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The Great Vein. The lifeline and backbone of the Kingdom of Jugend, and the world’s largest mining zone. Within it lay untold quantities of both common minerals—iron, copper, gold, silver—and rare ones like mithril, orichalcum, and adamantium.
It was three and a half centuries ago that the dwarves, recognizing the land’s true potential, joined forces with the humans and began to dig. What started as a small village quickly grew into a territory, and from there, into a full-fledged kingdom.
The ever-abundant vein, combined with dwarven prowess, was like giving a pair of wings to a ferocious tiger. It propelled Jugend into the ranks of the great powers before its neighbors could even think to stop it.
That was how vast the Great Vein was. Even Jugend itself had yet to fully grasp the scale of its underground riches.
There were eighty-four iron mines alone, seventeen mithril mines—each one a fortune in itself. And as if that weren’t enough, there were five or six more of the even rarer orichalcum and adamantium mines.
Naturally, the tunnels and mining shafts expanded to match. It wasn’t just wide or large anymore—the underground was quite literally vaster than the surface.
“Hmm…”
A man stood before the third entrance to the Great Vein. Towering in both height and bulk yet dressed in a crisp ceremonial robe and wearing a surprisingly gentle expression, the man exuded presence from the moment...
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