"Nothing much, really. Since you left, the front has advanced normally. The Coalition Army's front line has already reached the very forefront, and the Doomsday Tower hasn't moved in a long time.
The River of Forgetfulness and the Sun are operating as usual, and the Calamities in the Third Zone have mostly been cleared out. But we haven't wiped them out completely, because if we did, they would move out of this region into the outside world.
With the Present World not yet ready to reveal itself, we believe staying hidden is necessary. Our main reason for contacting you this time was to find out what you've done, and to give you an update on the Present World while we were at it.
After all... you're our Navigators."
Wei Changming cleared his throat, his tone abruptly turning solemn.
"The Present World's supreme command extends its greetings to all Navigators. Navigators, through the joint cooperation of the Present World's four major governments, the Present World Allied Army has grown stronger than ever. Three defensive lines have now been established in the Present World's Third Zone.
The Present World Scholars' Association plans to build a branch of the Doomsday Tower ahead of the Third Zone. The Doomsday Observatory and the Construction Engineering Institute are working together to advance this plan.
The Social Security Bureau's Four Symbols Department has already departed for the true Forbidden Zone-in other words, your location.
Former Secretary-General Gong Jieyong, former Doomsday Observatory Director Sun Xi, former Construction Engineering Institute President Wang Jianshe, former Social Security Bureau Director Wei Hua, former supreme representative of Great Xia Song Yi, former... ahem, and others have already departed for the Forbidden Zone. Navigators, please receive them."
The air abruptly fell silent.
Even those from the Salvation Hall of Fame could not utter