Chapter 129: Akairon Kingdom
By the time the next day arrived, everything was ready to go.
Atlas had stocked his inventory with enough food and drink to last a year, even if he ate three meals every day. Cordelia and the other Sages, especially Bellatrix, had given him hundreds of potions and pills that would soften his precarious position on this journey.
He wore the black robe Cordelia had stayed up all night sewing with her magic for Atlas.
However, what surprised Atlas the most was who would accompany him on this journey.
Cordelia had made a deal with him to become a Fifth-Grade sorcerer and a Third-Grade Aura Warrior, and she had been told that there had to be someone who could keep him safe on his journey. That was the deal of allowing him to go to the Akarion Kingdom after all.
This gave the Sages a full year to determine who would come to Atlas’ aid.
In the end, Cassandra herself was able to choose one person:
"Emma?" questioned Atlas. He hadn’t naturally expected his escort to be Emma, the Eight-Grade mage who had fought right next to him in the slave market raid.
"My lord, I have been chosen to accompany you, and I ask you to trust me as I am above your strength. As your first personal knight, it is a great honour to be able to assist you in your first personal mission." Emma said, and then fell to her knees in front of Atlas and uttered the following words:
"I look forward to serving you as a knight of the Duchy of Shorekeeper."
Atlas smiled widely after hearing these words. It would be fair to say that he was really happy. He wouldn’t dare to doubt Emma’s abilities. After all, Emma was no weakling. To put it bluntly, every aura and magic knight, young or old, who trained under Eva was a monster.