(This part of the plot serves as a foundation, paving the way for the next chapter. For an enhanced reading experience, it's suggested not to skip this one. The protagonist will make her appearance in the next chapter, which in this volume, is quite an interesting section. However, I truly can't finish writing it today, so it will be published tomorrow.)
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Darkness, dampness, chilliness.
Even the sparse torches made it hard to see the bottom of the pit clearly.
How deep the pit actually was, even those who had lived there and mined for thirty years didn't know.
All they knew was that, over these thirty years, countless leaders had come and gone, each attempting to lead them out of this place.
Some had drowned, others had been eaten because of their rebellious words.
The one leading them now was a sixteen-year-old girl named Lingyi.
Even those not from the national region knew that this surname did not exist.
But no one bothered to ask.
