449 Testing? (2/2)

”This planet was split in half between two people, the sand walkers, and forest dweller” the scene changed once again, from high up one could see, that the world was split into two colours, golden brown and deep emerald green.

The scene then zoomed in towards the emerald green lands, it was just one big forest, some elfish race was living in that side, there was more life here, animals and beasts and those elfish forest dwellers.

Unlike the conservatively dressed desert walkers, the forest dwellers wore scant anything, some even went nude or half nude with merely leaves covering their privates, they were lithe and lean where the desert walkers were thick and burly, and they lived in trees, some lived in hollows inside trees, some had a semblance of a house build but dead wood, the rest just slept on the branches.

At the edge between the forest and the desert, settlements came to be, mostly for trading, but it was somewhat permanent, every 10 days walk one could find such settlements, on this neutral land between the forest and the desert, one could find everything they need, and those settlements provided that, a chance to trade.

There was no monetary system, well no common one, the sand walkers used precious metals like gold and silver and copper as coins, while the forest dwellers use some kind of seeds that can be used to grow some marvellous trees as currency, those seeds can be eaten directly, each one of those seeds was worth one week worth of meals.

The trade in the settlements went according to the rules of barter, one would trade something they want for something the other party requires, it was no wonder that sometimes an entire group pools what they have to trade among themselves.

Being cheated was both a risk and a way to make a profit, someone who has a starving a child is more likely to trade more precious metals for some fruits, while the same guy could be the only provider of said precious metals in a while and is offered more and more for his items.

Security was a concern as well, although both side never harmed each other in the settlements, they were not so restrained outside, if there was no security around a settlement, no one would trade there, lives were worth more than commodity, therefore, even if theft was rampant, killing was possible only in wars.

The desert had a natural phenomenon, every sand storm brought with it, or more likely, unearthed fragments of unrefined ores, one only had to walk the face of the desert and collect those fragments, the forest was the same, it was abundant with food and water, thus trade could be arranged.

As for the reason of war, well it was; as always; greed.