Chapter 408: Interlude: Gold and Silver (13)
0% Even after the war ended, the North was still in turmoil.
First, the very fact that the land—once covered by the Flesh Monster—had been significantly devastated. More than half of the vast coniferous forests had been swept away, and those who had made that land their home were inevitably thrown into hardship.
The coniferous forest was the North’s treasure trove of life.
It wasn’t just a source of firewood; rare mosses and medicinal herbs grew there as well. Many of the villages depended on it for their livelihood.
Even despite the dangers such as Demonic Beasts or hostile elves lurking nearby.
Rather, the existence of Demonic Beasts attracted the attention of Beast Hunters. Some villages even served as outposts for them.
In this way, the coniferous forest was one of the cornerstones of the North’s economy.
And now, that place was utterly destroyed.
Worse still, the elves who once lived there were thrown into utter chaos. With the trees that once provided them shelter now gone, they too had no choice but to take action in some way.
Such potential threats inevitably led to tension and rigidity among the common people.
Though the strong leadership of the House of Yurdina managed to keep things together somehow, the mood of the North’s populace was grim.