Having finished collecting test data in the Jade Plane, Allen did not linger and returned to the Aiselan Kingdom.
In the western suburbs of Golden Stone City.
Over the past three days, this small plain, originally occupied by the Steel Fortress, had been completely empty. The atmosphere in the Royal Capital had grown visibly tense, and even prices in the black market experienced slight fluctuations. Nobles frequently sought audiences outside the royal palace, while commoners stole frequent, fearful glances toward the west.
Until noon that day.
The sky was overcast, and without any warning, the clouds were torn apart. A massive blue geometric framework took shape across the plain. Countless metal modules surged from the void, and a city of steel phased from illusion into reality right where it stood.
