Scientist Er Wenda thought it over and over before finding a solution.
That was to look for cases of people who had entered before.
Then compile the statistics.
He soon discovered that pure men and women could enter.
That gave him an idea.
So he began disguising himself, making himself look very clean.
He had even nearly castrated himself...
In the end, his butler stopped him and offered up his own son, Little John.
Little John entered the Mist with Er Wenda once again.
This time, they were very lucky.
They passed through layer after layer of Mist, as though crossing a barrier of time, and arrived at a mysterious village hidden at the edge of the world.
The scenery was like a painting from the Middle Ages, tranquil and harmonious, standing in stark contrast to the clamor of the outside world.
The village lay in a lush green valley, surrounded by towering mountains, as though it were nature's most carefully guarded sanctuary.
A clear brook flowed slowly through the valley, its water glittering silver beneath the sunlight like a flowing ribbon of crystal.
Little John and Darwin were immediately stunned.
They had come from the era of the Industrial Revolution.
At that time, the outside world was full of black smoke, foul water, and countless coal factories.
Of course, to be fair, it was precisely coal pollution that had given plants and forests a breather.
People discovered that cutting down trees for firewood was far less economical than buying coal.
And here—
The village's buildings retained the style of the Middle Ages. Stone houses stood in neat rows, their roofs covered in thick thatch, rustic and cozy.
Every house was meticulously maintained. Green vines climbed their walls, while handwoven curtains hung in the windows and swayed gently in the