"Godfather, we're here."
Jana, the Spirit Clan girl, slowly stepped out of the cross-domain teleportation array and spoke with little enthusiasm.
The Rimewind King, disguised as a gaunt old man, followed close behind.
Though he had long sensed the displeasure in the girl's tone, he pretended not to hear it. His attention seemed entirely fixed on their surroundings, his expression full of curiosity and novelty.
"I really can't tell that this is a planet that has been awakened for less than twelve thousand universe hours—and in such a remote part of the Neptune Domain, at that..."
"Jana, after your planet fully awakened, how long did it take before you had your first cross-domain teleportation array?"
Watching a pair of lovey-dovey player couples pass nearby, the Spirit Clan girl, who knew not what was on her mind, answered absentmindedly:
"Twenty thousand universe hours, I think. Definitely no less than eighteen thousand..."
"Is that so? That's nearly six thousand universe hours faster..." The Rimewind King sounded even more emotional. "Your Spirit Clan homeworld, Erfu, was a bona fide battle seed planet... Under equal conditions, Earth's development speed is truly outrageously fast..."
Seeing that her godfather had no intention of ending the discussion, Jana could only suppress her unhappiness for the moment and continue along the same line of thought:
"I heard that when Earth's guardian players broke through Lv.30 and unlocked part of the teleportation permissions, the Zhou Star Zone and Gao Star Zone of the Neptune Domain intervened."
"Maybe that was what accelerated Earth's development."
"After all, conflict has always been the strongest catalyst for a race's evolution."
"You're right, but not entirely." Rimewind looked into the distance and saw someone waving as they approached. The smile on his face deepened. "When the Zhou and Gao Star Zones intervened on Earth,