With the war between the Galente Federation and Wizard Civilization fully concluded, Saine did not immediately return to Wizard Civilization. Instead, he stayed in the Federation for the time being.
Not only Saine, but most of the Wizard Civilization Legions also did not immediately set out for the Wizard Star Region.
The Galente Federation Star Territory would likely need a long period of "wizardization" before it could truly fall under Wizard Civilization's control.
Furthermore, many postwar issues still required time to be sorted out.
The adjustment between Wizard Civilization and the Galente Federation's superior-subordinate relationship could not be completely settled merely through the contracts they had previously signed.
Lina and the others had their own matters to attend to recently as well.
Saine, meanwhile, went to the Icarus Conglomerate's headquarters.
Ever since Saine took control of this major Galente Federation conglomerate, the long-stalled "Strategic All-Purpose Angel Manufacturing Plan—Queen of the Sky" project had been restarted.
The benefits of carving up the Galente Federation were not limited to Saine gaining control of the company's technology, equipment, funds, and personnel.
Even the Galente Federation government had to show respect to a powerful mage like Saine.
For example, apart from investment from the Icarus Conglomerate and Saine's own funding, the enormously expensive Queen of the Sky Project also received support from elsewhere.
In the end, the Galente Federation Congress provided a sum that accounted for roughly one-third of the project's total cost.
Ample funding allowed Sipnas and the other Federation scientists to become fully occupied much sooner.
Sipnas himself, in particular, threw himself into it wholeheartedly.
For most ordinary scientists at the Laboratory Base, the Queen of the Sky Project was not only the goal of their research, but also an opportunity to maintain or improve their current circumstances and benefits.
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