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  Extra Chapter 5: The Great War and the Insect Disaster

In 515, a year hailed as a turning point in human history, the "Proud Emperor" sank the Atlanteans into the deep sea, and from then on, Atlantis became history.

615 AD was the first hundred years since Atlantis sank into the sea.

Humans suddenly realized that Atlantis was really planning to make its home in the sea.

Westeros made the first choice, and the nine provinces became independent one after another. They began to concentrate on destroying the evidence of the existence of Atlantis.

Nine empires were established one after another: the Northern Empire, the River Empire, the Vale Empire, the Iron Islands Empire, the Westerly Empire, the Dragonstone Empire, the Storm Empire, the Highgarden Empire, and the Dorne Empire.

In 655, the fortieth year of the second century of Atlantis's sinking into the sea.

The trading city-states that were almost wiped out by Queen Elizabeth Poseidon I still did not see Atlantis come out to punish the independent provinces of Westeros in the 40th year, so they also began to establish independent countries.

In 715, the second century had passed.

Of the three continents controlled by humans, only Sothoros, where immigrants from the Seychelles Islands once lived, still believes in the god of the sea and firmly believes that the king of the sea will come back sooner or later to rule the world.

In 815, the third century passed.

The major provinces of the continent of Sothoryos united to establish the Second Atlantis Empire.

This move was considered by many provincial governors as a betrayal of the Sea Emperor, so at the instigation of other empires, a civil war in Sothoryos broke out that lasted for ten years.

Finally, the Second Atlantis Empire was established in post-war Sothoryos and began decades of recuperation.

In 915, the fourth century passed.

Humanity has entered a period of rapid development. Energy on land has become scarce, and wars are constantly raging in the shadowy lands rich in oil. All companies that raise oil fish have been acquired by the state, and private breeding is prohibited.

1015, the fifth century has passed.

Human resources are beginning to run out because the Poseidon Island, which once mastered all the technology, has sunk into the sea. Countries have been hiding their best technologies from each other, resulting in slow progress in human technology.

So humans turned their attention to the sea. There had been no news about Atlantis for hundreds of years, and they thought that the Atlantis civilization should have been extinct.

There are even many people who think that the Atlantis Deep Sea Empire is nothing but a big lie, a lie made up by the Second Atlantis Empire.

However, the process of exploring the ocean is not easy. Their submarines will inexplicably lose contact after diving to a certain depth.

So the Second Atlantis Empire took the lead in turning its gaze to the starry sky. Since the exploration of the deep sea was difficult, it decided to explore the starry sky.

In 1065, the Second Atlantis Empire took the lead in completing the feat of landing on the moon, but since its return, it has become mysterious.

This made other countries even more curious about what was on the moon, and thus a wave of exploration into the sea of ​​stars began.

1115, the sixth century has passed.

Surface energy began to become tense.

In 1135, war broke out without warning.

The Second Empire of Atlantis went to war with five countries at the same time: the Storm Empire, the Westerly Empire, Meereen, Yunkai, and Astapor.

In 1140, the flames of war enveloped Westeros, Essos, and Sothoryos, and all three continents were drawn into this world war.

In order to escape the war, a large number of people fled to the uninhabited "broken continent" of Urtes.

The war is getting more intense. Although there are no nuclear weapons or similar destructive weapons, weapons of mass destruction still exist.

In 1165, the war had lasted for 30 years. All countries were exhausted, and the population had dropped to less than 100 million. At this time, the countries, which were already deeply feuding with each other, began to fight a desperate battle.

In the end, when the war between the three continents ended, the population was less than 50 million, and more than half of the population was concentrated in the continent of Ultes. This war that swept the world was called the War of Catastrophe.

Just when all humans thought that the disaster was finally over, an unprecedented long night enveloped Tianhai Star.

Having just experienced a war, the surviving humans were completely unprepared and had no unified, coordinating government agency.

The long nights that could once be spent safely became the last straw that broke the camel's back for human civilization.

In 1196, the Long Night that had lasted for 30 years ended.

The human civilization of the three continents of Westeros, Essos, and Sothoryos has regressed a thousand years, and the population is less than one million.

The "broken continent" of Urtes, which was the least affected by the war, still had a population of more than two million, and its civilization was in the steam age.

The original "broken continent" is now called the "last pure land", and the continent of Ultes has become the cradle of hope for the revival of human civilization.

In 1197, the major city-states of the continent of Ultes united to form the Tianhai Human Coexistence and Development Federation, abbreviated as the Tianhai Federation.

Humankind officially entered the Tianhai Era, ushering in a new era, and all humans moved to the continent of Ultes.

In order to reunite humanity, the Church of Poseidon reappears in the daily lives of humans. They believe in Poseidon and expect him to bring hope.

At the same time, they believe in science and truth, and seek the great dream of human rejuvenation between theology and science.

Humans began to collect the technology left over from before the war, trying to achieve a rapid revival of human civilization, but due to technological limitations, progress was slow and humans could only slowly lick the wounds they had inflicted.

In the first year of Tianhai, a large number of adventurers went to the three continents that had become wastelands due to war.

They are eager to find some technology left over from the catastrophe in the wasteland. Perhaps an inconspicuous technology can make them rich and powerful in this life.

After all, too many people have become rich and powerful because of this, and even made the leap to a higher class.

Some wise men said that this was a lie made up by the Federation, but it still could not stop the adventurers from rushing to the three wasteland continents.

As the wise man among humans said: "We are greedy, weak, but hopelessly pursuing hope. Let's make mankind great again!"

Tianhai 26 years.

After 26 years of recuperation, the human population has exceeded 150 million and is growing rapidly every year. Everything is moving in a good direction.

Tianhai 30 years.

Seven alien Zerg vanguard-class hives landed on Tianhai Star from outer space one after another. The first three hives landed on three wasteland continents respectively, attracting countless adventurers to explore.

By the time more intelligence about the hive was discovered, humans had lost the best opportunity to destroy it.

A huge Zerg nest landed in the northwest of the Ultes continent. Even though humans responded quickly, the well-prepared Zerg still repelled them.

At this point, a seemingly endless alien insect catastrophe began.

In the following year, three insect nests landed in the Shivering Sea, the Summer Sea, and the Jade Sea.

However, the four-sided attack that humans had expected did not occur. The Zerg nest that fell into the deep sea seemed to have disappeared completely, and there was no movement. Moreover, the Zerg from the other three wasteland continents did not launch a large-scale cross-sea siege on the Urtes continent.

Humanity has gained precious breathing time, but fortune and misfortune go hand in hand. The arrival of the alien insect race has enabled human biotechnology to advance by leaps and bounds, and mechas and genetic warriors have begun to appear on the stage of human history.

(End of this chapter)