New Continent, Southern Golden Sea.

The border between the Vice-Kingdom of New Granada within the Hilus Empire and the Golden Palm Federation.

Whew—!

Suddenly, two blinding white streaks of flowing light, like two winding dragons, intertwined and soared into the sky.

Each time they swayed their heads and tails, they could freely stir the heavens, summoning pitch-black rolling clouds and unleashing a thunderous roar between the sky and sea.

The two white dragons suddenly merged, and the electric light surged.

Transformed into what seemed like a judgment thunderbolt cast down from the clouds by the Thunder God, with a terrifying momentum as if to cleave the sky in two, it crashed down.

Boom!

It directly shattered half of an uninhabited island on the sea, with smoke and dust rising, and debris flying, while the rushing seawater poured into the void.

Subsequently, the lightning turned into two bright sabers with dragon scale patterns, shooting back and landing in the hands of the Galliot siblings, Aiven and Annie, who were holding hands amidst the rolling clouds.

Immediately after.

The ringing bluish-white electric light and the surging emerald water light continuously flowed over the two, recharging the two dragon scale sabers.

Moments later, as they descended again, they completely erased the island from the nautical charts.

Without a doubt, this was the [Titled Sacred Artifact: Thunderous Dragon Roar: Sakanni] of the two.

In the eastern Source Continent, near the "World Barrier," there is widespread legend of a powerful climate elf, the nine-headed Flying Dragon Troll Tonytrui.

It would ride boundless thunderclouds through the sky, wielding a saber composed of steel, dragon scales, and morning stars [Thunderous Dragon Roar: Sakanni].

The most basic ability of this weapon can amplify the sound of thunder ninefold and instantly slay ten thousand war elephants in one strike!

Annie and Aiven, using the Divine Descendant of the "Chaos Worm" named "Eight Million" and the divinity of the [Divine Shield: Iron Wall] as cores, nurtured their respective absolute weapons of dreams, with mythical weapons as carriers.

Absolute: Resonance/Destruction.

Able to resonate with the inherent frequency of the target, it possesses exceptionally destructive power against matter.

Especially when the two join forces for a combined assault, there is absolutely nothing below the level of "Divine Creatures" that can withstand their strike!

At the same time, further south in the Golden Palm Federation.

A group of federal senators, drawn by the massive disturbance, stood together at the mountain peak, gazing at the tumultuous sky to the north.

Led by "Corrupted Follower" Yellen and "Blasphemous Cultist" Bradley.

Crowned Wizard "Death Messenger," High-Rank Totem God "Rain God" Chuck, Voodoo Chief and Female Pope Laviu, Mourning Church's Ye He'er.

Creak... Creak...

The atmosphere among them was extremely oppressive, especially for Yellen, the former crown prince of the Ilya Kingdom, who had witnessed the growth of the Galliot siblings from beginning to end, almost grinding his teeth to pieces:

"Galliot, how dare you strut so brazenly at the doorstep of the Federation? You should all have been my vassals, kneeling under Ilya's throne, fawning over me!"

Though Aiven had recently stepped into a level surpassing ordinary "Crowned Wizards," reaching the Divine Creatures level, which they had not detected from halfway across the New Continent.

This time, the siblings have both completed the nurturing of their [Titled Sacred Artifact], establishing two indestructible stabilizing pillars for Galliot Duchy, which was enough to leave them deeply shaken.

Unless the Main God and the most core followers intervene, among them, only the Crowned Wizard "Death Messenger" has the confidence to face and defeat a "Titled Knight" of this level in battle.

Seeing Yellen's flickering gaze, indicating he was brewing some dark thoughts, Bradley, the Divine Son Aihote's "Just Angel," advised:

"It's not the time to tear each other apart or declare war on the [Sea Monarchy]. Everything must make way for the Main God's plans, as long as they don't trouble us, there's no need for unnecessary actions.

What we need to do now is to fully develop the 'Golden Palm Federation' as a model of [Democracy] following the 'Lowland Republic.'

Especially now, with the Lowlands Republic's economy heavily damaged, gaining resources tilted by the Main God and bankers, becoming the starting point for the [Capital] tide to sweep the world!"

The "Lady Crow" beside them also had a flicker in her eye.

"Those evil gods have hardly shown themselves, controlling these evil god followers from afar, while collecting fingernails on one side... and advancing the tide of [Capital]... what's the connection between these two?

Oh, master, you've really given me a tough puzzle. Not to mention these so-called high-level figures, even asking the 'Angel of Disease,' would not yield an answer, right?"

As for what the upper echelons of the Golden Palm Federation were thinking, Aiven, who just completed the demolition work, was completely unconcerned.

Neither did he have as much idle time as Yellen imagined.

Though there was indeed a part of the plan to intimidate this enemy nation for future actions, the primary purpose was to supplement materials for the [Witchcraft Garden], which has expanded to 900 square kilometers.

Whoosh—!

A blue mist spread, engulfing the broken rocky island with the vast seawater in its entirety.

As to why this place was chosen? Of course, it's because the "Golden Sea" has long become the inner sea of his own duchy; if gaining benefits, it should certainly come from someone else's "sheep."

With one step forward, the two of them disappeared from the sea surface.

"Chief, good day!"

"Your Majesty!"

"..."

With the promotion to "Crowned Wizard," Aiven's [Witchcraft Garden] has gradually been transitioning into a [Wizard Secret Realm], expanding its area to three times its original size, now buzzing with activity.

This is not just to solidify his foundation after the promotion, but also Aiven's preemptive measure against unforeseen threats!

Apart from the existing 300 square kilometers of logistical base,

Aiven plans to draw inspiration from Watt's [Mechanical Realm], allocating about half of the area to transform [Poseidya City] into an impregnable plane fortress.

With Olivia, who possesses the [True Sight Demon Eye] and [Jade Record]; Nymph, adept in Rune Writing; Isela and Angie, the two Great Wizards leading the "Life Tree School" apprentices, and the Alchemists of the "Mechanical Immortality School."

Along with Aiven's two powerful and intelligent beloved species, [Invisible Son] and [Gem Spirit], everyone has their roles to play.

Centering around a series of large-scale construction technologies derived from "Flesh Sacrifice": [Wizard Tower Design], [Witchcraft Garden Structure], [Activated Maze], [Positional Witchcraft], [Large-Scale Constructed Body Building], [Activation], [Energy Core], [System Integration]...

They adjust the terrain, smelt materials, arrange rituals, and assemble weapons...

The [Witchcraft Garden] is gradually revealing its formidable nature.

Besides the [Mechanical Tower: Modo Sage], [Truth Judgment], [Hurricane Missile], and [Electromagnetic Cannon], the most important installation is the [Laser Weapon: Silent Hunter].

This project is primarily handled by Olivia and Nymph.

The formidable laser can travel at the speed of light, reaching 300,000 kilometers per second, a terrifying attack speed unmatched by any conventional weapon right now.

Once aimed, it can hit the target almost instantaneously without needing to consider lead time.

It can even be used alongside the nearly completed [Plasma Cannon] as powerful space weaponry.

Additionally, laser weapons can concentrate energy over a small area in a very short time, exceeding nuclear weapon energy by a million times!

A "giant pulse ruby laser" under development emits a laser 20 billion times brighter than the sun. Of course, this isn't because its total energy exceeds the sun's, but because its energy is highly concentrated.

For instance, a laser beam from the ruby laser can easily penetrate a 3-centimeter thick steel plate, but the total energy might not be enough to cook an egg.

The final benefit is the extremely low cost, consuming only renewable electrical resources.

For Aiven, neither the highest quality synthetic ruby nor a massive amount of electrical energy poses any challenge.

The air defense system of this "plane fortress," [Starry Sky], is built by the triple combination of air defense missiles, conventional artillery, and laser weapons, capable of both attack and defense.

Furthermore.

Kaka, Pipi, Bess, and Midorra, these familiar demons of Aiven's, also gained great benefits from his promotion.

Kaka, almost reduced to a mascot, advanced significantly on the path of a Tier 3 Adolescent Shadow Dragon, maturing mentally.

Now capable of using Transformation Technique to assume human form and communicating fluently in the common tongue.

With the extraordinary essence of a mythical species like the giant dragon, serving as an upper-rank Wizard is no problem.

Bess, the Duchy's intelligence chief "Human-faced Owl," seized this opportunity to surpass Aiven's disciples, successfully advancing to peak Official Wizard.

The "Thorny Crown Sea Serpent" Pipi also finally crossed the 500-meter giant species threshold. 𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮

Aiven set its goal for its body to one day encircle the future [Wizard Secret Realm], becoming the first line of defense for the realm.

The one who progressed the most was the Outsider Apprentice "Honey Mushroom" Midorra, finally advancing to Official Wizard.

She also relocated her gigantic form from the [Wizard Tower] to here.

Her talent magical abilities [Differentiation/Assimilation] also received a significant boost.

Effect: Able to split into no more than a thousand mushroom men; can transform her body into the nature of a touched object, gaining corresponding abilities.

In short, she can transform her body directly into any existing weapon.

This Honey Mushroom, which weighs 500 tons, covers an area equivalent to 1665 standard football fields, and is over 2600 years old, now resumes exponential growth.

With her extraordinary ability and the special effect of "Nature's Favor."

In just a few weeks, she has grown thirtyfold, reaching a weight of 15,000 tons and covering 300 square kilometers, occupying one-third of the [Witchcraft Garden: Poseidya].

Becoming the living defensive system of this "plane fortress."

Looking at this self-sufficient small world taking shape, Aiven murmured to himself:

"I hope I'm just being paranoid.

I wonder if our Goddess, compared to the 500-thousand-year era cycle, and those five [Natural Deities] are aware of that issue now?"