Ten Years (6,000 Bonus)

Dark Era.

After the world-ending war broke out, the entire planet's ecosystem was destroyed and remade. More than sixty percent of all species went extinct, civilization regressed, and the world entered a dark age. Thus, this period came to be known collectively as the Dark Era.

The various survivor camps were isolated and narrow-minded, and had no common calendar. But Wu Ming knew very well that the dark age had already lasted for more than ten years.

By now, humanity living on the planet had changed to some degree. They could be called New Humans, and a strange organization had also risen rapidly.

The Hermit Society!

This force, which had originally hidden behind the scenes and pushed the world toward destruction, now openly established a new nation within the former territory of the Pandora Empire.

There, everything was ruled by the will of the Supernatural beings. Ordinary New Humans were merely slaves, and the more powerful a Supernatural being was, the more privileges they held. Those at the top could even slaughter slaves for amusement without facing any consequences. The place was steeped in bloodshed and sin.

Meanwhile, in the Golden Oak Kingdom, the new Church of the God of Redemption led by Jay had also grown rapidly. After taking in a large number of believers from shelters in other cities, and with Wu Ming generously granting them Divine Arts, the church's power had grown by leaps and bounds. With Caspar City at its center, it continued to expand outward.

And what of the Bauhinia Federation?

No massive force of Ability Users had risen there. Instead, it was a scene of utter chaos.

Of course, no matter how these factions developed, they were still far inferior to the Golden Oak Kingdom and the Bauhinia Federation of the old era. They