Chapter 269: Mere nobodies!? Kjerag.
This distant, mysterious land of snow lay among the towering mountain ranges in central Terra, at the highest point civilization could reach.
Its geographical region could be considered one of the most unusual on Terra.
The towering mountain range ran from north to south through the center of the continent, cutting off its northern reaches like a wall.
To the east lay the nations of the core regions, while to the west lay Columbia.
Were it not for the harsh climate and terrain, such a strategic position would surely have attracted many ambitious eyes.
But sheltered by the wind and snow, the people of Kjerag seldom worried about their precarious position.
Rather than how the countries outside were developing, they cared more about how heavy today's snowfall would be and whether it was suitable for grazing.
"The weather's so strange today..."
A herdsman stepped through his front door, repeatedly brushing snow from his clothes.
"It was perfectly fine just a moment ago. Why did it suddenly start snowing so hard?"
"Maybe Kjeragandr is in a bad mood today?"
His wife offered a guess as she worked inside.
"Ever since that disaster, we've had more blizzards. If only the Saintess really could solve the problem."
"Seriously? You really think this will solve anything?"
The herdsman bowed in prayer before the small idol in their home.
"Wasn't that old tradition of sacrifice proven useless ages ago? Mandu Monastery abolished it themselves."
"Didn't they admit they might have been mistaken? That's why they're trying again now."
His wife looked devout and spoke with conviction.
"Besides, you saw the blizzard on the day of the announcement. Perhaps that was Lord Kjeragandr's response."
Mandu Monastery had declared the raging blizzard on the day of the announcement proof that the god's