Thanks for the chapter!
And it finally starts, I wonder if there are other nearby villages they can ask for help or can make join to increase the population.
There probably are. Many if not all will probably be too afraid to move or act, just like their village was. Small numbers, ill-equipped, disorganized, feeling isolated, and facing a much bigger enemy than they feel they can ever hope to resist. Uniting all the settlements into a single movement, or even an Elven nation at this point, is going to be a lot of work. They still have to play catch-up just to be able to stand toe-to-toe with the Empire.
TL says we're nearing the midpoint? So I guess the thing already ended.
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