As we leave the Barren Wilds, the land quickly goes through a dramatic change. The semi-arid landscape gives way to fertile grasslands in an unnatural change of biomes.
There's no gradual blending between the two environments. Instead, it's a clear cut. You are standing in a dry, arid land, and the next step, you're in a green pasture.
Not even videogames make biome transitions like this. I mean, the good RPG ones.
Noting my bewilderment, Lillian chuckles.
"It's the effect of the goddess' magic."
"Yeah. It wasn't always like this. In my memories, it was a normal, gradual transition from grasslands to jungle…"
Lovelace joined, also looking intrigued at the division line.
So, I've heard that the Barrens were an artificial creation, but this really rubs it in your face.
I close my eyes and extend my magical senses. Pouring my mana into a point between my eyes, I create a wide sphere within which I'm able to feel every flow of magical energy.
