A ring-shaped continent surrounded by barriers, and monsters that descend upon it once a year to deliver their "Baptism." The fabled eight heroes and the "Source" they brought with them. The people of the continent fight bitterly over scarce resources, while also constantly exploring in search of a wider world.
A boy living in a border city has just undergone the monsters' "Baptism" when a military camp mutiny occurs by sheer coincidence, followed by a surprise attack from an enemy nation. After a series of events that seem coincidental yet hint at another plot, he leaves his home behind with his mother and friends to live in another city. He thought he would spend an ordinary life there, but then he "accidentally" came into contact with this world's "secret." Though he had never wanted to get involved in anything, those around him are drawn in one after another, leaving him no choice but to explore the wider world and uncover the truth about this continent and what lies "beyond."
This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.
Commentary on the setting of the source chapter of "The Legend of Qiyuan" written by Xia Huanmi.