Changes in Karn Village

Karn Village was a small village located on the outskirts of the Do Wu Great Forest.

With a population of roughly one hundred and twenty people spread across twenty-five households, it had originally been no different from most border villages. Its livelihood mainly came from forest resources and crops. Outsiders were rarely seen in daily life, aside from doctors who came to gather herbs and tax collectors who visited only once a year.

Thanks to the vast land and sparse population, the villagers were not wealthy, but they could barely get by.

At the very least, they were a hundred times better off than the peasants of Earth's Dark Ages in Europe, who could only eat gruel.

Administratively, this place fell under Yar'kilantir's jurisdiction, so as the Hunter Association rose to prominence, it inevitably began to prosper as well.

Setting everything else aside, simply providing food and lodging for association members entering the forest to hunt fierce beasts, Alien Races, and monsters brought in a fair amount of money.

Moreover, as the numbers of those creatures that posed immense threats to human lives sharply declined, the village began expanding outward. The amount of farmland alone increased by more than tenfold in a short period.

Although most of it was newly reclaimed land, far too late to grow staple crops such as wheat, it had still been densely planted with fast-growing vegetables.

As far as the eye could see, everything was lush and green, as hopeful as life in this place itself.

Since Class Templates could greatly enhance attributes such as endurance and strength, while their added side effect made people unable to feel fatigue, the villagers could work to their hearts' content. The only factor limiting the scale of agricultural production was probably time.

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