The Star River Era! The Dimensional Freedom Demon

Time flies, and October 2025 of the Federal Republic has quietly arrived.

Since the beginning of September, under the mobilization order jointly signed by the three leaders of the Superpower Academy and with generous resource incentives, the entire faculty of the academy has been fully activated and has been poured into the construction of new cities like rivers flowing into the sea.

The Capricorn ruling council received the red document from the Nor system half a month in advance and is now fully cooperating.

All administrative approval channels are open 24 hours a day, and hundreds of thousands of newly formed engineering corps are on standby at any time. The entire planet's industrial capacity is adjusting its course for this purpose.

Without a doubt, this is a globally significant infrastructure project.

As the first rays of dawn pierced Capricorn's atmosphere, this desolate continent transformed into a stage for the descent of the gods:

The earth throbbed rhythmically with the chanting of runes, and countless mages floated in mid-air, their robes fluttering.

The arcane light flowing from their hands was like a silver shuttle weaving a net; with each pause in the spell, the earth undulated, rock layers and minerals separated, metals and stones automatically returned to their places, and the framework of buildings rose from the ground.

Giant mechs marched across the plains with thunderous steps, while mechanics danced with mechanical power at their fingertips, creating things in unison.

Tens of thousands of construction robots surged like a tide, covering the sky like dark clouds. The nanomaterials and unknown alloys they sprayed solidified the moment they came into contact with the pre-designed structure, as if an invisible giant hand was 3D printing the city.

On the more distant horizon, the figures of martial artists appear and disappear among the clouds.

Someone pushed out with both palms, and the entire mountain range was uprooted, as if the mountain had been moved.

Some people stepped through the air, creating fissures in the ground dozens of kilometers long beneath their feet to make way for the soon-to-be-completed energy pipeline.

Their immense power to move mountains and fill seas cleared the way for subsequent construction.

Above all the clamor, the cultivators formed arrays and soared into the void, their robes fluttering in the wind.

The Five Elements magic descended like a dazzling aurora, taming the turbulent ley lines into gentle land, transforming raging gales into habitable air currents, and causing roaring, diverted rivers to naturally subside.

When they implanted the final solidifying seal into the foundation, the entire city was thus regulated in terms of earth, water, wind, and fire, stabilizing the city's foundation and making the environment more suitable for ordinary people to live in.

The engineering team then entered and filled in the details.

This is a creation vision that mortals must look up to, but it is the ordinary application of the power of superhumans.

When the power of civilization reaches its peak, mythology becomes a footnote to the mundane.

However, this large-scale infrastructure project can only last for less than a month.

First, the super-powered materials and alloys stockpiled by the Capricorn mechanics have been completely used up.

In addition, Capricorn's finances are already stretched thin, almost in deficit.

The Federation's superhumans don't have a culture of selfless dedication. Anyone who dares to set such a precedent will be criticized by all superhumans.

Calling him a palace thief is too lenient.

Who says that good people cultivate diligently to serve the public? Do you think this is the early period when the Federation was being chased by alien races and had to hide and flee with the star system?

Selfless dedication in times of crisis is a virtue, but engaging in such behavior during a period of power and prosperity is nothing short of oppression and manipulation.

Not slacking off or giving up is the greatest sincerity a superhuman can show.

Superhumans with four stars or higher earn millions of star coins just for their appearance fees.

The daily project targets also need to be calculated separately.

Almost every day, Capricorn's finances burn through more than three billion star dollars.

The majority of the burning star essence was used to purchase materials supplied by the mechanics.

But Star Coins are still a minor factor; the most important thing is the granting of Merit Points.

During this month, the Superpower Association communicated with its superiors almost in real time. Capricorn had to report everything, big or small, and anyone who missed even the slightest detail would be punished.

Even so, within a month, more than a thousand officials of all ranks in the Capricorn government were arrested.

Even though so many have been caught, many people still believe that there are definitely still some who have slipped through the net.

Such a large-scale infrastructure project, involving such a wide range of personnel, naturally provided opportunities for foreign races and cults of evil gods to infiltrate it.

Ji Chen then learned that several high-ranking government officials and college teachers had perished in this massive infrastructure project.

At that time, the surge of super-powered factors from various systems gave alien races and followers of evil gods who had infiltrated the construction team the opportunity to attack.

Although the attackers who followed were quickly killed by concentrated fire, losses still occurred.

As the project neared completion, battles even broke out between six-star superhumans.

In that battle, a newly built city, painstakingly constructed, was completely wiped out, and the loss of life and property was incalculable.

It's only because Capricorn has many six-star superhumans protecting them; otherwise, all of their achievements might have been destroyed.

Damage inflicted by the same six-star superhuman was difficult to recover even with the Dean's time magic. Even when the Dean used all his strength to rebuild the new city, only ruins remained, with few intact buildings standing.

What's most infuriating is that although the alien six-star superhuman was targeted by concentrated fire, he was only seriously injured and on the verge of death, and was rescued by other hostile forces of the Federation at the last moment.

Destruction is always easier than construction.

This is the blatant guerrilla warfare intent of the foreign race.

. . . . . .

Ji Chen walked out of the Superpower Association and looked at the sky, which had been clear of thunderstorms since Vice Dean Chu Xingyao arrived. He suddenly let out a long sigh.

Capricorn's busy work amounted to nothing more than building eight and a half new cities.

He didn't know whether to feel fortunate or regretful.

Fortunately, the successful establishment of the interstellar network and the descent of the Goddess of Dawn's divine power requires at least eighteen giant cities to form the foundation of the array nodes.

With the addition of eight and a half new cities, plus the original seven mega-cities, this ultimate goal is now more than half achieved.

Without the StarNet, Ji Chen would have a chance to remain hidden for a while longer, and the Superpower Team would have more time to prepare.

But he also felt regret.

Building a new city is already so difficult, and the alien six-star superhuman directly confronts them, not seeking to kill, but only to destroy.

The construction of new cities will likely face even greater obstacles in the future, leading to ongoing conflicts.

Moreover, many four-star superhumans died during this large-scale infrastructure construction, and even a five-star superhuman was seriously injured and is still not fully recovered.

Influenced by these factors, it is likely that the Federation's superhumans will become more cautious in the future.

Such large-scale projects are unlikely to be seen again in the future.

Ji Chen was conflicted.

Humans have a natural inclination to seek comfort, and with the arrival of the interstellar network, the sweetness of interstellar society is truly sweet.

Ji Chen was already overwhelmed with sweetness when he was just an ordinary person, and he could only imagine how sweet he would be when he became a superhuman or a high-ranking citizen. Ji Chen couldn't even imagine how beautiful he would be then.

Having not yet truly experienced this kind of sweetness, Ji Chen naturally yearns for and anticipates it.

Ji Chen composed himself and walked along the main street of Juehua City, enjoying the scenery, on his way to the Superpower Academy.

During this period, due to the construction of eight new cities, living space suddenly became more abundant, prompting the Nor system and surrounding star systems to accelerate the pace of sending immigrants.

During this period, three immigrant starships were delivered every day.

To protect the safety of the immigrant starship, Dean Cortes and the garrison commander went to the Star Guardian Station.

The old man didn't forget to bring the mage tower along when he was escorting them, since mages are the strongest force within the range of the mage tower, so Ji Chen's teleportation array was rendered useless.

Even after the old man passed away, neither the governor nor Vice President Qu bothered Ji Chen.

They might have ideas, but they simply don't have the opportunity.

Because of his position as Vice Dean of the Supervisory Commission, Chu Xingyao's methods and attitude were far superior to those of the laid-back Dean.

It's frighteningly powerful.

As far as Ji Chen knew, Chu Xingyao had invited the two silver coins to the Supervisory Bureau for questioning more than once.

Each time, he would speak vehemently and launch into a tirade.

As for how Ji Chen found out, he was summoned to the prosecutor's office and reprimanded a few days ago when he beat up Shen Yihang again.

Chu Xingyao showed no kindness to this genius, immediately listing his series of misdeeds and giving him a good lecture.

After being reprimanded, Ji Chen ran into Governor Fipsta at the door, who was about to be summoned for questioning.

Even the usually stern-faced Pipsta's face turned completely black.

After all, he's been summoned for questioning time and again, and he's still a one-star administrative official. Doesn't he have any shame?

With his authority so utterly shattered, how will his subordinates view him?

He had considered retaliating, but in public, every time Chu Xingyao summoned him for a meeting, he would precisely exploit any mistakes or oversights he had made, leaving him no choice but to follow the rules.

That's why Ji Chen found out about these things from the Supervisory Department.

At the same time, Ji Chen also learned about the superpower system cultivated by the Vice Dean of the Inspectorate.

Psionicist!

The Vinaya school.