Although the Old World was the sick focus, most patients, especially those unaffiliated with any organization, the 'independent patients,' lacked resources and guidance.
After the Old World was defeated in war, numerous rules were locked down, and many opportunities were lost, making it impossible to stargaze or face the sun, among other things.
Reliant only on themselves or discussions with peers, reaching Open Source was difficult.
Furthermore, with restrictions on fertility, a pervading darkness, lingering death aura, etc., the number of independent patients could only decrease, and over the long years, many died, with numerous sick villages and settlements sinking into the river of time.
The remaining villages and towns either attached themselves to some organization or fell under the jurisdiction of the Source Epidemic Area, or they became subsidiary regions of some Neutral City.
However, such decay also gradually welcomed a turnaround.
