Chapter 93

"I've been meaning to go down there for a while now. Nobel's a ticking time bomb."

Increasing the support funds had put out the immediate fire, but the people of Nobel's grievances still burned sky-high.

The money I'd given them was only a temporary fix, no different from sticking a pacifier in a hungry, crying baby's mouth.

To make matters worse, the cold this year had been unusually harsh. Just because people were used to the cold didn't mean the hardships it brought simply disappeared. Which meant life for Nobel's people had grown even more wretched this winter.

A festering wound eventually bursts. Boiling water eventually spills over.

Once the weather warmed and the monster-hunting expedition ended, there was a high chance the people of Nobel would rise up. Which meant I needed to get to Nobel before that happened.

"The monster-hunting period's coming up soon, isn't it. The Silver…