Outside the fourth wall, Blue Star in the original universe had developed to an incredible degree.
From the appearance of the first airplane, in just a few short decades, it had progressed to flying into space and exploring it.
This development speed alone was astounding.
But after several more decades, present-day Blue Star could already stably colonize other planets.
It was outrageous!
Lin Feng didn't know if the future decades would have developed like this if he hadn't provided those documents.
Everything now would have been akin to watching a science fiction movie in the past.
Lin Feng walked through the sci-fi-like steel jungle with Susan, Wanda, Martina, and Lin Jili, four of them.
This was the pilot city where Lin Feng had soul-traveled back to last time. It hadn't changed much compared to his previous visit.
The only change, and the most obvious one, was the increased population.
"Lin Feng, is your hometown this sci-fi compared to ours?"
Susan curiously observed the various buildings.
On the roads, floating vehicles were ubiquitous.
On the street patrol cars, humans and robots patrolled together.
This reminded Susan of some high-tech alien planets Lin Feng had shown her, which had this very scene.
She had originally thought it would be similar to where she lived, but she hadn't expected technology to be so advanced.
Uh...
Lin Feng touched his nose, feeling a bit embarrassed.
"Actually, a few years ago, this place was similar to the Blue Star we live in. It's just that for some reason, it developed much more rapidly..."
Lin Feng explained with a laugh.
Honestly, he hadn't felt this way when he soul-traveled back, but returning in his own body and seeing his hometown so changed, while gratified, inevitably brought a touch of melancholy.
Because this place had become completely different from how he remembered it.
"Brother Lin Feng, can you carry me for a while?"
From behind, Lin Jili suddenly tugged on Lin Feng.
Huh?
Lin Feng turned back in confusion.
What was this kid up to, suddenly acting like this?
Lin Jili extended her small hand and said with a bit of a pained expression, "It's so strange here. My abilities seem to be restricted."
"It's like I've been turned into an ordinary person. It's even difficult to summon energy."
When Lin Jili arrived here, she had already sensed something was wrong. It seemed something in this universe was repelling her.
Moreover, her energy system was rapidly shutting down. Although she could still mobilize some energy, that little bit of energy was seemingly not enough to support Lin Jili's flight.
"Huh, really?"
Lin Feng's eyes flickered as he looked at Lin Jili, who didn't seem to be lying.
He clasped his hands behind his back and squeezed hard.
*Crack~*
A faint sound was heard, unnoticed by anyone.
Lin Feng clenched his fist and easily shattered a space.
His abilities and energy remained unchanged.
But Wanda and Martina beside him quickly chimed in, saying they had the same reaction. Lin Feng knew then that Lin Jili wasn't making excuses.
Lin Feng pondered for a moment and felt it might be related to his identity.
Lin Jili and the others were not native inhabitants of this place, so it was understandable that such a situation occurred.
In response, the system provided an explanation.
The consciousness of the original universe was unimaginably powerful. If Lin Feng hadn't been a native resident and had resolved the threat of Zero to the original universe, completing the mission, he probably wouldn't have brought back his current powerful abilities.
This should be considered a reward from the cosmic consciousness to Lin Feng.
Although it was difficult to completely revoke Lin Feng's abilities, the original universe's consciousness could still manage to restrict him from bringing his powers back.
This cosmic consciousness really trusted him. If he had used these abilities to do bad things, there would likely have been no one in this universe capable of stopping him.
"Alright, let your dear father give you a ride!"
Lin Feng happily scooped Lin Jili up and put her on his back.
"I'll take you all to eat first. After eating, I'll properly show you around my hometown!"
Restrictions? Restrictions were fine.
This way, Lin Feng wouldn't have to constantly watch Lin Jili, and she wouldn't be able to cause too much trouble.
Lin Feng, carrying Lin Jili on his back, led the group towards the central district...
However, there was a small interlude in the middle.
As soon as Lin Feng and his group arrived at the central district, they were stopped by patrol officers and asked to show their identity IDs.
Lin Feng, of course, didn't have such a thing.
But it wasn't a big problem. With his creation ability, he casually conjured a few to fool them.
Nowadays, consumption and proof of identity were all on this thin card. Lin Feng conveniently hacked into the network and transferred his account balance from before his transmigration.
After thinking about it, Lin Feng didn't erase the traces of this operation and then took Susan and the others to eat.
And this matter, very quickly and unbelievably, reached an elder named Zhang a few minutes later.
The door was gently knocked.
"Come in!"
A resonant voice came from inside the room.
The door opened, and a young girl... oh, she should be called a mature woman now.
The young girl who had been by the elder's side a few years ago had grown into a mature and sophisticated woman.
The sophisticated woman entered with a cup of hot tea and a tablet.
"Elder, your hot tea."
"Hmm, put it there."
Elder Zhang looked at the documents in his hand without looking up.
He should have been an old man in his twilight years, but he was unusually energetic.
Even his formerly white hair had become as black as it was in his youth.
Looking at his appearance, he was a healthy middle-aged man with rosy cheeks and bright eyes.
Both his physical and mental states were excellent.
All of this was thanks to the super-human serum injected by that ghost-like little child at the time.
"Elder, a piece of news has come in. It seems there's a lead on the matter you gave instructions on."
The sophisticated woman was accustomed to the elder's single-minded focus when working, but this matter was instructed by the elder, so she had to interrupt his work.
"Hmm?"
The elder suddenly looked up and at the sophisticated woman, with a hint of hesitation, "You mean... that person?"
That person, the one who threw a pile of "rockets" at the East.
The sophisticated woman handed over the tablet, "We're not sure. It's just that the portrait has a very high match."
"This is something only you, Elder, can confirm, as only you have truly seen him..."
The elder took the tablet.
On the tablet was footage of Lin Feng's family being stopped by patrol officers, and the inexplicably appearing identity cards.
The moment Elder Zhang saw Lin Feng, the corners of his mouth had already curved upwards.
With just one glance, he recognized that the person in the footage was the one from back then.
"It's him. I think I'll never forget this face..."
The elder stroked the screen and said in a deep voice.
When Lin Feng had appeared before him in spirit form, and later brought so many things, could Elder Zhang not have sent people to investigate?
After investigating, they found Lin Feng with the highest matching probability.
But Lin Feng had vanished without a trace.
There were naturally various speculations about Lin Feng within the department, but these speculations and Lin Feng's information were quickly encrypted with the highest security level, and further investigation into Lin Feng's information was forbidden afterward.
"Elder, you mean he's really that person?"
Upon receiving the elder's confirmation, the sophisticated woman was also surprised.
As someone close to the elder, with a familial relationship, and given her position, she knew something about these matters and understood the importance of this person.
"Are you sure, Elder? Should we summon him for a meeting?" the sophisticated woman suggested.
She looked at Lin Feng in the footage, smiling brightly, lost in thought.
Curiosity drove her to want to know where those documents came from and where Lin Feng had been during his absence of several years...
Elder Zhang rubbed his chin.
He had been busy for days and hadn't even shaved, his stubble feeling rough.
After a moment of contemplation, Elder Zhang smiled.
"No need. Let him have some peace for now..."
Elder Zhang dealt with the matter casually, and the news stopped with him.
Lin Feng hadn't cleaned up the traces when he used his methods. Elder Zhang had undoubtedly understood this behavior.
It meant that Lin Feng wasn't deliberately hiding his existence and wasn't actively contacting him.
This behavior indicated that Lin Feng temporarily just wanted to live a quiet life.
He had left Elder Zhang a way to find him, as a notification, a safeguard.
But if there was no important matter, he didn't want to be disturbed.
Elder Zhang looked at the development report in his hand and smiled with satisfaction...
At the same time, Lin Feng, who was eating at the restaurant, suddenly looked up in a certain direction.
Then he smiled and shook his head, continuing to eat.
He still had to take Susan and the little ones shopping later...
It felt so good to be home...
[PS: It's finished. I have some thoughts, please readers check the author's notes for this chapter.]