The world is never smooth sailing, and just as Xue Dili was leaving this world, he encountered an unexpected person.

Or rather, it shouldn't be called a "person," but rather Aleye Hermione, the subconscious collective entity of humanity in this world. This blonde girl disappeared after making that final strike together with Xue Dili in the light.

At that time, Xue Dili thought she had returned to the place where she belonged, after all, she was born from the consciousness formed by the convergence of humanity's nature when 5.2 billion people were trapped by the concepts of the four Evil Spirits.

But now, she seems to have been waiting for Xue Dili in the crevices of the Parallel Worlds all along.

When Xue Dili arrived, the young lady simply smiled for the last time and offered him a blessing: "Farewell, my hero."

...

[Protection of "Human": All humanoid/semi-humanoid beings have an initial affection for you increased by 50%.

Note: This is humanity's response to you.]

Xue Dili: "?"

No, don't do this to me, take it away, take it away, go away, take it back, croak! Yee!

Xue Dili disappeared from this world.

Desperately looking at this blessing, Xue Dili's expression had become quite abstract, almost like he was crossing into the world-famous painting "The Scream" to play the main character without any incongruity.

Is this blessing strong? Yes, it's very strong. This kind of unconditional boost to the base stats is simply the best blessing.

The downside is, this thing boosts charm!

He had already encountered many bizarre incidents because of his strange charm.

Xue Dili thought as such.

Originally, he could only be described as a sunny boy among ordinary people, mostly only achieving the looks of a tokusatsu show protagonist. He didn't know when it started—was it after learning the Holy Light Technique? Or after returning from Greece?

He seemed to have suddenly turned into an "Enchanting Demon," and everyone suddenly viewed him differently.

Even as time passed, this strange charm worsened, and if this blessing were added, Xue Dili couldn't even dare imagine what might happen.

Perhaps he could understand the reason, it should have started after learning the Holy Light Technique. His life underwent fundamental changes and enhancements, and after returning from Greece, this sublimation of life took another step forward.

This is what caused such changes in his body.

However, he really did not like this blessing now. His charm was already peculiar enough, and for now, only the opposite sex was sensitive to him. If it increased any more, he would have to be afraid, like returning to Ancient Greece—would he have to worry about someone forcing him to kneel and then drag him away?

However, Aleye only appeared for that moment, then Xue Dili returned to his family home in the Main World.

In front of the living room, rows of portraits were placed in the mourning hall. Xue Dili looked at the lit electronic incense, and the slightly cluttered hall. He scratched his head and said, "Aunt, let's tidy up the living room first."

...

Xue Dili's home was a common three-story country house.

The first floor was the living room and small bedroom, the second floor was a large bedroom, and the third floor was a storeroom.

Previously, Xue Dili always stayed on the second floor; theoretically, the third floor was completely abandoned, and the small bedroom on the first floor was also almost filled with clutter. When Xue Dili went up again, he could see thick dust on the floor.

He tidied it up and handed it over to his aunt to live in.

After everything was done, Xue Dili simply used Fantasy Manifestation to create a simple bed, a desk, and a sofa, with no other decorations.

Then set up a computer and a TV.

When he walked out of the room, he saw a few simple home-cooked dishes placed in the middle of the living room and his aunt seemingly asleep on the table.

She seemed always like this, sleepy, and the whole day as if not fully awake.

It might be a time perception unique to long-lived species; she had long since stopped being as lively as she was thousands of years ago. Now, although she looked only in her thirties, her personality and living habits were those of someone in their seventies or eighties.

In another Xue Dili's memory, she always seemed like this—always in a daze since he was a child, with one time when that doctor Xue Dili saw her fall asleep directly on the sofa early in the morning and called her awake.

She just said, "It's only been 12 hours, just took a quick nap."

"Hey, aunt! Aunt!" Xue Dili nudged her shoulder.

She slowly got up, sleepy-eyed, her graying hair hanging down, and eyes so clouded they were almost impossible to see through the pupils.

"Little Li, just eat first, I'm a bit tired recently, aunt will nap a bit more." She pointed at the two dishes and a soup on the table and continued to sleep.

Xue Dili shook his head.

He was sure; this woman definitely forgot she came to another world, thinking she was still in the original home.

Because in another self's memory, most of the time, she was like this, as if she had completely lost a sense of time.

Xue Dili did not let her fall asleep directly on the dining table in the living room. Instead, he gently lifted her up and placed her on the bed in the bedroom, covering her with a blanket.

"The TV remote is right here, the computer doesn't have a password, the kettle is on the bedside table, and the bottled water is in the living room," Xue Dili began to say.

"Oh..."

When Xue Dili returned to the living room, he suddenly scratched his head. This wasn't right. He hadn't actually been in touch with Calico for long, but suddenly there was a strange illusion of having grown up together and shared each other's burdens.

It even made him habitually perform those actions just now.

Looking at the dishes on the table, simple homemade dishes like shredded potatoes, stir-fried green beans, and tomato egg soup, were all his favorite home-cooked meals. He tasted them, and even the saltiness matched his preference.

It really was a strange sense of déjà vu.

He didn't dwell on it and decided to eat first since things had come to this point.

In the living room, the electronic candlelight cast a faint glow. Xue Dili, as usual, prepared to bow and offer a tribute but suddenly realized he had forgotten something. He slapped his forehead and remembered that this time, he hadn't added a new spiritual tablet.

But Old Austin hadn't died. He was likely still at Boston University, studying the technique of Summoning of Heroic Spirits, continuing his work as an astronomer, and providing logistical support to those Greek heroes.

Perhaps soon, Xue Dili would employ him as a "Magic Teacher" in his Consciousness Space's Magic Academy.

Although Old Austin had only just begun with magic, he had decades of experience as a mystic scholar, with talents in the arrangement and research of rituals that could at least be compared to Old Watson from Silver City, perhaps even surpassing him.

So, as a professor in charge of rituals or simply as a basic magic researcher, Xue Dili thought he was more than sufficient.

Speaking of which, the Magic Academy in the Consciousness Space now had a total of 78 Treasures, most of which were D-Class, representing the spears and shields infused with the martial arts of those old Greek friends. The rest were basically C-Class, which didn't matter much to Xue Dili now.

But he accepted the goodwill from his friends and reciprocated by gifting them a Masked Rider belt as a return gift.

"Maybe I should build a separate Treasure Room, put all the Treasures there. While I might not need them, my future students might find them useful," Xue Dili thought.

Future students might directly receive the rights to use certain Treasures, inherit the dreams of those Treasures' previous owners, and go further than before.

Xue Dili would also document each Treasure owner's life here, including the Cursed Blood, Birdman Armor, and Savior Holy Sword.

After being busy in the Consciousness Space for an unknown amount of time, he finally completed his tasks.

When Xue Dili returned home, it was already late at night. He suddenly heard the sound of a television ad coming from his aunt's room, so he peeked in and found her not in bed but leaning on the sofa watching TV.

She was facing the TV, but her eyes were closed, already asleep.

Xue Dili shook his head, preparing to turn off the TV when his aunt suddenly said, "Leave the TV on, I'm not sleeping, just watching for a bit..."

After she spoke, she seemed to continue leaning against the sofa in a half-awake, half-asleep state.

Xue Dili: "..."

She was indeed asleep, but her sleep seemed very light. She said she was watching TV, but it seemed like she was just listening for the sound and didn't care what's being shown on TV. Additionally, any sound from outside would immediately wake her.

This lifestyle habitual was something Xue Dili couldn't understand, but as he left, he set up a Sound Insulation Barrier in the entire room, making it hard for noises from outside to come in while sounds inside wouldn't be affected.

"Well, good night then."

Leaving his aunt's room, he looked at the altar.

Xue Dili suddenly materialized, through Fantasy Manifestation, the portrait of old Lovecraft and placed it to the side.

Since he was here, he might as well place someone there.

Having said that, he bowed three times to old Lovecraft's portrait.

Having an additional person at home seemed to change everything and yet change nothing at all.

Xue Dili returned to his room on the second floor and looked at the computer, feeling like he had forgotten something.

Oh no, "Da Gu's" signed photo was still on the altar and hadn't been given to the old Undead.

Xue Dili rubbed his forehead. Remembering it now was useless because when this thing was in the Main World, he simply didn't have the time.

Besides, there was another important matter. In the palm of his hand, a small seed appeared. It was a gold coin from Old Deng from Blington, Qijela's final seed!

He almost forgot about this matter, but ultimately, he completely destroyed Blington, obliterating the soul, but this seed of Qijela continued to stubbornly survive.

Finally, Xue Dili decided to contain this dangerous thing, because once released, it could potentially lead to world-ending level disaster.

"Mom, does this world also have Qijela's seed beneath Boston?" Xue Dili asked the World Consciousness.

"Yes, every thirty million years, I must throw it into another Parallel World, but this still only treats the symptoms, not the cause. After thirty million years, it will emerge again."

Xue Dili: "..."

Looks like he'll need to find time to go to Boston; he must handle this situation somehow.

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