Chapter 540 - 465: What Are They Praying For?
To reach the Ancient Elf Kingdom, located in the high mountains, passing through Ajia Land via the desert was a good choice for the Sects.
Although this road was not very safe, like when Prophet Noen crossed the desert years ago, if they did not take this road, they would have to take a much longer route through Nus to reach the Ancient Elf Kingdom. The Sect Priests estimated that this detour would take almost three years, whereas the direct route from Ajia Land would take only six months.
Moreover, most importantly, as the number of True Believers increased, more and more people traveled to the Holy Land to make pilgrimages. The desert, once fraught with dangers, had become much safer than before. With several more guides, as long as there were no major mistakes, they could definitely reach the Ancient Elf Kingdom.
After weighing all considerations, the Sects decided to pass through Ajia Land.
They boarded a ship at the border port of the Dwarf Kingdom of Kaelonde and landed at a port in the Ajia Kingdom after half a month. During this time, many suffered from seasickness, Veldor included. Dwarves, after all, are dwarves; they spend most of their lives in the mountains and seldom venture into the sea, so they are generally poor swimmers.
But the Sects finally arrived safely in Ajia Land. Veldor, still dizzy, disembarked from the ship and immediately saw the towering statues of a King and a Queen. Upon closer inspection, these statues were of two humans, not Three-eyed Ape People!
"What’s going on here, isn’t this Ajia?"
Veldor exclaimed in surprise.
An old Believer looked down and saw a stone tablet under the statues with inscriptions in both Danschel and Ajia languages.
"Doesn’t it say right there?"
Veldor looked over, but he was illiterate and couldn’t understand what was written.