前言

大地巡旅：《明日方舟》官方世界观设定集
TERRA: A JOURNEY: Or, The First Book Composed by Prof. E. E. Erikson, F.R.V.A.S., where he imparts insights only attainable after his twenty-three years of continental trekking and fifty-one-and-a-half years of teaching at a university. He seeks an audience composed entirely and unmistakably of his fellow men, including especially yourself; Or, A Compilation of General Situational Reports on Our Land.
 
I dedicate this book to all those who have never had a book dedicated to them before.
And also to my dear wife, without whom those people might have had to wait a little longer.
 
Preface
PREFACE
 
Over the years, I have studied and conducted field research on various technological, cultural, historical, and political phenomena that affect the lives of residents across Terra. This book is a阶段性成果 of compiling and organizing these phenomena. Before delving into the main text, I will briefly introduce the purpose of writing this book, the various reasons for its birth, and the academic background of conducting various research tasks, so that readers can better understand the theme of this book, the source of various materials and viewpoints, and the limitations of my personal research perspective.
 
Without reservation, the goal of this book (and any subsequent series) is to fill the long-standing gap in knowledge content education throughout Terra. There are fascinating civilizations and prosperity, heartbreaking tragedies and pain, and indescribable confusion and melancholy, but they are all related to our lives. In my expectation, the target readers of this book are all those who want to try to understand this land, regardless of age, gender, origin, identity, and status. I try to sort out and simplify the collected materials to help readers understand what has happened and is happening on the land of Terra, see the key points from the dazzling complex information, and discover the essence from the mountains of boring reports.
 
After retiring from Victoria National University in 1085, I lived a kind of leisurely life. But I often fall into a daze, in a blur, I always feel like I am back in the thirties of this century, back to the young age when I tried my best to recognize everything. In that real and illusory environment, I always unconsciously look for something, but I can never get it. It was then that I began to review my life frequently, and after one introspection after another, I finally discovered that the heart knot that had been bothering me for a long time was precisely the still vigorous desire for knowledge and sharing.
 
Even though I have completed countless papers and reports on history, society, and other fields in my eighty years of life, this land is still full of charm and attraction to me. Deep in my heart, there is always a desire to help all those who are as interested in Terra as I am to more easily understand everything here. The next year, I met Dr. Kaleshi, who later founded Rhodes Island Pharmaceuticals, by chance. This young and promising lady with extensive knowledge encouraged me to put my ideas into action. After repeated exchanges with my former colleagues and students, I finally made up my mind to start writing, and their encouragement and suggestions were important motivation for me to continue working.
 
When writing this book, I referred to very complicated materials, which are not all my research results. Many contents of Chapter 1 come from the research results of scholars in Victoria and Leitenia, while Chapter 2 widely refers to materials from all countries on Terra. From Chapter 3, the content is mainly the summary and reorganization of the materials I have recorded and repeatedly revised over the decades, and a large amount of text