Chapter 305 - 300 I am an adventurer
The Belen Kingdom was quite far from Watchtower Port. One would need to pass through the Lost Plateau and the Red Crown Desert in succession, not to mention... the straight-line distance might be four or five thousand kilometers. Even if Leon wanted to fly there, it would take him several exhausting days.
Who would dare target his kingdom, anyway? Besides, there wasn’t anything particularly pressing at the moment, so Leon wasn’t in any rush. He decided to take a ship through the Talia Alliance and the Empire to reach the Belen Kingdom, even if it meant spending over a month aboard during the journey.
Legend had it that an island in the Vortex Sea between the Talia Alliance and the Empire had mysteriously disappeared one day, only to reappear decades later, then vanish again after a few short years. It turned out that the island was actually an Ancient Dragon Turtle, so massive that its shell was mistaken for land... Leon was eager to witness it himself.
"I heard you’re heading to the Belen Kingdom?" Tassera, the Storage Dragon who often traveled far and wide in pursuit of magical knowledge, immediately lit up and sought Leon out when she learned of his intent to journey abroad.
"It’s only been half a year since the foundation of your kingdom, and both the King and Queen plan to leave? Is this really okay?" Cecilia quipped.
Cecilia went on, listing her concerns exhaustively. A kingdom couldn’t go a day without its monarch; the King could leave temporarily, but at the very least, the Queen should stay as a substitute. Otherwise, public unrest would surely arise. Her true complaint, though, was evident—she simply couldn’t stand watching Cecilia toiling away every day while Tassera got to accompany Leon on his travels.
Cecilia’s arguments were sound and well-crafted. In the end, Tassera relented, largely because she had already been to the Belen Kingdom and found it utterly unappealing: unbearably cold, populated entirely by warriors and barbarians, and devoid of spellcasters with whom she could exchange magical knowledge. She decided it was simply not worth it.
With everything finally arranged after nearly half a month of delays, Leon entered his human form and boarded a ship, setting sail from Watchtower Port toward the Talia Alliance.
After several years, Leon found himself in Raffi once more. After spending a few leisurely days there, he changed to a different ship and, after another half-month, reached a city called Willan in the Empire.