Time passed, day by day.
Cliff Island bustled with people coming and going, lively beyond compare.
At the center of the island, the mountain of resources that had once reflected across the sky and symbolized boundless wealth seemed to be shaved away layer by layer by an invisible giant hand, visibly shrinking lower.
Under the direction of Sheng Tian, Zheng Zicheng, and the other Chiefs, the teams from every island moved their respective shares in orderly fashion, like colonies of ants.
The dazzling treasure light still flowed, but it was no longer so aggressively blinding. It merely reflected the satisfaction and eagerness flowing through the eyes of the busy figures below.
That was... the joy of harvest!
"Look! Myriad Phenomena Star Sand—mountains of Myriad Phenomena Star Sand! How many tens of thousands of years of hard work has this saved us?!"
"Not just that, there's Time Sand too—so much Time Sand!"
"What shallow eyes you have! There's Time Crystal Marrow the size of fists right here, and you're still staring at a few grains of sand!"
"Don't just stand there getting excited. Move faster! The Alliance Leader is For Public Good and has granted us such a heaven-sent Opportunity. We absolutely must not slack off!"
"Exactly, exactly! Count everything carefully. Do not let down the Alliance Leader's goodwill!"
Amid the fervent discussions, everyone unconsciously shifted their gazes, their faces filled with reverence and gratitude, toward the same direction—beyond this orderly bustle, at the heart of the vortex of treasure light and clamor, where an ancient Main Hall stood in silent stillness!
The hall was silent, yet it struck harder than the boiling commotion outside.
Countless crystalline Myriad Phenomena Star Sands flowing with Mystic Yellow aura formed glittering Starry Rivers beneath the pull of an invisible force field. Swept