The seven feudal kingdoms in the desert regions closest to Gidhal District were the first countries to be destroyed.
Hundreds of years ago, during the Industrial Age, this place developed rapidly by exploiting its abundant local Oil and Gas Resources.
However, as the Oil and Gas Resources were depleted, these kingdoms rapidly declined.
After a brutal transformation, these kingdoms either became lawless places like the Kingdom of Gidhal or regressed into cruel modern Slave Societies.
Kingdom of Ibon.
Under the blazing sun, hundreds of "farmers" labored numbly.
At that moment, three Anti-gravity Spaceships swept over the farm, followed by thousands of Human Reform League soldiers jumping directly from the ships.
A dozen or so soldiers landed in the date palm plantation, smashing down a large area of date palms.
The "farmers" around them, their faces wrapped in white scarves, showed disbelief and terror in their numb eyes.
Though their bodies trembled nonstop, they did not dare run.
Dozens of overseers monitoring the plantation nearby quickly gathered, appearing not far from the Human Reform League paratroopers under the lead of a Bearded Man.
"Who are you? Take down these invaders!"
The fully armed overseers raised their specially made automatic rifles and fired wildly at the paratroopers.
Rat-a-tat-tat...
A trace of killing intent flashed through paratrooper captain Vicks's eyes. With a sweep of his hand, he caught every bullet fired at him in his palm.
Gulp! A Gourmet Hunter? Cold sweat streamed down the Bearded Man leader's forehead, but his expression remained remarkably composed as he blustered:
"You're a Gourmet Hunter. Don't forget IGO's principles!"
The Bearded Man said this because, when IGO had been founded, it had established a strict system in order to gain as many member nations as possible.
That system included prohibitions against casually interfering in the internal