Time flies, and the years slip away like sand through fingers.

Starlight Calendar, Year 3732.

Starlight Continent, Starlight City.

As the Star Alliance’s stronghold on the Starlight Continent, this city is the largest on the continent.

Living in this city, besides Wizards and Wizard Apprentices, are only humans and otherworldly creatures serving them.

Above the city, a Wizard Tower suddenly appears.

At the top floor inside the tower, Rose looks at the familiar street scenes below, with a trace of emotion flashing in her eyes.

After nearly a hundred years, finally returning to the Starlight Continent.

"The war on the Hermes Plane is over, and it no longer needs my presence. I can rest in Starlight City for a while now."

Rose let out a long breath of relief.

The Hermes Plane was one of the places the Star Alliance pioneered a hundred years ago, and they were preparing to convert it into a Human Plane.

But during the transformation, a plane suddenly attacked the Hermes Plane.

The attackers were creatures called the Ogre Ant Race; their combat power wasn’t particularly strong, but they could be considered an army where every individual is a soldier, with a massive number of forces, enough to make one’s scalp tingle.

Just a single army of ant people as vanguard numbered in the tens of millions!

The golem army and the Demon Pattern Knight Order guarding the Hermes Plane were caught off guard initially and retreated in defeat.

Lady Lize urgently ordered Rose to lead a team to suppress the invaders, thus controlling the situation.

The only good news was that the Ogre Ant Race had no Level 4 strong beings.

Their most powerful King Ant was only equivalent to a Level 2 Liquefaction Wizard.

Originally, with the power of the Star Alliance, defeating a plane civilization without Level 4 strong beings would be effortless. However, after consulting with Lord Sunan, Lady Lize decided to use the battlefield with the Ogre Ant Race as a training ground for Wizard Apprentices, deliberately reducing military input and extending the war duration.

In the past century, the Star Alliance has killed as many as four or five hundred million Ogre Ant people, leading to the Ogre Ant Race finally being overwhelmed and voluntarily surrendering to the Star Alliance recently.

Only then could Rose disengage and return to the Starlight Continent.

That said, during the years stationed on the Hermes Plane, she wasn’t busy. She had plenty of time for cultivation and earned a significant amount of Contribution Points, gaining substantial rewards.

"I wonder how Lord Sunan and Lady Lize plan to deal with the Ogre Ant Race?"

Rose pondered quietly.

Although the Ogre Ant Race suffered heavy casualties, nearly a hundred million of them remain. If not properly handled, they might cause trouble in the future.

After a moment of contemplation, Rose shook her head, deciding not to dwell on it. How to deal with the Ogre Ant Race is up to the two Lords to decide, and she doesn’t need to interfere.

Just as she was about to control the Wizard Tower to descend, Rose’s gaze swept across the distance and suddenly paused.

Seventy kilometers northwest of Starlight City, a massive city stood on the plain.

Centered on the city, countless golem teams were transporting materials towards it from all directions.

Viewed from above, they looked like diligent ants carrying food to their nest.

"When did a city appear next to Starlight City?"

Rose’s heart was filled with doubt.

She had never heard of the Star Alliance planning to establish a new city beside Starlight City.

With her eyes glittering, Rose controlled the Wizard Tower to descend.

Before long, Tajana came to find her.

"Teacher."

Seeing her teacher after a long time, the Dark Elf girl looked somewhat happy.

Rose smiled slightly and asked a few questions about Tajana’s recent cultivation before inquiring about the city.

The answer she received surprised her.

Floating City!

It was a Floating City under construction.

Rose was not unaware of Sunan’s plan to build a Floating City, but she hadn’t expected such rapid progress.

In less than a century, the city’s main structure had already been built.

This speed was truly astonishing!

Coming back to her senses, Rose felt a sense of joy.

If a Floating City could indeed be constructed, it would undoubtedly be a great boon for the Star Alliance.

For Wizards like them, it would be greatly beneficial as well.

It’s important to know that just like a Wizard Tower, a Floating City’s interior areas have a wide range of beneficial effects with active Energy Particles.

Especially since the effects in a Floating City far surpass those of a Wizard Tower.

If one can secure a training room near the Elemental Melting Furnace within a Floating City, it would significantly enhance cultivation efficiency.

"Unfortunately, building a Floating City will certainly take a long time. By the time it’s completed, it will at least be after I’ve advanced to a Level 3 Wizard."

Rose felt a bit regretful.

Her third talent crystal is already more than halfway filled, and she’s just one step away from advancing.

With this return to the Starlight Continent, she plans to use her Contribution Points to exchange for the usage time of the Starlight Wizard Tower’s training room and seclude herself until she breaks through.

"The scepter and Fakado went into seclusion more than thirty years ago; they are likely to advance to Level 3 Wizards soon. I can’t fall too far behind."

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Above the Floating City.

Sunan stood suspended in the air, looking down at the city below with a satisfied smile.

Thanks to the basic materials obtained from the deconstruction of Fallen Star City, the time needed to gather materials was shortened, allowing the city’s main structure to be built so quickly.

"Next is to reinforce the city’s main structure and lay down the Energy Transmission Network."

The main structure of the Floating City isn’t complete just by being built.

It also needs to be reinforced with Magic and Enchantment Skills.

Only by doing so can the Floating City’s main structure reach the strength of a strategic fortress, and not be fragile like an ordinary rock structure.