For a long time, Professor Feng watched his student walk away, his heart heavy with complex emotions.
On one hand, he was shocked by Tang Ning’s vision. He had long known that this student was ambitious and driven—it had been clear since the day she first presented her project results. Yet, the scale of her ambition was something he could never have imagined. A young woman who had barely reached adulthood was already planning her future from the vantage point of the entire Xia Country, and indeed, all of humanity. How could she be so bold?
On the other hand, he was even more alarmed by the sharpness of her mind. The current environment was truly different from what it had been a few years ago. Although there were no drastic changes on the surface, one could sense an invisible hand stirring the winds of change. People’s hearts were being steered by these subtle influences, and the mutual support and tolerance of the past had curdled into sharp, antagonistic suppression.
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