Rumble~
A storm swept across the sea. The dark clouds hung so low they seemed within reach, and the ocean was dim beneath them, its waves churning.
Towering waves tens of meters high periodically swallowed the entire platform, churning into white foam.
Everyone on the Supply Platform was inside the buildings, feeling the platform shudder and listening to the thunderous roar outside.
"The base just sent word that some distinguished guests may arrive soon. I wonder if the lords have done something."
"As expected of Boundary Breakers. They accomplished something so important in such a short time."
"Yeah, those cannon fodder from before were completely useless."
"..."
With little else to do for entertainment, the many pioneers on the platform began chatting idly.
The three Boundary Breakers had only just arrived and entered not long ago, yet good news had already come through. That truly earned them the pioneers' admiration.
Unfortunately, to ordinary pioneers, Boundary Breakers were an insurmountable gulf.
Talent, aptitude, luck, and connections—every one of them was essential!
Even Senior Partners were beyond the reach of ordinary people.
Provided they had decent awakened talents and weren't eliminated outright, the limit for ordinary pioneers was Intermediate Partner. Boundary Breakers were people they could only look up to.
They had already seemed almost divine to the others, and now, with news coming from the Pioneer Zone, they had gained another layer of mystery.
After so long without any results, they'd managed it in one go!
Rumble~
As lightning flashed outside, the platform's monitoring system announced that people had landed on the platform.
Then their cabin doors opened.
Yet not a drop of the storm outside entered. An invisible force field blocked it at the doorway.
Their tour guide and acting team leader, who had led them here, came in with