The two "Sword Gods," using the Void Starsea, silently appeared before each Louyue Behemoth that had not yet been defeated—and knocked them out without a sound.
Immediately, his status panel began to overflow like a waterfall with experience notifications:
Adventure EXP +151,425
Adventure EXP +158,832
Adventure EXP +160,251
...
Twenty minutes passed. On Baihuang Star, the EXP prompts continued scrolling endlessly, while the star-skiff carrying Nolan and Tingyun finally arrived at the Stargazer Navalia.
From above, one could see a massive number of star-skiffs docked at the port, though they were somewhat different from the one Nolan was riding.
These were large cargo star-skiffs loaded with containers—clearly part of a freight fleet. It seemed the Stargazer Navalia was primarily a cargo port.
Nolan noticed that the entire cargo port was completely devoid of people—everything was automated. Loading, unloading, and transport were all being handled by machines. Extremely advanced.
Soon, their passenger star-skiff docked at the designated pier, and Nolan and Tingyun stepped off.
Holding his arm, Tingyun spoke lightly:
"Benefactor, come with me. Shipments sent to the Stargazer Navalia are normally stored at the nearby Xianhe Logistics Station, where mechanical cranes deliver them to people's homes.
"But since Benefactor doesn't have a residence on the Xianzhou yet, you'll have to pick it up personally."
"Mechanical cranes? Even deliveries here are unmanned… the technology really is advanced."
Nolan sighed.
Actually, Xianyun had already researched something similar back in Teyvat—mechanical birds used to help Ganyu and Shenhe.
They could transport mail too, but the cost was extremely high, and Xianyun didn't have the time or resources to mass-produce them.
But the Xianzhou's mechanical cranes were clearly fully mature technology, even used for mail delivery—no doubt much cheaper than manual labor or other methods.
If Xianyun ever saw them, she'd definitely want to study them and build something even better.
That competitive streak of hers was terrifying in her own field.
Just like when Guizhong had her turn washing dishes a few days ago and got bored halfway through—so she abandoned the chore and ran to her lab to build an automatic dishwasher.
After a couple of test adjustments, it could wash dishes perfectly clean inside and out. The girls loved it.
Xianyun's competitive heart was instantly ignited.
While studying the interstellar vessel engines, she also created a dishwasher—improved in many ways. It could drive itself out of the kitchen after meals, open its compartment, take in dishes, clean them thoroughly, then sort and place them neatly.
When someone needed a dish, it could even pop it out automatically. Extremely convenient.
She immediately brought it to Guizhong to show off, making Guizhong so annoyed she nearly built an even stronger one in retaliation.
But their kitchen wasn't large enough to hold a whole arsenal of dishwashers, so the competition fizzled out.
If Xianyun came here and saw the Xianzhou's mechanical cranes, she would absolutely try to design an improved version.
Since they were delivering mail, this tech clearly wasn't top-secret. Nolan figured he could search the internal Xianzhou network and download some relevant information.
Later, he could bring the data back—this kind of technology would be extremely useful in Teyvat.
If it could be reproduced at low cost, Teyvat's logistics system—at least for mail delivery—would surpass modern Earth instantly.
It would free people from basic labor like transport and manual work, improving social welfare and giving more individuals time to study and better themselves.
With more educated scholars, more researchers would emerge—accelerating Teyvat's scientific progression.
Even though Nolan had brought a lot of interstellar knowledge back, Teyvat simply didn't have enough scholars, and they still needed to develop their own elemental technologies.
Combining that with the knowledge from space, researchers were already overwhelmed.
This was why nurturing more scholars was vital. People had to be freed from farming, hauling, city cleaning, and other basic jobs before society could produce more researchers and intellectuals.
As for how those people would make money if basic jobs disappeared—there was no need to worry. As society develops, old jobs vanish and new ones appear.
Besides, Teyvat's overall technological level was only around that of Earth's early modern era. With divine protection, populations grew steadily, but even then each nation had only around ten million people.
Employment wasn't something to worry about at all.
"Benefactor, we're here."
Tingyun tugged his arm, waking him from his thoughts. While walking and thinking about Teyvat's future—and controlling the Sword Gods to farm Adventure EXP—Nolan finally looked up.
Before them stood a large, ancient-style building.
Inside, countless mechanical cranes moved in and out, carrying mail across the Xianzhou. Only two employees were present—one fox-folk, one sky-folk.
"Hello, how can I help you?"
The fox-folk male, ears twitching slightly, looked at the two of them.
"Hello, we'd like to pick up a package."
Tingyun provided the pickup number.
"Certainly. Please wait a moment."
The fox-folk male checked his phone, found the shipment, and tapped a few more times.
Moments later—barely a few seconds—an automated transport cart rolled out, carrying a large square crate.
"This is your package. Please inspect it now—we are not responsible for anything once it leaves the station."
"Thank you."
Nolan nodded, swept the crate with his mental power, confirmed that the armor materials were complete, then opened a spatial rift and stored it in the Void Starsea.
The fox-folk male's eyes widened—clearly surprised that this seemingly ordinary man was hiding such skill.
But when he saw the beautiful fox-girl beside him looking at Nolan with such tenderness, he suddenly understood.
Ah, so this guy was showing off for his girlfriend.
Hmph! Truly shallow.
What's so great about women?
While young, one should focus on self-training and career!
He wore a face full of envy and jealousy.
"Alright, Miss Tingyun, let's go."
Nolan said, unaware he had just been labeled a shallow show-off.
Now that he had retrieved the package, the next step was finding a place to stay on the Xianzhou.
Since he had come all the way here, he naturally wasn't leaving anytime soon. Space was vast—hundreds or thousands of lightyears between travel points. Returning after leaving wouldn't be easy.
At the very least, he needed to leave one Sword God of Lumine here.
"Alright~ Benefactor, next you'll be looking for a place to stay, right? How about… you simply stay at my place and live together?"
Tingyun spoke with a calm voice—but her eyes stole a quick glance at him, and her fair cheeks flushed bright red.
The moment the words left her mouth, Tingyun instantly regretted it.
She hadn't expected herself to be so bold—blurting something like that out of nowhere.
Would Benefactor think she was a frivolous girl? Uuu…
Her heart wailed in embarrassment.
"Uh…"
Nolan rubbed his cheek. The fox-folk really were more straightforward about feelings than he'd imagined.
But since Tingyun clearly didn't mind—and had taken the initiative—Nolan naturally had no reason to refuse.
Living with Tingyun would also save him the time of searching for a place to stay…
And save money on rent.
The money saved could instead be spent on going out with Tingyun for dates and shopping.
Not a bad trade.
So he nodded with a smile:
"Since Miss Tingyun doesn't mind, then I shall gratefully accept."
"Uu—Benefactor…"
Hearing him accept without hesitation, Tingyun couldn't contain her shyness anymore.
She covered her burning cheeks with both hands, yet her heart overflowed with happiness.
[Tingyun Has Developed Good Feelings Towards You, Obtained 420 Affection Points. Current Affection Level: Lv.8 (580/800)]
"Haha."
Seeing her shy appearance, Nolan couldn't help but laugh softly.
"Benefactor, don't laugh!"
Tingyun complained in embarrassment, hugging his arm tighter before giving his waist a small pinch with her other hand.
The two boarded another star-skiff. Tingyun explained that she didn't live in the Central Starskiff Haven—her home was in a place called Exalting Sanctum.
Compared to the bustling hub, Exalting Sanctum had far fewer star-skiffs flying around.
It was quieter, more comfortable, and more peaceful.
It was also the most populated residential district on the entire Xianzhou.
Even the highest governing body of the Luofu—the Divination Commission Headquarters—was located there, and General Jing Yuan, the "Divine Foresight General," lived in that very place.
Nolan had already learned a bit about him through his phone.
A Xianzhou General was the supreme authority aboard a single flagship—equivalent to the ruler of that vessel.
And Jing Yuan wasn't just any general—he was also the Hunt's Messenger, an envoy of Lan, the Hunt Aeon.
Every Xianzhou General was an envoy of the Hunt.
Their power was… terrifying.
Jing Yuan was no exception.
Definitely someone Nolan wasn't capable of defeating—yet.
Though it wasn't like he'd be instantly crushed either.
With Kuki Shinobu's affection skill providing 30% reflect damage, plus all his buffs and enemy debuffs… he might actually be able to exchange a few blows with a Messenger.
But he had no intention of picking unnecessary fights.
Where there were generals overseeing each flagship, there was an even higher authority overseeing all of them—someone even the generals had to obey:
The Marshall of the Xianzhou Alliance, a woman named Hua.
But she wasn't stationed on the Luofu.
Meeting her wasn't possible for now, which Nolan found rather disappointing.
After all—if he could earn her Affection, that was essentially earning the Affection of the entire Xianzhou Alliance.
With the Alliance's trust, he could even request their assistance in developing Teyvat.
With the Marshal's goodwill, there'd be no risk—they wouldn't covet a tiny place like Teyvat.
With the help of a cosmic-level superpower, Teyvat could theoretically enter the interstellar age in a single month.
Given his Affection-gain abilities, the idea was very realistic.
But one couldn't just meet such a major figure without reaching a certain level of status.
So he had to put that thought aside for now.
Rather than relying on connections and "soft meals," Nolan still preferred building his own strength.
Meanwhile on Baihuang Star, the two Sword Gods had nearly finished their task—almost every Louyue Behemoth had been knocked out.
His Adventure EXP now exceeded two hundred million:
[Adventure EXP: 208,215,002]
He could easily reach beyond Level 120.
But he wasn't sure whether leveling past 120 would cause the EXP requirement to increase tenfold again.
If so… that would be a headache.
Well—regardless, leveling came first.
As long as he could gain levels with EXP, the amount didn't matter.
The universe was vast—there would be countless places to farm EXP.
Resting his head on Tingyun's shoulder, his expression relaxed as he poured a massive portion of his EXP into leveling:
Adventure EXP –207,439,898
Lv.117 (2560102/27000000) → Lv.124 (0/34000000)
BOOM—
A colossal surge of energy erupted within his body—but nothing showed externally.
Even Tingyun, sitting right beside him, sensed nothing.
Since he had transcended Level 120, his luck seemed excellent.
The EXP requirement did not increase tenfold again.
Which meant the earlier tenfold spikes only happened at the thresholds:
● Level 90 — reaching the limit of normal humans.
● Level 100 — entering godlike realms comparable to Archons.
But even now, with power rivaling top-tier gods, he was still within the "god-level" domain—his life level hadn't made a dramatic transcendence.
So after surpassing Level 120, leveling up didn't require another tenfold increase.
Two hundred million Adventure EXP let him jump seven levels straight.
Judging from that, the next major life-level threshold would be when he reached the realm of a Messenger.
Only then would the EXP requirement likely skyrocket again.
Thinking of this, Nolan let out a small breath of relief.
If it had increased tenfold now, it wouldn't be too bad…
But when it increased tenfold again later—that would be painful.
After a moment, his body finished integrating the surge of power.
Because he had crossed another major threshold, the system once again presented him with a racial specialty:
[Your Level Has Reached Lv.120. You Have Evolved Into A New Stage. You May Select a "Racial Specialty."]
(End of Chapter)
(T/N: Hehe~ Cliff-kun!)
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