After a day of travel, you soon arrived at the settlement. Along the way, Mei had taken the initiative to care for the children traveling with you. Before them, she had indeed shed her cold exterior, revealing the tenderness and strength wrapped beneath it.
Of course, that strength usually only showed itself in front of you.
After arriving at your destination, Mei could not stay long, so she bade you farewell and promised to visit often.
Yet you knew in your heart that the next time she came here, she might no longer see you.
After parting ways, you rested in the settlement for three days. Then, carrying the Edict Blade "Chi" along with ample water and food, you chose to leave and set out alone.
You were eighteen. Seven months had passed since you set out. Your footsteps had crossed the Izumo Twelve Provinces of Izumo's central lands. As you witnessed the scars across this land, you had also cleared away, within your abilities, some of the dangers brought by "demons" in various regions.
And now, you had reached the northernmost end of the Izumo Twelve Provinces, preparing to cross the sea for the Northern Continent, which had already fallen completely.
On the planet Izumo, tectonic movement had created three continents in all. The Central Continent, where the Izumo Twelve Provinces lay, was one of them, and it was also the region least affected by the Great Collapse three years ago.
The Northern Continent and Western Continent, on the other hand, had fallen completely. Their residents had successively relocated to the relatively stable Izumo Twelve Provinces.
And your destination was the Northern Continent, where perhaps no humans remained.
Before setting out, you came to a seaport in Changyun Province, at the northern edge of the Twelve Provinces. Because several