???
Even cheaper!?
Ten percent was just the starting point?
And it would keep dropping afterward?
Those who had already been in despair now became even more hopeless.
From what Destruction Black Dragon Nidhogg meant, he wanted to lower the price even further?
How were they supposed to compete?
Viscount Rost's paid commentators reappeared after the matter sparked discussion.
"We all live off the land. The Dragons have lowered rent to 10%... What will happen to our land?"
"Will those free citizens still lease our land? They have cheaper options now. By now, Dragon-owned land probably covers the entire continent, doesn't it?"
"The Dragons have vast fortunes and don't care about such a small amount of income, but we all depend on this land!"
"How are we supposed to survive if this continues?"
"Exactly how much land did you mortgage to the Dragons?"
Viscount Rost's paid commentators posted everything that had previously harmed the nobles and worried them, but which they had been unable to voice, onto the Magic Net.
The nobles who had been forcing themselves to endure finally broke down when they saw those messages.
That was how many things went. When no one said them aloud, everyone gritted their teeth and endured. But once someone spoke up, they could no longer hold back, and voices erupted everywhere.
"Yeah, are we even supposed to survive?"
"I didn't participate in these Steel Futures, so I thought I wouldn't be affected. I never expected the impact to be this severe!"
"Did you really not participate, or are you lying? I think you just didn't mortgage off huge amounts of land. Otherwise, you wouldn't be panicking like this!"
"Bullshit! At this point, what noble with land in the kingdom can stay calm? Who the hell knows how much land has fallen