Although Zhou Yan was an outsider, with Tian Wei acting as a bridge, he soon settled into the village called Red Stone Village.
Red Stone Village stood near the Red Grassland, surrounded by red stones that were harder than ordinary rock.
That was why the village was called Red Stone Village.
Simple, clear, and straight to the point!
Aside from being somewhat harder, however, these red stones had no other uses, nor did they contain any spiritual energy.
Otherwise, the people of Red Stone Village would never have had the chance to settle here.
Red Stone Village was small, with a population of around eight hundred. Most of its residents made their living by hunting, farming, and scavenging.
Many brutal battles had taken place in the Northern Wasteland, especially on the Red Grassland. It was said that the blood of those who died in the great battle there had stained even the depths of the earth red, giving rise to unusual plants such as red thorn grass.
While those battles had ravaged the Northern Wasteland's environment, they had also left many treasures buried deep underground, hidden from the light of day.
Every two or three months, merchant caravans would arrive, traveling through the wilderness to trade supplies with the people of the various villages.
The main purpose of these caravans was to buy treasures the villagers could not identify.
The merchants often exchanged cheap supplies for these unearthed objects, then resold them for hefty sums.
Every transaction brought the caravans handsome profits.
Occasionally, a rare treasure would even turn up and sell for an astonishing price, with news of it spreading far and wide.
Such things happened from time to time in the Northern Wasteland...
Tian Wei was too young to farm or hunt, of course. He usually liked to