"Does Goodness Home really think it owns [Divine Court]?!"
"I'm not paying! Whoever wants to pay can go ahead!"
"Keep your voice down... watch out, those barbarians might hear you!"
"What are you afraid of? This isn't Goodness Home's territory!"
Throughout the Secluded Forest, in Supply Points large and small.
An uproar erupted that day.
After years of development, the area around [Divine Court] had long since become their gold mine.
[Divine Court] was like a brand. Anything associated with [Divine Court] could fetch a high price.
It was as though [Divine Court] contained an Immortality Secret Art, and using its goods would grant immortality as well.
Magic Cores from the Magical Beasts in [Divine Court], plants from [Divine Court]...
Even seawater from the ocean inside [Divine Court] was bought by nobles at exorbitant prices.
They claimed that drinking water from [Divine Court]'s ocean over the years could grant immortality...
The most absurd part was that such an absurd claim actually attracted a following among countless nobles.
[Divine Court] had given rise to countless merchants, bounty hunters, and others who moved between its interior and the outside world.
Their lives had been fairly stable. With [Divine Court]'s prestigious name behind them, all they needed was some little innovation involving [Divine Court] to live comfortably.
All of that changed that day.
Early that morning, someone entered [Divine Court] and was about to begin his day's work when the [Goodness Home Guard] approached him.
They said he had entered illegally because he had not paid the entry fee.
He now had two choices: pay what he owed, or be torn apart and fed to the fish.
Everyone knew how ruthless Goodness Home was. After dealing with them over the years, people also knew that despite the name "Goodness," they had absolutely nothing