The sunlight spilled onto the azure surface of the sea, reflecting a sparkling shimmer.

Three enormous metal ships broke through the waves, sailing against the wind over the sea, pursuing a Dragon Whale.

In the Rainbow Sea, the Dragon Whale is one of the powerful existences at the top of the food chain, yet in front of the three massive metal ships, it was only able to flee desperately.

Its great body was covered with wounds from cannon fire, bleeding profusely, leaving trails of crimson in the seawater as it moved.

Whoosh!

A thick beam of light shot like an arrow, piercing through hundreds of meters to penetrate the head of the Dragon Whale.

The powerful Sea Monster’s body trembled violently, stirring up tumultuous waves, and soon floated motionless on the sea surface.

The sound of conches echoed, and a group of Deep Sea Naga emerged from beneath the water, blades in hand, and began dissecting the Dragon Whale.

High above, Tanner watched the scene with interest.

After realizing he had no hope of leaving the Starlight Continent in the short term, he was depressed for a few days, but then accepted reality.

After that, the traveling Wizard’s curiosity ignited; he began exploring the entire continent, venturing from the surface world to the underground world, and only recently arrived at the Rainbow Sea.

The experiences during this time also gave Tanner a deeper understanding of the Star Alliance.

After learning about the state of the Starlight Continent over the past millennium, he sincerely admired and marveled at Sunan’s ability to single-handedly create the Star Alliance Wizard Influence.

It’s simply a miracle!

In a plane of scarce resources and an Elemental Desert, where even advancing to become a Wizard was incredibly difficult, Sunan not only advanced to a Level 2 Wizard but created a competent Wizard Influence, which is simply astounding!

"I never expected such a genius could emerge from an ordinary, isolated plane!"

Tanner marveled at how vast and full of wonders the universe truly is.

"The Star Alliance seems quite agreeable, perhaps I’ll cultivate here for a while, and venture out to explore once the plane stabilizes."

Exploring planes requires sufficient strength for assurance; otherwise, if accidentally intruding into a dangerous plane, it would be easy to lose one’s life.

Might as well take this opportunity to focus on enhancing strength, then explore at leisure later.

"Just as well, the Star Alliance has ample Construction Potions, and they’re willing to trade with me."

Construction Potions were not Tanner’s specialty; previously, he often traded for them with various Wizard Influences.

However, Construction Potions were always in short supply, and those Wizard Influences were stingy in trading. But the Star Alliance is so generous—if he provides valuable information, it can be exchanged without restriction.

Thinking about it this way, being trapped within the Starlight Continent doesn’t seem too hard to accept.

...

Wizard Tower, workshop.

A slender silver needle floated in the air, inscribing the final stroke onto the surface of the Gemstone at a precise angle.

As the stroke fell, the intricate runes on the surface of the Gemstone closed instantly, and after a flash of light, the entire Gemstone gained an indescribable charm.

Looking at the successfully crafted Engraving Gemstone, Sunan’s lips curled into a smile.

After more than a year of intermittent effort, he finally completed the improvement of the Engraving Gemstone.

Due to the limitations of the puppet’s power, the number of Engraving Gemstones synthesized only slightly increased, to a mere sixty-three pieces.

However, the explosive power after ignition was more than enough to obliterate a Level 1 Wizard.

Even a Level 2 Wizard would suffer severe damage if they weren’t careful.

"Let’s call it a Self-destructive Gem,"

Sunan immediately decided that all puppets of the Witch Hunting Legion and Wizard Level puppets of the Starlight Wizard Tower should be equipped with Self-destructive Gems.

If they encountered an overwhelming enemy, they would directly detonate the Self-destructive Gem within, ensuring mutual destruction, or at the very least inflict substantial damage, never letting them become mere casualties in vain.

"The number of puppets in the Witch Hunting Legion is nearing two hundred; within seventy or eighty years, we should achieve our goal."

Thanks to the development of Secondary Magic Energy Technology, the productivity level of the Starlight Continent has seen a remarkable leap, substantially boosting the income of the Star Alliance.

Unfortunately, resources like rare metals don’t increase with productivity growth. If not for material limitations, the Witch Hunting Legion would have already reached its initial formation goal.

"Secondary Magic Energy Technology has become widespread, now it’s time to attempt promoting Magic Energy Technology."

Sunan glanced at the pile of Secondary Magic Stones accumulating in the workshop corner.

Although a phased extraction method was adopted, the production of Secondary Magic Stones in the Star Alliance is still excessive.

After consulting with Lize, Sunan decided to synthesize some of the stones into Magic Stones to promote Magic Energy Technology in the Golden Rock Province, prepping the ground in advance.

Once the plane blockade lifts and new Magic Stone veins are found, the Starlight Continent can accelerate the promotion of Magic Energy Technology, transitioning from the Secondary Magic Energy era into the Magic Energy era as swiftly as possible.

"The plane blockade is expected to last until around the Starlight Calendar year 2000, but the Dark Throne will arrive more than a decade sooner."

Sunan recalled that the first batch of Wizards from the Dark Throne invaded the Starlight Continent around the Starlight Calendar year 1983.

However, he couldn’t remember exactly which month.

But Sunan wasn’t too concerned.

Once the Dark Throne enters the Starlight Continent and utilizes magic, the Eye of Star can detect energy particle fluctuations and immediately pinpoint their location.

Thus, knowing their approximate invasion time is sufficient.

Shaking his head, Sunan refocused, continuing to manufacture Self-destructive Gems.