Chapter #1208: Into Azak-Kil

[Thomas]

(published 8 MAY 2026)  link

[QuinnyWA]

A nice trap! I'm interested to see how the gang get out of this mess.

Also it was good to see that the mines are actually filled with precious ores.

[Thomas]

Yeah, the ores there (and in other places, such as those mines that Father Eye used to control) are a key resource. All that precious metal is one reason the Bright Alliance has been able to build first and recoup costs later - I'm thinking via a fair and low-level tax system on all businesses and/or residents, although maybe a tax on products is better e.g. "we gave you a house, we won't tax you, but whatever you produce, a small portion of it goes to us." That type of system seems like it would work out for all sorts of products...beef, milk, crops, armor, arrows, clothing. But I digress.

Tangential thought: Belphanior is the equivalent of a multimillionaire, if not a billionaire. Plus all of the others are surely multi-millionaires themselves. Technically they don't even need all this precious metal ore...but they have it anyway.