Palmyra Town was the resource supply point nearest to Cotopaxi Volcano.
It was also the place where all visiting apprentices reported for duty.
When Greem arrived at the town, riding on a leisurely moving coach from the outpost, it was dinner time.
Palmyra Town was a remote but not quite desolate town. It was not a big town, and there was only a main street that cut through the center of it. It was a small place where one could glance over the entire town just by standing at the street corner.
Dozens of wooden houses were built along both sides of the main street. Just with one look, one could tell they were all ordinary folk houses. In addition to that, there was also a tavern, a grocery shop, and a shabby, wet, little hostel. Together with a population of around a hundred, that was everything one could find in this tiny town!
Right after Greem came down from the coach, he vaguely heard a loud yet muffled noise that kept coming from the volcano located in the far distance. The noise didn’t come at random intervals but had always lingered in Greem’s ears ever since he had approached the region. When at the outer perimeter, it wasn’t that clear, and was just like the muffled thunder one could hear in the wilderness during winter. But, when he came into this tiny town, he was immediately amazed by the mightiness of Mother Nature.
This, perhaps, was the noise caused by the restless underground activity of the volcano!
At the thought that the residents of the town had to live in such an environment year in and year out, Greem just couldn’t hold down his curiosity. What was the reason behind them willingly enduring such a harsh environment and staying in this place?
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