After being rescued from a plantation in Mo Country by the Night Watcher, Gern and his parents became the Night Watcher's most devoted believers.
They began spreading faith in the Night Watcher across the lands of the New Continent.
Those who had been rescued back then, along with others who had found salvation at the Night Watcher's hands, became seeds of faith in the Night Watcher across the New Continent, secretly proclaiming his greatness.
Although Mo Country had become much safer and its living conditions somewhat more comfortable after a major purge, the deep-rooted problems that had accumulated over the years—especially the darkness of human nature brought about by its social conditions—still remained.
Even though the former drug lords and all manner of underground forces had been jointly purged by the Night Watcher and the Collector, the moment that suppressive force relaxed, new violence immediately emerged to fill the power vacuum.
The fundamental reason was that Mo Country's public authority was simply too weak.
For that reason, Gern's parents decided to take him out of Mo Country and head for the New Continent United States, seeking a relatively peaceful and prosperous environment where Gern could grow up well.
After all, for decades, the New Continent United States had been a place Mo Country's people longed for and dreamed of—a land paved with gold and far safer than Mo Country.
At the same time, they decided to spread faith in the Night Watcher there as well, singing praises for the hero in their hearts.
Although they had heard that the New Continent United States had recently become somewhat chaotic, for the people of many countries in Central New Continent and South New Continent, that chaos instead presented a good opportunity to cross the border into the New Continent United States.
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