Three years had passed, yet there was no sign of time leaving its mark on Gu Yi. Little Black Rabbit was still Little Black Rabbit. Forget white hair—she did not even have a single wrinkle... Oh, only three years had passed, not thirty. Never mind, then.
But not changing at all in three years was still absurd! Even Pan Ling, who had once been so young and inexperienced, now carried the air of a domineering female CEO. Why were you, Gu Yi, still so adorably cute?
Much later, Xu Shi came to understand this—everyone's appearance had an endpoint. Pan Ling changed because she was still on the way there, but for Miss Black Rabbit, this was already the end.
But for now, he quickly put away those stray thoughts, gestured for her to sit down, and asked seriously, "Tell me more."
After all, the plan to establish network communications between the United City-States was no small matter. Every step of its implementation would be difficult.
At its core, it was because of the differences between regions. To be fair, even Night Sin City and the Hualan Empire had initially clashed fiercely in terms of ideology, culture, and technological development. This had not even happened when Xu Shi had first arrived at Silver Pine Island, but after the two city-states announced their friendly alliance.
Quite a few people in Night Sin City saw the people of the Hualan Empire as antiques from the last century, uncultured bumpkins. Conversely, the Hualan Empire also harbored resistance and concern toward these people living among steel and concrete.
Had it not been for Dongfang Xiao—or rather, Xu Shi guiding her from behind the scenes—being tough enough, this issue alone could have been argued over for another ten years... Even now, complete integration remained impossible, and