Early the next morning, Ang went to the city hall in Monag County, hoping to find more clues about Andalutin Forest. Fortunately, the county city's municipal staff were very friendly toward mages. After Ang requested access to historical records, a staff member quickly sought approval from a superior and received permission. The staff member enthusiastically led Ang into the city hall's archives, which held a vast number of records dating back to Monag County's founding and documented many historical events in detail.
After entering the archives, Ang politely declined the staff member's company, wanting to focus on his research alone. He entered the enormous records room, where the walls were densely lined with all kinds of documents, from printed materials to handwritten manuscripts. The files had been neatly sorted in chronological order. Some looked quite old, their pages slightly yellowed, yet they had still been well preserved.
Ang began carefully reviewing the records. Monag County's history had clearly been built upon the indigenous civilization of the Guanda Plane. According to the records, the land had originally been inhabited entirely by native Guanda people. They had not developed powerful magic techniques or sturdy weapons. However, the Imperial Lords had led powerful Enchanted Armament Regiments to conquer these lands. The Guanda people had suffered repeated defeats before the Empire's might. Some chose to submit to the Empire, while others retreated deep into Andalutin Forest.
Legend said that beyond Andalutin Forest lay unconquered wastelands, inhabited by many powerful magical beasts. Even the Empire and the natives had never set foot in that region. Although no adventuring party had successfully entered that mysterious place to this day, the map in Ang's hands indeed showed that Andalutin Forest stretched endlessly, and beyond its farthest reaches seemed to lie a vast unknown.
Ang guessed that detailed