The first morning of the New Year, after the previous night's New Year's Eve revelry, the whole of Fangting City remains in a tranquil state.
In the past, the Donghua Region had a tradition of setting off fireworks and firecrackers on New Year's, with people entrusting their hopes of "expelling the Remnant Beasts" to these simple explosives, wishing their desires to reverberate through the city streets with the crisp sounds of the New Year. Alas, with the passage of time, a portion of research indicated that these stimulating explosions were more likely to agitate the Remnant Beasts lurking beneath the city, increasing unnecessary losses. Thus, this tradition meant to drive away the Remnant Beasts waned in practice due to the presence of the beasts themselves.
