The two worlds were different, and there was no other moment that made Lu Ping'an so sure of this reality than the present.
"At the point of divergence, besides the initial supernatural contamination, the main cause was the Great Summon that happened fifty years ago..."
At that moment, the timeline underwent a fundamental divergence, with too many supernatural events distorting the actual power balance between the "official" and "civilian" sides. The pressure from foreign domains, foreign races, and even outer gods plunged major human countries such as the Eastern Country into a helpless period of muddling through.
As central authorities lost their absolute authority and power, while local areas had to rely on themselves to cope with emerging crises, large-scale local protectionism and self-reliance emerged naturally in various regions.
