As Marisbury Animusphere's voice fell silent, the roar of machinery echoed through every corner of the white base.
It came from the Ark fusion Reactor buried beneath the base.
Inside the central control room, everyone held their breath.
Beneath the massive bulletproof glass, the Pseudo-Earth Model floating at the center of the hollow began to glow.
At first, it was only a faint radiance, like a glimmer from the depths of stardust. Then it intensified, illuminating the entire underground space as brightly as day.
Countless pale-blue streams of data cascaded from the ceiling like waterfalls and poured into the sphere. The chaotic colors on its surface began to rotate and separate before finally condensing into distinct continental plates and azure oceans.
"Phase One, parameters stable!"
"Phase Two, Gaia Memory synchronization rate at 98.7%. Margin of error within acceptable limits!"
"Phase Three, Sheba lens calibration complete. Beginning Observation!"
The technicians' voices rose and fell over the communications channel, unable to contain their excitement.
Rows of green lights on the consoles lit up one after another, eventually merging into a brilliant band of light that declared their success.
Marisbury clenched his fist tightly, his knuckles turning white from the force.
He stared at that perfect, rotating blue planet. He could even see clouds drifting across its surface and the lights of city clusters shining in the night.
It was no different from the real-time footage transmitted from the International Space Station.
That meant they had succeeded. The Grand Order, into which the Animusphere Family had poured the efforts of generations, had become reality at this very moment.
"Truly... incredible..."
Kirschtaria Wodime gazed at the light cast by that planet and voiced his heartfelt awe.
This was a shock that only a magus of the Department of Astromancy could truly appreciate.
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