"Stop crying, Arost."
A burly Goblin with streak-like crimson tattoos covering his body, looking much like a pirate captain, curled his lips in disdain and reminded him:
"She's already long gone. No matter how loudly you cry, she can't hear you."
"I just couldn't rein my emotions in for a moment. A brute like you wouldn't understand." Arost wiped the tears hanging at the corners of his eyes, and the reluctance on his face quickly returned to normal.
"Tch, crying like a woman. We'll be able to head into the outside world soon enough. When the time comes, meeting again will only be a matter of a hundred cosmic hours."
"Once the supermassive transport device, 'Heaven-Opener,' is successfully operational, we Goblins will be free to travel as we please between the Demon Domain and the real world!"
"As long as you live long enough, Arost, you'll have plenty of chances to see Sun Ying again."
"That makes sense." Arost offered the praise without much feeling, then asked, "By the way, how is the progress on Heaven-Opener?"
"It has already been deployed to the real world in batches. So far, every component is functioning normally," Kratos answered truthfully.
"Once the final inspection is complete, it can be assembled into its final megastructure form."
"His Majesty the Emperor has been paying close attention to this matter and has poured a great deal of effort into it. It will surely succeed."
"You've prepared a backup plan, right?" Arost did not echo Kratos's words, merely asking flatly:
"Nearly a thousand large-scale cross-realm teleportation arrays have already been prepared. Each one has an instantaneous transmission limit of five million people and can be activated at any time," Kratos replied confidently.
"Even if the Heaven-Opener plan fails, our warriors will be able to reach their designated