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At the same time, Old Man Lin quickly suppressed his grief, his voice still filled with anger: "Shut up! From now on, you are you, and I am me. I am not part of the Lin family. You don't call me Old Man Lin. Since it's not a problem, then send me away. This old man doesn't want to see you!"

Upon hearing this, Ye Tiancheng took a deep breath, thought for a moment, and said, "Jeremy Lin always says the same thing: if Feng'er has to obey him, then Feng'er is leaving!"

Ye Tiancheng stood up while speaking. However, the moment he stood up, he did not step back, but rushed to Old Lin's side.

A moment later, Lin Laohe rushed up behind Lin Lao and placed his right hand directly on Lin Lao's back.

Old Lin was stunned by the changes he experienced after turning around. He quickly turned around, but just as he did, the Wood Qi emanating from Ye Tiancheng erupted and rushed into Old Lin's body.

The wood-based energy surged directly into Elder Lin's body, instantly sealing him completely. This caused Elder Lin to suddenly lose consciousness, and Ye Tiancheng held him in his arms.

Chapter 174 A Glimmer of Vitality

Chapter 175 Time Passes Slowly

Chapter 176 You Don't Need This

Chapter 177 Whether he believes it or not

Chapter 178 Inside Him

Time Management Bureau

Chapter 1 Time Management Bureau

Nobita and Doraemon's friends sat inside the Time Patrol's time machine, looking around at their first close encounter. Although he already knew that Time Patrols existed everywhere in the universe, it was still quite an achievement to have them brought back from the Cretaceous period.

After all, the Earth spans billions of years. To be able to find a specific group of people within these few decades demonstrates a level of technology that is simply beyond compare. Furthermore, the Time Patrol's influence extends beyond Earth, reaching even the surrounding planets in the near-Earth region. It can be said that this force operating under the banner of the Time Patrol is the most powerful entity in the future universe.

I remember watching an anime in my past life. On a planet called Paradise outside the Milky Way, a parasite that could infect people's minds took over the entire planet. Although it was eventually defeated by Nobita, the Time Patrol still had to step in at the end, just like the police on Earth, appearing last.

However, in this timeline, he didn't get to ride the so-called Galactic Train with Doraemon and the others to go on a trip. He didn't have enough time to train every day, and he also had to be on guard against attacks from other aliens. Nobita's mood for going on a trip plummeted to rock bottom.

The discovery of Chiu and Mimi, hatched from fossils in modern times, confirms a suspicion he had: the Time Patrol had been monitoring their actions all along. Nobita had a feeling of being watched ever since.

Even though he used his mental power to cover the entire Earth, he found nothing. Since it didn't come from outer space, it must have come from the distant future. In this Doraemon universe he had come to, Earth was like a terminal station for all kinds of worlds, and all sorts of aliens wanted to come and have a say in it.

Leaving aside aliens, there were dinosaurs and humans in the Earth's core, ancient humans in the clouds of the atmosphere, and ancient relics like Atlantis in the ocean.

However, Da Xiong felt that he had a presence in all these civilizations, that he had indirectly or directly caused their emergence, and that he had come to this world. Although some changes led him to the path of cultivation, the dangers facing Earth had never diminished.

He had previously spent his free time observing the clouds in the atmosphere. Sure enough, there were no ancient humans among the clouds on Earth. However, he did discover some so-called little people and other species that existed in Earth's ancient times (06). He was surprised that despite the countless iterations and changes in Earth's civilization, certain things had been preserved in a corner of the planet. Humans were indeed just passersby on this planet.

The ancient humans in the clouds are gone, the dinosaurs in the Earth's core are gone, and even the Atlantis civilization in the ocean is nowhere to be found. This makes Nobita wonder if he has really come to a real Doraemon world. Otherwise, how could so many changes have occurred? The races and histories that existed before seem to have never happened.

Outside the Time Patrol's spaceship, smoke and dust rising from the horizon slowly filled the atmosphere. From what the Time Patrol members had just said, Nobita learned that the appearance of Chiu and Mimi was a historical inevitability. After that catastrophe, dinosaurs would evolve into other species on Earth. Chiu and Mimi, these dinosaurs similar to Archaeopteryx, were probably the ancestors of all modern birds. It was precisely for this reason that the Time Patrol did not interfere with him and his companions' rescue of these dinosaurs.

It seems that the job of this time patrol team is to maintain the stability of various timelines in order to ensure the normal and orderly development of human civilization. For this stability, they can keep a close eye on certain time periods and send out various spies and measures.

It's important to understand that if Nobita hadn't appeared, according to the timeline revealed in the original anime, countless civilizations resembling humans would have sprung up on Earth, potentially wiping out humanity at any moment. Take the dinosaur-men in the Earth's core, for example. After Earth was bombarded by meteorites, why didn't they emerge from the Earth's core, allowing ancient humans to slowly grow? In those hundreds of millions of years, didn't they ever consider venturing to the Earth's core to explore? Probably they did. Even modern humans crave the universe and space, let alone the dinosaurs who once lived on Earth. But this never came to fruition; the dinosaur-men continued to live in the Earth's core, and humans continued to grow slowly.

The dinosaurs in the Earth's core, the sea creatures in the water, and the ancient people in the sky—each of these races evolved in ways that were no less advanced than humanity, and in some aspects even surpassed our current level of civilization. However, these civilizations allowed humanity to develop unchecked, leading humans out of Africa and eventually becoming the dominant species on Earth. It seems as if all of this was being manipulated by a powerful force.

It seems that the only force controlling all of this is probably the Time Patrol, which sits firmly in the future and controls countless timelines. Only those of the same human origin have the need to maintain the normal development of humanity. Otherwise, given humanity's weakness, it would have been wiped out by other races long ago, and would never have developed into the 22nd century and beyond.

Nobita used his mental energy to search the spaceship of the Time Patrol. He found that the internal structure of the spaceship was not much different from Doraemon's time machine. Both of them traveled through a pre-constructed time tunnel by time distortion. Apart from carrying some weapons and equipment, these spaceships were probably not high-tech in the future. Of course, they were definitely much better than Doraemon's open-air time machine that was often broken down.

However, inside the captain's cabin of the spaceship, Nobita discovered rows of photos arranged somewhat like the Hokage's office in the Naruto manga Nobita drew in this world, with photos of past generations hanging in the most prominent places. In this leading time machine, these photos also caught Nobita's attention.

If he's not mistaken, the people in these photos should all be connected to the Time Patrol. He just doesn't know what role they play in the Time Patrol. However, when Da Xiong looks at these people in the photos from afar, he feels a sense of familiarity and strangeness, as if he has seen them somewhere before. But his memory tells him that he has never seen these people before.

Nobita used his mental energy to scan the spaceship. At this moment, Natalie and Dr. Dinosaur, who had been well disguised, walked into the captain's cabin. Natalie looked at Dr. Dinosaur and took a deep breath, saying in a deep voice, "Birds have finally been successfully born. All the dangers in this timeline have been eliminated. Next, notify the third squad to prepare to go to 10,000 years ago in the 20th century to prepare for the next step of the plan."

"Don't worry about this. The next terrifying thing is the era when the Inhumans of our home planet will be born. They have already sent out teams of several thousand people to observe at various points in time to ensure that humans can be born normally. Otherwise, we wouldn't be as carefree as we are now, and we wouldn't still be able to exist here."

Within the countless currents of time, there are countless time nodes. If a problem occurs at any of these nodes, history will branch out into countless streams along that node, and the future will see thousands or even tens of thousands of changes. This is something that not only Nobita understands, but the Time Patrol understands even more.

However, they underestimated Nobita's mental strength. With Nobita's current mental strength, it is at least at the level of the multiverse. Not to mention the time machine that is right next to him, even things happening in another universe, as long as Nobita wants to hear them, there is nothing he cannot hear.

So their conversation reached Nobita's ears. As he slowly processed the information in their conversation, Nobita realized that their arrival in the Cretaceous period, and even the birth of Xiao Qiu and Xiao Mi, had probably been meticulously planned by these people. Otherwise, how could they have known that birds would be born at this point in time, and thus made arrangements early on, guiding them step by step, leading them into this ecological paradise of dinosaurs that would evolve into birds and other animals in the future?

It's likely that his previous actions were all meticulously planned by the Time Management Bureau. However, what they didn't expect was that this Nobita was not the Nobita they had previously encountered. With Nobita's current strength, even without Doraemon's company, he could become a dominant force in this universe. However, he had no interest in getting involved with so many troublesome people. Wouldn't it be better to just live a carefree life as a rich kid on Earth?

His earlier published comics and the publishing house he later acquired have become the largest comic magazine in Japan under his management. He also registered some patents early on through the mechanical technology of the Iron Man Corps. Although Nobita's family is not ranked on the rich list in Japan, if Nobita wanted to, he could become the richest person in Japan, the richest person in the world, or even the richest person in the universe. He could, but there was no need. He was content with a modest life. Too much money would only cause unhappiness.

Take the current situation of Nobita's family as an example. His father has taken over the entertainment industry chain left by Nobita and is busy with everything every day. Although he still comes home for meals every day, he is different from his father who used to drink at home and do nothing on weekends. Every time he goes out, Nobita can see something called ambition in his eyes.

Seeing this, Da Xiong didn't feel that he was interfering with his father's career and future. His father wanted to be a painter when he was young, but he neglected his studies. After graduation, he became an ordinary salesman, and the burden of the whole family made him suffer.

Nobita's entertainment industry now allows this man in his early thirties to experience the thrill of career advancement and the joy of drawing. Some of the manga outlines and stories from Nobita's past life have been published in magazines by his father. He even wrote his own manga called "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure." Although Nobita wasn't a big fan of the art style, Nobi Shinsuke told him that this was art and pursuit. Fortunately, the story Nobita gave him was compelling enough, and the manga sold quite well in Japan, even becoming a monthly bestseller.

Meanwhile, Nobita's mother, Nobi Tamako, has also started taking accounting courses. Although she is still a housewife, her reputation in the whole town is gradually spreading. Walking on the street, she is overjoyed to hear people calling her "Mrs. Nobi". Fortunately, Nobita's family is currently living in their ancestral home. Because of nostalgia, Nobita does not want to move. Otherwise, given Nobita's family's current material conditions, it would not be unreasonable to move to a manor the size of a golf course.

Suneo and his family fawned over Nobita's family after they gained influence. Suneo's mother would frequently visit Nobita's house to arrange flower arranging and desserts with Nobi Tamako, thus building up the social circle of the neighborhood's socialites. However, Nobita's mother, Nobi Tamako, always stood at the very center of this circle.

Nobita never expected that his arrival would unknowingly change everything in his family. In the world of anime, Nobita's family was a little better off than Maruko's, but still a bit weaker than Shinnosuke's family next door. Shinnosuke's mother owned all high-end brands, had moved twice, and had changed cars countless times. Among Nobita's friends, Nobita's family was actually the worst off. Suneo and Shizuka's families were better off, and Gian's family had a general store and his father had a job. If it weren't for the ancestral home, Nobita's family probably wouldn't even be able to afford a house with his father's salary. Now, the changes that his arrival brought to the family were ultimately for the better.

Their thoughts drifted back to the Time Patrol's spaceship. After exchanging their experiences from the mission, the two went to their respective cabins without further conversation, each busy with their own tasks. Natalie seemed to be operating the 3D computer on the platform, reporting something to the future patrol center, while the other, Dr. Dinosaur, seemed to be busy with his research. Nobita investigated and found it was related to biology; he seemed to be an expert in this field. So, Natalie must be an insider of the Time Patrol.

After learning about the division of labor between the two, Nobita turned his attention to Natalie, observing her every move. However, perhaps the communicator she was using was too high-tech, as no one around could see what was being displayed on the screen. It was probably projected directly onto his mind, eliminating the possibility of others peeping. Nobita could infiltrate her brain to read her memories, but this behavior was too risky. If he were discovered, all his current hiding and lying in wait would be in vain.

This time, the Time Patrol that brought Nobita and his friends back from the Cretaceous period didn't just drop them off at the back of the school in the 20th century. Instead, they flew directly towards the Time Patrol headquarters in the 22nd century. During this journey, Nobita pondered what his connection was with the Time Patrol and why they were so wary of him, as if they were afraid he would disrupt time.

Thinking of this, Nobita couldn't help but ask Doraemon curiously, "Doraemon, have you ever been to the Time Patrol headquarters in the 22nd century?"

"I've never been there. It's said that the Time Patrol's headquarters isn't even in the real world. All we know is that the Time Patrol is a law enforcement agency recognized by the government. Most people who want to get into the Time Patrol's headquarters are just ordinary people who have been captured. Most of us ordinary people contact the Time Patrol through time-telephones."

Doraemon sat next to Nobita and shook his head helplessly. As for the Time Patrol, he had only been instilled with the authority and functions of the team since birth. He didn't really know much about this force that was always active in time, let alone go to the headquarters of the Time Patrol.

"Alright, so you don't know where the patrol team is either. Then I'm even more eager to see what this force is up to."

Nobita felt that the Time Patrol was inextricably linked to his arrival in this world, and that he could even find the answers he had always wanted to know in the Time Patrol.

His strength is now at the level of the multiverse, but he still can't break through the limitations of time. He can even use some of the power of space, but as for time, he can only sit firmly on Doraemon's time machine and travel to different eras. If he can understand this time patrol team this time, he might be able to make a breakthrough in his ability to time.

Outside the Time Patrol's spaceship, the time portal shone brightly. It was said that this portal had never changed, always maintaining this color. However, in Nobita's memory, some races' time portals were not this color. It seemed that there was a great mystery hidden within this time portal, and everything would only be revealed in the future.

At the end of the time tunnel, a white light gradually appeared, and a huge space appeared before everyone. After the white light faded, a tower-like building stood in a huge spherical space. Outside the building, countless time patrol ships shuttled around the building at extremely high speeds.

And all around this white light were time portals leading to different times, numbering in the hundreds or even thousands. It seemed that this was the headquarters of the Time Patrol.

However, on the building here, a huge sign boldly proclaimed the words "Time Management Bureau." The spaceship slowly landed on a nearby platform, and Nobita and the others had arrived at their destination.

Chapter Two: The Astonishing Timing

After stepping off the Time Patrol's spaceship, Nobita and his friends finally got a clear look at the building in front of them. To call it a building would be an understatement; its size could easily be described as that of a city. Nobita was surprised that such a magnificent building existed in the 22nd century.

"The city you see here is the headquarters of our Time Patrol, the Time Administration Bureau. It is also the node of all time passages. The Time Administration Bureau exists to maintain the stability of these nodes. The technology here is not just limited to the 22nd century. It can be said that this is the essence of all human civilization."

Following behind Nobita and the others, Natalie took the opportunity to introduce the magnificent futuristic building, her eyes brimming with pride, clearly showing her genuine faith in the organization she belonged to.

"Since you're all here, I'll do my duty as a host and show you around." Natalie walked towards Nobita and the others, her expression very natural, as calm as if she were back in her own home.

Since the woman from the Time Patrol was so enthusiastic, Da Xiong felt it wouldn't be right to refuse her kindness. Besides, he had come here to understand the meaning of time, so it was a good choice to take a look.

Beside Nobita, Doraemon and his friends were already eager to try it out. They seemed to be amazed by the city in front of them, especially the friends they brought from the 20th century. They were like country bumpkins visiting the Grand View Garden, looking around as if they wanted to imprint everything they saw into their minds at a glance.

“This is our city’s buffet restaurant. All the food here is made by robots. As for the cooking skills, they are on par with the top chefs of your time. I believe you will be satisfied.” With that, Natalie led them into the restaurant.

Nobita followed behind and walked to the end of the restaurant. When he entered the restaurant, several tables and chairs were immediately set up in the originally empty hall. After they sat down, a screen appeared on the table, asking Nobita and the others what they wanted to eat.

Pork chop rice bowl!

Maple syrup waffles!

"Special Dorayaki!"

"French steak set meal!"

……

Doraemon and the others finished ordering what they wanted to eat. Nobita thought for a moment and then ordered a bowl of Lanzhou beef noodles. To be honest, the chewiness and deliciousness of these beef noodles far surpassed all the ramen he had tried in Japan these past few days. Although ramen has been passed down from China and developed in Japan for some time, it has never quite captured the essence. When it comes to delicious food, the food from China is still the most popular and can best comfort every hungry soul.

"Thank you. The total cost for this transaction is 13,000 yen. The amount will be automatically deducted from your credit account. Please check your account balance!"

Just as the group was about to enjoy the food that rose from the table, the sound of the table's internal system slowly drifted over, startling them so much that their expressions immediately turned sour.

"So you have to pay for food here? How could we possibly have a credit account here? How can the restaurant at your Time Patrol headquarters be so greedy!" Fat Tiger immediately lost his appetite for the pork chop he was holding. He thought that after returning from the Cretaceous period to such a high-tech place, he could eat for free. It turns out that you have to pay for food here.

"Since it's urban consumption, how could it be free? However, the system here has already converted it into the currency of your era for verification. It will automatically collect the fees based on your current and future income, so please rest assured that it will not have a serious impact on your life."

Natalie, perhaps noticing the embarrassment of the elementary school students, explained to them with a smile that the meal would cost about 1,000 yen per person, roughly equivalent to 70 or 80 yuan per person. This amount could be deducted from their income after they became adults, based on the minimum balance. In other words, if you earn 500,000 yen and 33 cents this month, that 33 cents will be deducted first, leaving enough for the bulk. If you overspend and exceed your future income level, you will likely incur a larger deduction.

Many of Doraemon's gadgets are similar. Take the food tablecloth, for example. It can conjure up whatever you want to eat, but these things can't just appear out of nowhere. So, the cost of the food is either included in the price of the food tablecloth or deducted from your future account balance.

However, judging from Doraemon's daily use of secondhand and discounted items, he probably didn't have the money to use the first type of item. It's likely that he was using this indefinite credit commission model. It's estimated that all of Doraemon's pocket money in the 20th century was used to pay off this indefinite credit commission.

Fortunately, Nobita's family's financial situation improved, and Doraemon started going to the 22nd Century Department Store more often. Nobita thought that since they would face so many dangers in the future, if Doraemon gave them second-hand or broken gadgets that would fail at crucial moments, they wouldn't even know how they died. So he generously approved a sum of money for Doraemon to give the gadgets in his four-dimensional pocket a complete overhaul.

To say that Doraemon's pocket contains thousands of gadgets is an exaggeration. Besides these gadgets, there are also some old household items such as tin toys and copper kettles, and even three or four washboards. You'd think Doraemon was a childcare robot, or you'd be a garbage sorter at some junkyard.

At this point, Doraemon would stammer and say that although these things might not be needed now, they might come in handy someday. Nobita looked at the washing machine at home, then at Doraemon's washboards, and shook his head. Unless they were thrown into ancient times, these washboards really had no use other than as weapons.

It's fair to say Doraemon is broke. If he were a proper robot, he would have already bought himself plenty of different gadgets. Why would he bother collecting outdated items like trash?

"Alright, Gian, just transfer the money directly from my account later, you don't need to worry." Ten thousand yen was nothing to Nobita now, and the food here was indeed as Natalie from the Time Patrol had said—excessively delicious. Take the Lanzhou beef noodles he was eating, for example; the chewy texture of the beef alone made him wonder if he had returned to the Yanhuang era before his time travel. And the springiness of the noodles—only a master chef with decades of experience could pull noodles like that. This familiar experience made Nobita feel that technology truly changes the world. Judging by the culinary skills of this restaurant, he could eat here forever without stopping.

After hearing that Nobita was willing to pay the bill, Gian gave Natalie a deep look before burying his head in his food. Suneo, though not particularly concerned about the several thousand yen, found the food here even more delicious than his Michelin-starred restaurant experiences, and ate in silence as well.

Natalie ate her Black Forest cake with a knife and fork, then picked up her coffee cup from the saucer, took a small sip, and said casually, "The food here is the epitome of what the future human world can offer. If you want to eat here again in the future, you can go to the props shop in front after your meal. They have a high-end custom-made tablecloth from this restaurant. Food ordered using that tablecloth will taste exactly the same as here."

Well, it turns out that there's a shopping street selling props in front of this restaurant. Is this really the headquarters of the future Time Patrol? It's turned into a shopping plaza with everything you could want for eating, drinking, and entertainment. And the tablecloths even come in customized versions and different price ranges. It seems that humanity's business model has remained the same from ancient times to the present.

"Really! I'm going to buy some props to take back to the 20th century!" Upon hearing that there was a shopping street ahead, the eyes of everyone eating lit up as if they had discovered a new continent.

Suneo, in particular, has been craving Doraemon's gadgets for a long time. Now that he has the chance to buy some gadgets to go back to the 20th century, he's going to take advantage of every opportunity to spend them. If he had those gadgets that allow him to travel through time randomly, Suneo feels he could live a very comfortable life even without Doraemon in the future.

"Suneo, it's no use. You don't have a props usage license, so they won't sell you any props."