Chapter 89: Journey to the South

Chapter 89: Journey to the South

Sofia decided that they should go see Tyrene, for no real reason other than wanting to socialize. Anything to forget where they had spent the last few months. But the winged woman wasnt at the glass workshop anymore. In fact there wasnt much left there beside empty buildings. Seems like they finally came to pick her up. Too bad. She could have told us more about this Arch-Lich guy. I wonder if its worth it trying to bring him the letter. Would he reward us? Or would he kill us on the spot? And lets not even talk about the Dragon.

The green, cursed zone thing, was getting dangerously close to the abandoned workshop. It was a tall wall of thick vegetation growing so dense one couldnt see the ground. It had still been a few thousand meters away when they came here the first time, now it was already just a few hundreds meters shy of reaching the first house.

No wonder they had to relocate.

Sofia was about to grab Alith to fly up again when Alith interrupted her, Say Sofia I think I want to go alone for a bit. Ah! Not right now. I mean When we reach civilization again, maybe we can go our own way for a little while. I kinda want to try some things, relax, take some more time to understand how this world works, you get me?

What are you going on about? I thought I had been clear about this stuff, wasnt I? You do what you want, I dont mind either way. We need to set up a way to reunite after is all. Oh and you should take some of the gold too if were going to do this

They discussed this for a while then departed south. Alith didnt elaborate too much on what she wanted to do, only that she wanted to roam around alone for a while. Sofia was much more interested in trying to spend her newfound money, amassing knowledge and perhaps even pay a visit to the Vampire nation. In her mind, as long as she managed to buy her way into being safe from the Churchs summon, she was as good as done with the subject. She wouldnt mind being able to live and progress at a more relaxed pace.

And after the clusterfuck that had been her first trial, she wouldnt enter the second one before being as ready as she could. No rushing it. She needed time. It was pretty clear to her that, compared to Aliths, her trial had been way too hard. If the second was going to be the same, she would be ready for it.

And she had a new goal. One that would motivate her to progress.

She would find whoever sent the soul parasite her way, and make a blessed armor out of their bones.

The mountain range south of the desert was vast, way more than Sofia had imagined. It would have taken them forever to cross it without wings. Like at least half a year.

To finally be able to use her wings freely was liberating. No more restricted space, no more mana devouring sand. And sometimes she picked up mana currents that were so strong it propelled her forward at speeds she never even reached when she sprinted with the demon form in the trial. Meanwhile Alith was reading books in her ring. Funny how that works. An interesting fact was that the sand pendant couldnt go in the ring, likely because it could never be empty due to the sand. Sofia was curious about how spatial storage items really worked. She was more willing to go visit the Lich by the minute. Though it was unlikely he would be willing to share anything if he even deigned meeting her.

The mountains flew by, giving way to a snowy forest of dark pines. Is it winter already?Ñøv€lRapture marked the initial hosting of this chapter on Ñôv€lß¡n.

Between the trial and Zangdar, she had no clue what time of the year it was anymore.

Eventually she flew across a river, and found a village by following it.

Should I cut my wings before going there? Ah whatever.

I cant decide if this is smart or crazy. But at least I can guess how the shield works now. Well. how do we go about entering Lets see if the good old Vampire card trick works again. As long as someone can [Identify] me as a Saint Im clear from being taken for a necromancer anyway, even with the wings. Right? No necromancy here. Only saints. Dont mind the wings

I dont want to cut them anymore Feels too weird missing a part of my body.

What she did hide however, were the two parts of the Saint equipment set. If someone could overlook the red gem storage ring from afar, no one would miss the obvious gold headband. Wouldn't wearing that be like asking to get robbed?

She was surprised to find that there was a high-level entrance door next to the main gate. She entered with Alith in tow.

A bespectacled lady was waiting behind a desk, she signaled them to come closer and to close the door.

[Mage - Lv.165]

So this is what retirement looks like

A Saintess and a Hero. Not registered I presume? she asked, already searching for something in the filing cabinets behind her.

Not waiting for an answer, she turned to face them, presenting two sheets of paper and pencils. Fill this in. The high-level card is valid for six months and allows for free access to all parts of the city, she looked at the large mirror on the wall behind them, Flying is forbidden inside, except for life threatening emergencies. Just be civilized and you wont have any troubles. The registration fee is one gold each.

Name, age, level, class, reason for visit. Thats it? Half of this they get from [Identify] already.

Do we need the card? Alith asked.

You do if you want to access anywhere interesting, if you lack money for the card in the first place then it means you will not need it.

Sofia, 20, 119, Saintess, Training.

Alith, 23, 119, Hero, Relaxation.

A few minutes later, they entered the city by the other side of the room, each a purple metallic card in hand. Have a nice stay in Hooasow, and please dont forget to close the door!