Eight hundred years have passed since the founding of the Great Yu Dynasty, the most glorious regime in the history of mankind.
Though the dynasty still holds the various powers in check, it can barely manage to do so. It is no longer the mighty regime that controlled the Nine Continents at its founding.
After the "Blood Moon Case" twenty years ago, the emperor stopped attending to state affairs. Now old and addled, he presides over a court rife with secret power struggles, while the other races wait hungrily for their chance to strike. Can the Yu Dynasty maintain its dominance?
With the tide of events turning and people yearning for upheaval, a scholar sets off for the capital to sit the imperial examinations, carrying his own purpose with him.
