"More than a thousand years ago, the Western Continent was divided among countless minor states, with feudal lords warring among themselves."
"When our Great Blue Dynasty unified the Central Plains, three empires rose on the Western Continent, swallowing the surrounding nations and dominating the continent in a tripartite balance of power."
"These three empires were Deny Country, Mega Country, and Seferen Country."
"The wars between the three countries continued for more than a century. After periods of division and the rise of new kingdoms, the Western Continent eventually became divided among seven countries."
"Deny Country, Mega Country, and Seferen Country are no longer at their former height, but they remain the three strongest nations among the seven. Thus, they are known as the Three Great Powers."
"One hundred and thirty-nine years ago, an ocean-going fleet dispatched by the royal family of Deny Country discovered the Eastern Continent, opening trade between the two continents. From that moment onward, the nations of the Western Continent began coveting the vast and resource-rich Eastern Continent."
Inside the secret chamber, Li Fei stood before a bookshelf, holding a book and reading.
The book recorded the history of the Western Continent. He had no interest in the tripartite balance of power or the wars among the seven nations.
What truly concerned him was their Industrial Revolution!
Unlike the Eastern Continent, where the Martial Dao and Art Path flourished, the Western Continent determined status by bloodline. Noble bloodlines naturally possessed extraordinary power and therefore firmly occupied the ruling class.
If the commoners at the bottom lacked a suitable bloodline, they could only remain at the bottom for their entire lives, with no hope of rising.
Even after trade began between the two continents, and the Western Continent obtained many Martial Dao and Art Path cultivation methods from