[Days ago, in the Lower Realm.] In the center of the Dark Continent, a final surge of energy pulses out from the throne before it goes silent, and strings of notifications ring through every single awakened human's inner ear. [You have gained access to the World Wide Connectivity System!] This is what happens once the mysterious ruler of this human world shuts off his [Spectate] feed and walks through the final doors at the top of the throne to ascend to the Upper Realm. The three body doubles of the Flame Emperor lose their live memory feedback as the crystallized purple barrier limits all system-based energy from moving in or out of it. However, being in contact with the main body of the ruler of this world is the least of the concerns right now. The real urgent matter at hand is that over half a billion awakened all around the world have witnessed this event, and the world has begun to descend into chaos as the final surge from the throne has caused over half of the dungeons around the world to break again. There is quite sufficient infrastructure in place thanks to the Association's network already, and just for being a link of loyalty, many lower-level hunters have received buffs and access to skills that allow them to fight at a much higher level than usual. The Crimson City is built up to house over 100,000 people, with a far higher percent of the population being strong hunters as they're drawn here from the forum postings of powerful and rare dungeons within the canyon being open to the public and lightly regulated. Tens of millions of humans dive into their first dungeons to kill a monster for the first time and become awakened as their neighbors and family members talk highly of the perks. They cannot miss out any longer on the growing technology in the new era of this world. The forest region west of the 8 Great Regions continues to be built up, housing some new visitors. However, the majority stay in the Apex, Veridian, and Vice Regions, as their cities are the largest with enough prebuilt infrastructure to withstand millions coming in. A large number of these visitors come from the Central City, the man-made mountain guarded by divine flames. Maria is able to suppress these flames after days of pushing her icy soul energy to the limit, using up a large portion of the mana stores leftover in the artificial mountain. Abby and the 3 Rising Emperor's body doubles lead teams of powerful earth mages to create roads connecting the entire world together. Not only can trade be done through the new system upgrades, but visiting other nations via long-range high-speed trains is being tested and is in the beginning stages of production. While wealthy leaders can afford teleport crystals made by Bri, luminite is a rare resource, and the cost needs to remain high, or it'll be used up far too fast. Each of the 3 dozen Crimson Army members is ordered by their commanders to guard sectors of land all over the world. Thanks to Bri and Rodrigo, each of them is given units of over 100 C to B-Class hunters to help maintain order. Nothing new or out of the ordinary is pushed upon the public, but it is necessary to have the strong watch over them. Just because all awakened have sworn their loyalty to the Rising Emperor, the euphoria of a mystery man saving them wears off after a while no matter how much it's reinforced. Petty crime and the abuse of new powers granted to certain system users will be inevitable. The chance of innocents getting hurt is the cost of free will. However, having the Knights and Commanders watch over the largely populated cities will lower this risk and ensure a lookout for any rogues that wish to cause unnecessary violence. A new routine ripples through the world as many return to their daily lives, integrating this new system upgrade as if it's normal. The spectacle they witnessed through their own eyes, senses, and the portrayed feelings of the Rising Emperor killing a Noble Demon and claiming this world, slowly fades away. Humans have their own self centered lives to worry about. Many that study history will remember, but in just a few weeks or months, if not given a constant reminder, this entire event will be forgotten by the masses... However, the generals have a far different outlook on their new lives. With 50% of their power still being borrowed even days later, many wonder what is happening that requires this much power. Guesses of constant battles, more trials, and many other scenarios are thrown out, but it makes the four of them collectively decide they need to get stronger on their own. They cannot solely rely on borrowing power; they need to gain it for themselves. With the help of Bri and Rodrigo, they gain access to the Central City Labyrinth. This is where Raven trained years ago to rank up a 3rd time, and where all of the Order Leaders trained in private. In between helping to bring the world together and securing their place as leaders in this new and shifting society, all of the generals surpass level 20,000. This is enough to awaken their 3rd-ranked buffs and also use the shared [All-Seeing Eye] skill to upgrade their base skills to [Divine] and [Supreme] Grade. The four generals float above the world, looking down on the Crimson City that has exponentially grown in the last few days, with the dormant black tower still looming far off in the desert. Some small civilizations have been formed around the tower, but it is being built far slower than the larger cities. Their day's shifts of necessary work are done, and today, they all finished their leveling training. Any more is useless, as the majority of their power comes from mana control and divine energy. However, this is part of the problem. Maria is the first to speak up, breaking the silence and looking up into the starry sky. "Where do you think Jay went...? He said he'd see us soon." Her heartbeat sounds in her ears as she takes a deep breath in and out, letting an icy aura surround her while trying to make another telepathy connection with the Rising Emperor, but it comes up short again. Arie is the first to reply. "He gave me time to explore, and it worked out. I never forgot about you all, and I'm positive Jay won't either...." He grins while playing with a small ball of demonic energy in his right palm, while a white ball of mana mixed with a strange qi based substance spins in his left. Abby nods next, her body shimmering with a green luster even though none of her skills or buffs are active. "He wouldn't be borrowing this many stats if he didn't need it. We just have to be patient and protect this world while we wait..." Abby looks up to the sky in the direction Maria looks and continues. "I do want to try out my new buff though. Releasing it here would not be safe..." Maria's lips curl upward. "I want to try out mine too..." Raven hovers over all of them, still the only general with a True Core among them, and speaks of her past knowledge. After Raven's words, the conversation comes to a standstill, and the four generals enjoy the cool breeze of the desert night. However, this calm silence is interrupted with a new system upgrade in their ears, along with an additional 1% of power available to them. The names of billions of new system users under their administration come rushing into their minds. These new links of loyalty come from over a hundred new planets, and their citizens are automatically added to the instant trading forums and leaderboards.