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 * Not to be confused with Aincrad.

The Floating City refers to a city, rumored to be located at the top of World Tree, where Fairy King Oberon and Queen Titania live.

Background
The first starting player race to reach the top of the World Tree and meet Oberon in this city is said to be reborn as the legendary true race of fairies, the Alfs, and granted unlimited flight. Reaching the Floating City and meeting the King and Queen is the first «Grand Quest» in ALfheim Online.

Description
To reach the «Floating City», the player must go through a dome at the base of the tree, which is guarded by countless Guardian Knights. However, even if players manage to breach the blockade of monsters, a door lies at the top of the dome, which cannot be opened without Administrative access, thus players were never meant to reach the Floating City.

In reality, the city is actually a virtual prison for the minds of the 300 players that were hijacked after the end of the Sword Art Online incident and a facility meant for monitoring the state of the captured players, while their NerveGears are used to experiment with their brains.

The facility is a plain structure that gives off a blank impression: the corridors of the facility only have white walls with no texture or details. The corridors are gently curved, forming a circular passage around the World Tree. The facility also has elevators and secret passageways.

Trivia

 * At the end of the Fairy Dance arc, when ALO is acquired by Ymir, a new cumulonimbus is created to cover the place where the non-existing Floating City should have been and it becomes what players call as the «Nest of the Lightning Dragon».

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