Chapter 8: Chapter 8 – A simple guide to the world
Turning over the front hardcover page. Adam began reading the book.
'The continent we live on is called the Gordian continent. What kind of moron needs to be told this?
Recorded history dates the creation of the continent back to almost 2 million years. I'm sure I don't have to explain how long that is to you right?
It is said that there once used a exist a mega-continent. Sentient beings with incomparable knowledge and civilizations would be in constant turmoil to fight for the favour of the gods. You at least know about the gods right?
In this chaotic time, a relic of incomparable brilliance fell from the heavens. All the major kingdoms commenced a war to win possession over this relic.
An epic war was waged. Spanning over centuries.
All sentient races were almost on the brink of extinguishing themselves when the gods intervened.
Judging the mortal races for their foolishness in almost destroying themselves. The furious gods tore the continent into four parts and separated the lands from each other.
The Gordian continent is said to be one of them. This is all just hearsay. However, it is the most probable of the theories. Giving us a glimpse of what it might have been like before recorded history. Though I'm sure you won't understand the intricacy behind it anyway.'
"I can't take this seriously with all these infuriatingly condescending remarks!. But this is exactly what I've been looking for." Adam murmured to himself.
"This is truly a little difficult to concentrate on seriously young master. I'm sorry. I was told by the store owner that this was the best book for kids to learn." Fen read along with him and was also affected by the constant remarks of the author that directly targeted the reader. She pouted slightly and was getting ready to close the book to go return it to the store.
"Please don't be sorry, big sis. This is truly what I've been looking for. We just have to ignore the remarks." He explained.
This book truly was informative if the quirks could be avoided. 'something must be wrong with that store owner's head though. How can he suggest this for kids?'
"If young master insists. This person who wrote this is truly vulgar though." Fen voiced her discontent. She was someone who was constantly being taught the arts, calligraphy and in general sophistry.
In her refined outlook that placed manners and elegance above all, this book truly was vulgar.
Adam hearing her consent immediately began flipping through the book in her hands. It was truly too hard to read so he got the sentient mind to read through and summarize the book for him. He could directly transfer the information to his mind but these things were better to be done thoroughly.
This would determine his base knowledge of the world he had to live in after all.
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Within a second the summary was compiled.
This was a world of magic. Magicules were the main source of energy that was harnessed from the environment by all lifeforms.
It is believed that magicules played a vital role in the evolution of species leading to the various races.
This world was one that was constantly plagued by danger. Danger came from the environment in the form of dungeons.
Dungeons were the bread and butter of this world.
Dungeons where naturally formed structures. They came in a lot of various different form's but they all had one thing in common. All dungeons had a cave entrance.
The cave entrances to dungeons were entrances to its inner realm. It was found that dungeons would not penetrate into the ground but would rather be a dimension of itself. The entrances of the cave as such were the only way to get in and no shortcuts to lower levels could be excavated.
Every dungeon contains different levels. Every level was a floor that contained monsters of different powers and attributes. The danger and difficulty of a level would increase the lower one traversed into a dungeon.
Though it was not confirmed, the general consensus was that the older a dungeon was the more levels it would contain within itself. Dungeons were constantly but slowly evolving. It would take at least 100 or so years for a dungeon to form a new level.
Each level would contain a certain number of monsters and would spawn new ones within 2-4 hours of the number decreasing.
If a Dungeon was left untouched it would continue spawning monsters. All dungeons had an accommodation amount that it would not exceed. The monsters would be expelled into the outside world when they exceeded a certain amount. This was an unwritten rule of all dungeons.
It is said that all monsters In the outside world originate from dungeons. This was not completely false. The world contained its own ferocious animals. The introduction of monsters to the ecosystem led to the eradication or the interbreeding of the species leading to the current population of monsters in the current environment.
Monsters all had an amazing level of adaptability. If a monster with a fire attribute was placed in an environment of water, 1 out of 1000 would be able to change its attribute to suit the environment it lived in. and 1/100,000 even has a chance of gaining the ability of both attributes.
Though these numbers sounded big. The fact that they were capable of such rapid evolution is a marvel in itself.
The universe always gave equally. Though these monsters were not smart they had tougher bodies and higher adaptability.
The second danger that this world posed to its humanoid races were fiends.
Fiends were other realm creatures. They would constantly open cracks in the dimension to enter the continent.
Fiends were an abnormality of the world. They were smart and sinister creatures with bodies that were on the same level to a humanoid three levels higher. These were just low-level fiends.
Fiends had levels in their ranks as well. The higher their level was the smarter and more powerful they could be.
Wars with Fiends were distant. Rifts in space that would allow Fiends to pass through had become more sparse.
Only low-level fiend attacks have been registered in the past few decades. The extent to their power had been forgotten with time but the various races still remained vigilant to them.
The gordian continent was an ancient continent with a long-standing history in this world.
Housing various different humanoid races it was a hotbed of cultures.
The continent has seen its fair share of events and wars but the most prominent one was one that took place 500 years ago. This war set the political distribution that currently exists on the continent.
A portal was opened by the fiends during that time in the centre of the continent.
In the east, the soaring and tide kingdoms formed an alliance and requested the help of the forest of the elves for reinforcements. This was known as the Soaring tides alliance and is present to date.
In the west, the ignition and stone kingdoms formed an alliance and requested the help of the dwarf volcanic plateau for reinforcements. This was known as the ignited stone alliance and is present to date.
The north was home to the illumination empire. This empire held the strongest position in the war as its fighter's trained mostly in the light attribute. This was the bane of the Fiends. The war solidified their independence but they also lost their king in it.
The crown prince of the time was praised as a genius with unmatched potential. Instead of taking on the throne and continuing the age-old traditions of the land. He effectively demolished the monarchy and set up a council of elders that would overlook the empire.
Strength and intelligence were the requirements set for one to become a member of the elder council.
Research into space type tools became the major concern after the portal was established and as such, to spur on innovation in society. The prince also introduced the concept of monetary support to inventors.
Anyone, whether they were farmers or rich nobles. If they were able to invent anything that could further enhance efficiency in any field of work, would be granted monetary compensation by the empire. The most money going to people who would make advances in space dimension research.
Thus, the empire had single-handedly not only ensured years of prosperity to itself but also ushered in an age of technological advancement.
The alliances could not watch by and let the empire completely surpass them. They began implementing the same system in their kingdoms. However, some kingdoms still maintained a form of monarchy even if just a figurehead.
Within three decades of the portal opening and endless streams of fiends rushing into this world. The three major powers of the kingdom had found a way to seal it.
The war had displayed the threat of the fiends to the Kingdoms. To avoid further conflict between nations a pact was signed by the two alliances and the empire.
The kingdom was thus divided into seven major parts. The illumination empire in the north, The soaring tides alliance in the east, The elven forest southeast to the soaring tides alliance, the ignited stone alliance to the west, the dwarven volcanic plateau northwest, the unruled plains to the south and finally at the centre was a desolate patch of land that was left after the war.
The land still leaked traces of fiend aura from the sealed portal and as such became unusable for miles.
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Coming to the end of the summary Adam let out a sigh of delight. 'what an incredible world I have stepped into!'
This was a world of magic and monsters. Dungeons only made it a paradise for a game addict like himself.
'i have previously lived an easy life. Nothing special happened and I enjoyed it. This time will be different! I have been given another chance. The world is practically screaming at me to live a life of adventure. This time I will take on hardships if I have to but one thing is for sure…. It will be an interesting life!'
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