He had gained Chloe's trust.
From the girl, Ye Qiyan learned the name of this city.
Former Days City.
The provincial capital on the western border of the Land of Strange Laws' six provinces.
The creatures that wore collars and were made to serve people were monsters called [Performers] in this world.
They existed throughout the Land of Strange Laws.
The vast majority possessed combat abilities that ordinary humans could not withstand.
But the true threats were the immensely powerful Dragon Beast Performers in the black ocean beyond the borders of the Land of Strange Laws, where humans could not set foot.
The five provincial capitals guarding the central capital of the Land of Strange Laws existed to hold back these dragon beasts from the Black Sea.
Over the centuries, people had tried several times to wage world-scale wars against these dangerous beings.
But every war had ended in defeat for humanity, reducing the original nine provinces to the current six.
The humans of the Land of Strange Laws had clearly reached the brink of life and death.
Yet for some unknown reason, all the powerful Performers in that black ocean had disappeared over the past hundred years, giving humanity a chance to catch its breath.
That respite had lasted a hundred years.
During that century, the upper echelons of the Land of Strange Laws had somehow obtained special devices capable of controlling Performers.
Through unknown means, they had also artificially created loyal humanoid Performers.
Only after a great deal of time had the [Performers] within the Land of Strange Laws become humanity's servants, with some people even treating them as companions.
"Take Dark Lane, for example. He's my most important companion. If it weren't for the Church of Discipline's inspections, I normally wouldn't even put a collar on him."