The study was silent.

Only the faint sound of pages turning echoed softly.

Carolina and the Red Widow stood quietly in front of the desk, not daring to make a sound, fearing they would disturb Sunan behind the desk.

Yet, the two women occasionally stole glances at Sunan, their eyes flashing brightly.

Back then, Sunan mentioned going to investigate the Starry Light Tower, and then he disappeared for more than two years.

Although the Star Alliance managed to operate steadily due to Sunan’s prior arrangements and didn’t encounter major issues, Carolina and the Red Widow couldn’t help but worry over his absence for more than two years.

After all, they knew very well that the current prosperity of the Star Alliance hinged on Sunan alone.

Without Sunan, the entire Star Alliance could collapse in an instant.

This was an outcome they absolutely could not accept.

Just as they were about to lose patience and prepare to send someone to find Sunan, the latter finally returned.

Accompanying him was a piece of news that utterly shocked them.

Their master had ascended to an Official Wizard!

This wasn’t information directly given to them but rather a rumor that had spread outside, no one knew when it started.

It was said that Sunan had successfully ascended to a Wizard in the Starry Light Tower, and upon exiting, he boldly killed fourteen Level 3 Wizard Apprentices of the Truth Council and took over the Starry Light Tower.

At first, when they heard this news, Carolina and the Red Widow were somewhat skeptical.

But when they saw Sunan in person and felt the profound, starry aura about him, so different from before, all their doubts evaporated, replaced with overwhelming joy.

Their years of experience within the Star Alliance had already given them a thorough understanding of Wizards, comprehending deeply what a Wizard meant on the Starlight Continent today.

If they had to use a metaphor, it would be that a Wizard is akin to the Starlight Continent’s only deity!

They couldn’t imagine anything that could withstand the power of a Wizard!

With a Wizard, the Star Alliance’s march towards uniting the underground world—no, uniting the Starlight Continent—was unstoppable!

This was an aspiration far grander and more thrilling than their previous goal of being the ’underground world’s overlord’!

At the thought of this, the two women couldn’t help but tremble inwardly, their faces flushing with excitement, their gazes towards their master behind the desk filled with increasing reverence and admiration.

Sunan didn’t notice the women’s subtle actions, focused on reading the reports of the past two years.

Due to temporarily halting expansion, the territory of the Star Alliance had seen little change over these past two years, only developing over ten more resource points.

Perhaps because of this, the Dark Elves hadn’t sent anyone to harass them again.

The Star Alliance had welcomed a rare period of peace and tranquility.

However, in contrast to the unchanged territory size, the military strength of the Star Alliance had grown considerably.

In terms of golems, the Star Alliance had accumulated a vast number of Stone Golems and Dual-bladed Spiders over these two years, enough to form two small Golem Legions.

As soon as Sunan filled the ranks with Steel Golems, Elite Steel Golems, and Elite Dual-bladed Spiders, the Star Alliance could immediately bring two more small Golem Legions into existence.

But what surprised Sunan most was the Demon Pattern Knight Order.

After over a decade of development, the Demon Pattern Knight Order’s numbers had more than tenfolded, nearing a total of fifty thousand.

Unfortunately, the production of Magic Pattern Armor couldn’t keep up with the rapid increase in the number of Demon Pattern Knights.

Currently, less than a third of the Demon Pattern Knight Order is equipped with Magic Pattern Armor.

This is an issue the Star Alliance needs to focus on solving next.

Once the equipment issue is resolved, and the full potential of the Demon Pattern Knight Order is unlocked, it will become the Star Alliance’s second powerful fighting force, comparable to the Golem Legion!

"Level 1 and 2 Magic Pattern Armor can be handed over to the apprentices at the base for manufacturing, but for Level 3 and above, I still need to do it myself."

Sunan pondered slightly.

Thanks to the expansion of the Starry Principality’s territory, the number of apprentices at the base had also seen rapid growth over these two years.

Now, the total number of apprentices exceeded 500, with as many as 524 people.

Among them are over forty Level 2 Wizard Apprentices.

These are the labor force for manufacturing Level 1 and 2 Magic Pattern Armor.

Sunan immediately decided to adjust the task rewards afterward to boost the apprentices’ enthusiasm for making Level 1 and 2 Magic Pattern Armor.

As for Level 3 Magic Pattern Armor, if he genuinely didn’t have time to produce it, he could also obtain it by synthesizing Level 1 and 2 Magic Pattern Armor.

At most, it would cost a bit more.

Similarly, due to the shortage of Magic Pattern Armor, the growth of the core unit of the Demon Pattern Knight Order—the Dragon Antelope Knights—had also stalled.

However, the pasture had now accumulated over three hundred fully grown Dragon Antelopes; as soon as the equipment catches up, the number of Dragon Antelope Knights could instantly double.

Having finished reading the report, Sunan had a good grasp of the Star Alliance’s development over the past two years.

Overall, although no major issues emerged during his two-year absence, various aspects of development speed were more or less affected, causing a stall in the overall strength increase.

However, this time-related cost-loss was insignificant compared to the gains he received in the Starry Light Tower.

Moreover, with his return, it was foreseeable that the Star Alliance would undoubtedly achieve a leap forward in development.

Closing the report, Sunan looked up at Carolina and the Red Widow.

The two women instinctively straightened their bodies.