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'Well, damn! He sure works fast! ' Raven pursed his lips as he hovered above the shore east of the Lost Continent.
He gazed at the calm and blue waters beneath him. He could sense the abundant life and bounty of the underwater world. The sight was the complete opposite of what the seas looked like mere hours ago.
None saw how Cedric did it, but they knew it was him. After all, only he could perform outrageous miracles like this with barely an effort on his part.
This just shows how out of this world their Sun Sage has truly become. And it's even more reason why Raven insisted on not bothering him too much since he didn't want people holding Cedric back from realizing his true potential.
Even though Cedric doesn't participate in mundane things, his presence alone is enough for humans to grow steadily. The stronger he was, the better it would be for them. It doesn't matter if he only becomes a spiritual leader; with his strength alone, Prime Earth is safe, and that's enough.
With the seas returning to their natural form and cleansed of demonic filth, humans could now traverse them without suffering any consequences. They could sail all over Prime Earth without being afraid that they'd be swallowed up by the towering waves or the unknown creatures of the sea.
And since it was Cedric who did all of this, it's almost certain that he left some surprises at some parts of the sea. Such things are waiting for the fated people to arrive.
But that's going to have to wait. After all, they haven't even started to truly rehabilitate the Lost Continent.
In the recent meeting they had, they agreed about a couple of things that would affect this continent's future development.
They decided that this continent would turn into some sort of industrial zone for humans. And this was mostly because of the rich resources they discovered in this place.
After cleansing the corruption from the land and reinvigorating it with pure essence energy, the land showed immense potential in terms of giving birth to natural resources. In mere years of stability, it is estimated that the resources that this continent could produce will surpass Azure Terra's by a large margin.
And that's just based on the initial estimates. There is a high chance that this land will produce even more richer resources in the long run so long as they remain smart about its development.
Obviously, this was fantastic news for everybody. With this kind of promise, they could see a really bright future for humanity. They didn't know how this came to be, and frankly, they didn't care. What matters to them is the idea that they have to take advantage of this and be very smart and careful about whatever they're about to do with this continent for the sake of the race's bright future.
Their focus would be building infrastructure that would preserve and care for the land while also finding strategic locations to build resource collection and manufacturing structures without it conflicting with zones where they estimated the resources would be.
And this was going to be a bit challenging since there's just too much potential hidden in this land. It's so tempting to just turn this entire continent into a massive factory instead just to take full advantage of the potential resources it could bring to them, but that would be unwise.
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Since he's bored and has a lot of time in his hands, he decided to monitor the world. But even that became boring after a while.
That's until an idea struck him.
He flew above the clouds, flying as high as he could, almost touching the Purgatory Realm itself. He then looked down and basked in the feeling of sovereignity for a while before making his move.
With a flick of his sleeves, a pocket dimension was formed. Space and time twisted into ribbons that he finely controlled as he wished. Once it stabilized, he entered it and showed the unstable and empty interior.
In here, he released his godlike power. Initiating creation like a real god.
Cedric planned to turn this place into a secret realm tucked away behind the clouds. This one in particular will be his new temporary home for the time being.
Why? Just because he could, really. There's no special reason. He just felt like having a home that can't be reached through normal means. Besides, this has always been one of his fantasies since he was a kid: having a castle above the clouds. It's like the next level after having a treehouse—almost.
Besides, being this close to the skies allows him to react faster just in case the space pirates make a move. He could just pass through the purgatory realm and interfere when he needed to.
But really, that's just an excuse, and he's being willful here. He just wanted to fulfill his fantasy of having a castle hidden in the clouds. This isn't technically it since the castle will be hidden on a secret realm, but considering that he's actually purposefully making the clouds able to hold up a huge castle, it's not that different, really.
Typically, stretching space like this was unwise because it poses the risk of destabilizing the world. However, it's Cedric's work. Of course he already put that into consideration.
He didn't have to worry about destabilizing the spatial integrity of Prime Earth simply because of the existence of the Sacred Celestial Tree.
Not only is that thing able to be responsible for the day and night cycles of the entire world, it also bolsters the space of the world it is in and enriches it.
Speaking of which, that tree is about to reach full maturity. With the steadily increasing vitality of Prime Earth and constant nourishing by Cedric himself, it entered a period of steady growth over these years.
Within five to six years, it will reach its mature stage. By then, it will be able to connect through worlds beyond this one, allowing safe and stable passage for humans to do so.
Cedric has grand plans for that, but that's going to have to wait until the tree matures.