Progress

After a little over a year had passed, Azterlan was, unsurprisingly, overwhelmed.

The facts proved that troublesome children possessed an astonishing capacity for creating chaos. A single rat dropping really could spoil an entire pot of porridge, and many problems could not be completely resolved even by Legendary professionals.

When the countless problems within an already imperfect Eden erupted all at once, even the wisest ruler could hardly avoid being trapped in a situation where they were putting out fires everywhere—only for the flames to burn ever more fiercely.

Take the troublesome children, for example. Over three years, Punk had introduced all manner of novel toys in endless variations, including an entire "Disney set." By now, the children of White Stone City had played themselves mad, to the point where they no longer knew what they were supposed to play with. Vast quantities of "high-end toys," created by a Legendary Mage in mere seconds, had swiftly swept through this peaceful "Eden" world.

Now, troublesome children could be seen all over the streets of White Stone City, waving wands and transforming things left and right. They turned carriage wheels, the bricks paving the roads, money, and other valuables into gaudy, adorable stuffed dolls. Not only did these children use magic items to create mountains of chaos, but they also forced Azterlan to carefully inspect every wand and every doll with remarkable consistency and persistence.

Besides that, Kane's talent for stirring up trouble had also been put to excellent use. Perhaps he really did have something that needed his attention outside, because this fellow—who should have been the most leisurely and least concerned with time—had been surprisingly diligent in helping out. In less than half a year, he successfully provoked countless overt and covert struggles among the nobles. Now, Eden's entire upper