After Aurelia awakened, we resolved many things that had been troubling us, including the transportation issue for the various Lost Worlds. Before this, if we wanted to travel to a Lost World, we could only wait for the right moment and obediently catch the shuttle according to the Mother Continent's "Periodic Calendar." But Aurelia had brought us not only ancient knowledge, but also the coordinates and access codes for various Empire facilities. As long as we had the coordinates of an Empire facility, we could teleport directly to its corresponding Lost World. According to statistics, roughly one-third of Lost Worlds contained Empire facilities, and naturally those one-third were our targets. The other two-thirds could be ignored; they would not be affected during the Mother Planet's activation.
The teleportation coordinates for the Dragon Kingdom went without saying: the Forgotten Garden. This ancient Shilin city, which had always been hidden in the Concept Layer, was now permanently open. We teleported straight over, emerging in the plaza before the Hall of Assembly.
Sakina, Sona, Lilina, and Vanilla were originally supposed to remain on the Mother Continent. After all, they were still busy with religious affairs across the world. But the name Angel City was simply too tempting, and they all wanted to come have a look. Since the missionaries around the world would not run into any major trouble on their own, we brought all four of them along. So this became another group expedition.
The moment I stepped into the plaza before the Hall of Assembly, I felt that this place had changed somewhat since we last left. I could not help looking around. I immediately noticed that the tops of many buildings were giving off a faint glow, while the crystal facilities that had looked dim only days ago now shone