After greeting Alia, Lynn returned to the academy, sat down in the laboratory, and sensed Augustus's prayer.
He closed his eyes, and his spiritual power sank into the Goblin World.
His consciousness passed through the grayish-white sky, through the clouds, and descended upon the statue in the Supreme God's Temple of the Imperial City.
The statue's eyes flashed, golden light shining from its hollow eye sockets.
At that moment, Augustus was kneeling before the statue, his hands clasped together and his forehead pressed against the cold ground.
His lips moved, his voice very soft.
"Supreme God Enzoth, your loyal servant prays before you. The first hundred spacecraft have all been completed, and the first five hundred astronauts have finished their training. We are ready at any time to explore new worlds for you."
Lynn's divine sense swept over the shipyard outside the Imperial City.
One hundred silver-white spacecraft stood neatly arranged across the open ground, their hulls gleaming coldly beneath the sunlight.
The Goblin Empire's emblem was printed on their bodies, a pattern of crossed gears and wheat stalks.
He inspected the interiors of several spacecraft—the cockpit, engine room, fuel hold, and living quarters—checking every part.
The fuel holds were packed with magic crystal stones, stacked in perfect order.
Dense runes were engraved along the cabin walls to stabilize the energy output of the magic crystal stones.
The living quarters contained beds, tables, chairs, storage cabinets, and even a small kitchen.
The storage cabinets were crammed with rations and water. Lynn withdrew his divine sense.
These spacecraft were tied to the exploration of new worlds. There could be no carelessness.
But... wasn't it too risky to simply send them out like this? What if some other Wizard casually attacked them? Wouldn't that all be for nothing?
After thinking for a