As time passed, the West pioneered the Industrial Revolution, ushering human society into a new era of unimaginably rapid development. Even the Ancient Ones had not anticipated that in less than three hundred years, human technology would advance to a point where they, even at the height of their power, would have to be wary and act with caution.
This gave these Secret Organizations a sense of crisis, but they also sensed an opportunity. Thus, they became more active than ever before, risking exposure to gradually extend their influence from the shadows into the open, all to harness the power of human society and explore the world's deepest secrets.
The Pioneer Group is the most typical example.
On one hand, they used the Earth Immortal Remains collected by their backing Ancient Ones, casting aside all morality to conduct human experiments. They even went so far as to capture Saint Experts from across the globe for this purpose.
