After listening to Bai Fusheng's account, Feng Qi gained a deeper understanding of Wang Jinsheng.
Although he had once been mocked by those around him, he had not let them wear down his edges and change him. Instead, he changed how those around him saw him.
His excellence and humility had always influenced the people around him.
Making oneself outstanding could rely on talent and effort, but inspiring those around you to become outstanding as well also required kindness, empathy, and the integrity he had always upheld.
Old Wang clearly possessed the talent to overwhelm everyone of his generation, yet he had never felt superior. He treated his classmates with gentleness and humility, while remaining resolute and opinionated when it came to learning.
He felt that someone like Old Wang should have been the protagonist of a novel.
Feng Qi suddenly felt fortunate to be Old Wang's student and to have received his guidance.
If not for Old Wang's influence, after obtaining Future Dreamland, he might not have been willing to shoulder this responsibility.
His conversation with Bai Fusheng made him admire History Teacher Wang even more.
At that moment, Lin Ran finished his lecture, and enthusiastic applause erupted all around. Lin Ran nodded calmly in an extremely pretentious manner, then turned to look at him and flashed a sunny grin.
"Feng Qi, this is my contact number. If you have any problems at the academy, you can come find me." Bai Fusheng smiled as he handed over a business card, then stood and walked out of the classroom.
Feng Qi lowered his head after taking the card. When he saw the title written on it, the corner of his mouth twitched.
Star City Academy—Principal: Bai Fusheng.
Holy crap!
After leaving the classroom, Feng Qi was still somewhat dazed.
He had never expected his teacher's teacher to have such an impressive background. Bai Fusheng was actually the current principal of Star City Academy.
Thinking of Bai Fusheng's earlier question, he suddenly understood what Bai Fusheng had meant.
He clearly wanted to keep him at Star City Academy.
"Brother Qi, how did today's lecture feel?" Lin Ran interrupted his thoughts at that moment, smiling as he asked.
"Extremely impressive!" Feng Qi came back to his senses and gave him a thumbs-up.
"Do you think there's anything that needs improvement?"
"I don't know much about Art Method Studies, but I think you're exceptionally talented in this field. The concept of the Seal Incantation Stream is enough to create an entirely new school of art methods. As long as you keep working hard, history will remember you!"
"Hehe, I also think the Seal Incantation Stream is enough to create an entirely new school of art methods. I'll continue researching and refining it in depth, but I won't give up researching cultivation methods either. That is my dream."
Hearing this, the smile on Feng Qi's face froze.
"I think you should continue delving into Art Method Studies. You're extremely talented in this area, so don't let that talent go to waste."
"Maybe I have talent in Cultivation Method Studies too. I just haven't studied it deeply enough yet, so it hasn't shown itself. How would I know without trying? While you're young, you need to be brave enough to try things, or you'll regret it when you're old."
Feng Qi:...
Faced with Lin Ran's inexplicable confidence, he had nothing to say.
But he knew that when Lin Ran grew old, he truly would be in a state of "regretting it too late." From then on, he never again set foot in the fields of cultivation method research or art method research, and ultimately died in depression.
"I think you should still consider my advice. A person's energy is limited. If you want to develop in both Art Method Studies and Cultivation Method Studies, you'll likely end up accomplishing nothing. It would be better to firmly follow the path of art method research."
Lin Ran revealed a thoughtful expression upon hearing this.
A moment later, he nodded solemnly.
"Brother Qi, you make a lot of sense. I've decided. I'll start studying Cultivation Method Studies right now."
"There's really no need. I wasn't finished yet. What I actually meant was that a genius like you might be able to excel in both art methods and cultivation methods. How would you know you can't do it without trying? Keep it up!"
Lin Ran:???
After having lunch with Lin Ran and Mu Qing at noon, Feng Qi returned to his dormitory.
He had arranged to go study at the Academy Library with Lin Ran that afternoon, but before that, he decided to do something more important.
Plan his future.
After entering Future Dreamland several times, he had discovered several of its characteristics.
In fact, every time he entered Future Dreamland, he did not create a new timeline. A new timeline only branched off each time he returned from Future Dreamland.
Simply put, each time he entered Future Dreamland, his real-world self had not disappeared. He had merely lost the ability to enter Future Dreamland, while time continued to roll forward until it eventually became that stretch of history he could look up in Future Dreamland.
Therefore, each time he entered Future Dreamland, he was arriving 1,500 years later on that same timeline, rather than creating an entirely new one.
But when he returned from Future Dreamland to reality, time was frozen. He had actually created a new timeline that connected to the moment before he left, and the course of future history changed accordingly.
So he felt that he had to make use of this and prepare something for his future self.
After pondering for a moment, Feng Qi took out a notebook and began writing.
Each entry into Future Dreamland now cost around one million in cash.
Therefore, he felt that every trip into Future Dreamland had to maximize its benefits, rather than merely fighting monsters, leveling up, and recording cultivation methods without purpose.
As he continued writing, three messages Feng Qi had left for his future self appeared in the notebook.
First, if possible, provide me with an Authority Account for the Star City Database. It would be of great help to me.
Second, try investigating the Scarlet Institute, then record that information in whatever way you think can be passed on to me, so that I can look it up in the Database.
Third, if you cannot resolve the crisis that you and I know about, try cooperating with the state. Reveal everything you know to the state and let it step in to intervene and resolve it.
The three messages he left for himself were all crucial to Feng Qi.
Because he lacked authorization, every time he entered the Star City Database, he was unable to access the locked information, as well as cultivation methods rated above five stars.
But if he could obtain an Authority Account, the gains from every entry into Future Dreamland would increase dramatically.
Still, he did not hold much hope for this.
The Star City Database would not be built until several centuries later on this timeline. By then, he should already have died young, unable to participate in the construction of the Star City Shelter, much less obtain an Authority Account within the shelter.
Yet he still wanted to try. Maybe it would work out.
The second message, regarding an investigation into the Scarlet Institute, was because he felt there was something wrong with the Scarlet Institute.
This research institution was very likely still conducting Rune Modifier experiments that had long been banned. This might be the key factor that led Mu Qing to betray humanity.
The third message concerned Lin Ran and Mu Qing.
They were the "crisis" mentioned in Feng Qi's records.
If everything was destined to happen, and if he on this timeline could not stop it, he hoped that "he" would seek help from the state, tell it everything he knew, and let it intervene to resolve the matter.
If the series of problems caused by these two "scourges of history" could be resolved, the future would surely undergo earth-shaking changes.
After recording the three messages, Feng Qi closed his notebook, created a private email account online, then opened a shopping site and spent 880,000 to purchase a Twilight Wolf Rune Crystal.
Having done all this, he began looking forward to the changes in the future.
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