Chapter 370: The Summit Above The World
[Night Time.]
[Galaxy Tower.]
The chilling, high-altitude winds whipped across the observation deck of the Galaxy Tower. Standing thousands of feet above the sprawling metropolis, the tower served as the architectural and magical pinnacle of Galaxy City. Below them, Galaxy City was a breathtaking ocean of glowing neon lights.
"Big Sister, do you think they’ll come?" Carl asked, staring at the city below. His aura was completely suppressed, blending into the quiet night as his mind calculated the odds of their invited guests actually showing up.
Mirabella stared at the sweet in her hand, then looked up at the clear night sky: "I don’t know." She said. Her tone was calm, betraying no emotion.
"Um... Big Sister, I have a question, why did you reveal your badge to us? I mean, the first time." Grace asked, sitting quietly on the circular bench behind the two.
"Well... The badge shows I am now someone related to the Dragon Empire. It also shows I won’t betray the empire in the future... I showed them the badge, so they will see where I stand." She turned around to face Grace, casually resting her back on the reinforced iron railing around the tower.
"Each of those kids from Galaxy Fall has families, this way, it makes things easier." She said, acknowledging the deep-rooted aristocratic bloodlines and clan politics that governed the native inhabitants.
"Big Sister, I thought you only want those from Earth?" Carl asked, his gaze fixed in the distant, starlit horizon. He remembered their initial mandate to unite the awakened players from Earth.
"That was my initial plan. But later, I discovered I also need people from this world... I don’t know what will happen in the future. As I said, we might lose the right to enter this world... At least, we should have some people here who will continue our goal." She said, slowly licking her sweet.
The connection between Earth and Galaxy Fall was fragile, subject to the whims of the creators. Securing native allies was a vital insurance policy.
"And what is our goal?" Carl asked again, turning his body to face her fully, his expression turning entirely serious: