Yan Kingdom

Biodata

Bound Contestants

Background

At the beginning of the Forbidden Land broadcasts, Yan Kingdom publicly called for contestants to form alliances and offered to share materialized resources for joint development. The proposal was welcomed domestically but met with suspicion from some foreign audiences 2.

Xu Fan's selection initially caused widespread pessimism: he was identified as a 20-year-old college student with unremarkable physical fitness and little preparation. His discovery and occupation of a vast mountain forest reversed that mood, triggering nationwide celebration and giving new life to the Great Northwest after the resource manifested 3 18.

Repeated resource gains and Xu Fan's overwhelming victories elevated Yan Kingdom's international standing. Foreign governments and audiences increasingly accused its contestants of cheating or demanded access to its discoveries, while Yan Kingdom treated the Forbidden Land as a strategic threat requiring independent research and long-term preparation 60 130 407.

Recorded Forbidden Land Resources

Governance and National Policy

Resource Sovereignty

Yan Kingdom permits outside researchers to participate in joint research on the Spring of Life, but requires that research occur within Yan Kingdom under its protection. It refuses to allow foreign troops into its territory, citing sovereignty concerns 167.

When the Spring of Life's healing properties became known, the government prioritized veterans for its first use. The decision was broadly supported as recognition of those who had fought for the nation 171.

Equality

Xu Fan describes Yan Kingdom as a country without a king, where people are equal regardless of status. This political principle surprises Forbidden Land natives accustomed to monarchies and hereditary rule 158.

Protection of Citizens Abroad

After the Forbidden Land's descent turned Osaka into a war zone, Yan Kingdom restored the team's broadcast through satellites, dispatched a fleet, and asked Xu Fan's team to protect Yan citizens in the city. The planned evacuation targeted 613 survivors, though the warship's capacity was limited 506 507 522.

Science and Defense

• Authorities used satellites, drones, military personnel, and a three-million cash bounty to search for the manifested remains of the Wolf Ancestor 38.
• Researchers study Forbidden Land materials as possible sources of high-strength materials and unfamiliar forms of power 38.
• Yan Kingdom used mithril and the Spring of Life to create Soldier One, a super-soldier with a mithril-reinforced skeleton and healing ability 623.
• Only six super soldiers comparable to Soldier One had been created at the time of its test against Ren Jiutian 626.
• Xu Fan's explanation of the Six Styles to Soldier One creates the possibility of spreading advanced combat arts among Yan Kingdom's population 627.
• Xu Fan chose Yan Kingdom's capital as the site for the Gate of All Wonders, positioning it to benefit first from a spiritual-energy resurgence 630.

International Relations

• Lighthouse Nation — A major strategic rival in science and military power. Yan Kingdom rejects the idea of surrendering its Forbidden Land research lead to Lighthouse Nation 38.
• Curry Kingdom — Its viewers repeatedly demand compensation or resources from Yan Kingdom after Sharman's death; Yan Kingdom audiences and officials dismiss the demands 76 201.
• Neon Country — Yan Kingdom conducts rescue operations for its own citizens after Osaka's destruction, while relations remain strained by Forbidden Land competition and later conflicts 507 617.
• Other Blue Star nations — Foreign governments increasingly seek cooperation after Xu Fan's ascension and his ability to bring people into the Forbidden Land 720.

Story Role

Yan Kingdom's national fate is directly tied to its contestants' survival and achievements. Early in the broadcasts, viewers fear that a contestant's death could erase large numbers of citizens at random, making every major battle a national crisis 369.

The country becomes the primary beneficiary of Xu Fan's discoveries, receiving forests, water, mineral wealth, mithril, oil, and supernatural resources. These gains allow it to combine Forbidden Land materials with its existing scientific and military capabilities 18 347 624.

Following Xu Fan's ascension, Yan Kingdom gains the prospect of training additional personnel in the Forbidden Land. Other countries begin approaching it for cooperation, recognizing that Xu Fan's power has shifted the global balance 719 720.

Notable Quotes

“We people of Yan Kingdom are no worse than those of the Lighthouse Nation.” — Director Zhang 38

“We, the sons and daughters of the Yan Kingdom, have always been a people of self-improvement and great virtue.” — Director Zhang 112