Extraterrestrial demons invaded; I laid the groundwork eight years in advance.

Shen Bai opened the panel of the Eye of the Spirit.

After his repeated enhancements, the scanning radius of the Eye of the Rhinoceros has been expanded to 10,000 kilometers, barely covering half of the Earth. However, neither the scanning radius nor the detection accuracy of the blue quality is sufficient to support the deployment needs of the next stage.

Previously, evolution points were scarce, and upgrading quality had been put on hold. Now that we have four million, we can finally fill the gap.

"Evolve the Eye of the Rhinoceros to purple quality."

This evolution will consume one million evolution points. Confirm?

One million points.

Eight years have passed, and he hadn't accumulated this many evolution points in all his previous years combined, but he never hesitated to spend them when necessary.

"confirm."

[Evolution Points Cost: One Million]

[Evolving...]

In the interface of the Eye of the Spirit, countless data streams flashed by rapidly, accompanied by faint golden light from evolution points.

Deep within the system, the core of the Eye of the Spirit began to transform.

It was a blue sphere constructed from interwoven runes and data, with the runes and data constantly moving and flowing on its surface, and now it was being slowly tinged with a hazy purple aura.

Time passed by, second by second.

This evolution took longer than all the previous items combined.

Finally, a dazzling purple light burst forth from the depths of the core, engulfing the original blue layer.

After the light faded, the core of the Eye of the Spirit had completely turned purple, and the surface patterns flickered like breathing—deep, serene, and exuding an unassailable sense of noble quality.

The system panel then displays the following information:

【Name: Eye of the Rhinoceros】

[Quality: Purple - Epic]

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【Feature 1: Capable of detecting and imaging special energy fluctuations of purple quality and below in real time, with a significantly improved early warning mechanism compared to blue quality】

【Feature 2: Energy anomalies at any spatial node within the scanning range can be actively marked, continuously tracked, and traced back to their origin】

Feature 3: Multi-dimensional scanning mode, capable of simultaneously monitoring energy changes on the ground, in the atmosphere, and in near-Earth space.

Scan radius: 50000 kilometers

50,000 kilometers.

The Earth's equatorial circumference is just over 40,000 kilometers. This radius means that the Eye of the Rhinoceros can already cover the entire planet without leaving any blind spots.

Shen Bai looked at the data and brought up the real-time projection of the Eye of the Spirit.

Deep within his consciousness, a blue planet floated in the center of his vision. An invisible scanning wave spread outward from Shen Bai's center, layer by layer—passing through the troposphere, skimming over the stratosphere, passing over the stationary artificial satellites in near-Earth orbit, and continuing to extend outward until it just stopped near the lunar orbit.

But that's not what really bothered him.

The scanning range covers areas beyond the atmosphere. If those cracks approach Blue Star from deep space or tear open channels in the high atmosphere, the Eye of Insight can also detect the precursors.

However, he noticed one thing: when multidimensional scanning passes through the surface of materials such as the Earth's crust and mantle, the signal is attenuated and the accuracy decreases slightly.

This is a physical limitation that the system cannot circumvent.

Shen Bai snapped out of his thoughts; he had 3.56 million evolution points left.

He had already spent one million on the Eye of the Spirit, and he already had plans for the remaining evolution points.

Since the revival of spiritual energy, although the shackles of heaven and earth have been dispelled and all things are free to compete under the frosty sky, a new bottleneck has emerged—that is, the concentration of spiritual energy.

If the concentration is insufficient, cultivators will be stuck at the threshold of each level. No matter how good their aptitude or how fast they cultivate, they will not be able to break through the upper limit normally and can only wait in vain.

During each large-scale invasion, high-level monsters always descended at the point when the spiritual energy concentration was rising, and the members of Dawn could only begin their breakthrough after the monsters appeared.

Every time, I was forced to chase, and every time I was a step behind the monster.

This situation needs to be addressed at its root.

Even before the second large-scale invasion, he had repeatedly considered a concept—to create a small world independent of the present world.

The spiritual energy concentration in this small world far exceeds that of the outside world, allowing the members of Dawn to cultivate without being constrained by the natural rhythm of the recovery of spiritual energy in heaven and earth, thus breaking the predicament of passive breakthrough from the root.

In addition to these, the small world also needs to fulfill other strategic functions.

Firstly, as the true headquarters of Dawn, the nearly 60,000 team members are currently scattered across multiple bases around the world, making management inconvenient and collaboration inefficient. With further expansion in the future, the number of bases will be insufficient, and the small world can accommodate them all.

Secondly, establish a teleportation network centered on small worlds to compensate for the lack of mobility in global operations and significantly improve the efficiency of cross-regional support.

Thirdly, the threat of the extraterrestrial demons, the last bastion of civilization, still looms ahead. In the event of the fall of the external battlefield, a small world independent of the present world would undoubtedly be the best refuge.

In terms of offense and defense, the small world must also be a strategic weapon capable of participating in combat.

Normally hidden in the dark layers of space, it must have defensive formations to resist external attacks. In battle, it can also project energy attacks outward to actively support the external battlefield.

It is both a fortress and a weapon.

Previously, the idea of ​​a small world had been shelved deep in his mind, because at that time he did not have enough evolution points to support such a level of consumption.

Now, we have enough evolution points.

He named this small world, which held the promise of a glimmer of hope and humanity's last refuge, —

"Dawn Realm"

Dawn is the end of the night, the first ray of light at dawn, and humanity's last beacon in the darkness shrouded by extraterrestrial demons.

"Add the Dawn Realm feature," Shen Bai commanded in the extended interface.

[Evolution Points Cost: Three Million]

【Name: Dawn Realm】

[Quality: Purple - Epic]

【Feature 1: The internal space covers an area of ​​100 square kilometers and is 1 kilometer high, simulating changes in the external space】

【Characteristic 2: Continuously absorbs spiritual energy from the outside world to nourish the interior, up to ten times the concentration of spiritual energy from the outside world】

【Feature 3: Possesses a global real-time teleportation network, allowing objects to be sent to various locations around the world by consuming spiritual energy】

【Characteristic 4: Possesses spatial properties, allowing slow movement within spatial layers, and can consume spiritual energy to activate defensive shields and attack formations】

[Estimated generation time: 10 days]

[Confirm?]

Three million points.

Creating the space itself requires one million, and the spiritual energy concentration, global teleportation, spatial interlayer movement, defense and counterattack systems—each of these is an independent subsystem, which together cost three million.

Shen Bai was slightly surprised, but he did not hesitate.

"confirm."

The balance on the panel jumped, from 3.56 million to 560,000.

A new icon appears on the panel – “Dawn Realm - Generating”, with a countdown of nine days and twenty-three hours.

Shen Bai didn't look again. He had waited for so long, a few more days wouldn't make a difference.

He leaned back in his chair, reached out and touched the raven's head. The raven squinted its eyes and made a soft cooing sound in its throat.

Currently, the most important tasks have been completed, and there are still more than 500,000 evolution points left. Dawn's foundation will be raised to a new level.

Outside the window, the night wind rustled through the bamboo forest, its sound delicate and lingering.

The city at the foot of the mountain was brightly lit, and countless people were completely unaware—a new world was being born, and a stronger dawn was growing.

The Dawn Realm will descend in ten days.