Brown Village.
Tajik was still hesitating.
In fact, he had privately told the other villagers about the Hunting Temple first because he wanted everyone to think it over carefully.
If Brown Village had been one of those wealthy villages around Zeke City, he might not have cared so much.
But Brown Village was not. It was merely a poor little village on the edge of Zeke City's territory, close to the Moro Mountains.
Tajik knew very well that everyone in the village had to stand together if they wanted to survive in such a harsh environment.
In truth, there were quite a few resources around Brown Village, at least enough to sustain a settlement of this size.
But Brown Village also had to pay taxes to Zeke City and the Hunting Temple on time.
Just as they had discussed before, Brown Village could never refuse to pay its taxes under any circumstances, even if people starved to death because of it.
To the powerful figures of Zeke City and the Hunting Temple, Brown Village was just a tiny ant.
Though insignificant, Zeke City and the Hunting Temple did not mind crushing this little ant in order to preserve their rule and authority.
After all, that was exactly what they had done before.
The God of Hunting had no need for "weak" followers. All they needed to do was fear His power.
But for the people of Brown Village, this was certainly not good news.
If it was just taxes, Tajik and Eao had agreed that they could grit their teeth and survive this ordeal.
But the Rune Great Hunt Ceremony was different.
The Hunting Ceremony was a ritual held by the Hunting Temple every year, and anyone could participate.
The purpose of the Hunting Ceremony was to please Mara, God