The true purpose of dragon eggs was the same as Liyue and Mondstadt's plan—to prepare vast legions of dragonriders.
Group-based assaults.
When thousands of beings on par with a god's familiars attacked together, even gods would be forced to retreat.
From this alone, it was clear just how far behind Snezhnaya was compared to Liyue and Mondstadt—several whole "versions."
Even with seven hundred people trying to catch up, at the fastest it would still take about two months.
But in this world, no one could predict what changes might occur in two months.
For all they knew, the moment Ryen activated the next module, firearms and dragonriders might already become outdated relics.
She didn't have the luxury of waiting that long. The best path forward was simple: more manpower.
The more she thought about it, the heavier the Tsaritsa's heart became.
Especially when Diluc returned via teleport and reported Mondstadt's gains from the previous day.
Maybe it wasn't as much as Liyue, but at least they were taking part—and they had results.
From her personal perspective, those numbers were already considerable.
The Tsaritsa sighed, then turned toward Rosalyne and said softly:
"Quickly recall all Fatui under your command. After assessment, deploy them entirely into this world."
"Within a month, we must at least begin arranging matters concerning the End."
Rosalyne saw the urgency in her expression and nodded.
Just then, Ryen finally walked out from the house, smiling as he handed the Tsaritsa a full set of enchanted diamond armor along with two light machine guns.
"This is our standard kit for the Twilight Forest. Rosalyne should've already given you a staff, right?"
The Tsaritsa nodded lightly and murmured:
"Thank you…"
Ryen waved it off. Beside him, Lisa naturally hooked her arm through his, smiling as she asked:
"So, what exactly are we going to do in the Twilight Forest this time?"
Ryen thought for a moment before answering:
"First, we'll take care of the Snow Queen. Then we'll try to locate the Cloud Cottage."
"If possible, we'll also look for the Arcane Workbench. My staff needs its spells replaced as soon as possible."
Hu Tao blinked curiously.
"Ryen, where do you think the Arcane Workbench might be?"
"Not sure… It could appear just about anywhere."
Ryen sighed helplessly.
"If I had to guess, I'd say the Snow Queen's domain has the highest chance."
"In any case, we'll just have to search."
Turning around, he led the group toward the Twilight Forest portal. In the blink of an eye, they were back in the Firefly Forest.
The Tsaritsa seemed momentarily dazed, taking a long breath before she began surveying her surroundings.
During this time, Ryen and his companions had repaired and restored much of the Firefly Forest.
Plenty of fairy-tale-like cottages had been built to match its atmosphere.
With the eternal night sky overhead and fireflies glowing like stars, it looked like some kind of enchanted wonderland.
"How does it feel?"
Zhongli asked gently, and the Tsaritsa pressed her lips together before replying.
"It really does feel incredible."
"A world within a world… when you think carefully, this world truly holds infinite possibilities."
On this point, Zhongli and the others agreed.
Right now, the Minecraft world had an endlessly vast Overworld, the Nether where alchemical materials originated,
the End where dragonrider legions were being formed,
and the Twilight Forest—the mysterious source of countless magical resources.
Though the latter three dimensions weren't exactly suitable for long-term habitation, they were still "worlds nested within a world."
And who could say—if Ryen decided to activate another new module in the future, there might be even more dimensional worlds waiting.
"You didn't come here yesterday?"
Ryen asked curiously.
Ningguang shook her head and replied softly:
"Have you even looked at how expansive your world has become now?"
"The manor villa and the technological structures inside the Qianyan Army bases alone aren't something you can finish touring in a single day."
"On the grasslands there's a new city, and Snezhnaya's designated base sites also needed inspection."
"Yesterday we didn't even make it to the Nether or the End, let alone the Twilight Forest."
Hearing this, Ryen couldn't help but smile proudly.
From the very beginning until now, the Minecraft world had been under development for less than five months.
By this point, there was hardly anything left in the Overworld worth paying attention to—
other than new continents for resource gathering.
The real top-tier materials all had to come from the modules.
And those were the result of over four months of effort.
Wasn't Ryen allowed to be a little proud of that?
He didn't plan to linger here for long anyway—there wasn't anything they particularly needed to bring along.
The main thing was to give the Tsaritsa a little time to adjust. Once she had, Ryen took out the magic map.
Most of the Twilight Forest's regions had already been clearly marked.
The Snow Queen's location was confirmed as well.
All that remained was a long march to get there.
Naturally, Ryen and his group didn't mind trekking through the Twilight Forest on foot.
Who knew—they might stumble upon druids along the way.
Even though everyone already had their own staff—and they even had some spares—
who would ever complain about having too many staffs?
One staff meant five spells.
Two staffs meant ten spells.
If not for the fact he only had two hands, Ryen would happily carry over a dozen staffs at once.
That would be true spell bombardment.
Speaking of which, the Vision hanging at Ryen's side had also been empowered by the Thunder Staff.
Its Electro power was far stronger than the other seven elemental types.
He hadn't yet had the chance to test it out.
Though all seven elemental Visions had incredibly high baseline potential, their actual forms of expression still required experimentation.
So far, the only ability Ryen had developed…
was the true meaning of Thunderous Might through his Electro Vision.
With the Thunder Staff in hand, Ryen—
possessed the very bearing of a Raiden Shogun.
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