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Ai Lu Empire, Supply Town...
Ever since the camp outside Giant Beast Forest had been completed—or, more accurately, since the day of the magical beast riot—Supply Town had no longer been as lively as before...
That was only natural. Giant Beast Forest had always been a natural treasure trove. The reason it continuously drew people into its depths was because the people of Sparlier World needed magical beast materials and rare natural treasures.
Accomplished warriors and mages would fight magical beasts in Giant Beast Forest. It was not merely because battling magical beasts could improve their training and increase their combat experience. Another reason was that after killing magical beasts, they could sell the materials from their bodies for a considerable price...
And if they were lucky enough to find some precious natural treasures while hunting magical beasts, becoming rich overnight was not impossible...
Cultivators held lofty status in the hearts of ordinary people because they possessed great power. But cultivators also needed to eat, needed a place to live, and even needed to support their families...
Not every cultivator came from a great family or major power. In fact, there was a very common phenomenon among all cultivators.
Warriors accounted for more than two-thirds of civilian cultivators!
Mages accounted for more than two-thirds of cultivators from great families and major powers!
Among all cultivators, warriors accounted for more than two-thirds of the total number!
The conclusion drawn from these figures was that cultivators were mostly commoners!
And the result of that conclusion was that most cultivators had to rely on their own strength to support themselves, unlike those from great families and major powers, who could rely on