Chapter 335: The Islands
"Usually, I tell new players to do a favour for me, but, well..." Gregory gestured at the table and the food. "I don’t even feel like it anymore."
"To be honest, I don’t mind."
"Huh?"
"If you want me to do a side-quest for you, I can do it. It’s no big deal. I bet it has to do with your work, doesn’t it?"
"Yes, actually. I work as a farmer near the border of the city close to Anostos. My job is to be a protector."
"Near Anostos? The realm of twilight?"
"Ah, so you already know of them?" A flicker of something—pity, perhaps—crossed his daughter, Callista. "The island of Meropis is divided into three. We are in Eusebes. Anostos and Machimos are the other regions, though calling them cities is perhaps...generous."
There it was. The bias of all species and tribes.
The daughter Callista went on to explain in her father’s stead. "The people of Machimos are skilled and proud, but their lives are hard. They toil in the forge, creating weapons of great power. The smell is often nauseating. As for Anostos, it is a place few speak of. It lies at the edge of our world, a yawning abyss covered in red fumes. It is said there is neither day nor night there, only an eternal twilight."
"Do monsters live there?" Kazi asked.
"Yes," Callista replied.