"What's the situation inside the Forbidden Zone?"
A voice, filled with divine authority, echoed from the top of a barren hill.
"Reporting to the Holy Emperor, so far, there's no sign that any information has leaked. However..."
The person responding hesitated, as if unsure whether to continue.
After the mysterious object from the heavens landed in the Desolate Wastes, Holy Emperor Luminis had kept everything under tight control. No one had made any rash moves.
If there had been a panicked lockdown of the Desolate Wastes—a neutral zone that was usually open to all—and if a large number of disciples had been sent to search for the object, the situation would have already been exposed. Countless practitioners would have flocked to the area, vying for control.
But thanks to Holy Emperor Luminis' wise decision, that disaster had been avoided.