No-Man's Zone No. 001.
It was the Dragon Kingdom's largest No-Man's Zone, as well as an explorer's paradise.
Countless treasure hunters flocked here, scrambling to arrive first, because Ancestors had once emerged here, and it contained a known high-level Secret Realm.
The Sun and Moon Lake Secret Realm.
Legend had it that an Ancestor had once been born here.
Outside the Secret Realm, atop a barren mountain.
Three men sat around a campfire, with cooked meat suspended over the flames, giving off an enticing aroma.
"No-Man's Zone No. 001 used to be a famous scenic destination in the Asia Region. This whole area... used to be green."
White Garment enthusiastically introduced the surrounding landscape to the other two.
But now, Sun and Moon Lake had become a frozen lake.
The once-lush woods had become barren low hills.
Apart from a few scattered beast roars and the mangled corpses of explorers, there was no sign of life.
"Are we going to train here?" Old Ninth glanced around dismissively.
Occasional sparks of light appeared in the distance. Clearly, other Awakened were nearby.
"Do you know why I chose this place?" Rather than answering, White Garment asked a question of his own, smiling as he turned the meat.
"This place... was once the Dragon Kingdom's pain," Little White Tiger answered solemnly.
He had read the complete history of the world before the Apocalypse.
Many people thought he was illiterate. If he could not even understand modern books, how could he possibly know ancient history?
But this fellow had taken classes at a school in the First War Zone. Simple reading was no great difficulty for him.
The only truly illiterate one was Old Ninth.
"Yes, this was once our homeland. No, it still is." White Garment slowly rose and pointed proudly into the