The Truth Society was founded 1,100 years ago in the "First Religious Wars" by the famous Twelve Sages of the time, with the aim of preserving the flame of history and wisdom for mankind. Later, after the end of the war, many legendary heroes joined it, and gradually developed into a secret organization with the mission of "saving human civilization".

With the end of the First War of Religion, the Cult of the Gods reached tentative agreements, and new kingdoms were established in the ruins, including Oakland. The revival of human civilization is gradually accelerating, the territory of Kanillas's civilization is expanding, and the adventurers who have overcome obstacles have carved out new lands, most of them have disappeared into the shadows of the Black Forest, but there are still a few lucky people who seize the opportunity to become rich overnight.

This is the origin of the ancient city-states of brownland hills.

At this time, the Cult of the Gods was busy dividing the interests of the post-war period, and did not pay attention to the appearance of demons, and they only symbolically transferred some forces to support Oakland. However, the Truth Society at that time was well aware that if the demons were allowed to run rampant and further expand the passage between Hell and the human world, the catastrophe would develop to the point of no control, so they did their best to organize a human alliance to provide the greatest support to the Oakland Ancestors.

The demons were eventually sealed, and the ruins of the ancient city-state sank into the ground, and the brown hills became barren and no longer suitable for human habitation. The Oakland Ancestors declared the cursed land forbidden and never to be divided.

But the sages of the Truth Society realized that human beings are naturally forgetful and greedy, and that it may not be long before people forget the history of this place, and their greed for the land will lead them to make a comeback, and even the possibility of breaking the seal of the devil due to selfish desires.

So, a group of determined warriors remained, who swore to defend the ruins of the ancient city-state for eternity, to banish the erosion of demonic power on the one hand, and at the same time to prevent human careerists from prying into demonic power. This force calls itself the Night's Watch and is one of the original branches of the Order of Truth.

Even though it was an underground fortress built for military purposes, there was no shortage of halls for warriors to feast on, and the leaders of the Night's Watch, robbers, and exiles gathered for a strange atmosphere. However, General Hank is not a stereotypical type of soldier, and the atmosphere gradually eases as the cellar of fine wine and steaming food are served.

"Although there is no grass on the brown hills, there are some local specialties underground, such as the beef leg mushrooms we found underground, which are stewed with rock beast meat to become a supreme delicacy. It's hard to find, and you're lucky to be able to catch up this time. With few guests visiting, General Hank was unusually enthusiastic.

While eating and talking, El gradually learns the true secrets of the brownland hills.

As the years passed, the world changed, and the ranks of the Night's Watch remained deep underground due to their oaths, and little had changed. However, the Truth Society in the world has long changed, and with the change of the ideas of generations of leaders, although the Truth Society is still committed to saving human civilization, it will inevitably be affected by worldly interests in its actions. As the tragedy of Isttalen ten years ago is a living example.

The Night's Watch, as one of the hidden armed forces of the Truth Society, is not actually under the jurisdiction of the Truth Society. The sages and the leader of the Night's Watch agreed that Truth would provide logistical supplies and replenishment of the Night's Watch, and that the Night's Watch would be tasked with protecting the demon's seals wholeheartedly. The power of the Night's Watch is not to be used unless the truth is devastating.

The original purpose of this vow was noble, but not everyone was a sage of immaculate character. Thousands of years of unilateral and unconditional giving are also a heavy burden for the Truth Society. Since Oakland reopened the northern frontier three hundred years ago, the Order of Truth has gradually reduced its spending in the name of non-infringement of the sovereignty of other nations, and the size of the Night's Watch force has gradually shrunk to less than 1,000 now.

Without the support of the Truth Society, the Night's Watch was unable to replenish their backs, and had to fend for themselves in the brownland hills, seeking the right to survive.

The two factions, Thomas the Gold Bearer and Annise the Poison Widow, are inextricably linked to the Night's Watch, and the Gold-Counting Caravan delivers supplies to the Night's Watch and helps them sell some of the prohibited goods - such as the weapons forged by the Night's Watch sell very well, even when they are outside. The Poison Widow's mercenaries explore the dark realms for the Night's Watch, a shattered land that also hides a gateway to the underworld.

Of course, General Hank wouldn't tell El the truth, but behind El stood a humanoid encyclopedia, which could analyze a huge amount of information just by a few words, and then feed it back into El's mind through the mental link of Little Langa.

Some of this information was just some of Lolana's unfounded speculations, such as the fact that she could tell that this place could connect to the underworld based on the stewed mushrooms on the table and Thea's Earthwalker bloodline...... But for El, as long as it was her guess, it was basically true, he just didn't know what the information would be of use.

In fact, General Hank, whose father was a high-ranking figure of the Truth Society and a great nobleman of the Oakland Kingdom, was in fact told his own story, and he himself was an illegitimate child. In the aristocratic class, unless the blood is severed, it is impossible for an illegitimate child to have a noble status and can only live in the shadows for the rest of his life.

However, as the son of a disciple of the Truth Society, he has another way to choose, that is, to dedicate his life and soul to the historical mission of saving human civilization for the Truth Society

After he held the coming-of-age ceremony, he was sent by his father to this ghost place that did not see the light of day, and he stayed for more than 30 years, and now he is nearly half a hundred years old. However, General Hank himself did not complain much about this. Although the conditions here are somewhat difficult, he has the power to respond to every call, and he shoulders the mission of honor.

Although the ruins of the ancient city-state have sunk into the ground and the passage to hell has been sealed, the land has been completely eroded by demonic forces, and it has not faded even after thousands of years. The Night's Watch has cleaned up the ruins of the city-state several times throughout history, but has never been able to completely remove the demonic forces that are entrenched in it. Now, as the number of Night's Watch continues to shrink, the demonic power in the ruins of the city-state has actually counterattacked, which makes General Hank worried.

In the past, the Night's Watch regarded the legend of the King of Thieves as nonsense, and even believed that the robbers had hidden demonic spies who would secretly break the seal, so the relationship between the two sides was very stiff, and there were also experiences of swords facing each other. But in recent years, the Night's Watch and the robbers have gradually begun to cooperate in order to contain the demonic power in the ruins of the city-state, which is the real reason why Roger and General Hank have a good relationship.

For General Hank's honesty, El naturally didn't mind sharing the truth about Istalen, and if the other party was not hostile, he didn't have any need to hide it.

When he recounted the fall of Isttalon in as concise language as possible, he was able to see the faces of General Hank and Roger Tieqing. (Go read OM) (Jiangsu.com)