My portable grandfather refreshes every week

Chapter 203 The Wanderer Under the Setting Sun
To Xue's surprise, after the old ghost left, he indeed returned to his own world with his phone and power bank.

At this moment, his body, now devoid of a physical form and only covered by armor, seemed to be displaying a knowing smile.

"Hehe, now I have the coordinates of that world. As long as we perfect the inter-world portal and can reliably open it to this world, I can directly connect with the real Xue boy offline! Hahaha, this is my amazing wisdom!" In the world, the guardian let out a strange "hehehe" laugh.

"Watch me use my extraordinary wisdom to ensure that future generations of the Barak family will also have the gene of light, yay!"

The consciousness of that lung fog world groggily opened its eyes, only to find that nothing had happened and it had just brought back a magical artifact from another world. It then turned its head and went back to sleep.

"Alola, Alola, look what wonderful treasures Grandpa brought back..."

……

Xue Dinglu never imagined that he and Lao Deng were of one mind, and that Lao Deng was playing tricks on him.

He's now just marveling at how peaceful it is, and how there's no more of Old Deng pressuring him to get married. It's completely different from before. So, all his education of him hasn't been in vain. The old man has learned to be considerate of others, and the road ahead will never stop.

"oi!" Howard, the cowboy, waved to Xue Dinglu from afar.

It's much quieter here now. Odysseus just came over and talked to Howard about their future plans.

They then learned that Howard was not Amis, but Turkish, and that his father's generation had immigrated to Amis, having been specially recruited as a scientist.

Therefore, Turkey was the first destination for many ancient Greeks. They even looked at the map and were surprised to find that Turkey was the former "Trojan" of Greece.

Greece has long since separated from Troy. Greece is now the original location of Attica, Athens, and Sparta, but many other city-states have been incorporated into other countries.

Their primary goal was to return to their hometown and see how it had developed over three thousand years later.

However, the heroes from Troy might feel sad, because Turkey has been mired in war for three thousand years. Their land was a quagmire of war three thousand years ago, and it is still at war three thousand years later.

However, a ceasefire is likely to occur there after this apocalyptic event.

One by one, these heroes plunged into the sea in this direction, hoping to swim directly across the Atlantic Ocean back to Greece.

It's just swimming across the ocean. They used to do that all the time. There was even a swimming competition around the Aegean Sea in ancient Olympia.

Then only Howard the Cowherd and Austin the old mystic remained, watching the Greek heroes try to swim back to Greece across the Atlantic, silently praying in their hearts: "I hope they are alright."

Even in the worst-case scenario, if they cramp up in the Atlantic, the masked armor serves as a backup. On the sea, it's just like a small inflatable boat. It'll be another fantastical adventure for the boy. He definitely won't die; it's just a matter of how much suffering he endures.

"Mr. Xue, I'm leaving now." Howard the Cowboy said, no longer with the tense expression he had before. Instead, he held a group photo in his hand, full of confidence. It was the photo from earlier.

"Hmm, what are your plans for the future?" Xue asked casually.

"I'll go back to Harvard University, after all, I'm still a paleontology professor there. But I'll write this experience into a book and spread it around the world, since I was once a member of the Salvation Team." The male escort scratched his head sheepishly.

He felt truly fortunate that he had seen the message from Old Austin while hiding his identity at the host club. He hesitated for a long time before deciding to reply, which led to his meeting with the three old men: Austin, Odysseus, and Lovecraft.

We came here together and witnessed this great and glorious event.

When I get old, I might be able to boast to my children and grandchildren about my glorious past, saying that I was also a member of that savior team.

Although I didn't end up getting on the bus.

“I should settle down and start a family, so I can tell my story to my children and grandchildren. Wait, my ex-wife was killed by those mystics? Oh! Yeah!”

"I want to find an Eastern girl for my next wife, the kind who is virtuous and family-oriented, not that mysterious, academic type of my ex-wife who wanted to give me half of her after the divorce. Oh, and there's also our ancestor Odysseus. I need to find a way to help them secretly. Even if I don't show up in public, I need to get some old friends to help them with logistics. I'm leaving now to go back to Harvard. Goodbye!"

Howard waved the scarf in his hand, which seemed to be an item left to him, Odysseus, as a descendant.

Xue Law: "..."

You'd better not date any girls from the East... What you see on TV is all fake. You can't grasp the real situation. You'll probably end up like walking into a members-only restaurant, only looking more embarrassed.

With your circumstances, you might as well just follow your ancestors to fight evil. Maybe you'll fall in love with a little girl who's a relative from a thousand years ago, and then get married with your ancestors as witnesses. That way, at least if there are problems in your relationship, your ancestors can still support you.

However, the male prostitute disappeared in an instant; who knows why he was so agitated.

The old mystic Austin shrugged: "Howard has always been like this, like a husky, which is why I trusted him and contacted him after I came into this world. After all, the kid doesn't have that many tricks up his sleeve."

"Oh." Xue Dinglu understood. So, he just lacked common sense?

"What are your plans?" Xue asked finally.

Now, this old mystic doesn't have to die; his soul can be solidified through the manifestation of illusion, just like those old Greek friends.

“Me?” Austin scratched his head and said, “I think I’ll go back to Boston University. I’ll study the ‘Summoning Evil Spirits’ spell properly and see if I can improve it into ‘Summoning Heroic Spirits’ based on the existing spell.”

Xue Law: "..."

Then the summoning formula will be leaked, and people from all over the world will summon heroic spirits to start a cup battle, right?

"Anyway, I've already achieved my dream, so now I can devote myself entirely to research," he said.

"Then I might open a 'magic academy' in the future. Would you be interested in being a teacher there? Or a librarian?" Xue Dinglu asked.

Although he had always had this idea, it was Old Green's last dream, and perhaps it was also related to the Great Sage, Xue Law felt that opening a magic school wouldn't be a problem.

I'll be Dumbledore, find a talking owl, and then a loser kid who likes my senior will enroll and we'll travel the world together... Wait, that's getting off-topic...

“Of course, I would be more than happy to.” Old Austin smiled and left, preparing to return to Boston University.

Xue Dinglu waved his hand, and finally everyone left. Then, he turned around and saw the last woman.

"Are you done with your work?" Aunt looked at the child who seemed to be the same child from her memories of a thousand years ago.

But after thousands of years, her memory has become blurred.

Time truly is the most deadly poison. Xue Dinglu could not recognize this woman at all; she was the same eccentric ancient Greek woman from that time. Now, she exuded a kind of decadence and quietness, detached and aloof, rational and calm, with restrained emotions.

It's like the kind of place where you might accidentally fall asleep just by standing here, and then wake up to find that many years have passed.

Thousands of years have passed, and she has completely changed.

Even in Xue's view, he had completely become a different person.

Especially after he accepted the memories of this world's "Doctor Xue's Law," he couldn't recognize which witch this was at all, and even felt a faint sense of kinship.

For Xue, only a little over a month had passed, but for her, it felt like she had truly wandered in this world for thousands of years, even spending those thousands of years trying to eliminate the effects of the Age of Gods.

However, she no longer needs to do this task, because the 33 Greek heroes will handle the problem perfectly. After all, she is just a witch who can use "pseudo-cursed blood," and her actual combat power is still far inferior to those famous Greek heroes.

Even Xue Dinglu looked closely and found that her hair was completely white, except for a little bit of black and gold at the tips. Her pupils were also very cloudy.

Perhaps to this day, he is the only divine being in the entire world.

Time truly is the deadliest poison.

"Wouldn't your family mind having another wife to help you hold your grandchildren in the future?" The witch lit a cigarette. "Perhaps another pair of chopsticks for eating."

"I..." Xue Dinglu wanted to speak, but for some reason, the feeling of kinship emanating from the depths of his mind made him shut his mouth.

He shook his head. It seemed he had been affected after all. He was still just an ordinary person, perhaps no different from other ordinary people, except that he had experienced a little more.

"So what should I call you from now on?"

“Just call me Auntie, I’m used to it.” She had just taken a couple of breaths and was watching the slowly setting sun. “By the way, I have a new name, Xue Sexi. This name has been used for hundreds of years.”

"Yes, aunt."

Xue Dinglu scratched his head.

And finally, the wife of this world...

Xue Dinglu smiled and faced the situation calmly: "I'm sorry to have disturbed your lives. You may know that he is me, but I am not him. I don't know much about the 'him' in this world."

"Hmm..." But the girl with brown hair's pupils dimmed for a moment.

She actually wanted to say she was willing to go back to the past, but in the end she didn't have the courage. She wasn't without ties in this world; she still had family and friends.

Xue Law knew that even if she went there, the most likely outcome would be that she would be assimilated by the "original body" of the main world, just like Xue Law automatically merged into the self of this world after she descended into it.

Perhaps for her, returning to her original form and dying together are not much different.

So forgive him, this is the last time.

The white mask transformed into a wanderer's cowboy hat. Xue Daolu adjusted the brim of his hat. Under the setting sun, Xue Daolu played his harmonica and slowly walked away towards the spot where the sun was setting, followed by his aunt.

The setting sun's rays were reflected on the water. She knew that the man did not belong to her, just as the sunset in the water did not belong to the sky. That wandering man did not need a burden, nor would he have any feelings for that kind of person.

Because his love is given to all mankind.

……

The girl got up from the beach, but suddenly she saw a boy wearing glasses, deep in thought, slowly walking back in the sunset.

“You…” She looked at this “22-year-old Xue Luding”, who was now wearing a white coat and thick glasses, just like the doctor in her memory, instead of the wandering boy.

"Let's go home." The doctor wiped his glasses, looked back at the setting sun, nodded towards the horizon, put his hands in the pockets of his white coat, and walked away slowly.

They were all one entity, indistinguishable from one another. However, Xue Dinglu was smiling as he looked at the setting sun.

It turns out I've always been holding onto my childhood dream.

"Goodbye."

As the sun sets, the girl and boy walk side by side on the beach, their shadows stretching long.

In the orange-red sunset, the girl reached her hand into the boy's white coat, and their shadows drew closer together.

　Sorry, this might sound a bit rambling... but that's the price of filling in the holes you dig...

　　I'm not sure if everyone is satisfied with the final touches, but hopefully there won't be any issues that I'm unaware of, which would result in an unattractive appearance.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)