Star City.
Central Park.
Dark clouds blanketed the sky as a fine drizzle fell, the cool post-autumn wind carrying rain against their cheeks.
Dressed in black, Feng Qi stood in the rain and gazed at the Hero Statue over thirty meters tall.
A stone monument stood before the Hero Statue, engraved with his life story and his contributions to Star City.
Flowers and wine were arranged neatly before the statue. Every day, Star City's people came to offer flowers and wine, while dedicated personnel kept the area clean.
His Hero Statue was also regularly maintained.
"What a huge boss."
Xiao You pointed at the Hero Statue in amazement, then turned to Feng Qi and asked curiously,
"Boss, why is your statue's weapon a pointy thing instead of the demon blade?"
As she spoke, Xiao You made several imaginary sword-thrusting motions at Feng Qi.
"This isn't called a pointy thing. It's a sword, one of humanity's commonly used weapons."
"Why isn't it the demon blade?"
Xiao You blinked and continued to press him.
"The sword is considered the sovereign of all weapons by humanity. It symbolizes force—power, if you will. The book in the statue's left hand symbolizes knowledge. Together, they represent the union of knowledge and force, the two essential weapons on humanity's path to growth."
"Oh." Xiao You nodded, half understanding.
After answering Xiao You's question, Feng Qi looked up at the Hero Statue.
It was easy to imagine that this Hero Statue, infused with his blood, had already gathered a vast amount of Faith Power for the him of the Main Timeline.
Yet even now, Star City had not revealed any method for connecting one's faith to the him of the Main Timeline.
Experiments had proven that the Faith Growth path he had placed such high hopes on