July 17, Sea Origin Calendar 220, World's End, Storm Belt.
The frigid storm, powerful enough to surpass even true gods and seemingly tear steel apart, had raged for millions of years, blocking all mortals—and even gods—in the Material World from further exploring the truth of the world.
Of course.
Over the past ten million years, weak humanity had been unable even to conquer the Shattered Star Sea, where celestial phenomena were harsh and dangers lurked everywhere, much less the Storm Belt established by the Observer Civilization.
But today.
Rumble!
An Earth Vein Seal Bolt was slammed down hard on an island just two kilometers from the Storm Belt, and the nearby tempest seemed to freeze for an instant.
Then, a gigantic stone monument the size of a small mountain fell from the sky, making the entire island shudder violently.
Engraved upon the smooth slab, as if it had been cleaved by a sword, were the words: "I have reached the world's end. I have conquered it!" The signature beneath read Anita Garratt.
After a resounding Dragon's Roar.
A High-ranking Sea Emperor Dragon over thirty meters long turned back into human form in the sky and slowly drifted down onto the top of the monument.
Anita, as beautiful as ever in a white blouse with floral sleeves and fitted brown trousers, gently combed through her cloudlike emerald hair.
Watching the Storm Belt now within reach, she looked at the duchy's personnel arriving on the island aboard warships and airships. Feeling the World's Favor within her body nearly boiling over, she was utterly exhilarated.
"We finally did it!"
The exploration project of the Shattered Star Sea had begun in Sea Origin Calendar 198 and had now continued for a full twenty-two years.
Since the Steam Industrial Revolution began, humanity's science and technology