The overall layout of Falmart World.
It was mainly divided into the continental mainland and the southern archipelago.
Though it was called an archipelago, it actually consisted of only two large islands, along with some scattered islets and reefs nearby.
The shapes of these two large islands differed greatly.
The eastern one was long and flat overall, and it was also the Empire's most distant colony.
The western island had an irregular pentagonal outline and was also Kaido's destination.
It was the domain of the God of Flames and Forging, home to the world's largest active volcano, which spewed vast quantities of lava year-round.
That was why the Empire dared not send a single soldier here.
It was said that this place had once been the capital of the Dragon Folk.
Later, the Dragon Folk were defeated by the Elf Race, and since the land was unsuitable for elves to inhabit, it was completely abandoned for a long time.
Only a few surviving Flame Dragons remained here in silent seclusion.
That changed when Dankan, a forging master of the Dwarves, successfully ascended to godhood.
The place became prosperous only after large numbers of dwarves flooded in.
Thus, it was also known as the Dwarf Kingdom.
To the Empire, these dwarves lived far overseas, disliked conflict, and were interested only in studying minerals and forging techniques.
On top of that, they were protected by a protective chief god.
So over the previous three hundred years, the Empire and other kingdoms and principalities often came here to order weapons and armor.
That was also why the Empire rarely trained blacksmiths internally.
They believed they could simply pay to buy from the Dwarf Kingdom, so why bother making them themselves?
Not to mention that anything they made was far inferior in quality to