The Endgame Has Arrived

As for the Bloodborn... Ron shifted his gaze to that orange-gold expanse of hills.

The Bloodborn's territory had expanded steadily in this melee.

Their method of expansion was not the Green Tide's creeping spread, nor the Iron Tide's mass replication.

Every time they took a new hill, the Beast Cavalry first confirmed it was safe, then the diggers surveyed the geological structure, and the lightworkers assessed the glowstone reserves.

If conditions met the standard, seeds of the Echo Tree were planted within seven days, and a Glowstone Resonance Node was built within two weeks.

The Soul Backup Network extended into every corner of the new territory.

Only then did residents move in.

Slow, but incredibly solid.

Every inch of land incorporated into their domain was effective territory that had been thoroughly assessed, systematically developed, and fully utilized.

Not a single open space was wasted, not a single mineral vein overlooked.

The Farwalkers' exploration routes stretched in all directions like a spiderweb, bringing back an endless stream of geographical intelligence, mineral samples, and ecological data.

Trade with the Iron Tide expanded steadily, and specialized division of labor deepened further.

Dawn City gradually developed from a fortress on the highlands into a true city.

Commercial districts, academic districts, workshop districts, military districts—the functional divisions were clearly visible in its urban planning.

The Academy of Mediums trained its first batch of professional mediums.

They could not only interpret the collective memories within the Echo Trees, but also conduct preliminary spirit-world communications, transmitting information remotely between multiple Echo Trees.

This was the Bloodborn version of the "telegraph."

The debates among the three major faith schools had also evolved from casual chatter and bickering into organized public forums.

Every full-moon night, representatives of the Sunlight Church, the Deep Stone Church, and the Farwalkers would hold