"----"
In that instant, the three girls present all lost their voices.
A tranquil silence descended upon the place, enveloping everyone and changing the atmosphere entirely.
Fluon, Chris, and Alice stared blankly at the sight before them.
It was a furnace.
A furnace that pulsed incessantly, like a heart.
The furnace looked like an ordinary stove, so inconspicuous that it seemed unremarkable. Yet, extremely profound runes were carved into its surface, flickering slowly and radiating terrifying fluctuations.
All the mana furnaces in the surrounding area were connected to this place. Among them were not only Shrinking Mana Furnaces but even High-Grade Mana Furnaces. Their number was astonishing. If added together, they might not be any fewer than the High-Grade Mana Furnaces distributed among the various Floating Cities.
And now, every one of those mana furnaces was serving only the furnace before them.
Countless mana furnaces continuously generated mana, supplying the entire facility with the power it required.
Large numbers of Shrinking Mana Furnaces constantly refined mana into Compressed Mana, compressing it to its absolute limit.
The High-Grade Mana Furnaces then used the vast quantities of Compressed Mana to refine it into High-Grade Mana, compressing it even further.
Then, all that High-Grade Mana flowed into the furnace, burning inside it like flames.
Each time the incomparably profound runes on the furnace flickered, the burning High-Grade Mana fluctuated once, causing the entire furnace to abruptly throb like a heart.
Fluon, Chris, and Alice could feel the flame of mana inside the furnace contracting, gathering, transforming, and undergoing a qualitative change with every beat. At an exceedingly slow pace, it was condensing into an unimaginable essence.
How mysterious it was.
How beautiful it was.
How magnificent it was.
How sacred it was.
The three girls felt as though a god were being born