The sky did not close again.
It remained open, wide, endless, and impossibly deep.
Where once only clouds drifted, now there were structures. Vast silhouettes moving slowly in orbit. Rings of light, distant gateways, drifting constructs that seemed both mechanical and alive.
For a full day, the world stopped.
Cities froze in place.
Governments issued no commands.
Hunters, soldiers, civilians, everyone simply looked up.
And then,
The system returned.
But not as it had been before.
George stood at the edge of a rebuilt city, Kas and Typhon beside him, when the air itself shimmered.
A new message appeared, not in his mind alone, but across the entire world.
Projected in the sky.
[Global System Announcement]
Trial Phase: Complete
World Status: Open Civilization
Integration Phase: Initiated
New Systems Unlocked:
Universal Growth Acceleration
Cross-World Trade Network
Inter-Civilization Communication
Faction Creation Protocol
