"Why should we have to turn in night silver? What reason do they have to demand this from us?"
"Just a short while ago, we were almost starving to death, and now, just as things start to get better, we absolutely can't afford such extortion from Jinji Ridge!"
Everyone was outraged.
Although food from the outside had been brought in by giant beasts, it still had to be purchased with money. With the year's harvest being so poor, where would the money come from to pay tribute to Jinji Ridge?
The most crucial point was that they were being made to support a gang of bandits.
In such a remote area, a thrifty family of three could get by for a month with just one piece of night silver.
Now, the two representatives sent by Jinji Ridge sat boastfully on the backs of chickens; with just a casual word from their mouths, they intended to take away each family's living expenses for a month. This was truly bullying to the extreme.
