Gray’s expression immediately turned serious.

The "person" that Ma Ran mentioned specifically shouldn’t be an ordinary organization member, and is highly likely to be a future teammate of his.

In other words...

The one he is about to meet next is certainly a character of the same caliber as the [Prophet] and [Martial God].

"Could it be that [Judge]?"

Gray’s thoughts drifted: "If I remember correctly, that person’s name is Wang Shuyin, and he’s quite young."

"But... the Judge has completely lost his body, leaving only the soul..."

"To maintain the existence of the Netherworld, he cannot take actions at will and usually remains in the central region of China."

Many people believe that Wang Shuyin, who can incarnate into the Netherworld and open up an Underworld, has a touch of Lady Houtu’s sense of embodying the six paths of reincarnation. Forget about the [Judge], even [King Yama] may not be able to match what he has done.

Gray quite agrees with Wang Shuyin.

When thinking divinely, Gray considered Wang Shuyin a strategic talent, a subordinate god second only to Ma Ran, and a top labor force for building a Divine Country.

Just as Gray was lost in thought, he suddenly felt the space before him distort, and Ma Ran’s figure grew ethereal. An inexplicable pull seemed to draw him into an inscrutable spatial wormhole.

"Is this the legendary Instant Teleportation?"

Without hesitation, Gray grasped this gravitational force, activating his own authority, trying to merge into the wormhole.

In a blur, his body flickered as if it turned into dough, kneaded into a fine, long string by an irresistible force.

In a blink of an eye, Gray’s form restored to normal.

A dizzy sensation surged in, making him feel top-heavy, weak all over, as if treading on cotton.

Shaking his head, Gray swiftly returned to a normal state.

At the same time, a figure abruptly appeared beside him.

Without looking, he identified the person through aura perception.

"Ran, where is this?"

Gray lifted his head, surveying around, only to realize he seemed to have arrived in an underwater world, surrounded by seawater, yet his body remained unusually dry.

"Disinfection quarantine belt, you can also call it like others do, the [Dragon Palace]."

Ma Ran pointed southeast: "Go and take a look."

"Alright!"

Pale thunder sparks flowed from Gray’s eyes, and his figure turned into a stream of light, crossing over the Dragon Palace in an instant, reaching a broad, expansive underground world.

A familiar voice sounded not far away: "Comrade Gray, welcome to Guangyu Academy."

Following the voice, Gray saw Dong Huaiming, who had once enlightened him, involuntarily grinning: "Troubling you again."

Xiao Ming looked Gray up and down, grinning wide: "Looks much more spirited than last time."

"Now that’s more like it!"

"To be fair, staying home all day writing isn’t good, it’s nice to come out, gather some inspiration, and chat with you top-tier ability users, it counts as fieldwork."

Saying so, Dong Huaiming beckoned: "The design blueprints of Guangyu Academy were planned by Brother Ran, a third of the area has always been a blank space, now everyone knows it’s prepared for building [Celestial Court]."

"Come on! Let me show you the [Peach Garden] first!"

As they walked, Xiao Ming introduced: "It’s said that once the Peach Garden is built, as long as a qualified person is stationed to take the position of ’Peach Garden Administrator’, a variable number of peaches can be gathered on the third of each month."

"They can enhance one’s physique, enrich qi and blood, purify inner qi, solidify extraordinary foundation, have many wonders, later used as rewards, given to academic society elites and organization members who perform outstandingly in protective missions."

"A bit unfortunate, these peaches are unlike what’s written in ’Journey to the West’, they lack life extension effects, just for strengthening the body."

A sweet and fragrant aroma wafted around them, with a slight head lift, the Peach Garden’s scenery was visible.

Blossoming beautifully, trees everywhere, stretching to the horizon.

"So many!" Gray instinctively exclaimed: "Isn’t this supposed to be unfinished?"

Dong Huaiming shook his head: "They’re all illusions; if you get closer to touch, they’ll pop like bubbles, directly exploding."

"A qualified person must be there to gradually transform them into real, tangible, edible peaches."

"Besides here, there’s also Zhen Yuanzi nurturing the Ginseng Fruit Tree, still lacking people... Hmm, to be honest, the Zhen Yuanzi in my impression doesn’t fall under the Celestial Court’s jurisdiction, who knows what path Zhang Qianren’s awakened ability is, anyway, his [Haotian], well... he manages broadly."

"The qualified person for breeding Li Huo Immortal Dates, Antarctic Immortal Weng, has already been found, an eighty-year-old, but still spirited, can walk five miles at a stretch without breaking a sweat..."

Standing at the Peach Garden entrance, Ma Ran watched Xiao Ming and God Gray’s figures leaving in the distance, his gaze wandering back and forth in this [Celestial Court].

After returning from Blood Mist Star, Zhang Qianren reached the minimum standard for awakening superpower, directly awakening an ability named [Haotian] through contact with the Victory Stone.

Since Ma Ran had helped in preparing in advance, [Haotian]’s Zhang Qianren didn’t waste any time upon awakening his ability and directly began construction work on the [Celestial Court].

Building the Celestial Court, besides construction and territory, also requires recruiting, having enough "qualified" people is essential.

Character, talents, background, age, gender, experience...

The word "qualified" involves considering numerous factors!

Those lacking virtue for a position will weaken the overall strength of the Celestial Court, possibly even causing severe superpower erosion, significantly altering Zhang Qianren’s temperament.

Although [Haotian]’s superpower erosion isn’t as extreme as [God]’s, it’s absolutely not negligible.

In the previous life, Ma Ran personally saw Zhang Qianren, to rapidly enhance domestic extraordinary foundations, gradually turn from a grieving middle-aged man who lost his wife and daughter into an extremely tyrannical, self-centered overlord.

Although, with external threats present, Zhang Qianren in the previous life didn’t do anything harmful to Earth Civilization development, but such matters need proactive prevention and foresight.

Having a right fit person gaining a seat in the [Celestial Court] is mutually beneficial, greatly advancing both the Celestial Court’s overall and personal strength!

Building a force from scratch alone is very slow, barely faster than a snail.

But...

Now behind Zhang Qianren stands the national machinery, with robust support from Ma Ran.

The power of various academic societies will assist him.

This life, the [Celestial Court]’s development is destined to be better, stronger, and more prosperous.

"Prophet, been waiting for you a long time!"

Zhang Qianren’s voice suddenly sounded from not far away.

Following the voice, Ma Ran found [Haotian] was noticeably more confident than before, with a glimmer of brilliance.

Seeing Ma Ran, Zhang Qianren’s face immediately blossomed with a smile.

He held two peaches entwined with purple cloud patterns and a faint white smoke, swiftly approaching Ma Ran: "During the time on Blood Mist Star, I always received your care, felt rather embarrassed for having nothing to repay."

"These two peaches, I specially matured using [Haotian]’s divine authority over the past few days."

"Their quality is better than naturally matured ones."

"Come, have a taste!"

Saying so, Zhang Qianren stuffed the two peaches into Ma Ran’s hands.