The northern territory of the Dragon Empire—this was where the ancient empire had first risen.
In the era known as the First Kindling of the Starfire, the Dragon Soul Emperor had led the fierce northern cavalry and the Black Sword Knights' Order out of this frozen land. Carrying the biting snow and wind from Coldwind Ridge, they had swept southward, conquering kingdom after kingdom along the way like a storm sweeping across the earth. In the end, they had established a glorious achievement that saw them rule half the planet. From that day onward, the valor of the northern warriors, like that of the Black Sword Knights' Order, had become one of the most distinctive characteristics of this nation.
Even today, "as capable in battle as a northerner" was still the most common praise people on this side of the planet used for warriors.
Although, with the passage of time and the practical needs of the empire's development, Dragon's political center and the "Sacred Armory" of the Black Sword Knights' Order had both moved southward, and the six northern provinces, unsuitable for farming and habitation, had consequently become places where most Imperial citizens were unwilling to live, the Northern Territory remained a vital region into which the nation poured enormous manpower, material resources, and wealth. The Gorgon Abyss passage floating near the World Rift was the most important reason—
This spatial rift that never disappeared was like the snow and wind of the north: a survival pressure that the people of the Northern Territory had to face, and a force that tempered their martial spirit. As the ruler of La Rian's western hemisphere, the Dragon Empire was duty-bound to shoulder the responsibility of resisting the Gorgon Demons. Thus, ever since the capital had been moved three thousand years ago, the