The group bantered about their future prospects as they trudged through the rotten, sticky mud, then arrived at a flat stretch of land.
Heading north from the south of the Black Swamp, there were several flat areas, but not all were land; some were the 'Stonewood District,' remnants of ancient forests sedimented with stars, while others were hanging regions composed of large amounts of vines solidifying rotting soil and leaves, filled with numerous poisonous insects and miasma.
Such dangerous areas were initially cleared once by the Magnetic Storm Armor, but given the vast size of the swamp, a few pieces of Magnetic Storm Armor were not enough to clear it all, so it required subsequent Pioneers to slowly tidy up and mark the spots, only then could future deployments of Magnetic Storm Armor be prepared for.
