114: Eternal Star City

This 30-square-kilometer island was, at this moment, devoid of any other breathing human being besides him.

This was true, absolute solitude.

It was also true, absolute freedom.

【Ding!】

【Environment detected to meet safety standards.】

【Distributing mission rewards...】

In his mind, the system's mechanical voice arrived right on schedule.

Immediately after, Jiang Yuan felt a warmth in his palm.

A card emitting a faint golden halo appeared out of thin air in his hand.

The card was made of an unknown material—neither quite metal nor jade—and complex, mysterious patterns flowed across its surface, as if it contained the power to alter the rules of the world.

【Item: Universal Modification Voucher】

【Description: Can perform one "conceptual-level" reshaping on any item or territory owned by the Host (up to 100 square kilometers). Ignores physical laws, ignores engineering difficulties; whatever is imagined is obtained.】

【Bonus: Future Guard members × 10,000 (will automatically move in once the base is completed).】

"Conceptual-level reshaping..."

Jiang Yuan looked at the card in his hand, his heart unable to stop pounding violently.

This meant that as long as he wanted to, he could even make this island fly.

He walked slowly to the high point of the beach and stood firm on that massive black reef.

He closed his eyes.

He took a deep breath and held the golden card high.

His consciousness began to connect with the system.

It was a miraculous feeling; a 3D model of the entire New Moon Island instantly appeared in his mind.

Every tree, every stone, every drop of water was under his control.

Now.

It only required a single thought from him.

This primitive, desolate isolated island would become the greatest miracle on Earth.

"System."

Jiang Yuan opened his eyes, his pupils flashing with a light that seemed capable of piercing through the future.

"Begin modification."

As his will moved, the 【Universal Modification Voucher】 instantly disintegrated in his palm, turning into countless specks of light that merged into the ground beneath his feet.

There was no earth-shattering explosion as imagined, nor any deafening roar.

This was a higher-level, near-miraculous silent change.

Jiang Yuan only felt the space before his eyes suddenly ripple like water.

The island, originally only thirty square kilometers, began to "grow" wildly in his field of vision.

That was spatial folding technology rewriting reality.

The coastline was infinitely elongated in some invisible dimension, and the land extended beneath his feet.

Clearly, to the outside world, this place remained that unremarkable little island.

But in Jiang Yuan's perception, the island's internal space had been forcibly expanded to a full one hundred square kilometers!

Immediately after, the most shocking scene occurred.

The azure sky above suddenly seemed like a curtain being lifted, instantly fading and disappearing.

Replacing it was a deep cosmic galaxy, dazzling to the point of suffocation.

That was not the starry sky outside Earth's atmosphere, but a panorama of the Milky Way captured and brightened by the system.

Billions of stars rotated slowly overhead, nebulae swirling, as if within reach.

"Let there be light."

Jiang Yuan murmured subconsciously.

And so, light came.

Amidst that magnificent artificial galaxy, two massive artificial celestial bodies rose simultaneously from the east and west ends.

In the east, a miniature fusion star radiating warm golden light—that was the sun belonging to this island.

In the west, a cold, silver cold-fusion reflector—that was the moon exclusive to this place.

Sun and moon shone together, the galaxy hung upside down.

This was a miniature universe forcibly stripped from Earth's physical laws!

Rumble—the ground began to tremble slightly.

In the very center of the island, the original primitive jungle retreated like the tide.

A giant spire, crafted entirely from dark matter black gold, rose from the ground as if growing from the Earth's core, piercing straight into the clouds.

It towered into the clouds, its body flowing with mysterious deep blue light paths, as if breathing with life.

And around the spire, countless silver-white building complexes materialized out of thin air.

These were ecological farms, antimatter energy wells, quantum research centers... They were distributed in an orderly fashion between forests and lakes, perfectly integrating technology and nature.

But this was not the end.

The moment that giant tower, named 【Star Throne】, was completely formed.

Across the entire island's surface, a full ten thousand deep blue teleportation beams lit up.

Swish! Swish! Swish!

The light dissipated.

On the previously empty plaza, in the coastline watchtowers, and even in the deep mountain bunkers, a silent army appeared out of thin air.

Ten thousand Future Guard members.

They were entirely encased in fluid nano-armor that conformed to their muscle lines, their faces covered by black tactical masks, revealing only a single deep blue electronic eye.

The weapons in their hands were electromagnetic pulse rifles and high-energy particle light blades capable of slicing through main battle tanks in an instant.

This was a futuristic force capable of steamrolling any modern national special forces.

"Clatter—" No passwords, no noise.

Ten thousand soldiers, movements uniform and synchronized, knelt on one knee, facing the 【Star Throne】 towering into the clouds in the center.

That was a tribute to their creator.

Jiang Yuan was now standing at the very top level of the 【Star Throne】.

This was the commanding height of the entire miniature universe.

Through the massive one-way transparent floor-to-ceiling windows, he overlooked this territory that belonged solely to him.

The outside world would never know what had happened here.

Under the effect of 【Causality Law · Cognitive Shielding】, even if a US reconnaissance satellite flew overhead, what it would capture was merely a desolate, uninhabited island.

Any missile or nuclear bomb, the moment it touched that invisible shield, would be transferred to another dimension by spatial folding technology.

This was an "extraterritorial zone" on Earth.

It was also, in the true sense, an absolute safe zone.

"Is this what it feels like to be a god?"

Jiang Yuan reached out and grasped the empty air.

It was as if he held that artificial sun outside the window in his palm.

Beneath the base of that tower, a weapon system capable of destroying the Earth's core was buried deep.

As long as he wanted to, he could even reset this planet.

Previously, winning money only brought about a secretion of dopamine.

But now, mastering this power that transcended dimensions brought a shudder and sublimation at the soul level.

At this moment.

The automatic door behind him slid open silently.

A guard commander, draped in a silver cape with visibly heavier armor, strode over.

He walked to the foot of the throne, knelt on one knee, and his voice, transmitted via bone conduction technology, rang out clearly and respectfully in Jiang Yuan's mind:

"Your Excellency, Supreme Commander."

"【Eternal Star City】 has been fully activated."

"Energy core operation is normal; shield system charging is complete."

"Please provide your instructions."

Jiang Yuan turned around and sat slowly on that black throne suspended in mid-air.

His fingertips tapped lightly on the armrest, emitting a crisp sound.

His gaze pierced through the galaxy, as if looking toward the distant East.

"Maintain Level 1 alert."

"Also..."

Jiang Yuan sat on the black throne, fingers tapping gently on the armrest, remembering that woman in the Las Vegas desert who had wanted him dead.

"Activate the Eye of the Stars."

"Find the location of that Mrs. Lin."

"She gave me a big gift, so I must send her a return gift to be polite."