Time continued to pass.
The five continents drew closer with every completed stage of the reunification.
What had once required updated maps to notice gradually became visible to anyone willing to stand along the right coastline.
Distant land appeared where there had once been nothing beyond the horizon.
Mountain ranges belonging to another continent could sometimes be seen on clear days.
Old sea routes shortened until journeys that once required several months could be completed in a fraction of the time.
The people adapted faster than Lucien had expected.
Some of that came from preparation.
As the gaps narrowed, Lootwell began conducting exercises based on the geography the world would eventually possess.
Armies practiced reinforcing neighboring regions without relying entirely on teleportation.
Civilian evacuation drills were rewritten around future land routes.
