"On that planet, there were many Fantasy Species and demons—well, some of the people following me now came from there."
"Everyone on that planet was poor and hungry... yet inexplicably strong. Many races needed neither training nor the blessings of Aeons to burn through rivers, tear apart fortified cities, and run across land at two mach."
"...That sounded a little ridiculous."
Topaz's lips twitched. A world where every living thing was an exceptional warrior sounded like something only the Abundance people would have.
"But unfortunately, that planet really was barren. What they grew was never enough to eat, and the races I mentioned generally did not consider the other beastmen to be their own kind."
"Conquest Wars, racial vendettas, famine, insectoid swarm-like creatures left behind by the Previous Civilization, Subspace Demons, and crystalline dust that granted people magical power while robbing them of their lives... Basically, anything terrible you could imagine existed there."
"If Yaoshi happened to pass by, it would probably have spawned an Abundance people far more vicious than the Buli people."
Russell was describing the darkest possible scenario for anyone from the Xianzhou.
—Before receiving their blessings, the Buli people were not much different from ordinary humans. But after being blessed, they became as vicious as demons.
If those disgusting nobles from Terra got their hands on the Blood Spring and the Ambrosial Arbor, how the hell could anyone deal with that?
"That sounded terrible..."
As Topaz listened to the description, she began to understand. There was even a trace of pity on her face.
"Who could say otherwise?"
Russell sighed.
"I was frail as a child, and my home happened to be a freezing snowfield—so I hated my hometown."
"At the time, my greatest dream was to sell off all the family property and trade it