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"This..." Qin Zhenguo thought for a moment, then said with a smile, "Our family is fairly democratic. We should hear what the children think first. Qin Yi, what do you say?"

Qin Yi glanced at Qin Zhenguo, then at Qin Rong, and said, "I only write songs for fun. It's a hobby, but I don't want too much trouble, so I don't want to sign a contract!"

"Young Master, please believe in our sincerity. We truly came with the utmost sincerity this time. Everything is negotiable," Li Kaiwen said anxiously.

"Have the songs I wrote for you last time been released yet?" Qin Yi suddenly asked.

"They'll be released next month. Why?" Li Kaiwen answered blankly.

"How about this? I'll see how the release goes. If I'm satisfied, I'll continue writing songs for you," Qin Yi said calmly.

Li Kaiwen felt that he instantly understood Qin Yi's intentions. So this young master wanted fame! That was easy. Huayu Company was best at publicity stunts; there would definitely be no problem. He immediately swore that the songs' release and popularity would absolutely be guaranteed.

"Remember, I want everyone who listens to the songs to know Andre's name," Qin Yi instructed without changing expression.

"No problem. Please rest assured!" Li Kaiwen became even more convinced that his judgment was correct.

"Fine, let's leave it at that for now. We'll get in touch again once the release results are out," Qin Zhenguo said, holding his teacup.

"Alright! Alright!" Li Kaiwen immediately stood up. When he had come, he had never expected things to turn out so dramatically. Fortunately, he had adapted quickly. Even establishing contact with the Qin family was a good outcome. Surely his boss would give him a raise once he got back!

After awkwardly asking for Qin Zhenguo's contact information, Li Kaiwen left like a mouse that had seen a cat. By then, it was already past eight in the evening. Everyone, exhausted after a full day, began washing up and preparing to rest.

Qin Yi grabbed Qin Rong's hand and rushed into his bedroom. After locking the door, Qin Yi willed it, and he and Qin Rong entered Andre's space.

Inside the space, Andre, a ball of black mist, bounced and hopped over to them. "You're finally here! I've thought of a way to gather Faith Power in this plane!"

"??" Qin Yi looked at Qin Rong in confusion, then asked, "Andre, what are you trying to do now?"

"Hehe!" An eerie laugh came from within Andre's black mist, and then he tossed out a book. Qin Yi focused his eyes and saw that it was none other than Huang Yi's masterpiece, The Legend of Qin.

"Hiss..." Qin Yi sucked in a sharp breath, then turned to look at Qin Rong, whose face had also darkened. He wailed inwardly, It can't be what I think it is, right?!

"It's exactly what you think!" Andre said smugly. "When I was reading, I discovered that your plane had faith back in ancient times. It's nothing like what you said about Faith Power being impossible to gather. So we can go back to the past too, build up our forces, fight for supremacy, and ultimately gather Faith Power! Awooo..."

"..." Qin Yi looked awkwardly at Qin Rong, who merely sighed softly. Of all the books to give Andre, why did it have to be time-travel and rebirth novels...

"I didn't do it on purpose." Qin Yi scratched his head and pouted. He had only felt sorry for Andre being cooped up here every day, so he had gotten him some novels to pass the time.

"Oh, right, let me tell you some good news..." Qin Yi recounted Li Kaiwen's visit from beginning to end. "I reckon Faith Power will come drifting over in waves in another two months."

"That's wonderful!" In the space, the black mist that belonged to Andre twisted wildly, baring its fangs and claws.

"By the way, there's something I want to confirm." Qin Rong rubbed between his brows tiredly and said, "How are the biological robots stored in the space?"

"They're still there," Andre said carelessly. With a flash of black mist, piles of gemstones and fifteen humanoid robots appeared quietly on the floor forged from gold.

"If I want to take a few robots out in a few days to protect my family, will there be any problems?" Qin Rong asked seriously.

"...There probably won't be!" Andre pondered for a moment before answering hesitantly. "I've already looked through the information and development status of your plane. These biological robots were made by a nine-star civilization, while your Earth plane is only a two-star civilization. No one should be able to recognize them, right?"

"That's good." Qin Rong nodded, then transmitted more instructions and common knowledge about this world into the robots.

"But how are we supposed to give the robots to Dad and Mom? We can't exactly have them appear out of thin air, can we?" Qin Yi asked.

"In a few days, Dad and Mom are going to J City to open a branch factory for Zhenru Garment Factory. They'll definitely need to hire people. We can have the robots apply as candidates for their personal bodyguards," Qin Rong said casually.

That was indeed one way.

Qin Yi nodded in agreement. "Brother, do you think Grandpa having Uncle do that today was a little..."

"Grandpa meant well. If Uncle has no ulterior thoughts, he naturally won't care. But if Uncle truly has something on his mind, Grandpa's actions will at least make him wary," Qin Rong said calmly.

Still, that approach was rather cruel. Uncle probably would not feel good about it either!

"That's true." Qin Yi felt the same. "But I think Uncle is alright. Aunt definitely won't let this go, though!"

"The Fang Family has always been an influential and prominent family. It's understandable that Aunt doesn't want Dad to take away the power in Uncle's hands," Qin Rong said blandly.

"Hey, with me here, you don't need to worry about that. Qin Yi, bring me your parents' blood next time you come in. If their lives are ever truly in danger, I'll immediately transfer them into my space. Now let's talk about how we can gather Faith Power!" Andre said impatiently. To him, these struggles over power were matters too trivial to even notice. Only restoring his own Divine Power mattered.

"That's a good idea!" Qin Yi agreed.

"Exactly! The things you're worrying about aren't problems at all. We should think about how to gather Faith Power now!" Andre said excitedly. "I can still perform time travel within this plane with my current abilities. But we can't go too far back, or I'll find it very strenuous. What time period do you think would be best?"

"You really want to time travel?" Qin Yi stared at him with wide, disbelieving eyes.

"Of course! You have no idea how painful it feels to have no power right now. I, I, I feel so insecure!" Andre held it in for a long while, then suddenly remembered something the heroine in a romance novel had said a few days ago and blurted it out.

"..."

Layers of black lines immediately piled across Qin Yi and Qin Rong's foreheads. A lively personality and the habit of acting cute were truly formidable. Not even gods were exempt.

"...Then what dynasty do you want to go to?" After a long while, Qin Yi cautiously asked.

In his previous life, Qin Yi had read countless time-travel and rebirth novels. Although he was already considered reborn into modern times at this stage, he was still fascinated by historical time travel. As long as his safety could be guaranteed, he naturally would not oppose experiencing it once. As for Qin Rong—after being influenced by Qin Yi and reading The Legend of Qin—he also wanted to try going to ancient times, making achievements, commanding troops on the battlefield, and using his own strength to alter the course of history.

With their general direction decided, they could slowly discuss the details. The group eagerly flipped through all kinds of history books and novels in the space, trying to determine the dynasty and country they would travel to.

"Oh, right, to conserve my Divine Power, please choose a time period with the same spatial landing point if possible. Save where we can!" Andre said, looking up abruptly from the various time-travel novels.

"Then we'll be choosing Chinese history?" Qin Yi nodded to himself. That narrowed the scope considerably.

"Right!" Qin Rong suddenly stopped flipping through the history book and said, "Didn't we come in here to discuss how to make ourselves stronger? Why did it turn into this?"

Qin Rong looked helplessly at the books scattered all over the space, utterly baffled.

"Aren't you in such a hurry to become stronger so you can protect yourselves? I already said I would protect your parents." Andre looked up innocently.

"...It's not just that. Dad and Mom's wish is to expand Zhenru Garment Factory's operations and even develop their own corporate group. As their sons, we should naturally do our best to help them," Qin Rong said slowly, looking at Andre.

"So what you mean is..." Andre's page-turning gradually slowed, and his voice became low and disappointed.

"Andre..." Qin Yi looked at the clearly resentful aura radiating from Andre and did not know what to say. Where had this guy learned to act obedient, cute, and wronged?

"How about this? Once we move to J City and get settled, we'll immediately think of a way to gather Faith Power, alright?" Qin Rong said gently as he looked at the dejected Andre.

"Oh." Andre replied gloomily.

"Actually, going to ancient times to gather Faith Power isn't bad either. We'll treat it as fulfilling our promise. But I suggest we prepare first. What if there's nothing over there? How about this? Everyone should think carefully about what we'll need if we really go. Andre, didn't you say you wanted war and to establish a religion? Then shouldn't we travel to an era of chaos and conflict? In that case, powerful bows, heavy crossbows, firearms and ammunition, glass mirrors..." Qin Rong tried hard to think.

"Right, right! In The Legend of Qin, Xiang Shaolong even..." At Qin Rong's words, Andre gradually became excited again.

"That's why, while we spend these two months preparing to settle down in J City, we can also make preliminary preparations for time travel. We shouldn't wait until we get there and end up scrambling around," Qin Rong said calmly, watching the two of them gradually fall into his trap with smiling eyes.

"Alright!" Andre declared confidently. "Leave it all to me! I'll definitely get everything ready!"

"Then I'll leave it to you!" Qin Rong looked trustingly at Andre, who had already begun bustling around at high speed, and added, "I can directly order things like powerful bows and heavy crossbows from factories outside. Don't tire yourself out too much!"

Then, before Andre could react, he pulled Qin Yi out of the space.

Two months were neither long nor short. While Zhenru Garment Factory in S City searched across the entire province with great fanfare for suitable professional managers, while Qin Rong and Qin Yi completed several more trades with other planes and accumulated vast funds and wealth, while Zhenru Fashion Design Company in J City was gradually being prepared, while Qin Rong clumsily sold off the gemstones from the space for assets and then purchased industries, while Qin Yi racked his brains trying to recall fashionable clothing from his previous life and painstakingly drew them onto paper, while a diva under Huayu Company released a new album and an endless stream of energy began passing over from every corner of space...

Two months had passed.

Inside the spacious and luxurious villa in J City, Qin Yi lay sprawled like a puddle of mud on a king-size bed, pursing his lips.