Branding

(A/N: Extra long chapter to make up for the break!)

The shockwaves from the earlier battle had incinerated a part of the forest, leaving behind a charred ground.

Kiba stood opposite to Fiona. The ashes and dust in this stretch of land didn't touch them as they conversed.

"Use my influence to make sure everyone here desires to visit the core region?" Fiona was startled by Kiba's proposal.

The core region was the most dangerous area in the forest. While it has the best resources from the foreign world, only the strongest of the strongest would dare enter it.

No matter how wonderful an opportunity was waiting in the core region, everyone knew the chances of getting the opportunity were very low.

So most people would seek what resources they can in the other parts forest and leave the core region for others. This was not something people liked to do, but they did in order to survive.