Part 2: Homestead
Visilia, which means "princess favored by the Lord of Creation" in ancient human language, is the cradle of life and the god of the earth that humans believe. No one knows exactly when this belief began, but her influence was so profound that even the Holy One had to inherit her exalted status. For thousands of years, humanity has lived on Viculia, growing from weak to powerful in this vast and fertile land, and finally becoming the master of the world.
Food, land, population, and resources are the eternal core of the struggle, and the history of human evolution is a history of warfare, from the initial struggle with wild beasts for living space, to the bloody conflicts between human tribes, and then to the later world wars, countless forces have risen and fallen, and even the most powerful empires cannot maintain eternal hegemony.
Kingship is not eternal, but the hegemony of mankind has never been shaken, and they have never doubted that their race will continue to be strong. Until that time, the pride and self-confidence of mankind were completely crushed.
This is how the day of the calamity is written.
"On May 11, 37 B.C., a black sandstorm covered the entire void, and a huge black figure like a kunpeng wandered among the clouds, and no one could see the appearance of the black shadow, but its huge and filthy form even attracted the wrath of the gods. Dazzling lightning streaked through the air, and the deafening thunder seemed to herald the coming of the apocalypse. Some claim that they saw a mountain of filthy flesh descend and fall into the northern sea. ”
"On June 3, 37 B.C., countless abominable monsters swarmed out of the sea like locusts."
In the long history of mankind, civilization is their proud creation, but what they are most proud of is the favor of the gods. In nature, humans are the only creatures capable of mastering supernatural abilities, and this type of person is called "dependents".
For tens of thousands of years, no one has been able to discover the laws of the family, only that when humans reach adulthood at the age of 16, there is a very low probability that they will have a special ability, and that such people may possess far more power than ordinary people, or may be able to control the elusive elements of nature. Humans believe that this special favor must come from the gods, and some churches claim that the ability to awaken special abilities depends on whether they have accumulated enough merit in their previous lives.
If one is lucky enough to become a god at the age of 16, then such a person may awaken a new ability every year until the age of 25. Although most of the gods have between one and three abilities, there was a stunning person in history who awakened nine abilities, and he was revered by later generations as the "incarnation of the gods".
"Humans are the only creatures capable of mastering supernatural powers, so we are the shepherds appointed by the gods."
Before the monster came, this was the absolute truth in the minds of countless people.
The first to be attacked by monsters was the powerful sea kingdom "Kona", which was only separated by a strait from Visilia. No one knew what had happened there, and countless people had died in the massacre, and even a few who had escaped had gone insane. It is reported that a team of warriors of the White Jade Knights volunteered to go to the kingdom of Kona after the disaster to try to save the humans who might survive.
What they saw was a hellish landscape. Crazy monsters seem to have an obsessive attachment to blood, killing all creatures in their sight without mercy, and then dyeing everything red with the blood of their prey, whether it is walls, streets, or houses.
But humanity didn't have time to mourn the tragic fate of the Kona Kingdom, and more monsters crossed the strait and invaded Asilia. The kingdoms of Wuxun and Saixi were the first to bear the burden
After an initial period of confusion, countries reacted quickly. Humans are strange creatures who are constantly on the lookout for enemies, even if they get caught up in infighting. However, in the event of a foreign enemy, they will quickly resolve the conflict and unite together.
The first to act was the noble White Jade Kingdom, and various knight families spontaneously organized manpower and materials to carry out operations in various places to help those who were suffering. Subsequently, the southern countries also quickly launched an operation, gathering troops and marching towards the disaster area in the north.
Humans gradually have a deeper understanding of monsters, but the war is still extremely difficult, and the battlefield continues to fall, but the monsters continue to pour out of the sea as if endlessly. After only two years, the loss of human and financial resources overwhelmed the nations, and finally after a meeting that brought together almost all the kingdom's top leaders, the coalition forces were saddened to order a total retreat.
In order to buy enough time for the large army and people to retreat, a group of elite warriors were gathered, and they attacked three large monster strongholds in succession, and even killed a powerful monster king in the operation, successfully diverting the monster's attention from the frontal battlefield.
Humanity retreated to the defense line at the greatest cost, but most of those elite warriors were sacrificed, and even the bones could not be recovered, so they could only be buried in the form of clothed mounds.
Since then, humanity has retreated to a region in the southwest of the continent, and since the concentration of power has made it difficult for monsters to invade, the armies of both sides have come and gone, entering a period of fragile equilibrium.
In 32 BC, the nine heroes who survived the decapitation operation formed the Early Hunters' Guild after years of preparation. These heroes have become almost the sustenance of the human spirit in times of war, and they have used their extraordinary influence to recruit large sums of money and recruit civilians as guild members. In the Hunters' Guild, even if you are just an ordinary civilian, as long as you can survive the painful training with your tenacity, you can become a powerful warrior, and even if you can't compare with your dependents, you can at least protect yourself in front of monsters.
While participating in the training, the Hunter Guild will also teach the warriors about monsters, how to use weaknesses to kill enemies in weak situations. Upon completion of all training, these fighters are officially awarded the title of "Hunter".
Yes, the Hunters' Guild is not just about helping humans resist the invasion of monsters, they are studying monsters and taking the initiative to hunt down those monsters.
As the Hunters' Guild became famous, countries aware of this also tried to establish their own special powers, such as the survivors of the White Jade Kingdom who established the "Wild Servants" to inherit the legacy of their ancestors, or the "Holy Embers" developed by the Holy One Church based on the Holy Spear.
As a result of years of mixing and the rise of many powerful organizations, the influence of the human kingdom has been gradually weakened. Later, the Hunters' Guild began to dominate the direction of humanity.
In the blood of countless heroes, humanity began to gradually regain its inferiority. Especially in the first 25 years of the new calendar, Thousand Blades, the forging grandmaster of the Hunter Guild, developed the first special equipment made of monster materials, which greatly increased the combat effectiveness of humans. Later, the Forge Master Commander developed the suit and carried forward the profession of "Hunter".
Since then, the scope of human activity has become larger, and sometimes even the focus of efforts to recover precious objects that were once lost. Everything seems to be getting better and better, and the populace is optimistic that after a few more decades of accumulation, humanity can regain its supremacy.
But the human hierarchy has kept many secrets, and that is the truth they discovered during the decapitation operation 32 years before the new calendar. It was also at that time that mankind began to study navigation technology vigorously. Yes, from a long time ago, they have decided that they want to give up this land.
Thoramos, which surrounds the boundless waters of Visilia, means "the black storm that devours all things" in ancient human language. It is a sea of countless dangers, and since ancient times, even the most powerful empires have not succeeded in crossing the ocean to explore the outside world.
After decades of research, mankind has built the first ship that can withstand the harsh environment of the ocean. It was named "Lun" in honor of the greatest navigator in human history. He organized six voyages, and although he was unsuccessful, and even disappeared on the sixth voyage, he also left many precious charts for mankind.
Eleven years before the New Era, led by the Hunters' Guild, humanity organized the largest expedition in history, involving powerful warriors and experienced sailors, including twenty-three dependents. Six ocean-going ships with a crew of 1,300 sailors, with the blessings of Jiarao and the secret mission of the high-level, launched the navigation school
They were supposed to return a year later, but the voyage lasted nearly two years, and just when it was thought that years of hard work would come to naught, four large ships finally returned to port.
After that, the craftsmen refined the design of the ship based on the data from the first voyage, and then the Hunters' Guild organized five larger expeditions to explore the surrounding seas on a large scale.
Finally, seven years later, the Third Fleet returned the exciting news that they had discovered a continent in the southern seas, a vast land that could not be measured. Moon Hillera is her new name, which means "the sanctuary of hope".
Fearing that the rash exploration might bring new disasters to humanity, the members of the Third Fleet only explored the New World in scope and then set sail for the return of the New World.
Four years before the New Era, the Hunters' Guild recalled other fleets, and at the same time gathered a large number of elites to set off to explore the New World, and officially established a stronghold four years later.
That year was called the first year of the new calendar.
With the establishment of bases and the continuous improvement of navigation technology, the two continents have become more frequent, and many powers have begun to send their own teams to assess the possibility of establishing a foothold in the new continent. But at that time, they had not yet made up their minds to abandon the homeland that their ancestors had run for countless years.
By chance, the Hunters' Guild spotted a monster that had followed the fleet to the New World, and to their surprise, the monster had been affected by some of the influences, becoming extremely weak in the New World, and soon even began to degenerate, becoming a monster with low intelligence and a greatly reduced combat effectiveness.
The hunters who discovered this astonishing information quickly reported to the higher-ups, and the guild was extremely efficient. They soon mobilized a group of ships to transport the captured monsters to the New World for experimentation.
The results of the experiment were encouraging, and as soon as they came to the New World, all the monsters degenerated, and they were called a class of creatures that came to be called "bad demons".
The human hierarchy has finally made up its mind that this new continent is the true refuge from disaster. Soon, the major powers moved their people to the New World and established city-states in various places.
But the mass transfer of humans inevitably attracts the attention of monsters, who are born to survive in the ocean, and the sea that humans have conquered with great difficulty is undoubtedly their home in their eyes. Countless monsters followed the human voyage to find the New World, and then turned into weak demons.
The frightened monsters retreated to the archipelago on the southeastern side of the New World, unable to understand the cause of their degradation, but entering the New World for a short period of time would not have an immediate effect on them. So it became a new lair of monsters, and a sentinel for invading humans.
In order to monitor the monsters' movements and resist the harassment of monsters, humans also built forts on several islands near the New World, and sent warriors to station them against them.
It is the archipelago of war in the world, the hall of glory in the eyes of soldiers.
In any case, humanity has finally settled down again and started a new life in this homeland.