The answer was obvious once you thought about the elves’ previous situation. Thanks to the World Tree, the Everia Kingdom was able to maintain its privacy, and its citizens were able to live a rich life as well. I finally realized that everything was coming together. The continent’s resources were finite, so the reason the Everia Kingdom managed to continuously develop despite being isolated from the outside world was that…

‘It’s because they have an infinite amount of resources.’

I wasn’t sure how the city operated, but it was undeniable that the majority of the elves, the earth, and the water relied on the World Tree. It was the same for the barrier. Historically, the Everia Kingdom had continuously resisted threats from outside, and even though many nations were implementing the Anti-Slavery Law nowadays, it wasn’t like that in the past. Powerful nobles mostly bought elf slaves, and there had been many attempts to invade the Everia Kingdom both in national and territory affairs, so the elves’ situation back then could easily be deduced. The World Tree was deeply involved, not only in their personal survival but the survival of the kingdom as well. Unfortunately, the World Tree was currently rotting.

‘It means that they’re on the brink of ruin.’

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