When seeing off Yachi, it was already late at night. Beatrice came to tidy up the room. She picked up two slender wooden sticks, instinctively planning to throw them into the trash bin, but Li Aozi stopped her:

"Hold on, those are not trash."

"Aren't they?" Beatrice tilted her head, examining the two slender sticks: "Sovereign, what is this?"

"These are called 'chopsticks', commonly known as chopsticks. They are one of the various utensils used on Earth. Although they are a bit tricky to learn, they are much more elegant than the knives and forks we use in Starry Abyss, and very convenient too, see—"

Li Aozi chuckled as he stepped forward, took the pair of chopsticks, and deftly picked up a sesame ball, quail egg, and even slippery taro balls:

"The things of Earthlings are truly marvelous. These small chopsticks actually contain rich philosophical and scientific ideas. Among the hundreds of billion civilizations in Starry Abyss, none ever thought of creating such convenient and dexterous utensils."

"Chopsticks—entered into the archives, Beatrice understands now."

Beatrice's eyes lit up, and she nodded.

"A seemingly simple utensil actually represents a huge gap between Earth and Starry Abyss. Perhaps the Starry Abyss civilization is naturally an inferior species, which is why it appears so weak in the face of Earth's cultural and strength onslaughts."

Li Aozi set the chopsticks down and sighed:

"Although I have never been to Earth, from the knowledge I have encountered and the descendants of Earthlings I have met, they are indeed smarter, more civilized, stronger, and their cuisine is tastier. This is an established fact. It's ridiculous; the Earthlings are already so excellent, why do they need to keep expanding? Their own universe is not small, yet they still wish to invade our Starry Abyss living space."

Despite being extremely dissatisfied with the appeasement of Starry Abyss, Li Aozi wasn't naturally cruel, but the more he marveled at Earth's civilization progress, the more he was shocked by their ruthlessness.

Beatrice blinked:

"Sovereign, do you love Starry Abyss a lot?"

"Not exactly love, but this is my home after all."

Li Aozi shook his head:

"I have never started a family, nor do I have any identification with any country. Early on, I saw this as my advantage, but as I reach middle age—at least in the sense of the Brief Lifespan Species around forty—I become increasingly sentimental."

"Earthlings say: By thirty, one starts a family and establishes a career; by forty, they won't be confused; by fifty, they know what they are naturally meant to do."

"I seem to have reached the point of not being confused; my home isn't anywhere in Starry Abyss, every place in Starry Abyss is my home."

Li Aozi leaned on the railing, looking over Dragon Island from the tall building.

This tall building wasn't an asset of the underground industry initially, but a building he purchased specially to operate his underground empire on Dragon Island. The White Scarf Strongmen were diligently working to build up his influence at the grassroots level on Dragon Island.

Unfortunately, players won't arrive for another week, and Dragon Island's level is a bit too high for players; he needs various helpers now, but he has to manage by himself for the time being.

Beatrice didn't understand Li Aozi's meaning. As a Spirit Doll, her thinking was straightforward, and she asked directly:

"If that's the case, why doesn't the Sovereign set up a family or seek reliance?"

"It's simple, I originally had no weaknesses, but once I have a family, that becomes a weakness."

Li Aozi shrugged:

"As for reliance, first, there's no need. Even if it's just counting this body, I'm over forty. Secondly, those who got too close to me in the past are mostly dead. Even if I go find the Primordial Species, the other's life span is too long; if it blinks, I'm gone."

"I understand, this has been entered into the Sovereign's daily behavior guidelines."

"There's no need to record everything."

Li Aozi said casually:

"I have low desires. As long as I retrieve what I need from the Primordial Abyss Will, I wouldn't mind retiring and leaving. As for what happens afterward... let it be. It's late, time to rest."

"Understood, the hot water is ready for you. The Sovereign can bathe and rest at any time."

The days on Dragon Island passed by one by one. Li Aozi continuously sent people to search for the whereabouts of Irexis Sundace, but there was still no news.

However, on Yachi the Golden Dragon's side, he would basically bring the current inner training movements of the Dragon Race every day. The Sodore Chieftain was generously rewarding, and thus brave men emerged. A few strong young Dragon Race warriors joined the team.

According to the Alliance regulations, each species must send 64 participants for the ranking tournament. The competition lasts for a month, and it is impossible for the entire team to be composed of combat personnel due to its size and duration.

There's an old saying on Earth: Before the three branches of land, sea, and air troops move out, first arrange the supply of food and fodder. Translated, it means that logistics is more important than the army itself in military actions.

For this reason, logistics personnel will, in turn, become key targets for enemy attacks.

To some extent, it can be said that each team must compress the number of logistics personnel as much as possible, transferring logistics duties to everyone, to avoid their logistics personnel being attacked by other teams and to secure points.

This is also why the Dragon Race starts the Void Training, to improve everyone's survival skills and increase the proportion of combat personnel as much as possible.

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