Indeed, there was a cost to protect the village. The warriors of the Uvandidi tribe would only send their warriors to protect the villages if the villages paid up with a certain number of cows and sheep. The number increased year by year, and finally, Barbarto Village was on the brink of collapsing. The other four neighboring villages were in no better shape either.
The situation was bleak. Tang Ling did not know why the Stardust Council would use a similar tactic as they did with Safety Sector No. 17 to indirectly occupy the grassland. He got carried away by his thoughts.