Trial Village

The Trial Village is a primitive village built by the Northern main branch Nightwatcher family for the purpose of training Nightwatchers to acquire the Night Conqueror form.

Description
The Trial Village is a small village located deep in the mountains, requiring three days of travel by car and train from the Northern main branch Nightwatcher family headquarters. For the sake of retaining the optimal environment for training a Night Conqueror, the village does not have access to electricity, and phones cannot receive reception within the area. There is a house within the village specifically for the training Nightwatchers that is stocked with food and basic necessities. An invisible and durable barrier surrounds the village, preventing the demons contracted with the Nightwatcher family outside of the village from attacking it. In addition, a seal is placed in the Trial Village that prevents Flag Demons from solidifying within a ten-mile radius.

History
The villagers of the Trial Village are descendants of Nightwatcher-dependent clans. In return for receiving protection from the Nightwatchers, their ancestors entered a blood contract that extended to their children. One of the conditions of the contract is to maintain a training ground suitable for Nightwatchers. The village receives supplies from the Nightwatchers annually.

While many villagers are tired of living such a primitive life, they are unable to leave the village as they wish. Due to the blood contract, unless dispelled by the Nightwatchers themselves, a contracted villager acquires insomnia upon leaving the mountains. This renders them unable to properly live in the outside world. For the sake of their family's interests, the Nightwatchers so far have only dispelled the contract on very few villagers.

When he was thirteen years old, Ye Yan arrived at the Trial Village, hoping to train to acquire the ability to become a Night Conqueror.