The Path to Lordship Begins in the North

"Countdown to launch begins."

A synthesized voice, distinct from the common language, rang out around the Tower of Babel.

For some reason, the demons and the Sauron dragons felt a sense of dread upon hearing this voice, and even the people in the tower felt a sense of fear, because this voice seemed devoid of any emotion, like a true god who did not care at all about the fate of mortals.

Although Lilith felt quite friendly towards him, she also looked at her brother, who had already entered the carriage and was sitting in his seat, quietly waiting for the carriage door to close, with some worry.

"All interfaces are separated, and the cargo hold door is closed."

The various passageways connected to the elevator car began to close. Of course, under Anastasia's command, people had already evacuated from the interconnected passageways and were all quietly watching the elevator car placed on the launch pad surrounded by eight towers through the screen.

The relentless announcement rang out precisely on time: "5-4-3-2-1".

Linde had never imagined that he would be able to ride a space elevator, let alone in another world. Although he had mentally prepared himself again and again, Linde was still very nervous at this moment. This had nothing to do with his mental state, but was simply out of awe for this crystallization of the wisdom of his predecessors.

"emission."

As the cold announcement sounded, the eight towers simultaneously began to flicker with blue flames. Rather than flames, they were more like a kind of energy that was almost solidified. In an instant, the blue energy around the carriage also began to spew out, directly launching the carriage into the sky.

Outside the Tower of Babel, the Sauron dragons, having finally broken through the elves' blockade, arrived around the tower. Seeing the tower shimmering with blue light, the Sauron dragons shouted, "A good opportunity! Now is the time to take this tower completely!"

Just as the dragons were preparing to attack the "operating" tower, they saw the blue flames it spewed transform into a giant wave that swept away everything around the tower.

Immediately afterwards, a black and white checkered "square" was launched from the middle of the eight towers at a speed that even a dragon could not comprehend. After passing through the rings, the square became even faster and more exaggerated.

Why did the Sauron dragons join the war in the first place? Why did they hate the tower so much? Why, even after an incredibly long time had passed for the dragons, did they still want to completely destroy the tower?

Because these dragons do not allow anything in this world to exist that can surpass their power.

In fact, this has nothing to do with who the actual ruler of this continent is. The dragons don't even care who is in charge of this continent. But in the minds of these proud dragons, dragons should be the most powerful and perfect creatures, the only overlords of the sky.

The existence of the tower seems to demonstrate that humans and elves can surpass dragons through their own strength, something the dragons absolutely cannot allow.

It was precisely this twisted mindset that sustained the dragons as they returned to the continent.

However, the scene before them shattered the arrogance of the Sauron dragons, for the black and white checkered pattern quickly exceeded the maximum height the dragons could reach, and the black and white checkered pattern was almost invisible to the dragons.

Among the Sauron dragon herd, the elderly dragon flapped its wings incessantly, trying to catch up with the black and white checkered figure. It completely ignored the increasingly scarce and chaotic magic in the sky and kept flapping its wings.

"Elder! You can't fly any higher! Any higher and you'll reach a realm that even dragons can't reach!"

Among the Sauron dragon herd, a young dragon flew forward, trying to stop the old dragon, but the old dragon angrily turned around and hurled a breath of dragonfire at the young dragon.

"No! No! It has to be higher! If humans can do it, there's no reason why dragons can't!"

This ancient dragon, like Icarus from Greek mythology, kept flapping its wings, always wanting to fly higher. It even broke through the black mist and saw the sun that was obscured by the mist.

This is a height that no dragon has ever reached, even exceeding the dragon's maximum height that Deborah and Margaret had calculated. At this height, the dragon can even see the core of the black mist, which can theoretically only be attacked from the sky.

But that wasn't enough, because the black and white checkered pattern continued to rise at an alarming rate. Still not enough, the dragon continued to flap its wings, but found that not only could it not rise any further, but its altitude was also rapidly decreasing.

The surrounding environment could no longer be described as chaotic with magic; in fact, it was practically devoid of magic. Dragons don't fly using wings; they fly by mastering the magical environment of high altitudes. Flight is essentially a magic unique to dragons. The fact that this ancient dragon could fly this far already demonstrated its profound strength.

The dragon's claws reached helplessly towards the carriage that seemed to be heading into the boundless sky, and then, like Icarus, it began to fall downwards under the sun's rays.

......

Unlike in his dream, Linde truly felt immense pressure. Despite taking numerous protective measures and wearing a pressure-resistant suit made with the collective efforts of everyone in this era, Linde still felt suffocated at that moment.

Fortunately, this space elevator seemed to be even more exaggerated than the one in the movie, or rather, the materials of the elevator that Linde was riding in were more advanced. Although Linde felt extremely uncomfortable, he did not faint immediately.

The outer shell around the car, crafted by the continent's top workers, began to peel away amidst the vibrations, but fortunately, everything went as planned, and no accidents occurred.

Linde struggled to open his eyes and cast his gaze out through the small pane of glass in the elevator car.

Is there really only two continents in this world? What lies beyond the Sea of ​​Mist? Taking this opportunity, Linde felt he should at least take a good look at this world.

But there was nothing outside the window...

Or rather, it wasn't that there was nothing there, but rather that an unimaginable wall of fog blocked the entire Sea of ​​Mist. Even though Linde was currently in a space elevator at a height of 90,000 kilometers, even though Linde was currently in what was probably the tallest building in human history, he could only see a thin mist obstructing his view. This world seemed to have been divided by something.

Just then, Linde suddenly saw the dark cables outside the window.

Wait a minute? Didn't 550C say that this space elevator was simply connected by propulsion?

Soon, Linde felt a sudden, not-so-violent, tremor in the car. The car was connected to the cables, and then Linde could even feel the pressure suddenly decrease. The entire ascent became even smoother. Linde carefully observed the cables outside the window; they were not designed that way, but rather seemed to have suddenly snapped.

"Identity tag verification successful. Access to Tiangong Command Center is permitted. Welcome to the space station. We wish you a pleasant work experience."