Because of the existence of this wasteland, communication barriers arose among the closely connected duchies of the federation.
Now, for the two major duchies to successfully establish contact with the Royal Court, they needed to take a large detour, entering from a neighboring duchy to avoid the threats from the monsters of the Dry Land.
Elanna suddenly felt a jolt of electricity crawl up her spine, her hand holding the tea paused for a moment, and she murmured, "If I remember correctly, the period when the Dry Land emerged just happened to coincide with our war against the Supreme Forest, didn't it?"
Old White, having lived through that era, knew more about the Dry Land, so he explained to the others:
"Miss Elanna, before the Dry Land descended, the dungeon in that area was the Withered Forest, which produced materials called 'Withered Wood Essence.' For the elves at that time, it had a very strong restraining effect.
