Looking down from the sky, below is an endless black plain.

The black plain is filled with cracks of varying sizes, some so deep they become gorges.

The entire plain shows no trace of green, and no vegetation can be seen.

On the ground below, not even a single weed is visible, nor any signs of animal activity.

As for humans, they are even less visible, with not a trace of human activity left behind.

Pries stood by the window and said, "In places where desolation spreads, no vegetation can grow. If we hadn't preserved the Land of Dawn and the Barren Land, we wouldn't even have places to plant crops, and who knows how many people would starve to death."

"Moreover, the territory of the Land of Dawn has been shrinking year by year, being gradually eroded over the years."

Herag asked, "With the Wizard Towers guarding the cities, can they still be breached?"

If the territory is getting smaller, it means that there were once cities protected by Wizard Towers that still succumbed to desolation pollution or were breached by demons.

Now the various Wizard Organizations in the Land of Dawn are very powerful, yet even they can only retreat step by step…

Pries smiled bitterly, "Yes, every so often, unavoidable anomalies occur. For example, someone inside a city suddenly gets contaminated, and overnight, the pollution spreads throughout the city. Or perhaps some places suddenly see a powerful and strange being appear, directly invading the city..."

"Although such events are rare, once they happen, they spell doom. The fall of a city is often very sudden and swift."

"So why do we invade other planes to plunder resources? We are forced with no other choice. If we don't plunder resources from other planes, we certainly won't have enough resources here. We can only expand into new planes."

The wizards of the Land of Dawn invade and plunder other planes for their own survival.

The major Wizard Organizations in the Land of Dawn may seem powerful now, but they are actually surrounded by hidden crises.

Compared to the vast polluted areas, the Land of Dawn is actually just a very small region.

In those unknown polluted areas, who knows what kind of powerful demons might exist?

If one day these powerful beings were to suddenly come forth, the total annihilation of the Land of Dawn is not impossible.

No one knows the current situation in the polluted areas, and even those who explore can only scout the outskirts without venturing deep.

Herag never imagined the situation the wizards of the Land of Dawn faced was so dire.

In the Barren Land, he never heard about these things nor understood the overall situation of the Kala Continent.

Now, after understanding, he realized the problem facing all wizards is very grim.

People in the Barren Land, not knowing the truth, live more easily, with less pressure.

Whereas the people of the Land of Dawn know from birth what surrounds them and the situations they face. From the beginning, they know what kind of circumstances they are against.

David and Reese also fell into deep thought; they never imagined the Land of Dawn, which they always yearned for, was in such a crisis-ridden environment.

Many thoughts flashed through Herag's mind; he thought future actions had to be even more cautious.

The situation in the Land of Dawn is too complicated. Besides the internal factions, the external polluted areas also pose a big threat.

Herag thought for a moment and asked, "Mr. Pries, which city are we going to?"

In his mind, he already had the full map of the Land of Dawn, with numerous cities in Serlandir, each uniquely positioned.

Herag wanted to see which city he would end up in. Theoretically, the closer to the Central Region, the safer it would be because it is further from the polluted areas.

But in fact, polluted areas are also distributed among the major cities, marked as black regions on the map.

Though the polluted area between cities isn't as vast as the external ones, they are rather scattered, present in many places.

"Silver Moon City is where Lord Parker primarily resides, and our Lord Parker's faction mostly operates in Silver Moon City," Pries said.

Herag immediately glanced at the map etched in his memory and found the location of Silver Moon City.

Serlandir is located in the southern part of the Land of Dawn, near the Ten Thousand Mountains region.

Silver Moon City sits at the southernmost part of Serlandir, and it's the city closest to the Ten Thousand Mountains area.

In terms of overall location, Silver Moon City is relatively safe because there are no large polluted areas nearby.

The only polluted regions are those between Silver Moon City and the Ten Thousand Mountains, and their coverage isn't very large.

Most importantly, this swath of polluted area is mostly plains, allowing a clear view of the situation there.

Unlike some other areas, where a city might directly face an unseen, boundless polluted area, without knowing what's inside.

The only problem with Silver Moon City is that it lacks a buffer zone, with no other cities in front to shield it.

If any unexpected situation occurs, Silver Moon City faces those threats directly, without any means for buffering.

But this isn't something Herag could choose; Silver Moon City already counts as a rather good location.

All he could do was to tread carefully, planning cautiously for various situations that he might encounter later.

The airship flew over the black plains for nearly half a month.

Looking at this plain, Herag thought if it weren't for the desolation pollution, this could have been a very habitable place.

The vast plains have a lot of land that could be cultivated; just these plains alone could sustain all the people in the Land of Dawn.

Unfortunately, now being polluted by desolation, it's completely turned into wasteland, without even a single weed, let alone suitable for growing food.

Herag clearly saw a now-dry ravine, whose width once suggested it was a rushing river nurturing the vast surrounding plains.

About a hundred kilometers from the dry ravine is the location of Silver Moon City.

Herag could already see the city from afar from the airship.

Besides having tall city walls, Silver Moon City was also enveloped in a layer of transparent light shield.

Upon seeing Silver Moon City, the speed of the airship gradually slowed, and the altitude steadily decreased.

The airship finally landed on an open space in front of Silver Moon City's gates, where the land was yellow.

The area within the light shield surrounding Silver Moon City was unaffected by desolation pollution.

The black earth and the yellow land were distinctly outlined, especially noticeable when viewed from the sky.

"Remember not to run around after we disembark; stay below for the inspection," Pries advised.

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