The entire continent became chaotic but this only applies to the bandits and the ones hunting them.
On the other hand the rest of the population in the continent have a much peaceful life, only those that were connected to the bandits were having the worse time of their lives.
The elves were also busy, now that the entire continent was conquered by Thousand Race Empire they were tasked to check upon every forbidden land on the continent.
Those that exist in the forbidden lands might have retained the bloodline of their ancestors and might be descendent of divines or divine beasts.
Because some forbidden lands were too much for the elves to handle they were given to Adventurers or individuals that could investigate the said place.
A well known adventure group in Dragon Kingdom have obtained numerous treasures and information from a forbidden land called Fiery Pit Of Doom.