Molten Scale Town, A peaceful yet noisy little town set deep in a mountain hollow at the eastern foot of the Molten Scale Mountains.
It was like a pot of water gradually coming to a boil. Its calm surface and the occasional ripples that rose across it were not so different from any ordinary town, but the streams of flame that leaped up now and then from beneath the iron pot, and the hot bubbles that burbled to the surface, revealed what made it special.
Compared with other human settlements in dangerous, remote, and desolate regions, Molten Scale Town was far more prosperous than one might imagine.
Though it could not compare to River Valley Town, which had the Adventurers Association, it was not much different from nearby Kalanfu'er.
As for the reason, one part of it was the town's unique geographical position.
It leaned against towering mountains and sat upon a comparatively gentle slope, while a long, powerful, rushing stream that originated deep within the Molten Scale Mountains ran straight through the town.
While bringing the town a precious source of water, it also dispersed the lingering sulfurous heat in the air and irrigated and nourished the nearby land.
It created the most basic conditions the people of the town needed to live.
On the other hand, for Molten Scale Town to develop in such a remote location, attracting wave after wave of merchants and adventurers here to trade and travel, it naturally had its own unique advantages.
The powerful Great Dragon named "Klaogbari," entrenched atop the highest peak of the Molten Scale Mountains, was one of those reasons.
Under normal circumstances, when faced with a creature whose mere breath could destroy the countless years of effort of thousands of people in the entire town in one blow, a