Translator: CinderTL
After hearing Bai Fusheng's account, Feng Qi gained a deeper understanding of Wang Jinsheng.
Despite being ridiculed by his peers, Wang Jinsheng refused to compromise his principles or change himself. Instead, he changed how others perceived him.
His excellence and humility consistently influenced those around him.
While talent and hard work can make an individual exceptional, inspiring others to excel requires kindness, empathy, and unwavering integrity—qualities Wang Jinsheng had always embodied.
Old Wang possessed talent that surpassed all his peers, yet he never displayed arrogance. He treated his classmates with warmth and humility, while approaching his studies with unwavering determination and independent thinking.
Feng Qi felt that someone like Old Wang deserved to be the protagonist of a novel.
He suddenly felt deeply grateful for having been Old Wang's student and receiving his guidance.
Without Old Wang's influence, he might not have been willing to shoulder the responsibility that came with obtaining the Dream Realm.
His conversation with Bai Fusheng further deepened his admiration for the Old Wang of history class.
Just then, Lin Ran finished his lecture, and enthusiastic applause filled the room. Lin Ran nodded calmly, maintaining a composed demeanor, before turning to Feng Qi and flashing him a bright, sunny smile.
"Feng Qi, here's my contact number. Feel free to reach out if you have any questions or need help at the academy," Bai Fusheng said with a smile, handing him a business card before standing up and walking out of the classroom.
Feng Qi glanced down at the card and his lips twitched when he read the title:
Star City Academy—President: Bai Fusheng.
Holy shit!
After leaving the classroom, Feng Qi remained in a daze.
He never imagined his grandmaster would be such a prominent figure—the current president of Star City Academy.
Recalling Bai Fusheng's earlier questions, he suddenly understood what Bai Fusheng had been implying: he clearly wanted Feng Qi to stay at the academy.
"Brother Qi, what did you think of today's lecture?" Lin Ran interrupted his thoughts, smiling as he turned to ask.
"Absolutely brilliant!" Feng Qi replied, snapping out of his reverie and giving a thumbs-up.
"Do you think there's anything that could be improved?"
"I don't know much about art magic, but I can tell you have a remarkable talent for it. The concept of Handseal Flow alone could establish an entirely new school of magic. If you keep working hard, you'll definitely be remembered in history!"
"Heh, I agree that Handseal Flow could create a new school of magic. I'll continue to research and refine it, but I won't abandon my study of cultivation techniques. That's my true passion."
Upon hearing this, the smile froze on Feng Qi's face.
"I think you should focus on art magic. You have a natural gift for it—don't waste it."
"Maybe I have a talent for cultivation arts too, but I haven't explored it deeply enough to discover it. How will I know if I don't try? We should be bold and experiment while we're young, so we don't end up regretting it when we're old."
Feng Qi: ...
Faced with Lin Ran's baffling self-confidence, Feng Qi was speechless.
He knew that in his old age, Lin Ran would indeed be consumed by regret, never again venturing into the domains of cultivation arts or technique research, ultimately dying in despair.
"I still think you should consider my advice. Human energy is finite. Trying to excel in both art magic and cultivation arts could lead to mediocrity in both. It's better to focus firmly on technique research."
Hearing this, Lin Ran's face turned thoughtful.
After a moment, he nodded solemnly.
"Brother Qi, you make a very good point. I've decided—I'll start studying cultivation arts right away."
"Hold on, I wasn't finished! What I actually meant was that a genius like you might be able to excel in both art magic and cultivation arts. How will you know if you can't do it unless you try? Go for it!"
Lin Ran: ???
After lunch with Lin Ran and Mu Qing, Feng Qi returned to his dormitory.
He had arranged to study with Lin Ran at the academy library that afternoon, but before that, he decided to tackle something more pressing: planning his future.
Through his previous ventures into the Dream Realm, he had uncovered several key characteristics of this future realm.
In reality, each time he entered the Dream Realm, he wasn't creating a new timeline. Instead, a fresh timeline only branched off when he returned from the Dream Realm to reality.
To put it simply, his physical self didn't vanish when he entered the Dream Realm. He merely lost the ability to access it, while time continued to flow forward in reality, eventually becoming the historical record he could access within the Dream Realm.
Therefore, each time he entered the Dream Realm, he was essentially traveling 1,500 years into the future of the same timeline, rather than creating a new one.
Conversely, when he returned from the Dream Realm to reality, time froze. This was actually the moment a new timeline branched off, reconnecting with the moment he left, but with a drastically altered historical trajectory.
Therefore, Feng Qi felt he had to leverage this advantage to prepare something for his future self.
After a moment of contemplation, he pulled out his notebook and began writing.
Each entry into the Dream Realm now cost him around a million yuan in cash.
He believed that entering the Dream Realm should be about maximizing efficiency, not just mindlessly grinding monsters for experience or recording cultivation techniques.
As he continued writing, three messages for his future self appeared in the notebook:
If possible, provide me with an authorized account for the Star City Database. This would be of immense help. Investigate the Scarlet Research Institute and record your findings in a way that I can access them through the database. If you cannot resolve the crisis we both know about, cooperate with the nation. Reveal everything you know to the government and let them intervene to resolve the situation.
The three messages Feng Qi left for himself were all crucial.
Due to his lack of authorization, every time he accessed the Star City Database, he was unable to view locked information or cultivation techniques rated five stars or higher.
However, if he could obtain an authorized account, his gains from each entry into the Dream Realm would increase dramatically.
He didn't hold out much hope for this, though.
The Star City Database wouldn't be established until centuries later in this timeline. By then, he would likely have died young, unable to participate in the construction of the Star City Shelter, let alone obtain an authorized account within it.
Still, he wanted to try. Maybe, just maybe, he could get one.
The second message, regarding investigating the Scarlet Research Institute, stemmed from his suspicion that the institute was problematic.
This research institution was highly likely still conducting the long-banned rune augment experiments, which might be the key factor driving Mu Qing's betrayal of humanity.
The third entry concerned Lin Ran and Mu Qing.
They were the "crisis" Feng Qi had recorded.
If everything was destined to happen and he couldn't prevent it in this timeline, he hoped his future self would seek help from the nation, sharing all his knowledge so the state could intervene and resolve the situation.
If the problems caused by these two "historical scourges" could be resolved, the future would undoubtedly undergo earth-shattering changes.
After writing down the three pieces of information, Feng Qi closed his notebook and created a private email account online. He then visited a shopping website and spent 880,000 yuan to purchase a Dusk Wolf Rune Crystal.
With all this done, he began to anticipate the changes to come.
(End of the Chapter)
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