Who wouldn't want to raise an adorable Earth Beast?
Raise it from a tiny, cuddly creature and watch it grow into a mighty giant.
It would bring its owner endless joy and could even intimidate enemies.
Douluo Continent had already begun advancing along a technological path.
Electric carts and aircraft were under development.
Some people had even started using them.
People on Douluo Continent had long since stopped thinking of Earth Beasts as mere transportation.
Many had begun dreaming up wild ideas.
What if they got an Earth Beast and mounted cannons, gun barrels, and technology from Beyond the Sky on its back, then fitted it with plenty of shields?
The Earth Beast would become a walking battle fortress.
Some even wanted to give it wings and send it flying into space.
Build a little house on its back, and it would be a cozy home that went wherever you did.
As absurd as it sounded, no one could resist imagining it.
Even Anaxa was intrigued when he saw their sketches.
The people of Douluo Continent grew more desperate by the day to enter Amphoreus.
Yet only a handful could make it in.
Douluo Continent's population was growing, too.
Without a direct road to Amphoreus, transporting everyone there by vehicle alone would barely make a dent.
And sending even one person to Amphoreus cost a fortune.
Douluo Continent was also home to many elderly people.
They had spent their lives toiling in the fields, exploited by the empire.
Now Douluo Continent was changing, and life was flourishing everywhere.
But for those old folks, reaching Amphoreus remained all but impossible.
Their longing for it, however, ran deep.
They were all the more grateful to Amphoreus and to the people from Beyond the Sky.
If they never set foot in Amphoreus, it