A vast Magic Web has enveloped the entire Empire, allowing information to flow through it and energies to surge within it. The once loose and isolated human society has never been so tightly and efficiently connected together, so much so that even events occurring in far-off lands can instantly transcend the vast distances of mountains and waters.
Tower Guardian Ge Lin wore a loose shirt, sitting in his workspace. The double-layer thickened windows blocked the howling cold wind outside the tower, while the heating system inside made the room as warm as an afternoon during the spring-summer transition. The room wasn't too large and felt quite quiet, except for the occasional buzzing or clicking sound from the running machinery, and the sizzling sound of food being heated on the nearby stove.
