Dawn broke over Taichu Sanctuary Immortal City in radiant streams of rose, amber, and gold.
Across the high-altitude sky-docks, massive gantry cranes forged from celestial iron hummed with steady, rhythmic power.
Five hundred thousand certified citizens—every single one evaluated with a Goodness Score of eighty or higher—lined the fortress promenades, terrace gardens, and landing bays.
They cheered, waved golden banners, and watched in awe as the greatest fleet in continental history took shape before their eyes.
At the center of the formation hovered the flagship: the repossessed Imperial Golden Dragon Battleship, now officially rechristened the Taichu Sovereign Creditor.
Its thirty-six dragon-blood void engines roared with deep, synchronized power, retrofitted with golden lotus spirit-mufflers to eliminate toxic emissions.
Linked to its starboard wing via heavy golden magnetic coupling chains was the majestic Taichu Golden Sky-Cruiser, its crystal observation domes gleaming in the morning sun.
Flanking both flagships were ten colossal Nascent-Soul Armored Cruisers, their hulls reinforced with dragon-scale plating and heavy karmic ballistas.
