The discussion about the Abyss Eyes came to a temporary pause.

After all, no matter how much you talked, the situation was the same—only Ryen, Tartaglia, and Rosalyne had them.

No one else really knew how strong an enchanted Abyss Eye could be.

The only solution was to speed things up and get the Abyss Eye factory running as soon as possible.

Klee and Nahida, both full from eating, each claimed one of Ryen's legs, lying on him and dozing off.

Ryen gently rubbed their bellies, then turned his gaze to the Cryo Archon.

"Today's your first time going to that world. How does it feel?"

A feeling…

The Cryo Archon fell silent.

For a moment, she wasn't sure where to start.

Was it the utterly ridiculous automatic iron-farming machine that collected iron blocks as soon as you stood under the tower?

Or the fully automated farm and livestock systems?

Or perhaps the tall towers built by Liyue in that world, or the resurrected Adepti?

Although she had spent quite some time in the world today, she hadn't seen everything. If she were to claim she'd grasped its features, that would be far from true.

She hadn't encountered a single modded Archon and was completely baffled.

She hadn't visited the Underworld, the End, or other regions either.

There were so many things in the main world that she still didn't understand.

If she were to summarize her impressions now, she could only say…

"I don't get it…"

The Cryo Archon sighed helplessly.

"That world is too strange—far beyond anything I could have imagined.

The only thing I can be certain of is this: with that world available, our chances of resisting Celestia's will are almost eighty percent or higher.

Even if we lose, Celestia won't be able to destroy us like they destroyed Khaenri'ah before."

Ryen couldn't help but chuckle and nodded.

"No need to rush. Tartaglia and Rosalyne have been here for quite a while, and even now they're just barely able to keep up with everyone's exploration.

All that chaotic technology—they still can't make sense of it."

"Just imitate what you see; the principles will become clear over time."

The Cryo Archon nodded slightly and said in a soft voice:

"Mr. Ryen, in your opinion, where should we focus its efforts right now?"

Ryen raised an eyebrow, thought for a moment, and said quietly:

"The Twilight Forest is the frontline. The various staves and materials there are the most direct way to improve our strength.

My Lisa obtained an advanced Thunder Staff; her overall strength now ranks just below the frontline Archons.

Above that, there are master-level staves. If you get one of those, your strength would likely increase by leaps and bounds.

Master-level staves come with a sixty percent elemental power bonus."

The Cryo Archon nodded slightly and clicked her tongue:

"Rosalyne gave me a Frostbearer staff today—it's ridiculously strong. Even purely in terms of elemental power, it surpasses my artifact.

If I were to get a master-level staff, even without considering resisting Celestia, at least the keepers of Celestia wouldn't pose much of a threat to me.

Twilight Forest, I've noted that. What next?"

Ryen shrugged and didn't say anything further.

He hadn't done this kind of basic planning for a long time. Ever since Liyue had been following his lead and pushing all sorts of plans forward, Ryen's attention had been focused entirely on the forefront.

Right now, he only thought about mastering the current modules as quickly as possible and starting new ones.

The remaining foundational planning would be handled by Ningguang and Keqing.

Ningguang took out her notebook and smiled lightly:

"Let me explain.

As a newly joined force, you haven't fully expanded your presence yet.

So first, you need to find a resource-rich base in the main world.

Rosalyne already confirmed a suitable location a few days ago; all that's left is for your people to enter and start construction."

The Cryo Archon gave Rosalyne an appreciative glance.

"Now this is truly a capable worker—not like Tartaglia, who either causes trouble or messes around every day."

Ningguang continued:

"However, your people don't yet understand the features of that world, so they'll need to train alongside those who are already stationed there for a while—roughly about a week.

After training, the first task is to construct the base properly and explore surrounding mines and other resources, making detailed maps for future extraction.

Then, build monster-spawning towers, iron-farming machines, slime farms, fully automated agricultural and livestock farms, etc., so your personnel can sustain themselves internally.

You may find it difficult to understand the principles behind these, but we have the blueprints—you just need to imitate them directly.

"Next is the Villager Trading Center. Enchanted books and some special materials must be obtained through trades with villagers.

I won't emphasize the importance of enchanted books further; especially now that Abyss Eyes can be enchanted, they're the top priority."

The Cryo Archon nodded solemnly, though she quietly calculated manpower and felt a bit worried.