The first thing Emery focused on was the newly formed stone table.
It dominated the center of the hall, a massive circular structure nearly ten meters in diameter, forged from a deep black material that seemed to absorb light rather than reflect it.
The moment his perception settled upon it, he could already tell it was far from ordinary. The entire structure was saturated with profound spatial energy, layered and condensed in a way that reminded him less of a crafted object and more of a relic—something closer to an artifact than a simple construct.
Its surface shimmered with fine, glittering dust, resembling scattered starlight.
Emery had already confirmed its true nature. It was a map—one part mirrored the star charts of the Magus Alliance almost perfectly with what he had studied before. As for the second massive cluster, representing the elven domains, he held no doubt about its accuracy; VIA had already verified what his instincts suggested.
