After nearly a month of preparation, the Sacred Guard had thoroughly mastered the operation of the scientific research vessel according to the manual left behind by the Kree. At the same time, expeditionary soldiers laid the bodies of their fallen comrades on iron plates, suspended them with chains behind the Kree research vessel's engines, and used the engine exhaust flames generated when the Sacred Guard started the ship to cremate the dead soldiers.
During this time, the Emperor issued orders for members of the Brotherhood of the Shield, including those from the Turquoise Stairway on the Sinai Peninsula, to make their way to Egypt and prepare to board the ship back to Eridu. This meant that Eridu's thirty years of preparation had come to an end. All the Emperor's forces spread across Earth began to withdraw, and thirty years' worth of reports on the "well-field system" and commercial development had accumulated. Eridu's sociological experiment had reached its conclusion.
The next step was to move Eridu's grain warehouses into the Kree Empire's research vessel, along with every educated student from Eridu's public schools, their families, and all officials in the Administrative System, excluding the religious administration. After all, the Sacred Guard was too small in number; they could only rely on educated humans to operate the ship.
The Emperor did not remain there. Captain Miller and the Sacred Guard could handle what came next.
Following his orders, Inanna set out ahead of time and found Icarus, who was still on the Sinai Peninsula.
As agreed, Icarus was supposed to meet Kronos, King of the Eternals, relay the Emperor's thoughts and demands, then meet the Emperor with the King's reply. When Inanna found him, Icarus was staying in the crude house he had built in the Black Desert. As an Eternal with