843: Eight years

Time flows like water; it has been eight years since Earth entered the Extreme Cold Zone, which may or may not have been formed by the dissipating energy of the Ice Star God.

Over these eight years, although there were no further dimensional overlaps with other worlds or planets, China's development in terms of transcendent power has entered the fast lane.

After all, China has an abundance of resources now.

The Wuhou Grotto-heaven formed from the Lizardmen Alien Planet, the Fengdu Grotto-heaven formed from the Strange Star, and the West Lake Grotto-heaven formed from the Tiannan Star have long since become China's logistical bases, providing enough basic supplies for everyone in China to Cultivate martial arts without needing to work.

Coupled with the Spiritual Qi that became atomized after the Spirit Gathering Array was deployed, even those with poor Aptitude could achieve the accomplishment of being in the Transcendent Realm upon reaching adulthood.

In addition, there is the Spirit Realm, which was born from the void under the influence of the Spirit Domain, with the Origin of civilization as its core, allowing people to obtain spiritual objects, spirit pets, and even treasures of heaven and earth...

The Destiny Realm, where Yang Dian, after taking control of the destiny book, could arrange for people to enter at will and obtain resources...

The Extreme Cold Creatures that spread throughout the Extreme Cold Zone, which are both disasters and Opportunities...

With countless resources gathered in one place, China has finally become a prosperous age where martial arts and technology coexist.

Shaanxi Gobi Desert, Expeditionary Force Base.

Yang Dian, having just returned to his office after completing another Spirit Domain mission, had Ya Zi control a mechanical arm to deliver a thermos cup at just the right moment.

Taking a sip of the wolfberry water, Yang Dian glanced out the window and subconsciously asked the question he always asked whenever he returned to Earth from the Spirit Realm or the Destiny Realm:

"Ya Zi, how has the development been recently? What have you found out about the Thousand Star Battlefield?"

He was still holding a grudge against the Thousand Star Battlefield, which had caused him to suffer a huge loss.

As Yang Dian's voice fell, Ya Zi, who was holding an oval-shaped sword in its mouth, with round eyes and an appearance that had been somewhat "moe-fied," appeared by Yang Dian's side:

"Commander, some aspects of domestic development have met expectations, while others have not."

Yang Dian raised an eyebrow upon hearing this:

"Which ones haven't met expectations?"

"Is the birth rate dragging us down again?"

"As expected of your wisdom, nothing can be hidden from you."

Yang Dian glanced at the sycophantic Ya Zi:

"You guy, how did you learn to flatter?"

Ya Zi blinked its large, cartoonish eyes:

"O3 said that using this method to communicate with humans can gain human favor."

Yang Dian was speechless:

"Don't play too much with O3, be careful that he infects you with his bad luck."

"Understood, Commander." After acknowledging, Ya Zi began to report the information that was being summarized and updated every moment:

"It has been one year, three months, and seventeen days since you left Earth. In this year or so, China has had 35,725,535 newborns."

"Regarding Martial Artists, the number of people in the Star-Patrolling Realm has increased by 7.37 million, reaching a total of 37.57 million."

"The number of those who have stepped into the Star Dome Realm has increased by 26, including 16 practitioners of the divine Dao who Cultivate the path of gods."

"Director Yue Shan failed his breakthrough to the fourth-tier planetary level and has now re-entered the Destiny Realm to seek Opportunity."

"Half a year ago, Mo Yuntao, Director of the Martial Security Bureau's wife, Li Min, gave birth to a baby girl named Mo Feifei. Mo Feifei was born in the Transcendent Realm, which means China is about to welcome an era where everyone (including newborns) is in the Transcendent Realm."

"To date, about 2.68% of the national population has stepped into the Star-Patrolling Realm, the number of people in the Star Dome Realm has reached 326, and the remaining adults, except for a few with special talents, have all stepped into the Transcendent Realm."

"The Spark in the Destiny Realm has been successfully ignited, and three small realms have already ignited the red Spark under our influence..."

After reporting the information for the whole year, Ya Zi finally said:

"Finally, we have discovered thirteen secrets of the Thousand Star Battlefield."

Ya Zi opened its mouth and spat out a projection:

"In the Thousand Star Battlefield, we have suspectedly discovered power originating from the same source as the Dimension Butterfly..."