I Can Tell You About the World Ten Thousand Years From Now

The Head of the Leng Family held the blueprint, examining it over and over again. Then he looked up at the design Lin Fan was signing within the Light Screen, comparing the two several times.

Sure enough, his old eyes had not deceived him. They were indeed identical.

The one in his hand simply looked older, its corners slightly yellowed, but everything else matched perfectly.

The Head of the Leng Family slowly lowered the blueprint and fixed his gaze on the Light Screen again, an utterly absurd possibility surfacing in his mind.

Could it be... that his daughter being transported to an era ten thousand years in the past had altered the so-called world line, and that everything she did, the butterfly effect she caused, would affect the world ten thousand years later?

If that was true, then this was a major problem.

It would be even worse if those old geezers from Shrek Academy found out.

After all, Lin Fan's attitude toward Shrek Academy in the Light Screen was far from friendly. If Leng Yaozhu's appearance caused even greater changes in the future, perhaps Lin Fan, a Level-Nine Soul Engineer, would directly create huge trouble for Shrek Academy and weaken its overall strength. Then they would be finished.

Of course, for others—especially factions that hated Shrek Academy—it could be considered a good thing.

But... this matter could not be leaked. If they managed to contact Leng Yaozhu in the future, those people might use her to threaten the Leng Family.

Perhaps Lin Fan and the others in the Light Screen intended to destroy Shrek Academy, while the present-day Shrek Academy might destroy the Leng Family first before the events in the Light Screen could happen.

The Leng Family was indeed a major power, but compared to an organization like Shrek Academy, it was still far weaker.

The Head of the Leng Family made an immediate decision and gave the order.

"Seal off this information. No one is allowed to speak of it."

"Not a single word about what happened today is to leave this place. Understood?"

The attendant hurriedly nodded. He understood the severity of the matter. Though he was merely an attendant, he knew what could and could not be done. The very thought that events within the Light Screen could affect reality was absurd.

After watching the attendant leave, the Head of the Leng Family picked up the blueprint again, his eyes still filled with confusion.

There was one thing he simply could not understand. Why had this thing appeared in the Leng Family rather than at Shrek Academy?

Logically speaking, Lin Fan and Leng Yaozhu had not known each other for long, and this design had been completed beside Sea God Lake. If some kind of temporal effect truly existed, it should have appeared at Shrek Academy instead.

After pondering for a while, the Head of the Leng Family finally shook his head. He could not make sense of it.

Within the Light Screen, Leng Yaozhu stood beside Lin Fan, anticipation returning to her face.

"Lin Fan, now that the design is finished, are you confident you can make this One-Word Battle Armor?"

There was expectation in her voice. After all, she had watched Lin Fan start from scratch and complete a Level-Five mecha design within a single month.

"I estimate I'll still need some time."

Lin Fan did not immediately claim that he could do it.

"First, I need to find the right materials. Then I need to research some new techniques. The technology behind making Battle Armor differs somewhat from that of Soul Tools, so I can't just apply it directly."

Instead of looking disappointed, Leng Yaozhu nodded. Honestly, this level of progress had already shocked her.

In her era, Soul Engineers rarely took part in creating Battle Armor. Most of the time, each side did its own work. Soul Engineers were better at producing Soul Tools like Black-Rank Mecha, while mecha designers and mecha manufacturers were more proficient in crafting Battle Armor.

After all, every person's Martial Soul was different, and so was the Battle Armor they needed. It was something more geared toward customization.

For Lin Fan to find the right path in such a short time was already unbelievably impressive.

Thinking of this, Leng Yaozhu could not help looking at Lin Fan again. Curiosity glimmered in her red eyes as she suddenly asked,

"By the way, Lin Fan... aren't you curious where I got all these books and techniques?"

"You definitely saw the currency in my Storage Soul Tool, as well as all those other strange Soul Tools, right?"

"You saw so many strange things, so why have you never asked me about them?"

Leng Yaozhu was genuinely curious. She was certain Lin Fan had many doubts, but how had he managed to restrain himself from asking?

If it had been her, she would never have been able to stop herself from questioning someone who appeared before her with things from another era.

Lin Fan's expression did not change upon hearing this. He merely smiled and said,

"Of course I know you aren't from our world. At the very least, you aren't from our era."

Leng Yaozhu's eyes widened slightly at those words.

"Y-you knew already?"

Lin Fan nodded, then continued.

"I knew from the moment you asked who the current master of Sea God Pavilion was."

Honestly, Leng Yaozhu knew she had let something slip. Back then, she had even asked Lin Fan to forget what she had said. She had not expected him to remember it all along.

"Then... do you really believe something like time travel is possible?"

Lin Fan let out a soft laugh.

"Of course I do. Besides, with so much evidence right in front of me, should I pretend not to know anything?"

Hearing that, Leng Yaozhu could not help letting out a sigh of relief, as though something that had weighed on her for a long time had finally been lifted.

She had always worried about what would happen if her identity as a time traveler were exposed. In any case, it certainly would not end well for her.

Yet Lin Fan had not only seen through her, but had shown no sign of acting differently from beginning to end. He still helped her when he should, and taught her when he should.

"Then... can you help me keep this secret?"

"Let it be a secret between the two of us. I don't want to be captured and studied, and I don't want people constantly questioning me, chasing after me all day and asking what the world ten thousand years from now is like."

At those words, the corner of Lin Fan's mouth lifted into a teasing smile.

"Miss Leng Yaozhu, don't you think... I might also capture you for research?"

He deliberately paused, his tone full of amusement.

"After all, I'm a Level-Nine Soul Engineer. I'm quite interested in researching a person from ten thousand years in the future."

Leng Yaozhu could not help rolling her lovely eyes at Lin Fan.

"Soul Engineers study Soul Tools. I'm a person, not a Soul Tool. What would you study me for?"

As she spoke, she added with a smile,

"Besides, if you really intend to study me, I'll go tell Luochen."

Lin Fan could not help laughing, but he said nothing more.

Then, Leng Yaozhu's expression suddenly turned serious.

"Then, Lin Fan, do you want to know about the world ten thousand years from now? I can tell you."