"Widespread crop failure in the eastern Golden Valley Kingdom..."
Roland's brow furrowed slowly as he carefully studied the details of the commission.
'It's the middle of the autumn harvest, yet the crops are withering for no reason. The soil has an oily sheen... and there are black crystals at the roots... Could this be an anomaly caused by the resurgence of Magic Elements?'
After a moment of thought, finding no clear leads, Roland shook his head gently and moved his gaze down the page.
'The phenomena in Stone Furnace Castle and the Black Reef Duchy are quite similar... In both cases, those who came into contact with it developed mental problems...'
Seeing these two somewhat familiar place names and the bizarre phenomena described, a vague guess immediately formed in Roland's mind.
Unlike the Golden Valley Kingdom, which was divided into "territories," the Dwarf Realm used "castles" as its administrative units.
