Inside the Cat Ear Restaurant, everyone sat scattered about as they had back then. The tables were laden with drinking snacks fried by Xue Xi, while groups of two and three sipped and chatted.
Xue Xi held a peanut between her teeth and listened attentively as Jia Yi recounted everything that had happened over the years, as well as the changes he had undergone.
The burly version of Jia Yi raised a cup of Highland Barley Wine to his lips and drained it in one gulp, then laughed heartily. "Hahaha, good wine! Xue girl's wine is still the most to my taste!"
After wiping his mouth, he saw the curiosity in Xue Xi's eyes and began speaking without keeping her in suspense.
It turned out that after Xue Xi left, Earth, under the leadership of the unified Huaxia Federation, began expanding outward. At first, everything went poorly. If Earth had not already had a lord, it would likely have long since been forcibly enslaved by those alien races that seized whatever they could.
It was not until Xue Xi and the other three shone brilliantly in the Genius Tournament that the cosmic races and factions that had once looked down on them began treating them with respect. Even official powers gave the Huaxia Federation the green light at every turn.
And so, Huaxia began developing at a rapid pace. It even replaced the former Silver Blue Empire and established the Milky Way Huaxia Federation, managing everything within this galaxy on Xue Xi's behalf.
Later, Earth's various scientific talents began to grow after absorbing all kinds of knowledge from the universe. On Earth, this cradle of civilization, training schools for all sorts of professions sprang up one after another.
Potion makers, illusionists, beast tamers, machinists, and more—after several centuries of development,