Floating Island.
Apart from the basic magical surveillance and defensive magic arrays, only the Void Luminary Vein and the ranches for the magical beasts originally living here remained in operation.
Everything else remained as Kroya had left it after his three-year sleep, shaped by the Eden that came afterward-an endless, magnificent meadow, with flowers of every color growing among the green grass, stretching to the horizon as though merging with the white clouds.
It was the pure beauty of nature, yet it shone more brilliantly than any artificial creation.
Kroya strolled leisurely across the grass. Before long, a crowd of elves gathered around him-Gopherwood, Lotus, Olive, Air Coral... Even the thirsty sea glow algae had given birth to elves after spending enough time beside him.
These nature elves circled Kroya. The more assertive ones, such as the Gopherwood, Lotus, and Air Coral elves, dared to monopolize his shoulders, while the others could only fly along forlornly.
With so many elves gathered together, almost every step he took stirred the surrounding magical power. He was practically a walking home for elves.
Still, Kroya rather enjoyed the feeling.
Especially since... his plan this time actually required the elves' help. Nothing was better suited to this world's laws than elves. They were nature's favorites, and drawing magic arrays with their magical power would certainly be much easier.
As he reached the edge of Floating Island, the Tower Spirit brought him a full vial of crystalline red blood extracted from the Red Dragon's egg. It looked like clusters of crystals.
The Tower Spirit reported, "Those Dragon Goblins actually cooperated when I went to extract it. They didn't cause any trouble. I was ready to subdue them."
"That's because they're clever." Kroya took the bottle the Tower Spirit handed him and explained, "Once you acted,