A hundred years later.
The Academic World had developed at a remarkable pace.
In just one hundred years, the Academic World had held two Constellation Festivals, setting a record for the shortest interval between them. The number of Magic Materials and high-quality magic weapons had increased dramatically, while Curvature Spacetime technology had also advanced across the board. It had reached the general standard of a high-level Cataclysm Civilization.
With Curvature Spacetime technology at this level, the Space-Time Fortress platforms created by the Academic World could now fly between continents. The Curvature Reef Plan had also begun a comprehensive upgrade, strengthening the subspace fragments that made up the reefs. It would not have been wrong to say that the Curvature Reefs were becoming Curvature Islands.
Of course, the Academic World still called them Curvature Reefs.
In addition, Middle Earth had undergone comprehensive development over the past hundred years.
After the Ice Age cold snap had devastated the Wasteland, many academies chose to migrate to Middle Earth. As a result, Middle Earth's development over the past century had far outpaced that of the Wasteland, and a number of promising young academies had emerged.
Meanwhile, the resident scholars the Academic World had sent to the Storm Continent Council had completed two rotations over the past century. Having broadened their horizons, these scholars had undoubtedly provided a major impetus for the Academic World's development.
Furthermore, the Academic World had produced two more academic luminaries. One was a respected elder scholar, just as everyone had expected. The other, however, was a young scholar who had risen to prominence only after the Wasteland's new era began. Many regarded him as an idol: Reilo's disciple, Bailan.
Lastly, one development was worth mentioning.
Thirty years ago, the Academic World had discovered a civilization called "Mortal Dust." It was