Mid-September.
Ten days after the dissolution of the High Council, the aftermath of the great battle that had shaken the entire Material Plane was still brewing. Most of the people in the Empire had yet to feel its effects, but in the Longpis Duchy, everyone could see the changes.
Since that day, when Falanis Floating City returned to Longpis, the Floating City had remained completely intact and no one had died. Even so, the mood of defeat had infected everyone.
The entire city was steeped in pessimism.
The next day, the Duke... no, Tim Kainan was no longer a duke, and Longpis was no longer a duchy.
Master Kainan issued a proclamation to the entire city: anyone willing to leave the Empire and follow him could register at Falanis within three days.
The Emperor had given Falanis only ten days, and there were only two hundred thousand places.
Falanis had originally been home to around one hundred and fifty thousand residents. About one hundred thousand chose to continue following Master Kainan, and the remaining one hundred thousand places were not filled until the seventh day.
Then came the move.
Master Kainan opened the Teleportation Array to make it easier for people to teleport from the city to the Floating City.
The Legendary Wizards of Eight Leaves spared no expense, even purchasing supplies and Alchemical Materials throughout the Empire at several times their original prices. One fully loaded Magic Airship after another landed in Falanis, unloaded its cargo, and immediately took off to make room for the airships behind it.
The residents of Longpis watched the Magic Airships come and go within the Floating City until today, the day set by the Emperor.
At noon.
Boom!
A thunderous explosion came from high above.
People could not help looking up. They saw