What happened?" A thought flashed through Huang Wen's mind. This was the first time the Butterfly Dream Escape had failed. No, to be precise, it should be the second time, but that time, what separated them was the boundary of the universe.
"What's wrong?" Belle looked up at Huang Wen, a little puzzled. "Where's the magic trick you're going to perform?"
"Boss, as I said before, this is a space bound by magic. Boss, you only have spatial power, not temporal ability, so you can't leave here." Silly Girl's holographic projection emerged from the watch.
"Ah! Huang Wen, is this your magic trick? Is this a little person?" Belle's eyes lit up when she saw Silly Girl, staring at her intently, unwilling to look away.
"Hmm… Belle, have you ever thought that the outside world might be even more developed than you imagine?" Huang Wen organized his words and asked.
"I know! I've read in books that the outside world must be more developed than my backward little village!" Belle nodded as a matter of course.
"Perhaps, it's a little more developed than you imagine…" Huang Wen pointed at Silly Girl and said, "Silly Girl, in a way, is a product of technology. Do you know what technology is?"
"Technology?" A hint of confusion flashed in Belle's eyes. The term was too unfamiliar to her. But soon, Belle smiled. "This thing is very new to me, but isn't it true that if you don't understand something, you should learn about it?"
"Yes, I'll teach you slowly." Huang Wen smiled and nodded, then instructed Silly Girl, "Silly Girl, initiate power transfer!"
"Yes, Boss!" Silly Girl responded, and a stream of data flowed into Huang Wen's body. At that moment, Huang Wen instantly possessed Silly Girl's strength and abilities.
"Time and space travel! Let's leave this time and space!" Huang Wen grabbed Belle's hand, and amidst Belle's cries of surprise, they suddenly flew out. The power of time and space magic appeared around them, trying to stop them, but in the next moment, Huang Wen and Belle directly left the place.
"Huh? I actually misjudged?" Maurice appeared where Huang Wen and Belle had vanished, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes. "This super AI can even grant him powerful strength? Is this also a product of technology and magic? Interesting!"
"It seems I guessed correctly. Here, a meditation technique. It has no other use, it can only cultivate spiritual power. Give it to that boy!" A soft female voice sounded. "However, there's no need to destroy this time and space. Let it remain here. You should also leave…"
"Yes, I've been living here for almost twenty years, my bones are getting rusty!" Maurice nodded with some emotion. "But before I leave, I still need to warn that boy, lest he makes Belle angry!"
In a forest, Huang Wen and Belle appeared. This was where Huang Wen had previously, in a daze, entered Belle's time and space.
"Where is this place? How did we end up in the forest?" Belle looked at Huang Wen with curiosity. "We flew just now. How did you do that?"
"This is the outside world." Huang Wen organized his words and briefly explained the differences between the two worlds to Belle. "As for how I flew just now, it was to leave your previous world…"
"Does that mean I can't go back?" Belle stood rooted to the spot, stunned. "I won't see my father?"
"How could that be? Don't be sad. If you want to go back… Hiss!" Huang Wen was speaking when he suddenly felt as if his back of the head had been flicked, and he couldn't help but gasp.
"Boy, if you dare to make my daughter angry again, you'll be in for it! This is a meditation technique for cultivating spiritual power. Don't think about going back there. I've already left. I'll come to see you all when I have time!" Before Huang Wen could react, Maurice's voice rang in his ears, followed by a piece of text that was also transmitted to him.
"Belle, don't be sad. Your father seems to be quite extraordinary…" Huang Wen quickly recovered and immediately began to comfort Belle.
"What?" Belle's eyes were slightly red, and she looked at Huang Wen with some confusion.
"Just now, your father contacted me through special means and told me not to make you angry, and he also passed on a meditation technique to me…" Huang Wen recounted what had just happened.
"How is that possible?" Belle listened to Huang Wen's narration, looking at him with disbelief. "If my father had such abilities, how could he have been captured by a beast? And how could he have been surrounded by wolves?"
"Perhaps, it was a test?" Huang Wen thought of a possibility. "And, I really have no reason to lie to you about something like this…"
"Is it true?" Belle still couldn't quite believe it, but she also felt that Huang Wen really had no reason to deceive her about this matter.
"How about this, when you want to go back, I'll take you back then!" Huang Wen smiled and shook his head. "Now, let me tell you about this world. Should we go to a more developed country to see the world, or go to a slightly more backward place to transition?"
"Let's transition first…" Belle thought for a moment after getting Huang Wen's assurance. "That way, going from undeveloped to developed, I can adapt faster and slowly learn more things…"
"Alright then, let's head south from Spain to Africa. It's relatively more backward than Europe, and we can just go see Egypt…" Huang Wen smiled and nodded, waving his hand. A tree nearby fell to the ground, then was cut into flat planks by Huang Wen and landed on the ground.
"Oh my goodness, how did you do that?" Belle's eyes sparkled with curiosity as she exclaimed, looking at Huang Wen in disbelief.
"Now, I'm going to start teaching you these things. After all, this world isn't exactly safe, so I need you to have some self-preservation abilities…" Huang Wen sat cross-legged, motioned for Belle to sit down like him, then helped Belle activate her special abilities, instantly transmitting the meditation technique Maurice had taught him to Belle as well.
"Heavens, is this magic?" After a while, Belle controlled a leaf to fly, her eyes filled with excitement.
"Welcome to the outside world. We should set off now." Huang Wen smiled and stood up, reaching out to take Belle's hand. This time, he was finally no longer nervous or excited.
Soon, the two set off, heading south, crossing Spain and northwestern Africa, and arriving in Egypt.
"This place is more backward than the places we passed through. In fact, apart from electronics, it's not much better than the small village…" During this time, Belle had slowly come to understand this world. She looked at the somewhat impoverished people around her and whispered.