"The golden rainbow light—although not entirely a ’rainbow’, it is a substantial improvement compared to the previous ’gold’!"
—Surely, the future of Terra will become even better!
But the outcome was not so.
Because, in this foreboding... a world war erupted in Terra World. Google seaʀᴄh Novᴇl_Fire(.)net
This was a terrifying war that swept across all realms of humans, leaving no one untouched and no one able to keep themselves safe.
Moreover, it wasn’t just a war between various nations; even internal conflicts within these countries escalated to the point of civil wars.
For example, the situation between Fiery Flame Land and The Empire was such a complex case.
The Empire simultaneously waged war against Fiery Flame Land, Steep Ridge Fortress, and Azure Sky Royal Court, while the conflict between the Great Prince and the Second Prince grew more intense. The Southwest Legion and the Eastern Legion had fought secretly multiple times over resource competition.
As for the Great Princess, she went so far as to form a joint expedition team with the Seven Cities Alliance and the area surrounding Mist Port, engaging in naval battles with Far Shore Island, while also subtly manipulating the Farflame Desert Fortresses behind the scenes, with her reach extending everywhere.
The Empire internally seemed divided into three parts, and Fiery Flame Land was leaning toward division due to the struggle between the Nemasis Bloodline and the Abassalom Bloodline—everyone was simultaneously fighting internal and external wars.
In fact, the civil wars within each group, and the cleansing of opposing personnel, were even more terrifying than the external wars.
Except for a few countries like the Gantreignum Republic and Canaan Moore, which had experienced early internal conflicts, virtually all major forces on the mainland were in such a state.
But... amidst this atmosphere of worldwide war.
In December of Terra 783, five years after the South Sea Redwood Base was reactivated...
An extremely streamlined spacecraft, aided by the barely repaired critical facilities of the damaged orbital accelerator and the help of the Sublimator, launched with dazzling arcs, speeding towards the top of the Firmament!
—What world war, you fight your battle, I am headed to the sky!
Ian himself was the one who was shocked: "With just this short time, why on earth would I be able to develop a spaceship?"
As a professional, he knew well how difficult it was to build a spaceship, given the situation in Xiawei Territory. Even with his future efforts, using both the abilities of the Prophet and the Pioneer of Iron, it would probably take another ten years just to barely touch the edges, and even then it might not be achieved within a generation.
Of course, that would be a different story if any designs or production lines from a prior era civilization were discovered—if that were the case, they would zoom into the sky directly!
But soon, Ian’s doubts were resolved.
Because the simple spacecraft that rushed into space quickly disintegrated and shattered... revealing a colossal assembly dragon!
A Dragon Titan that was specially modified for space!
Buzz—as the Assembled Dragon with special rocket nozzles adjusted its direction, it began accelerating around the Terra Planet and then, after repeated accelerations, sped towards Terra’s two moons!
This time, the Galewind Dragon King was the one in shock: [How can you just go to the Moon so easily? To ensure that you won’t be harmed by the possible high-energy radiation on the Moon, Dragon Island reviews every Sublimator and aircraft that wants to go to the Moon!]
[In fact, when your aircraft took off, it must have been under our surveillance... Why would we let you go over?]
"Relax." Ian was surprisingly calm about this: "The future me must have convinced you all, and the future you definitely agreed with my decision."
Truth be told, even the Dragon King felt a prickly discomfort when speaking to the Prophet... their arrogance seemed so natural that it made one instinctively want to rebel.
Yet, the Galewind Dragon King had to admit... the future him and the other three Dragon Kings were indeed convinced.
Even the current Ian, provided he decided to talk more, would certainly be able to convince them!
With numerous souls as members and the body of a Mechanical Dragon as the spacecraft, although the mechanical technology of Xiawei Territory was indeed insufficient to create a spaceship or a proper rocket, with the help of the orbital accelerator by the Redwood Base, helping the Mechanical Dragon head into space was indeed no big deal.
The colossal assembly dragon soon landed on the Illusory Moon, and then this massive dragon split into dozens of various small assembly bodies, starting an intense exploration of local resources and mines.
The intriguing part is that these assembly bodies seemed to already know where resources were located, as the spots they chose to land were precisely the most suitable locations.
[Is this also the Seer’s Ability?]
"Definitely not. How could I see the Moon? I’m guessing I convinced Dragon Island to share their lunar survey data with me."
Even though it seemed plausible that Ian would indeed be able to convince Galewind Dragon King in the future, without familiarity with the Prophet’s mindset, a thoughtful Galewind Dragon King felt like a fool being freeloaded: [Also, wonder what reason you will use in the future to convince us Dragon Island...]
The answer was soon revealed.
As the wars among Terra Nations grew increasingly terrifying and intense, even Fourth Energy Level powerhouses started to clash frequently, Xiawei Territory’s lunar development became more and more fervent—not only some people within The Empire but even some Sublimators and wealthy merchants from other countries, who were aware of the intense battles on the ground, wanted to be far away.