Zhongyuan

The Chinese server is one of the twelve main servers in Elder Tale. While it is called the Chinese server, it actually spans most of Central and East Asia and is then further divided up into regions within the server.

It is the main setting of Kanami's side-story arcs, spanning volumes 9, 11, and 15.

Before the Catastrophe
Due to the difficulty in coming up with enough locations of interest and events to cover such a large area, the Chinese server is the first to introduce an official "Guild War System." This system allows large guilds to compete in earning "Guild Points" that can be used to claim specific areas/locations in the servers, which grant privileges and benefits to the members of the ruling guild akin to purchasing land properties.

After the Catastrophe
There was a major deterioration of public order after the Catastrophe, and guild wars quickly grew out-of-control as various large guilds competed for power. Of course, not everyone wished to participate, but ever-increasing aggression has made it harder and harder for people to run from the conflict.

Major Guilds

 * Lelang Wolf Cavalry - One of the few major guilds that has avoided the guild wars by using their signature Wolf mounts to stay on the run.

Known Regions

 * Formosa
 * Known in the real world as Taiwan, Formosa is the tutorial area where an Adventurer first goes after creating an account. Although the island was usually closed off to players after completing the tutorial, the island's popularity made it accessible by travelling there on boat. However, because of the difficult Raid Bosses lurking the waters around it, few Adventurers go there and, after the Catastrophe, most of those there are trapped anyways.


 * Aorusoi
 * Tekeli: Although not a city, Tekeli is a small town in Aorusoi, an area that corresponds with the Southern region of Kazakhstan in the real world. It has a respawn Shrine located there, and is surrounded by desert. Touching a watery reflection at the top of the town's bell tower triggers a large-scale battle event with thousands of level 52 Daylight Shades.
 * Tone's Grave: Tone's Grave corresponds with the location of Gagarin's Start Space Station in the real world. Papus and Rasphuia were first spotted here, along with a Raidx2 Black Dragon Boss, with the intent of destroying it as the "Corridor to Heaven." The Lelang Wolf Cavalry sent two groups in order to deal with them, but they were completely wiped out. Later, by the time Kanami and her party went to Tone's Grave to deal with them, the Space Launch site was destroyed.