Lin Yi stood in the observation hall on the top floor of Commonwealth Headquarters, looking down over the vibrant city below.
Silver Blue Planet's affairs were like the gears of a finely tuned clock, running smoothly along their established course.
The starport never slept. New buildings rose from the ground, and the faces of people streaming along the streets held more confidence in their civilization's advancement and greater hope for the future.
"It's time to go."
The thought echoed in his heart.
Everything that needed doing was done. He trusted Li Zhenguo and Zhou Donglai to handle the remaining domestic and diplomatic affairs better than he could.
It would still be some time before the Spirit Race members of the Shina Family arrived on Blue Star, but he didn't want to wait any longer.
The vast Star Sea and the journey ahead were calling to him.
Before leaving, Lin Yi carefully reviewed everything in his mind, checking for anything he might have overlooked.
After all, he would be gone for hundreds, perhaps even a thousand years. From then on, they could meet only through the Virtual Network.
His parents, his maternal uncle and aunt, and his eldest uncle's family. Everyone in his memories from his previous life who had helped their family through difficult times, even Ye Qingyu, whose talent was limited and who had never managed to break through to Stardust Rank on her own, had received Evolution Fluid from him. He'd made sure they could at least reach Stardust Rank and gain the foundation for a long life.
As it happened, a few years earlier, his parents had taken the lead in answering the civilization's call to encourage childbirth and improve the gene pool. They had given him a younger brother and a younger sister.
The new life