Sometimes I think it wouldve been better if we never come down to human land . Howen spoke calmly as he puffed on his cigar . When he left the mountain, he realized the terrible reality of non-human races and how they were treated among the humans . There were even instances where people in extreme starvation resorted to killing slave non-human races such as the Ainos to eat them . It was hard for Howen to turn a blind eye toward his people . The reason the Ainos cooperated with all Joonb.u.ms works was because Joonb.u.m went out of his way to rescue those people . The first requirement for merchants to open trades with Khalodian was to give up their Ainos and Magnos slaves . Dont worry too much . Are you sure? Joonb.u.m nodded . Its alright . I knew the Ainos had to go back to the mountain once it settled down so Ive prepared for it . What? The hospital . Thats why I have Ainos people working in it . Doctors are important . They can be really influential as they are only ones who can save people from diseases and wounds . Combined with the healing potions, no one will come close to the healing skill of the Ainos and people will respect them for it . I see . Joonb.u.m was right in that sense . Khalodian had tons of patients as people from all over the continent that gathered for their last hope at survival . Unlike other places, they were quickly tended to and healed . So he prepared for it from such a long time ago? Howen quietly watched Joonb.u.m . He tried to say something, but he couldnt . There was no word to describe his thanks . Then we must head out to hunt down those monsters . Yes . We also have a lot of soldiers and mercenaries without jobs since the war has ended . We can utilize those people . Howen nodded . But wont they hate venturing so deep into the mountains? It will also be dangerous since the monsters have gotten stronger . Joonb.u.m smiled at Howens words . Dont worry . The elite Khalodian forces will follow the Ainos from behind . That will entice those mercenaries to join in since they dont have to fight on the frontlines . Im sure merchants will also want to join since they want to gather more from monster hunts . The mountain range will be crowded with people so monsters wont draw too close, Joonb.u.m explained . He also intended to use this chance to strengthen the land . If we make it flourish during the winter, we can move ahead with the economy . He knew the economy had to flourish in order to have a strong country . That seems like an idea . Yes, but we need to be careful . Oh, and we can have our Ainos medics have hands-on experience in the field . That will help people respect the Ainos even more . Howen looked astounded at Joonb.u.ms explanation . He smiled . The day was now coming to an end as they spoke nonstop about their plans . * Ugh! Its so cold! Its freezing… I dont feel the fire… Men mumbled in front of the bonfire as it danced in the cold wind . They had thick fur clothes on top of them, but it did not help to keep cold Khalodian Mountain wind out . My pee just froze! Ugh, stop lying . Men came back to the fire, s.h.i.+vering heavily . Another man responded, scoffing at his words . Im not! I hope your other part isnt frozen either! Haha! Shut up! Hey, have some tea . Another man poured hot tea in a wooden cup and handed it over to the shouting man . Oooh… this is nice . Yeah . They all rubbed the hot cups as they looked into the fire . The mountain winter is too cold . Yeah, but the money is good . For sure . I will come again if we can do it next year . Exactly . We have merchants here too . We dont even have to worry about carrying all the gathered stuff back . They all commented on their journey into the mountain . The Khalodian Mountain Range was safely being cleared out .