News broadcasts, articles, social media posts, and even interviews covered the events in Ilios. It was one of those events that no one could suppress, even if they wanted. And as soon as the word got out, Ascent became another social trend again. Everyone had one question on their mind: what was next?
Ascent has shaken the world times and times again because of their Guild Master, Arthur Silvera. Now that it had Ilios under its wing, no one dared to treat it as an outlaw. Envoys entered the skies of Ilios and visited its commanders with pleas to avoid siding with criminals. Some even had threats from superpowers, but none of the commanders betrayed Ascent.
The reason was simple: these commanders knew that whether it was agriculture, maritime, construction, military, or any other field that a nation needed to prosper, artifacts could improve it. As long as they had artifacts and mana, these cities will each become a superpower in no time.