Upon hearing Yu Sheng's complaint, Little Red Riding Hood seemed a bit embarrassed, seeing the girl trying to keep a straight face: "The Special Service Bureau sent it, we can't really pick and choose—I mean, we originally planned to remove this big round plate, but it has a shaft through the tabletop, leaving a big hole if we took it down, which would look even worse, and the King accidentally fell into it before..."

"...That's a pragmatic reason." Yu Sheng's expression was on the verge of breaking, his mouth twitching as he tried to steer away from the topic, sitting down by the round table while looking around.

Seeing him do this, Little Red Riding Hood promptly began introducing, "The door on the left leads to a temporary storage room, where most of the materials sent by the Special Service Bureau are piled up. The hallway outside the door on the side leads to the backyard—we plan to tidy it up and make a small garden or something there. The rooms on the right haven't been figured out yet, they're currently being used as dormitories for Teacher Su and others..."

Yu Sheng nodded while listening: "What about the second floor?"

Then he saw the circle of teenagers around the table fall into a slightly awkward silence, with a few closest to him hesitatingly opening their mouths, before the long-haired princess broke the silence: "Brother, you didn't leave a staircase leading to the second floor..."

Yu Sheng's expression instantly froze: "..."

"We haven't discussed with the engineer Sun yet about where to open the stairwell," Little Red Riding Hood continued, "Maybe when you have time..."

By now, Yu Sheng was nervously pressing his foot against the shoe sole, hearing this without speaking, just looking slightly upward at the electric light on the ceiling at a forty-five degree angle. After a moment, there was a slight clicking and creaking sound from the back of the hall. After blinking and trying to keep a straight face, Yu Sheng nodded to Little Red Riding Hood: "There's already a stairwell at the back of the hall..."

The long-haired princess immediately clapped her hands: "Brother, you're amazing!"

Yu Sheng: "...Next time, let me know if there are any inconvenient or irrational places. A lot of things here were put together in a hurry, I didn't have time to make them perfect."

He was really too embarrassed to say that this place was already a fine work that he had painstakingly put together—he couldn't say that anymore from now on.

Luckily, the others didn't seem to care much about this, and Yu Sheng soon steered the topic back on track.

"...Simply put, I have already integrated 'Fairy Tales' with this valley. You should have seen its two main integration points—one is the Black Forest, the other is the Tower, located at the two ends of the valley."

"Other 'stages' have also been integrated, but due to the rush, I didn't establish a 'valley connection point' for each. Most of the subset connection points are in the Black Forest and the Tower, which I'll organize later into a detailed 'node map' for your reference."

"You can think that the current 'Fairyland' has already become a part of this valley, which means it's part of No. 66 Wutong Road—it still exists, but like the Nightfall Valley before, its nature has been completely reshaped. As Director Baili Qing said, the harmful entities inside have all been cleared, and it has now become an 'empty shell' annexed to my backyard...

"The changes brought by the integration are immense—the biggest change is the sanitization of all 'stages'. With Anka Aela's nightmare stopped, all dangerous entities on the stages will no longer appear. Yes, 'Fairy Tales' is safe from now on, thoroughly."

Yu Sheng paused for a moment when he said this, seeing Little Red Riding Hood taking a deep breath, the long-haired princess shaking her body happily, even the King lowly murmuring and squinting his eyes in delight.

Yu Sheng smiled and continued, "Another change is 'Fairy Tales' as an Exotic Realm, shifting from 'Abnormal Type' to 'Wilderness Type'. Its subsets have now physically attached to the 'surroundings' of this valley's Alternate Dimension, so you can enter them in physical form, instead of plunging into nightmares—yes, you can just directly walk over, into the Black Forest, into the Tower, like exploring other parts of the valley..."

He noticed the subtle expressions on everyone's faces around the table.

"I know what you're thinking—those 'stages' didn't leave you many good impressions, which is why I suggest you take the time to look at them. Go see those places that once frightened you; it will help dispel the accumulated psychological shadows. Trust me, it's necessary, after all..."

Yu Sheng paused for a moment, then slowly scanned everyone's faces around the table.

The next sentence was more serious than ever: "After all, each of you still has a long life ahead."

Many people were stunned.

Even those who were laughing a moment ago were suddenly a bit dazed.

Yu Sheng wasn't surprised by this reaction.

After a long nightmare ends, that warm 'realization' will gradually emerge, even if you think you fully understand what's ahead and believe you're prepared for everything, the unexperienced, the unforeseen details will always lightly tap you, leaving you momentarily bewildered, and slowly realize the true extent of the change.

The long-haired princess rubbed her eyes and mumbled: "Brother, no way, I'm about to cry..."

As the eldest sister among them, Little Red Riding Hood was still the calmest and most awake, although she was noticeably stunned for a moment, she quickly responded: "So that means children in the Boundary Land won't be swallowed by 'Fairy Tales' nightmares anymore... there won't be new 'Little Red Riding Hood' and 'Snow White', right?"

Yu Sheng thought for a moment, looking at Little Red Riding Hood: "Is your wolf still around?"

"Yes," said Little Red Riding Hood, and a Shadow Wolf emerged from the shadows beside her. While she rubbed its head, she casually said, "Bai Xue's thunderbolt Titans and the King's subordinates are also still here—everyone's abilities haven't disappeared."

"And honestly, if these abilities were to disappear, we'd really find it hard to adjust," muttered the short-haired girl with slight natural curls sitting across from Yu Sheng. She was Dorothy. "I haven't charged my phone in two months..."

"Oh my God, you and your Mechanical Soul are really out of luck," Snow White immediately grumbled.

Yu Sheng didn't pay attention to the mutterings from across the table. He was seriously analyzing, "In theory, as the fairy tales transition from the 'Nightmare Collection' to a harmless Alternate Dimension, it no longer actively 'pulls people' from Boundary Land to create new 'characters.' However, your abilities remain, which means that part of the 'fairy tale' is still functioning normally—in theory, this means you should still be able to 'train' the next generation of Little Red Riding Hoods and Snow Whites..."

Little Red Riding Hood seemed a bit dazed as she listened. She had never thought in this direction before.

Each fairy tale member had only thought about stopping the endless nightmare cycle represented by their "character." Actively 'training' others... that idea had never crossed their minds.

Yu Sheng obviously wasn't surprised by their reaction either.

"This is what I mentioned before about the future of the 'fairy tale' organization," he said seriously, his eyes sweeping over every face. "It's time to consider the future—until now, 'Fairy Tales' have been an organization of orphans banding together for warmth. But what happens after the nightmare ends? What plans do you have for your own futures? For the future of the organization? Should 'Fairy Tales' continue to operate as a Spirit Realm detective organization? For how long, and should there be new members... every question needs serious consideration."

"We..." the long-haired girl beside him opened her mouth but soon showed hesitation, "Well, we haven't really thought that far ahead. I haven't even considered life beyond next year, I..."

"I don't really know anything else," Snow White hugged her arms and swayed back and forth in her chair. After a while, she finally said, "I wasn't good at school either, and although we're all supposed to go to school and take exams like 'normal,' I've never imagined actually graduating, let alone what to do afterward—probably just remain a Spirit Realm detective, since it pays pretty well."

"The orphanage definitely has to keep running, with so many younger brothers and sisters to take care of," Little Red Riding Hood also spoke up, but it was clear her usual confidence and fluency were missing, "At least until they grow up, but after that..."

She tilted her head up, thought seriously for a moment, and smiled awkwardly, "I don't seem to know anything else either. I'd likely be a Spirit Realm detective for life."

"I, I, I can sing!" A petite and lively girl raised her hand excitedly, "I'm a big influencer now, I gained tens of thousands of followers this week..."

The long-haired princess immediately shot the girl an angry look, "Shut up! You're the worst in a fight!"

"Cough cough, well, it's quite clear then. The 'Fairy Tales' organization has to continue operating as usual, and likely for a long time," Yu Sheng coughed twice, directing everyone's attention, "Just remember, the 'Nightmare' has ended. The future 'Fairy Tales' will be a truly healthy, stable, and safe organization. So we must consider fresh blood and succession. But I'm just giving you a heads-up now, after all, these are future matters.

"But you can start by closely studying your own 'powers' and the subtle changes in the Fairyland and how they affect you. After all, I'm only responsible for merging two Exotic Realms; you are the ones most familiar with the Fairyland..."

Yu Sheng went on to say many more things. As he spoke, he noticed the round table had quietly fallen silent at some point, with several pairs of bright eyes looking intently at him. Those gazes even made him feel a bit pressured.

He stopped awkwardly, "Am I being a bit long-winded?"

"Not as long-winded as Little Red Riding Hood," the long-haired girl said offhandedly, "She can talk endlessly during meetings."

Little Red Riding Hood reached out and patted the long-haired princess on the back, then looked seriously at Yu Sheng.

The girl laughed.

"Not at all," she said seriously, "After all, you're also the 'guardian' of 'Fairy Tales' now—the biggest one."

The long-haired princess, who had just been slapped, immediately seized the moment and stood up to incite everyone, "Come on, let's all call him brother together. I'll start—Big Bro~"

Yu Sheng didn't even have time to react before he saw everyone around the table stand up.

The boys and girls, with laughter and smiles, called out in unison, though deliberately disorderly—

"Big Bro!"

"Brother~"

"Uncle Yu!"

"Grandpa Yu!"

Yu Sheng: "...Who called me Grandpa Yu?!"

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