"That was how it was."
Lan Qingyou nodded.
"It really was hard to imagine... You had actually evolved to this extent..."
Vivian shook her head with a bitter smile.
Time travel like this was difficult to believe.
Lan Qingyou had mentioned it once before.
But Vivian had thought it was a joke.
Who would have known it was actually real—and this bizarre, at that.
Although Lan Qingyou had not gone into detail about what had happened to her a thousand years ago,
just learning about the Star Beast and what it had done a thousand years ago was enough to shock Vivian.
Especially after learning that a Star Beast was approaching this planet
and intended to Assimilate the entire planet,
she, like Lan Qingyou, was seized by an overwhelming desire to grow stronger.
"If that's the case, then I definitely can't just sit around here."
"I'll take some people back first and tell those at the Villa about this."
"Give me a witch who can open Portals."
"Afterward, I'll have someone deliver Cards with new contact information to you."
Having understood their current situation, Vivian knew this was not something one or two people could accomplish.
Perhaps that was precisely why
The Tower had been so anxious to tell her first,
rather than waiting until she had new contact information.
The sooner people learned of it,
the sooner the news could spread.
That was indeed the right approach.
One spread to ten, ten spread to a hundred—perhaps that was what it meant.
"Fine. I'll set up a Teleportation Array here first, then have a witch accompany you back."
"Take those people back with you while you're at it."
Lan Qingyou nodded.
Then she pointed at the assorted Long-lived Species not far away.
"Uh... I don't have anyone who can open