The Cards on the Table and the Rolling Wheels

Whoosh—!

Far above the sky, so distant that it had already left the Material World behind, stretched a vast silver sea.

This was the "Heavenly Realm," also known among wizards as the "Sea of Stars."

The divine kingdom of Hecate, the "Goddess of Authority and Navigation," the "Throne of Glory," drifted here like a colossal star surrounded by azure seawater, its radiant divine light illuminating all creation.

This was the dreamland of Tulip believers in the Material World, as well as the ultimate pursuit of their lifelong struggles.

"Hahaha, cheers!"

"Today, I've eaten my 453rd variety of crispy roasted pork knuckle. I just want to know whether there's any dish that even the Goddess's kingdom can't make. Praise our Goddess..."

"Praise the Goddess!"

Without a doubt.

In their minds, this was the happiest land under heaven: lush trees heavy with sweet fruit, flowers blooming everywhere, and rivers flowing with inexhaustible nectar and fine wine...

The residents here remained forever young and could attend endless feasts every day. Music, wine, delicacies, gold and silver jewels—free of all worries, they indulged themselves to their hearts' content!

What attracted the lower classes of Tulip the most was that the luxurious palaces of the divine kingdom contained a divine cauldron that could never be emptied, along with incomparably abundant dishes of pork, beef, and lamb.

They drank freely here, feasted on an eternal supply of pork dishes, ate barbecue three times a day, and even had fur-clad fairies peel garlic for them. Carefree at last, they would never again have to deal with the trivialities of mortal life.

Moreover, their treatment differed according to their contributions in life, yet it always fulfilled every fantasy a mortal could have.

Thus, in the ancient myths passed down through the Tulip Alliance, believers also called this place