Outside the Light Gate.

Wei Fan, returning to his homeland for the first time, did not linger near the Light Gate for long. He was brought to a testing station with Lin Ziming by an attendant.

After a thorough blood test and ultraviolet disinfection.

They were taken into a winding passage and finally arrived outside Qin Zhendong's office, where they met Qin Zhendong, who had been waiting for them.

Upon seeing them enter, Qin Zhendong eagerly stepped forward and first patted Lin Ziming's shoulder:

"Colonel Lin, we meet again, welcome back."

He then turned around, his smile slightly restrained, and politely extended his hand to Wei Fan:

"Clan Leader Wei, hello, I am Qin Zhendong.

Clan Leader Wei is not part of our official system, you can call me Mr. Qin."

Wei Fan quickly reached out to shake his hand, thus establishing contact with the organization as the first bona fide otherworld visitor:

"Hello Mr. Qin, I am Wei Fan."

Over the past period, Wei Fan had gradually become familiar with the locals' handshaking etiquette, even vaguely mastering the difference in handshake strength for different levels.

Therefore, the meeting between the two did not encounter any embarrassing situations, like shaking each other's wrists back and forth.

At the same time, on the way here, Wei Fan had learned about Qin Zhendong's identity from Lin Ziming.

Although he still found the locals' ranks somewhat confusing, like struggling to understand why Director Fu might be a director while Director Zheng might be a deputy director, among other issues.

But aside from rank concepts, there is another way to intuitively judge the magnitude of someone's authority...

That is the population they govern!

The population of Chixian City before the siege battle was merely over seventeen thousand, including the thousands of refugees that had fled here recently.

Now, with the consolidation project underway, the total number in the city had barely surpassed seventy thousand just a few days ago.

According to the situation introduced by Lin Ziming, Qin Zhendong governs a population as vast as over twenty-four million, counting some population without "temporary residence permits," the total might even approach thirty million!

Thirty million people, what does this concept tell us?

This number is even more than a third of the population of the entire southern region—it's noteworthy that the Damo Realm corresponds to the whole Earth!

Rumor has it that in the eastern region of the Damo Realm, there's a gigantic Imperial City built by the Divinity Transformation Realm, where the Nascent Soul Realm sits for generations, and even this legendary largest city in the Damo Realm has only tens of millions in population.

The native cities truly live up to the phrase 'terrifyingly formidable'!

Managing such a substantial native population, Qin Zhendong's status is evident.

Therefore, Wei Fan seemed somewhat uneasy in front of Qin Zhendong.

On the other side.

Looking at the two who were conversing fluently, Lin Ziming felt an inexplicable sense of regret and gratitude.

The so-called regret.

Refers to the meeting between Qin Zhendong and Wei Fan, a historically unique foreign affair meeting on native land—for previous encounters with entities like the Eagles or John Bulls were international meetings, none carried the cross-world significance!

Unfortunately, due to confidentiality reasons, this scene would probably remain unrevealed for a long time.

As for the gratitude, it lies in him being a direct witness to this moment!

Perhaps many years later, a college entrance exam might feature the question "who was the third person present during the first meeting between native and otherworld leaders" worth six points.

In a sense, this could be considered as leaving one's name in history.

The focus returned to its original place.

Inside the office, Qin Zhendong was explaining the native situation to Wei Fan:

"Clan Leader Wei, I represent the organization in welcoming your arrival, and we also welcome our native children, lost abroad, back home.

However, due to confidentiality issues, your presence and the existence of Damo Realm cannot be disclosed externally for the time being. We hope you understand this well."

Wei Fan nodded and replied:

"Rest assured, these matters were discussed with Captain Lin before I came, I will comply with the homeland's arrangements."

On hearing this, Qin Zhendong nodded in satisfaction.

Just as Wei Fan stated.

Before coming to the native land, he had already received detailed briefings from Lin Li regarding the mission process, and what information fell under sensitive confidentiality.

Currently, although the core tier has opened cultivation to fifty thousand selected warriors, the existence of Damo Realm remains in a state of confidentiality, even internally, not much is revealed.

It's not that the core layer would fabricate some other excuse, but they won't proactively mention the origins of cultivation techniques, spirit pills, and spiritual energy.

When the warriors qualify for the next stage of cultivation, such information will naturally be made available to them.

Wei Fan's external identity is as a high-level instructor, serving a certain special force, as the first to engage in cultivation.

Anyway, with Wei Fan's terrifying constitution that surpasses that of a governor, never mind special forces, you can claim he arrived from outer space, and it'll make sense.

Hmm? He indeed seems to be from outer space?

Inside the office, seeing the negotiation going smoothly, Qin Zhendong continued:

"Clan Leader Wei, according to the plan formulated by the core layer.

The fifty thousand selected warriors this time will not gather to cultivate together, as mobilizing fifty thousand individuals is quite troublesome. We are adopting a closer allocation method.

You might not be familiar, the native situation is rather unique.

There might not be wars, but some people keep an eye on us, bothering us now and then.

This time we've divided into three training bases. The distances between them aren't very close, a plane ride might take a few hours.

So, during your time on native land, you might be quite busy, with possibly tight schedules and limited freedom."

Wei Fan nodded, still appearing very cooperative:

"No problem, I am prepared for these matters."

Afterwards, he paused, showing a hint of hesitation on his face:

"Mr. Qin, I'm fine with the homeland's arrangements, but I have a request, and I'm wondering if you could grant it..."

Qin Zhendong was highly attentive to Wei Fan's personal emotions, and quickly asked upon hearing him:

"Oh? What request? Clan Leader Wei, feel free to speak."

"I want to visit the homeland of Si Ming Ancestor."

Seeing Qin Zhendong slightly taken aback, Wei Fan added:

"This was something I talked over with my father before I set off, so I didn't have time to mention it to Captain Lin and the others.

When our Wei Mansion signed the 'Agreement' with Elder Wang, I heard him speak of one thing:

Prior to the appearance of the current Light Gate, the time flow rates between the two worlds were rather different.

Si Ming Ancestor crossed into the Damo Realm over one hundred seventy years ago, yet on native land, only fourteen years have passed.

I previously requested Captain Lin and the others to check the records and confirm that Si Ming Ancestor's parents are still alive.

So... I want to visit them."

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