New Version: Beacon of the Other Shore

After temporarily dealing with the trouble caused by those bizarre players,

Rogue finally turned his attention to the most important matter at hand.

Promoting the Spirit Candle's rank.

Previously, although most of Candlewood Island's top players had reached the ignition point and each possessed their own strengths, their power was still insufficient in certain situations.

Therefore, it was absolutely necessary to quickly raise the players' overall strength.

As for candlewax, Rogue had long since accumulated more than enough. The only issue was that the "Time-Layered Core" required for the Spirit Candle's advancement had never been fully collected.

After all, they had to be extracted from certain special areas, so it was indeed a lengthy process. There was no use rushing it.

Fortunately, after this period of accumulation, combined with the Time-Layered Cores gathered from the Evil God Gathering Place, the materials required for the advancement had finally been completely assembled.

[Spirit Candle]

[Rank: Spirit Combustion (Required for advancement: 50 million candlewax, Time-Layered Core ×3)]

[Remaining candlewax: 1 billion+]

[Spirit Candle Buildings: Spirit Fire Port (Fourth Order), Sin Furnace (Fifth Order), Magic-Infused Hut (Third Order), Candle Spirit Tree (High Order)]

[Anchored areas: ...]

[Number of Candle Spirits: 570,000+]

Candlewood Island had never stopped recruiting players, so its player count had naturally increased considerably. Spirit Candle players remained as loyal as ever, with most of them active players—excellent workhorses and couriers.

After reviewing everything, Rogue began the promotion without hesitation. This time, he did not force the players offline.

After all, as his control and understanding of the Spirit Candle steadily deepened, the uncontrollable effects that might arise during an advancement had basically been eliminated.

[Rank promotion cost: 50 million candlewax, Time-Layered Core ×3.]

``` [Consumption successful. Spirit