The plan for Japan! Departure!

April 19, 3 p.m.

The weather was clear that day, without a cloud in sight—perfect for an outing.

After spending four full days in Magic City, Xu Jingming was ready to head back to Oceania.

Outside the Villa, Song Qiuyun and Jiang Chuxuan's pretty faces were filled with reluctance to part.

Four short days were nowhere near enough to ease how much they had missed him.

"Don't miss me too much. I'll be back in a month."

Xu Jingming rubbed both girls' heads and spoke softly.

If he had a choice, he would naturally have preferred to stay in Great Xia and be with them.

But Tier 7 was only the beginning for him. He was still far from the point where he could sit back and enjoy himself.

The ability points on his system panel were already depleted. Only in Oceania could he harvest them more efficiently.

"It'll be great once you have an Obsidian-grade Warplane, Jingming.

"Then you could go train in Oceania whenever you wanted, even while staying in Magic City," Ling Shuang said with a smile.

The Obsidian-grade Warplane had a cruising speed of Mach 2.

Its adjustable flight speed reached Mach 4, while its maximum speed was a terrifying Mach 8.

At maximum speed, the round trip between Magic City and Oceania, 11,000 kilometers each way, would take just over two hours.

"An Obsidian-grade Warplane? Looks like I really should keep an eye out for one."

Xu Jingming nodded slightly.

For now, though, his Scarlet Cloud-grade Warplane was enough.

"S-Rank, are we leaving?"

Just then, Eva's Holographic Projection emerged groggily from the Smart Armguard, yawning as she spoke.

"From the look of you, did you not sleep well last night?" Xu Jingming couldn't help teasing her.

As an intelligent life, Eva naturally had no need