The journey from Ars to the Contention Zone required passing through the Milport Territory and Usel Territory of the Asura Kingdom, crossing the Red Dragons Jaw, and then traveling east for half a month to reach the Contention Zone.
The route was generally quite safe. Not to mention within the Asura Kingdom; basically, you wouldn't encounter any monsters along the way. In the area of the Red Dragons Jaw, as long as one didn't venture onto the mountains, it wasn't particularly dangerous either.
Once we arrived at the Contention Zone, although there was a high probability of getting caught up in a war, I had already figured out how to extricate myself.
This was a good habit cultivated from years of being an Adventurer: gathering intelligence and making proper plans no matter where I went.
Adventurers who don't plan ahead are always killed unexpectedly. Only those who make long-term plans can survive for a long time. Those were the words Clark often lectured us with.
The journey through the Asura Kingdom was very boring. I spent the entire trip telling Eris about my experiences as an Adventurer, which made her very eager.
When we passed through Bonn City in the Milport Territory, she also registered at the Adventurers Guild and immediately joined my party, Dawn.
When she registered as an Adventurer, I was preparing subsequent supplies and wasn't with her. When I returned, I saw Eris being invited by an Adventurer party.
It was a party named 'Counter Arrow.' The leader was a Magician and a female Warrior with dreadlocks—an unusual sight in the Asura Kingdom.
When I arrived, seeing that Eris already had a companion, they tried to recruit me as well. I gave them a look of disdain, then flashed my Adventurer badge.
'S-Rank Adventurer! Forgive me, this is truly disrespectful. We apologize for the interruption!'
Heh heh, finally showing off in front of Eris. Seeing her look at me with adoration made my vanity explode.
If strength isn't used to show off, then strength is meaningless.
However, as the Counter Arrow party left, the last member, a little girl, looked back at me with a look of disdain. I didn't pay it any mind, but Eris immediately got riled up and blurted out, 'What are you looking at?'
The other girl was just about to retort when her companion covered her mouth. Her companion smiled professionally at us and said,'Sorry, sorry. This little girl's eyes naturally look fierce. Please don't mind her.'
Then they walked out of our sight.
What a strange party. I hope they don't all get wiped out in some random place!
After leaving Bonn City, Eris and I didn't linger anywhere and rushed toward the Contention Zone. After all, this time we were going to rescue people, not go on an adventure along the way.
Eris was also very clear about this. Although she longed for the life of an Adventurer, she wouldn't let her longing delay the time needed to save her parents.
After traveling for nearly a month and a half, we arrived at the Red Dragons Jaw.
The Red Dragons Jaw is different from the Red Dragons Upper Jaw. The Red Dragons Upper Jaw is a valley with giant peaks on both sides, but the route through the valley is relatively flat.
The Red Dragons Jaw is completely different. We needed to ascend along a rugged mountain path, proceed along the small trails between the peaks of the Red Dragon Mountain Range, and finally descend along the mountain road.
Dragon roars occasionally echoed from the peaks on both sides. Compared to the Red Dragons Upper Jaw, the difficulty of navigating the Jaw was several levels higher.
No wonder the Asura Kingdom didn't consider expanding outwards. If they marched troops through here, it would probably summon several Red Dragons.
After trudging along with difficulty for nearly half a year, Eris and I finally reached the Contention Zone.
The Contention Zone was very similar to the region where I rescued slaves on my way to the Bihiel Kingdom.
There were over a dozen small nations on one continent. Each nation had allies and enemies. The losers in conflicts became slaves to the victors.
Because this region was particularly close to the Asura Kingdom and the Wang Long Kingdom, the two powerful nations frequently supported their own proxies in this area.
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