Azure light flowed through the crystal conduits, playing bursts of pleasant humming through the empty underground space. Massive metal installations merged with the rock strata like sleeping giants.
It was an architectural style utterly different from that of Kolo.
Countless mesh grilles carrying energy linked the various structures together. Their extraordinary nature could be clearly felt in the ingenious planning and technology-infused design.
At the center stood a tower-like structure. A seemingly tangible beam of white light shone from its summit, eventually merging with the transparent energy barrier that covered the entire complex.
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Such a sight always brought certain things to mind.
Yet at the heart of the tower lay an entirely different scene.
It was a hall.
Countless crisscrossing conduits converged here, blending into walls made of a material somewhere between metal and crystal, becoming streams of light that flowed slowly like blood.
Like the center of some enormous nest, the network formed by blood surged on ceaselessly, embracing all rivers into the sea.
Their destination was a colossal throne.
Behind the throne, densely packed crystal lines were connected, flowing with light that pulsed like breathing.
A golden-haired woman sat upon the throne.
Her features were exquisite, and she wore white robes.
Yet she made no movement. Her eyes remained closed, as though she were asleep.
However, upon closer inspection, one could see that her features bore a faint resemblance to Frost's.
All of a sudden, the flowing light brightened sharply, accelerating severalfold.
The woman opened her eyes.
Her brilliant golden pupils were calm, without the slightest ripple.
Streams of data radiated outward from the Mortal Throne in every direction, setting all of Kolo into motion.
At the same time.
The elderly man who had just finished his daily prayers accepted the holy tome handed over by