While Mercer had been around, everyone's phones had either been lost or destroyed, so no one had kept any pictures or footage of him.
The people Mercer had saved only knew that a very handsome young man had rescued them. They really could not describe exactly what he looked like.
With no visual records left behind, word could only spread by mouth.
Those who knew Mercer's identity breathed a sigh of relief when they saw him on the screen.
A newcomer who had not been working there long noticed their expressions and asked in confusion.
"Isn't standing in midair something only the top Angels can do? Three unfamiliar faces just appeared at once, so why aren't some of you nervous?"
The middle-aged man he asked smiled and shook his head. Instead of answering his question, he said, "Do you know who invented the Southern Heavenly Gate system?"
The newcomer shook his head. "No, but I imagine it was someone like the Angels?"
The middle-aged man laughed. "Not them. Even the Angels have to rely on this system!"
"Huh? If it wasn't them, could it have been..."
Startled, the newcomer pointed a trembling finger at the three people on the screen, and the middle-aged man gave him a confirming look.
A storm surged through his heart. They had actually developed it?
Ever since he had started working in the Central Command Room and encountered the Southern Heavenly Gate, he had thought that anyone capable of creating something like it had to be outrageously brilliant.
Now, Great Xia's soldiers equipped with the Southern Heavenly Gate subsystems could use their willpower to drive energy, conjuring anything they imagined to attack with.
The stronger their willpower, the more powerful the things they could manifest.
When the newcomer had first learned how the Southern Heavenly