Volume 15: Thunder Shakes the Ground Chapter 23: Prelude to the Storm

The efficiency of the Mountain people was unexpectedly high. When the chiefs of the Sanjia Tribe returned to their tribe, they spread the news that Mountain people could freely travel to the Caucasus for work and that the Caucasus would construct a canal from Mattdam to Lake Niall. This immediately triggered a huge labor migration toward the Caucasus, especially as the tribal chiefs also rarely expressed their cautious approval. The Mountain people, shackled for too long on Cordillera Wilderness, embraced the hope of a better life outside, dreaming of making big money, buying food, shopping, and improving their living conditions. They continuously poured into the Caucasus over the Floating Bridge at Bahomon across the source of the Catania River.