Days of Yore

"Later, a traitor emerged within the kingdom." Pluton could not help but sigh softly.

A desolate note could be heard in his voice. It seemed that even Ancient Weapons powerful enough to destroy heaven and earth had their troubles.

"Was that traitor Imu?" Swain asked.

"No. It was Imu's father."

It turned out that these Ancient Weapons had originally been called "The Pioneers," created specifically to destroy the Red Line that separated the seas.

As the Domain Governor of Totto Land at the time, Imu's father's ambitions began to grow wildly after obtaining such weapons.

Because the Ancient Kingdom's territory had been unimaginably vast, they had carefully divided this expansive world into five great domains: the East, South, West, and North Seas known to everyone today, along with the Central Domain at the vital core, forming the five great domains.

Imu's father had been the Domain Governor of the East Domain. In that era, the East Domain had been immensely powerful, second only to the Central Domain and the strongest domain besides it.

To break through the immense natural barrier of the Red Line, Totto Land had spared no effort, devoting a full century to forging divine weapons. At the time, once the United Chief Domain Governor issued a nationwide mobilization order, it was like a boulder thrown into a tranquil lake, stirring up towering waves. Scientists from across the world dropped their work and rushed over from every direction without pause.

Every scientist of that era had been a peerless genius. Their brilliance had shone like stars; picking any one of them at random would have yielded someone far greater than Vegapunk, who was now praised as a genius seen only once in five hundred years. Swain's shock could not be calmed after hearing this, because no one understood