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Chapter 1683: Chapter 122: Benefit of the Mare of Chastity

Chapter 122: Mare of Chastity

In Chengzhou, mountains stretch endlessly, yet the most renowned is none other than the divine Gegong Mountain, which spans across the southwest, its great mountain ranges sealing off the moisture from the sea from coming ashore. The land features firm and gentle terrain without springs, while sweet rain is seldom seen from the sky. Across the vast grasslands, spanning thousands of miles, not even shrubs taller than the hipbone can grow.

For tribes living a nomadic life, strict control over the population and pasture size is essential; otherwise, a heavy snowfall could leave them starving, freezing, and injured.

Yet, even with utmost caution, every few winters, small tribes vanish into the depths of the grasslands, some due to natural disasters, others due to calamities wrought by humans.

In the bitter winter, when two nomadic tribes come upon the same grassland, the most brutal conflicts arise; the victors are robust and celebrate with song and dance as they slaughter cattle and sheep for meat, while the losers lose everything and struggle to survive the bitter cold.

When resources are extremely scarce, humans are no different from wild beasts.

In fact, Chengzhou was not always like this. As practitioners blessed with the power of the Visualizing totem and the benediction of ancestors, the Chengzhou herdsmen once belonged to Xiehe, the most ancient and powerful empire.

They never farmed but instead brought their horses to Malong Region at the beginning of each autumn to plunder everything in sight.

During its heyday, the Chengzhou grasslands were home to more than a dozen Golden Tribes, but such glory faded all too quickly.