Mid-June, Mind Dimension.
Aaron's true body stood atop a mountain, gazing down at the golden sea of clouds with longing in his eyes.
He reached out toward the golden sunlight and truly felt its warmth against his fingertips.
He then opened portals, leaving the sea of clouds to visit glaciers, volcanoes, deserts, forests, caves, oceans, and other places. The manifested real world filled him with soaring ambition.
He had built this world step by step, carving out this domain from nothing. It was impossible not to feel proud.
Sensing the supreme authority he held over this world, Aaron's lips unconsciously curled upward. He then sat down and summoned all his vassals, including Abei, to gather.
Figures flickered into view one after another, and more than a dozen vassals took their respective seats.
Perhaps because they had not come here in a long time, everyone sensed that something was different, though none of them could say exactly what it was.
"Reuniting after half a year really brings back memories!" Aaron swept his gaze over the crowd and said half-jokingly, "I gathered you all for two main matters this time.
"The first is the usual routine: report your potion digestion progress and any new intelligence."
As soon as he finished speaking, Ake was the first to rise and bow. "Sequence Five of the Diviner Pathway, Marionettist.
"Everything on Bohart Star is normal, and development is proceeding in an orderly fashion."
"Very good. Next."
"Sequence Five of the Thief Pathway, Dream Thief."
"Sequence Five of the Assassin Pathway, Demoness of Pain."
"Sequence Six of the Arbitrator Path, Judge." Frank said somewhat awkwardly, "But the potion is nearly fully digested. At the latest, I'll be able to advance to Sequence Five—Disciplinary Knight—by the meeting after next."
"The meeting after next? So that means another