Rumble...
In May, it's the rainy season in the Bantaan Archipelago, and the storms over the Sapphire Sea are far more fierce, violent, and long-lasting than those on the northern Old Continent.
The "Coral Clouds," symbolizing the approach of the Spiral Annals, are no longer as rare as last year, frequently showing reflections of the deep sea in the sky, with schools of fish roaming freely.
From the increasingly strange appearances of those aquatic creatures, it's clear that the Bantaan Archipelago and the Southern Continent have also been unable to escape unscathed from the first impact of the New Era.
From east to west, from south to north, the world's ecology is undergoing subtle and profound changes.
More and more people have heard the warning: "We have entered the Intertidal Zone, please hold tightly to the ropes around you, and embrace the eternal fall!"
