the slightest trace of jest, and every sentence carried heavy weight.
This steadiness and tolerance, this bearing that seemed capable of carrying the rise and fall of an entire civilization, indeed better matched the image they imagined a leader of a top-tier civilization should have.
"Boss," Xiao Yu still said whatever came to mind. "You in the future seem... more serious than you are now."
She had used the word "serious," which precisely summarized the difference in temperament.
The "Heavenly Khan" smiled gently at that.
Although the aura naturally emanating from him was so powerful that the surrounding void trembled faintly along with it, his words were exceptionally humble and even carried a trace of faint emotion:
"Mm, because the 'simulated timeline' I experienced followed a purely carbon-based evolutionary path." He explained in an even tone. "You can think of me as... a high-level engineer who focused solely on carbon-based civilization and pushed it to its peak."
He paused, his gaze seeming to pass through time and look back upon a certain possibility.
"However, without integrating other paths, without experiencing certain... crucial 'impurities' and 'chaos'..." His words carried an