The lower reaches of the Northern Void River.
Like a ruby, the Blood-Red World darted through the current like a nimble fish, constantly weaving toward the upper reaches of the Northern Void River.
One Small World after another was deftly avoided by the Blood-Red World, none of them hindering its progress in the slightest.
But as the Blood-Red World pressed on, the calm waters of the Northern Void River suddenly grew turbulent.
RUMBLE!!!
The surging waters crashed into the Blood-Red World like a solid wall.
The Blood-Red World, which had been racing forward at full speed, shuddered violently, and its speed abruptly dropped.
At the heart of the Blood-Red World, a brand-new structure now stood on the island.
A huge, ring-shaped laboratory had been built across the lake from the villa!
Compared to the villa, the enormous laboratory building gleamed silver. At a glance, it was clearly made of rare metals.
Inside the vast laboratory, whose walls were etched with countless fine lines, Green was conducting an experiment.
The laboratory was bathed in pure white light, and the workbench was covered with one spherical object after another.
Each sphere was about ten centimeters in diameter. Its smooth surface reflected the white lights and, from certain angles, shone brilliantly.
But every one of these spheres had some kind of defect. Some were crossed by black lines, while others had patches of broken surface.
Green stood beside the workbench, while a sphere of the same kind floated in the air.
Unlike the others, this sphere had no flaws on its surface. Its silver sheen was flawless and seamless!
Green's fingers moved through the air, blue streams of light shooting from his fingertips and striking the silver sphere.
As Green continued to trace blue light across it, the silver sphere began to emit