After we were done with the merchant card stuff, we decided to move out of the village, I still left a few Slime Clones in here, so whenever something else happens, I will know. I also spread tiny slime clones in the clothes and armor of the many soldiers, so I am constantly learning what they're talking about and if there is any update in the current events happening with the Lizardmen.
I discovered from Kraxka that the Lizardmen stealing oranges stopped stealing them now, it was a small group of orphan teenagers that were doing this "bad stuff" to just bring attention to them for once, I didn't really cared if they stole oranges or not, there were too many, but these guys outside were too murderous over it, so I told them to stay inside the jungle and not go out, as that might provoke these insane guys to attack the lizardmen on sight and even end up killing innocent children playing some pranks.
So that's why it is better for them to remain around Fuyu for the foreseeable future and to do things from there, I want them to slowly expand though, deforesting the areas and making their homes bigger, or perhaps living with the trees? Maybe I could teach them how to make tree houses, which are more secure and safe from the monsters.
Although there are not really any monsters around Fuyu due to her presence, perhaps they'll eventually get over it like the lizardmen did, and enter the place anyway, so for that, I have to prepare them and teach them even more ways and better ways to survive, living atop the trees is a good one for that possible scenario, although I don't know how they'll be able to do it well… But I have to try it out.
Anyways, we decided to walk outside the village after preparing a little bit, and we hit the road, we decided to go on foot to the duchy, which was a few kilometers away from the village, nothing that an hour or two of walking shouldn't take, we were able to see the duchy from afar pretty well, it was fortified with big gray rock walls and there were many orange trees making a bit forest around the walls, alongside a big river going around the entire walls of the duchy, there were a few smaller villages around the many farms surrounding the entire duchy too, which were obviously taking care of these farms with vegetables, grains, fruits, and the cattle animals we could see eating the grass leisurely.
"Phew! It is a nice day today, isn't it?" asked Benladann, admiring the beauty of the blue sky and the sun hitting us rather strongly with its light. She stretched her arms and bathed in the sunlight a bit. We were all wearing some more loosen clothes due to the temperature, Benladann was wearing a single piece white dress with some ice snowflake motif which looked precious on her.
"Wow! Birb!" Said Benladra, as she pointed her little finger at a passing, blue-colored bird, she was also wearing a simple white dress aside from her diapers below them, she was also wearing some little shoes and that was it, we were bringing her in a moving crib with wheels which I have made using ice magic, it was made of an ice that was as hard as steel and didn't melted unless it was exposed to very strong fire magic.
"Yeah, birb!" I said.
Rakasha and the rest were all walking at our side, enjoying the nice weather with us. We were walking across the road that seemed to have been shaped after years of people walking over it and also from many merchant carriages. Of course, we were not alone through this journey, there were a lot of other adventurers walking around the road with us, they were all heading towards the big city of this duchy.
Many of them were bringing large corpses of monsters they had hunted, there were apparently several dungeons around the place, which they thoroughly explored and had mostly mapped completely, so the adventurers knew what to expect there and most of the time went to hunt monsters and then came back, making a living out of that.
They seem to be able to grow stronger by accumulating money and then investing it into products that can enhance cultivation, although there were large groups of Rank 1 Adventurers, which could be said to be "newbies" some of such groups were led by some Rank 2, and I saw a few groups filled with Rank 2's and led by Rank 3, from Rank 3 and on they seem to call them "veteran adventurer" while Rank 2 are known as "experienced adventurer".
"There's a lot of Adventurers in these areas, it gives a completely different vibe from back in the snow lands, I suppose the good weather makes people more organized and overall more adventurous?" Wondered Rakasha. "Well, its not like cold temperatures affect us ice giants, but there are also a lot of humans and elves, and even dwarves…"
"Yeah, this place is infested with different cultures mixing together into a peaceful communion of races…" Said Tisha. "Which is nice… I wonder if we could make an entire Adventurer Party?"
"Well Drake would demolish anything we come across so it wouldn't really be fun." Said Miranda. "And we are kind of overpowered compared to the norm."
"O-Oi! You're saying I kill the fun or something? I am listening to you!" I said.
"I-I didn't said anything!" Said Miranda while ignoring me and averting her gaze from me.
"Well, it's kind of true, there wouldn't be much drive, isn't it? I don't know why you want to become an Adventurer if the thrill of adventuring is not there when you're so strong." Said Pekora.
"You really don't get it? It is nothing like that! I am also sure I will find some challenge along the way." I said. "And I am not seeking thrill by becoming an Adventurer, I just want to fulfill a dumb fantasy while I can. Nothing more, nothing less!"
"Ooh! I see…" Said Benladann. "So you want to roleplay?"
"Yeah… I guess."
