January 1, 9748 of the Radiant Calendar, morning. The weather was fine and sunny.
At the Floating Ship berths of the Angala Legion Navy port, three enormous Floating Ships had their restrictions lifted, allowing guests to board.
With the wealth they carried and a letter of recommendation from the lord of the Moon Elf Kingdom's Tree Domain, Velin and Angus easily boarded Floating Ship No. 001.
The deck of the Floating Ship was not lined with shops as they had imagined. Instead, it was heavily guarded. Several hundred Silver Rank Warriors, clad in silver armor and armed with spears and swords, stood along both sides of the avenue with their backs to the red carpet.
At the center of the Floating Ship, an illusory spatial passage floated in midair.
It had to be said that this Legendary Mage possessed considerable boldness, directly using his own Demiplane as the venue for this trade fair.
Under the guidance of an attendant, Angus and Velin entered the passage and arrived in the Demiplane.
In the blink of an eye, the two arrived at an open-air banquet venue.
Looking around, Moon Elves, humans, beastmen, and members of other races all treated one another with great friendliness.
Veiled maids moved among the guests, attending to their needs.
"Father, shall we take a walk around?" Velin asked Angus, who was seated beside him.
Angus shook his head. "You go ahead."
Seeing this, Velin rose from his seat and prepared to look around.
Several dozen kilometers from the open-air banquet stood a towering castle that reached into the clouds.
At the peak of the castle, an illusory space quietly emerged. An old man and a young man stood on opposite sides, using powerful magic to condense illusory chess pieces and engage in a battle of slaughter and