Windsor Business Academy.
The Ten Giants Conference represented the highest-level academic meeting of the Wasteland Era. It was also an opportunity for the three Guardians of the Cornerstones to present summaries of their work.
As the appointed time drew near, one mysterious figure after another secretly traveled thousands of miles to the increasingly important academy near the Grand Natural Sciences Academy. Under the special task force's arrangements, they entered this special conference room.
It was worth mentioning that
this conference room was where the Academic World had first conducted experiments to protect space barriers, after discovering the technology for stabilizing and embedding subspaces. It was a truly top-secret location.
The large chandelier in the center of the spacious conference room used traditional candlelight.
One figure after another entered the room, then naturally settled onto the vacant sofas. Secret Mental Power fluctuations occasionally rippled through the air, clearly indicating that some were communicating telepathically. Most, however, waited silently for those who had not yet arrived.
Crackle, crackle.
The storm outside grew heavier. It had already been raging for several hours. Lightning flashed across the night sky, briefly illuminating the land shrouded in darkness.
For the Wasteland, this was a good sign.
Time passed, second by second, as the appointed midnight drew closer.
Two people were still missing from the room. Everyone waited patiently for them. The absent pair held the two seats under Reilo's control.
Creak.
As the wooden door swung open, two figures in voluminous black robes entered the room.
After looking around, they both removed their rain cloaks, revealing the formal academic robes beneath. They naturally made their way to the last two vacant sofas and sat down.
"Hmm?"
Quite a few people gave a quiet, puzzled sound at the sight of the unfamiliar woman accompanying Reilo.
As agreed,