Chapter 38: Following The Map
Adam unfolded the map he took from his pockets, his fingers running along the coarse material as he examined the mark zones and routes. It was an old but large thing, parchment-like, with faded ink and symbols scribbled in a language that most wouldn’t be able to decipher if they dont talk the Monster Language, which took him a while to master since most of the words were written Elderian, the universal language of the Monster World, which was now his mother tongue in this new life.
Fortunately, he could read it just fine, after all, Priscilla and Rakasha taught him how to read and write, and he mastered this world language in a week.
But that aside, his eyes went to the spot, he presumed to be his current location more or less.
"It’s just a close estimate, but I think I am here if I had to guess, which would mean the correct direction that would lead me to Clan Ultima would be across this river, and after you cross it, take a turn right about here, and it will take you to one of the old dirt roads, that is supposed to lead me directly to the clan village gates."
Adam said to himself as he looked at the map Minerva gave him.
And looking at it he could see a rough sketch of the Paffora Forest sprawled before him, its borders stretching far beyond the inked lines. The jagged symbols indicated its hazards, some he already knew firsthand, like the miasma-drenched atmosphere that could outright kill weaker monsters or the abnormally large creatures that lurked beneath its dense foliage. Others, however, were unfamiliar.
One such marking stood out to him, a series of claw-like engravings encircling a particular section of the forest, not too far from where he landed.
The thing is however he has no idea what this was indicating.
"Hmm...
He mumbled to himself as he tapped that very spot lightly with his finger...saying.
"What the hell does this mean?"