Three years had passed since that meeting with Myth.
At this moment, the Aiselan Kingdom was experiencing an unprecedented golden age.
*Sword Art Online* had completely changed the entire society.
Millions of dormancy pods meant that a vast number of Aiselan's citizens had become permanent residents of Aincrad.
They leveled up, adventured, formed guilds, and conquered floors here.
The first floor's Town of Origin had long since expanded several times over, its prosperity rivaling that of the Royal Capital in the real world.
Players learned Alchemy, Forging, and cooking here, establishing a vast and stable virtual social ecosystem.
Allen sat on his golden throne, hundreds of light screens unfurled before him, each one broadcasting a different corner of Aincrad in real time.
