To resolve Star City's current energy shortage, Feng Qi convened multiple high-level Star City meetings for discussion. During these meetings, many plans were proposed.
Some suggested borrowing resources from other cities. Others proposed tightening resource consumption across all Star City departments.
But none of these were long-term solutions.
Living frugally only works temporarily. Real development can't be saved into existence. It requires heavy investment of resources to drive growth.
Wanting both rapid development and reduced resource use was clearly unrealistic.
Right now, Blood Refinement Warriors were still in training. They consumed resources but hadn't started producing any.
Trying to obtain resources through domain expedition missions wasn't feasible at this stage either.
So Feng Qi shifted his focus to building up the Star City Western Supply Zone. His goal was to improve frontline city infrastructure as quickly as possible.
Only then could he "attract investment" and invite powerful battle squads to move in.
At Feng Qi's request, Star City's Battle Squad Subdivision had already sent out invitations to various teams, especially the current top ten battle squads, asking them to settle in the Western Supply Zone.
But the underdeveloped state of the zone was a major issue.
To support a frontline city within a domain field, a ton of supporting infrastructure was necessary. First and foremost, they had to offer proper bases for the squads that moved in, along with reliable material supply lines.
Right now, aside from a single transportation line connecting to Star City for resources and supplies, the entire city at the front line was still just a framework. There were no hotels, no weapon shops, no rental outlets—nothing.
This lack of infrastructure was the main reason so few battle squads had accepted the invitation to move in.
It wasn't something that could be fixed immediately.
Feng Qi could only temporarily redeploy soldiers from the military division to begin early expansion operations at the frontline, trying to bridge the development gap.
Aside from that, Star City had also received seeds sent by the Silver Moon Clan—a completely silver-white plant, one of their staple foods.
These plants required a high level of spiritual energy to grow, so they couldn't be cultivated on a large scale outdoors.
Although the human world's spiritual energy levels were slowly increasing, there was still a clear gap compared to the domain world. All the outdoor experimental plantings had failed.
So Feng Qi allocated land and set up spiritual energy greenhouses to begin stockpiling food for the Silver Moon Clan ahead of time.
…
Time flew by in the chaos of cultivation, planning, and coordination.
In the blink of an eye, five years had passed.
The scheduled descent date agreed upon with the Silver Moon Clan leader had arrived.
On this day, on the plains east of Star City—
A brand-new city had suddenly appeared on the once empty grassland.
From high above, you could see that the city's facilities weren't complete yet. It was just a preliminary outline of a functioning city.
At that moment, in the city's central plaza, energy pipes extended from Star City and fed a massive spatial device nonstop.
At the center of the device, the silver-white energy was being compressed and condensed into a silver energy sphere.
Feng Qi stood at the edge of the plaza alongside Star City's senior leaders, Yin Ling, and others, quietly waiting for the spatial portal to open.
Today was a special day.
According to their agreement, the Silver Moon Clan leader would descend with the entire clan and establish themselves in this brand-new city.
To ensure the descent went smoothly, Feng Qi had issued a city-wide power outage notice several days in advance.
He'd been preparing for this moment for a long time. But despite that, he still felt a little nervous.
He'd planned for this for years. But whether or not the Silver Moon Clan could safely descend was still uncertain.
Not carrying a domain field only drastically reduced the chance of being detected by Path of Ascension Warriors. It didn't guarantee a safe descent.
Time passed.
The silver-white energy at the core of the spatial device was being compressed further and burst into radiant brilliance.
Suddenly, the device began to tremble. A silver-white beam of light shot into the sky, tearing apart the clouds above.
Once the energy column reached a certain altitude, it transformed into silver energy ripples and spread outward like waves.
Feng Qi looked up at the sky. The sky looked like rippling water now, space twisting and distorting in constant flux.
The rate of energy infusion surged.
In the sky, cracks began to form—the kind that only appeared when space was being torn apart.
It was a very slow process. In the early stages, when the energy flow wasn't yet stable, the spatial rift would self-repair within moments.
After thirty minutes, a spatial rift measuring three meters finally tore open and began expanding steadily.
It looked like a black eye slowly opening, peering down at all life below, radiating overwhelming visual pressure and awe.
Standing beside Feng Qi, Yin Ling raised her hand and pressed it against the floating spatial compass in front of her.
Immediately, the energy flowing through the pipes below intensified.
The speed at which the rift in the sky expanded suddenly increased. It was like a rapidly unfurling black curtain about to engulf this entire world.
At the same time, silver light dots emerged within the spatial rift.
These silver points quickly flowed and merged, forming a semi-transparent silver-white spatial tunnel that extended outward from the entrance of the rift.
The spatial tunnel was key to the teleportation process.
Without a stable tunnel framework, the teleportation would be directionless and risk being swallowed by spatial backflow.
With the entire Silver Moon Clan descending, safety was the top priority.
Under the flow of energy, the spatial tunnel rapidly extended into the depths of the rift, continuing until it vanished from sight.
On the other side of the pitch-black rift, blurred images began to appear. Each time the image changed, it meant they had connected to a new spatial coordinate.
"They're coming!"
Just then, Yin Ling spoke, her voice serious.
As soon as her words landed, Feng Qi noticed many new silver-white light dots within the tunnel.
These light points twisted and warped inside the tunnel—a normal phenomenon when traversing the world's barriers. What looked like a short distance actually required passing through multiple spatial nodes.
The Path of Ascension Warriors were stationed exactly at these spatial node entrances.
Back then, Tian Shu guarded Spatial Main Route Node No. 32. If a crossing passed through a node guarded by a Path of Ascension Warrior, they would intercept the passage inside the tunnel.
This process was full of risk.
As time passed, the silver-white nodes became clearer.
When the faces of the Silver Moon Clan members became fully visible, Feng Qi let out a long sigh of relief. He knew the danger had passed.
More and more members of the Silver Moon Clan came into view.
They all wore silver-white robes and had features that, by human standards, were considered exceedingly attractive. Their delicate, elegant appearances looked like elves out of a fantasy tale.
Soon, the first members of the Silver Moon Clan passed through the spatial rift and began falling from the sky.
As more and more of them came through, the sky turned into a stunning sight.
It was like a rain of silver meteors streaking across the heavens, turning the sky into a silver-white sea—an overwhelming visual spectacle.
"Big sister, they're here."
Standing beside Yin Ling, Yin Xiao's face couldn't hide his excitement. His hand gripping the jade flute trembled visibly.
Yin Ling nodded hard, mist gathering in her bright eyes.
Decades of hiding in the human world.
The sorrow of longing for her homeland but being unable to return had, in this moment, transformed into the thrill of reunion.
Family, old friends, teachers—those who haunted her dreams—everything was finally becoming whole again.
The silver-white meteors landed quickly, falling across various parts of the new city.
Feng Qi looked up at the sky and continued to wait.
Suddenly, a surge of light burst inside the spatial tunnel. A dignified and handsome man, followed by a group of elders, appeared at the far end of the tunnel.
Right after they emerged, the blurred images on the rift's far side started to fade.
Clearly, the spatial tunnel on the other end was being shut down. This was the last group of Silver Moon Clan members to arrive in the human world, staying behind to ensure a clean exit.
"That's our Silver Moon Clan's patriarch," Yin Ling said, glancing at Feng Qi.
Feng Qi nodded and looked toward the man at the lead.
He had long, smooth silver-white hair and wore a crown woven from some kind of silvery plant branches. His eyes were pure as a full moon, his skin flawless, and his forehead bore the unique mark of the Silver Moon Clan. Just between his brows, there was an aura of authority that made one feel reverence without force.
Behind the Silver Moon Clan patriarch were members of the elder council.
They were all advanced in age, hair and beards white, dressed in loose white robes with space-etched patterns glowing across their garments.
This was something Feng Qi was familiar with.
It was a kind of spatial storage imprint exclusive to the Silver Moon Clan.
Yin Ling also had one of these imprints on her forehead, though hers was concealed using special techniques.
Whenever she retrieved something from her personal space, the imprint would briefly appear.
This kind of spatial technique looked more convenient than the spatial tools Xiao You crafted, but its flaws were clear—space within these imprints was limited and couldn't be expanded after being etched.
In contrast, Xiao You's spatial bracelets had greater adaptability, though they weren't quite as convenient as the Silver Moon Clan's spatial imprints.
Each had its pros and cons.
From Feng Qi's perspective, the patriarch and elders of the Silver Moon Clan were shifting through the spatial nodes, their forms constantly warping and stretching, sometimes distorted into swirling vortexes.
That was a visual distortion caused by space twisting.
Finally, the Silver Moon Clan patriarch flew out of the spatial tunnel, his body turning into a silver meteor as he descended toward the new city.
His gaze swept below, finally locking onto the central plaza where Feng Qi stood. Adjusting his trajectory, he flew straight for it.
Behind him, the elders also turned in the air, following his lead and diving toward the plaza.
The silver-white points of light rapidly grew larger in Feng Qi's sight.
With the wind howling past his ears, the light streaks landed one after another in the central plaza.
As the radiant glow faded, the figures of the Silver Moon Clan patriarch and the elders slowly emerged.
The Silver Moon Clan patriarch cast his gaze toward Yin Ling. Then his eyes swept across Feng Qi and the rest of Star City's high-level leaders, a trace of confusion appearing on his face.
Seeing this, Yin Ling turned into a streak of silver light and approached the patriarch.
Once beside him, she raised her hand and pointed toward Feng Qi in the distance, softly explaining his identity.
After listening, a smile appeared on the patriarch's face. He then stepped forward and walked toward Feng Qi.
Seeing this, Feng Qi immediately led the Star City executives to go meet him.
Not long after, Feng Qi and the Silver Moon Clan patriarch clasped hands.
This moment was captured by the media team that had been standing by, destined to become a recorded part of history and an important milestone in the official record.
It would take time for humanity to fully accept the presence of a domain-based force.
This moment would be key to helping the citizens of Star City begin to accept the Silver Moon Clan.
…
Three days later.
The highest-level council meeting in Star City was convened.
This time, many unfamiliar faces were present—they were the patriarch and the elders of the Silver Moon Clan.
Over the past three days, a massive amount of supplies that had been prepared for years was transported to Silver Moon City.
Construction in Silver Moon City had already entered a new phase.
But this time, there was no involvement from humanity. Everything was handled entirely by the Silver Moon Clan themselves.
Star City only needed to provide the early-stage support resources.
Once everything was on track, the formal alliance between Star City and the Silver Moon Clan could begin.
However, at this stage, the alliance could not be made public. After all, the citizens of Star City weren't yet ready to accept the Silver Moon Clan. The process needed to be gradual.
The main focus of this meeting was drafting the Alliance Clan Code.
The drafting team had already completed a version of the document. Now it was up to the Silver Moon Clan to review it, discuss each clause with Star City's leadership, and make changes through negotiation, so both parties could agree on the final version before implementation.
Meanwhile, Feng Qi, who chaired the meeting, presented several requests to the Silver Moon Clan.
First, even if members of the Silver Moon Clan were allowed into Star City, they had to disguise their appearance and could not reveal that they were from a domain power.
Feng Qi had already mentioned this requirement to the patriarch during earlier cross-realm communications.
So the request was immediately accepted.
Second, considering issues related to racial integration, Feng Qi required the Silver Moon Clan to minimize contact with humans. No unnecessary interactions.
Star City needed the Silver Moon Clan for development, but racial merging was not something Feng Qi wanted to see happen.
If Mu Yan's speculation turned out to be the truth.
Then there was a terrifying power hidden in human genes. If one day a method to activate it was found, humanity might gain a kind of universal "cheat code," with boundless future potential.
But if humans intermarried with the Silver Moon Clan.
It would lead to the eventual merging of both races.
That could disrupt the hidden powers in the human genome, possibly preventing future geniuses like Mu Qing or Wei Wei from ever emerging again.
That was a future Feng Qi did not want.
To this proposal, the patriarch of the Silver Moon Clan gave his full support.
Feng Qi wasn't surprised.
He knew the patriarch had similar concerns. Right now, the Silver Moon Clan relied on others and still needed Star City's help to develop.
Over time, they might lean more and more toward humanity. Full integration could eventually follow.
If that happened, the Silver Moon Clan would lose their chance of resurgence.
So the stance Feng Qi expressed was one the patriarch also wanted.
In fact, the patriarch even built on Feng Qi's proposal.
He suggested constructing a high-speed transport route linking Star City and Silver Moon City. This way, members of the Silver Moon Clan could enter Star City for work and development, then return to Silver Moon City for rest once their tasks were done.
Hearing this, Feng Qi broke out in a cold sweat.
It sounded exactly like how pre-disaster urban workers were described in history books.
They'd take high-speed trains into the city to work in the morning, then head back home to rest at night.
Feng Qi had once considered something similar.
But on further reflection, he'd thought the idea might be too inhumane, that suggesting it might offend the Silver Moon Clan. It didn't align with the spirit of an alliance between peoples.
After all, calling them in when needed and sending them back when they weren't—treating them like labor tools—seemed wrong.
Yet the patriarch, considering the risks of racial integration, proactively proposed it.
So Feng Qi agreed to the idea without hesitation.
With all the early negotiations done, the rest of the meeting progressed smoothly. Both sides shared their visions for the future.
At the end of the meeting, the patriarch suddenly looked toward Feng Qi, seated at the head of the table, and asked:
"Human leader, when do you think Yin Ling and Lin Ran's wedding should begin?"