Chapter 1-1: A Lament at Sunset An Unwelcome Guest on the Road of Destiny

The year 1547 of the Cambrian calendar. After six battles of the "Bright Revival", which consumed 3 million human soldiers, 170,000 elven archers and 200,000 dwarf warriors, the main forces of the demons were finally lured into a showdown on the plains of Janissary.

On the 28th day at the bottom of the duel, the human alliance launched a general attack, with 300,000 Dwarven warriors and 100,000 human heavy armour cavalry,400,000 human heavy-armoured lancers,200,000 longbowmen were sent to the centre line to defend against the two elite units of the Demon Armoured Beast Legion and the Knights of the Flying Dragon.They took most of the magical blows from the magical legions of the demons that,Even with a battlefield strength ratio of nearly 10:1 (100,000 armoured beasts and 12000 Knights of the Dragon, respectively), the army was almost completely wiped out.

After the middle legion had withstood most of the magical blows of the demons, the human corps, with a core of 12 magicians from all over the continent, gathered more than 2,000 medium and high level magicians to unleash the fire spell "Judgement of Doom" on the demon army. The fire spell "Judgement of Doom" was unleashed on the Demon army.

As the demon mages ran out of magic in the previous attack and were unable to open the boundary, as a result, the Demon armies:990,000 people.The chief-in-chief, Ivan Sandrov, was killed in the battle and the entire magical army was destroyed. "Ivan Sandrov" and his entire magical army were killed on the spot and the demon army was scattered.

2 p.m.: Marshal "Saint-Andreas" orders a general attack on the demons,the 300,000 cavalrymen of the most famous orders on the continent, including the Knights of Glory, the Teutonic Knights and the Holy Knights, were assembled as an assault force.The two flanks were covered by a 50,000-man "Barbarian" formation and two 50,000-man "Heavy Mammoth" corps.Slay the demon army with a commando core.

Big win!

In the end less than 10,000 of the demon army retreated safely.The losses on both sides during the war were as follows:

Demon armies:990,000 people.The chief-in-chief, Ivan Sandrov, was killed in the battle and the entire magical army was destroyed.

Allied Human Forces:

1.Humans,1,000,000, 10 of 12 magical tutors dead, and a legion of 2,000 mages, most of whom died.

2.Elves,110,000.

3.Dwarves,330,000. Death of Patriarch "Umut Königs" in battle.

4."Barbarians,97,000. Patriarch "Eagle" killed in action.

The battle caused heavy losses on both sides, and most of the elites of the human alliance were sacrificed. Therefore, the continent switched to the "Red Moon Calendar", and the Cambrian year 1547 was recorded as the "First Year of the Red Moon Calendar".

In the year 300 of the Red Moon calendar, the Demons once again appeared on the shores of the Mara continent, but this time bringing not war, but wealth.When people saw the large amount of treasures brought by the demons, they began to trade with the demons with little hesitation.In 330 years of the Red Moon calendar, human merchants first set foot on the demon continent, and from then on began a busy sea trade.The Dwarves and Elves, however, because they live far longer than humans,therefore, they remain hostile to demons and alienate humans as a result.However, based on a natural fear of what demons look like and exaggerated supplementary descriptions of war stories from back in the day, demons never had the opportunity to penetrate deep into the interior of the continent and traded only in a limited number of coastal ports.

The continent of Mara, high in the north and low in the south.

The "Alasas Mountains" span the entire continent from east to west, with the highest peak, "Pyrrhus Peak," at 6,781 meters above sea level.The "Alas Mountains" span the entire continent from east to west, with the highest peak "Pilus Peak" at 6,781 meters above sea level. The average elevation is 5,200 meters. It divides the continent into two parts, a large one and a small one.The part of the continent south of the mountains, which occupies 5/6 of the continent, consists mainly of plains and hills.North of the mountains are mountainous areas, and the further north you go, the colder the climate becomes.Due to the strong elemental fluctuations interfering with the entire mountain range and within a radius of 40 miles from the mountain range, any magic will be strongly interfered with, the effect is unusually low, and it is impossible to control the result of casting magic. Therefore, it is also called the Cursed Mountain Range by magicians.

People on both sides of the mountain have three ways to travel between the two sides of the continent. First, they pass through the "Kabang" pass in the middle of the foothills, which is 1,300 meters above sea level and resembles a gap in the Alaska Mountains. A gap that bisects the mountain.The other side of the continent can be reached directly through a 17-mile-long valley passing through the "Kabang", which is 1 mile wide at its widest point and only 300 meters at its shortest.Due to the importance of its strategic location, the valley is also known as the "Valley of the Throat".

The countries on both sides of the mountain range built forts on each side of the valley for protection and control purposes, often collectively referred to as "throat forts".The difference is that the fortress of the Grand Duchy of Sillman, located on the north side of the valley, is called the "Ice gate" because crossing this fortress leads to the Grand Duchy of Silliman, where 70% of the land is covered with ice.The fortress on the south side of the valley is known as "Goethe's Axe" and was built by "Caiman Goethe", the founding emperor of the "Lanfaxit" empire, to defend against the invasion of what was still known as the "Sillman" empire.

The second way is by sea, a 2,000-mile detour across the "Sea of Death" to the other side of the continent.

The "Dead Sea" is named after the polar icebergs that float all year round and the chaotic currents in the sea, and there is basically no navigable channel for the fleet.

In the history of the continent, there have been many wise monarchs in various eras with great ambition and vision, and there have been countless attempts to unify the Mara continent, and many attempts to launch surprise attacks on rivals across the mountains through the "Sea of Death". The result is often unsuccessful.

The most famous battle:1330 Red Moon Calendar,At that time, "Sillman Hein", the king of "Sillman" empire, took advantage of "Goethe III", the king of "Lanfaxit" empire, who was engaged in a continental unification war with other empires in the south of the continent, to forcefully attack "Goethe's Axe" with 150,000 heavy infantry as a decoy.At the same time, they sent 5,000 "heavy mammoth" elephant cavalry, 100,000 heavy cavalry, and 300,000 infantry in ships hoping to go around the "Sea of Death" and attack "Sunset City", the capital of the "Lanfaxit" Empire.As a result of the sudden diversion of sea currents, all the troops were taken to the permafrost in the far north, and only 300 of the 410,000 troops survived.

The "Lanfaxit" empire got the message and fought back,500,000 troops pressed directly into the "Throat Fortress" ----- "Ice Gate" of the "Sillman" Empire.Several times have been attacked into the interior of the fortress, if it is not "throat valley" the terrain is small, can not be launched large-scale army, "ice gate" may have fallen.However, since the Sillman Empire's elite was destroyed in the Sea of Death, it was unable to reinforce its forces.Eventually the conquered countries in the rear of the "Llanfaxit" Empire rioted and the Empire could no longer continue its attacks.The "Sillman" Empire also duly offered peace terms to the "Lanfaxit",surrender to "Llanfaxit" to become a Principality,the abolition of all magical academies and colleges in the territory,the tribute of 300,000 gold coins and 20 mammoths per year was the price for keeping their territory intact.History calls it the "Battle of Destiny", as the battle was decided not by the two warring parties, but by fate in the underworld.

The third route is directly over the "Alasas Mountain".However, as the mountain is snowed in all year round, the average temperature is only -20C degrees. With an average gradient of 60 degrees, there is no way for any horse to pass unharmed in these temperatures and gradients.The founding emperor of the "Lanfaxit" empire, "Caiman Goethe", once estimated that if the mountain were to be crossed by force, the infantry would suffer a 40% non-combat casualty due to frostbite, not to mention the problems of logistics and the inability to get horses through.

No nation on the continent would be so foolish as to think that it could defeat its opponents by relying on infantry without the assurance of logistical supplies. So, apart from a few desperate herbalists or magic crystal miners who ventured up the mountain for rare herbs or powerful magic crystals, no one was willing to go over this terrifying mountain.

1430 Red Moon Calendar,that is, the 100th year after the "Battle of Destiny".The entire continental landscape has changed very little, and in one sentence it can be summed up as "war - peace, war again ---- peace ... the same chaos, the same disorder. Today the two countries are friends, tomorrow perhaps enemies, and although the parties involved are serious about it, history turns page after page in an almost boring way.

Fortunately, it has been a long time since a major continental war took place. "The Duchy of Sillman and the Empire of Lanfaxit have long forgotten the war of 100 years ago. Merchants and travellers move between the two countries in a constant stream. Only the "Throat Fortress" on either side of the mountain and the soldiers in them seem to be a reminder.

The town of Bastogne, on the imperial side of the Llanfaxit, 130miles from the Throat Fortress.It is the first town after the fortress on the way in and out of the Throat Valley, but although small, the town is thriving with merchants and travellers taking a short break. Tavern, smithy,general shop,adventurers' union, mercenary mission station, inn. All the public amenities you'd expect to find on the continent are here, except for the fact that it's a little smaller.