Later, in the ruins of Shilia.
The farming town of the Solia Kingdom had been long since abandoned and captured by the Deca. It had once again risen as a farm town, but now it only fed the Deca.
Blaze didn't need to eat, but the ever-increasing population of the kingdom did. While they got most of the resources brought to them through trading, Blaze wanted to be a step ahead, as usual, and be independent.
Sure, the other villages, tribes, and small kingdoms sent them tributes and swore loyalty, but he knew better than to trust them. After all, all of them were once loyal to Solia, but with its fall, their trust crumbled.
While Blaze was all-powerful, there were things he couldn't control himself. Things like natural disasters, like the one that led to the discovery of oil by the Solians.
