Chapter 470 Maps and Geography

Chapter 470 Maps and Geography

Their plan looked like it should be viable if they appeared at Hatbury, and the cleric was sure they could safely appear there. The only concern was that they would still have to cover over four hundred kilometres in three days with the added distance to Hatbury.

Or, they could make it slightly shorter than the road route from Lutonade and go east through the wilderness. That was mostly Orc territory, with some nomadic demon tribes in the region. Both could be quite troublesome, but they didn't usually come near Halsearing, the closest town to the anomaly, as it was largely populated by Minotaurs, who were highly territorial.

"I think that we might be best going down the road. At least we know that it is regularly travelled. We can bring out Thor and the Golems, and travel like a caravan. With the beasts, I don't think that we will be anyone's top targets to attack.

The outfit that Rae made me also looks much like one for a Rogue or assassin, which blends with the magical fighters of the other human nations." Dana suggested.

"Alright, so a rogue, a warrior, two clerics and myself with Thor and the Golems? That sounds like a reasonable group." Karl agreed.

"Bring out the Bodyguards from Remi as well. They should be able to keep up with Thor at a jog, and Naga actually belongs here. Maybe not in that region, unless it's swampy, but we can say that we came from the swamps or are going to them." Tessa suggested. Nôv(el)B\\jnn

The beast god cleric looked intrigued. "That could work. The swamp starts not far from the road, and runs from this river here to the Charham River. Most of your journey will be next to the swamp, so it wouldn't be out of character for Naga Warriors to accept a guard contract.

It's a shame that you're only bringing two of them, but your group has other guards. Most would think that you were escorting the clerics."

"I don't suppose that you have a wagon that we could purchase for the trip? Thor likes to pull wagons, and we could put the ladies all inside, so it would be me plus monsters and golems visible." Karl suggested.

"We can get one. There is a portal nearby, and they can bring one from the cities. It won't be cheap, though."

Karl took out ten Gold coins from his inventory.

"Will this cover it?"

The cleric pushed half of the money back. "Not that expensive."

"What? I met with some while I was out. They're quite interesting. Or, they were ten thousand years ago."

Bishop Misty came to join them at the table. "Things have changed for the Orcs since then. When the system collapsed, so did large parts of their culture that were based on it. They're much less civilized now, but the basics are still intact.

They love to fight for the smallest reasons, but they still have the same code, and they don't attack children or noncombatants."

"Noncombatants?" Lotus asked.

"If you stand back of the fight and wait to heal your side after the fight finishes, they won't attack you. The War Clerics wouldn't get away with it, but Nature Clerics are notoriously flaky."

Lotus sighed. "How did we get such a horrible reputation even here? You follow the beast gods, the fans of all things feral."

"You cuddled an immortal Temporal Dragon this morning instead of going to breakfast.

Then, you had to snack during morning training because you were dizzy from hunger."

The others nodded and Lotus shrugged. "That's not flaky, that's just priorities. Time schedules are not part of nature. When you are safe, you should be able to sleep as much as you want and then eat, not rush off to training."

While they were talking, the guards at the temple were already working to get the plan in order to help them get to the anomaly. It was vital that it was stabilized, so they were doing their best to prepare whatever the team needed.

That included some fake trade goods to load in the wagon because nobody travelled with an empty wagon, even if their primary goal was to move people.

Orthos came in to meet with them when the wagon had arrived, and he was satisfied with it.

The guards had loaded bolts of linen into the wagon, which were a trademark of one of the northern human nations, and only valuable within Newbon. Everywhere else, linen was among the cheapest options.

The wagon was on the small side for a merchant wagon, but big enough to do the job, and there were side platforms for guards. They could put Golems or something on there, so that bandits knew the wagon was protected.