To the south of Birch City, lay a vast jungle. The thick foliage of the trees blocked the majority of the sunlight from falling on the ground. The silence of the peaceful forest was only broken by an occasional chirp of a bird or a deafening trumpet of an elephant.
Through this dense forest passed a path leading to Beech City. As the only road connecting Birch City to Beech City, all trades between the two Cities took place via this route.
This wide road had prospered a decade ago. However, in recent years, the road had fallen into disrepair. Ever since the City Lord of Beech City had gone missing, this road saw sparse traffic, almost as good as none.
The reason? A notorious group of bandits had taken residence in this forest.
The prosperity of the route had always attracted bandits and thieves, but they were soon taken care of by the City Lords of the two Cities.
