Chapter 116: – The Lord Is With Us (37)

༺ The Lord Is With Us (37) ༻

The Yurdina Family had a history of pioneering the once-barren North.

The northernmost tip of the continent lay buried beneath ice and snow. Just a bit southward, permafrost covered the land, where only moss managed to take root during spring. The Coniferous Forest lay even further down in the south.

The cold and dry land was inhospitable to most living creatures, including human beings.

As with any other biome, it was impossible for humans to live alone. Stable nutrient intake was only possible with a wide variety of plants and animals that came together to form an ecosystem.

When the Yurdina Family planted their flag in the North a long time ago, the land was considered a place of exile.

Once loyal to the Unified Empire, the Yurdina Family found themselves abandoned as the years passed. Although they had moved to the North under the idea of being granted new territory, everyone knew that the land was a place of death.

But the Yurdina Family managed to survive in the hopeless place.

All the living things that survived in the barren North were shockingly strong. Even the tiny rats that fed on moss had hidden strength.

They were creatures specialized to survive after adapting to horrible living conditions.

The Yurdina Family embraced the way of nature in the North.

They did whatever it took to survive. They admired strength and weeded out the weak, and this tradition soon accumulated over hundreds of years.

That was how they were able to stand at the forefront of the war once the Unified Empire fell.

The Yurdina Family, who soon became the founders of the new empire, reigned as the leader of the North for a long time. Even so, their beliefs did not change at all.

Victory is everything, and to lose meant certain death.