Zero Magic World.
Sahara Desert.
In the former capital of the Elf Kingdom, Adilu Oasis Urban District, a towering structure stood beside an azure lake, like a sharp sword piercing straight into the clouds.
The tower was called Kasbah Tower and had twenty-two floors.
It had originally been the Elf Race's main council tower, with the rooftop of the highest floor serving as the meeting hall.
However, ever since the elves had relocated their entire race to the Sea Star Homeworld, this place had become Shiki's headquarters, while the urban district outside served as the main base for his air squadrons.
As for the nearly four hundred thousand soldiers of the Auxiliary Corps, made up of troops from various Otherworlds, they had pitched tents farther away and guarded the so-called "Elf Holy Land," Shatan's Gate, day and night.
At first, the "Holy Land" had actually been located in the depths of the great lake.
It was said that this place had once been land long ago, only to become a lake through the passage of time.
There was also a legend that Brimir, that demon, had used magic to blast apart the mountains and earth, causing the lake to form here.
But regardless, Shatan's Gate—the World Gate—was underwater.
This would undoubtedly pose a serious obstacle to the World Government's next operation.
Thus, Shiki had immediately used the Float-Float Fruit's power to draw out all the water here, suspending it in the air for his subordinates to draw from each day, while sealing the water outlets below.
The lake had thus become a valley.
The Auxiliary Corps had now thoroughly transformed the place into a military base packed with bunkers, with all manner of artillery and tanks aimed at the center, and fully armed soldiers carrying live ammunition visible everywhere.
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