Time passed quietly. Production capacity on Avalon Planet soared, soon meeting the Azureans' demand for Game Pods on Corgi Star.
Millions of Azureans entered "Firmament," but they were still only a drop in the ocean and caused little stir in the game.
For the Azureans, however, it meant something entirely different.
If the first Spirit Crystal they had obtained had shown them hope, the steady stream of Spirit Crystals that followed made them feel they had already grasped it.
Compared with their millions of players, the number of Spirit Crystals they obtained was actually modest—only a few tens of thousands. That amounted to just one person in every few dozen obtaining a Spirit Crystal.
But that was already incredible! Even the total production of Spirit Crystals on the Azure Home Planet was not much higher.
What was more, they discovered that cultivating in the virtual world through their Game Pods was actually slightly more effective than doing so in reality. That made their enthusiasm for Game Pods even harder to contain.
If they had once harbored considerable hostility toward Earthlings, that hostility had long since vanished. Now they only hoped the Earthlings would not hold a grudge and would give them more Game Pods soon.
Yep, they had happily eaten their words! Nothing wrong with that.
Under these circumstances, if the Earthlings' military strength had been weaker than the Azureans', or even merely equal, the Azureans would probably have tried every possible means to conquer Earth and seize control of the extraordinary existence that was "Firmament."
But faced with Earthlings who possessed Antimatter Cannons and Void Shields, they truly could not muster any thought of resistance.
All the Azureans on Corgi Star now had the opportunity to enter "Firmament," leaving countless people on the Azure Empire's home planet green with