CH745 Fortuna Border Convoy I
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Alex and his forces travelled for another fortnight before finally arriving at the region neighbouring the staging area for their next campaign.
The closer one ventured towards the extreme north of the Celahan Empire, the more untamed and dangerous the land became.
Eventually, the aristocracy of the Celahan Empire had abandoned more than five thousand square kilometres of territory bordering the encroaching Great Berserk Beast Forest.
This region had then been intentionally populated with society's undesirables—the extremely poor, minor races, criminals, and others whom the powers-that-be knew had nowhere else to go.
Over time, these people had somehow managed to eke out a living in the harsh frontier and survive, causing their once-paltry numbers to grow many times over.
Many believed their survival was a defiant insult to the aristocrats who had sent them here to die.
