The northern part of the Central Continent, also known as the Northern Lands, has a low temperature and is covered in heavy snow year-round, making crop cultivation difficult.
Compared to the western and southern parts of the Central Continent, this area has more forests, and in terms of the number and strength of monsters, it is the harshest land on the entire Central Continent.
Unlike the southern Central Continent or the Miris Continent, the Northern Lands is a region where the slave trade flourishes, with villages that sell their children into slavery just to secure food and warmth.
To the west lies the territory of the Three Great Magic Nations, and to the east are scattered small countries frequently plagued by war.
The westernmost point is the Holy Land of the Sword, while the eastern end borders the Bihiel Kingdom and Ghost Island, adjacent to the Heaven Continent.
The eastern sea is blockaded by the Sea Tribe, making sea travel impossible and communication with the Demon Continent extremely difficult.
We need to reach the Bihiel Kingdom; if we travel non-stop along the post road, it would take slightly less than a year to arrive.
However, my goal this time is the trial, not a tour of the Bihiel Kingdom.
I need to raise my Adventurer rank to S-Rank.
My current combat power is Saint-Rank in magic, and I have just begun learning the advanced level of the Water God Style.
Izoruti's combat power is Saint-Rank in the Water God Style. Yes, before departing, she successfully learned the ultimate technique of the Water God Style's Kanryu: 'Kanryu: True Mirror'.
According to the configuration of the S-Rank team 'Black Wolf's Fang' from the novel, which was Rudy's father's team, the two of us cannot advance to S-Rank.
The trial set by my teacher, Bladiconde, does not forbid me from forming a party. Therefore, I plan to take on quests along the way and build my own team. By the time we reach Senge City in the Bihiel Kingdom, I expect to reach A-Rank. I will do it as I go.
Our first stop is Rosenburg, the second major city of the Duchy of Bascherant. This should be the largest city among the Three Great Magic Nations closest to Asura.
Traveling along the post road was relatively safe. Perhaps noticing we didn't have many guards, eight bandits attempted to rob us in a dense forest near the Red Dragon Mountain Range. Although they seemed to shout that they would let us pass if we paid a toll.
However, to avoid continuous harassment later, I needed to display some strength. After getting out of the carriage, I cast a Saint-Rank fire magic spell toward the sky with one hand: Dawn of Ignis. A phantom image of a giant golden sun appeared overhead. Of course, I didn't use the full spell, just a phantom image. Casting the real thing would require casting many defensive spells first, which is too troublesome!
The few petty thieves were so scared they wet themselves upon seeing it. They scrambled away, rolling and crawling.
I didn't intend to kill them; after all, I needed them to spread my fame. If they knew a powerful person had arrived, subsequent bandit groups would avoid us. This is also the way bandit gangs survive.
As expected, we encountered no more bandits trying to rob us afterward. There were one or two monsters, which Izoruti killed with two sword strikes and turned into dinner.
We continued rushing without stopping and reached Rosenburg, the second major city of the Duchy of Bascherant, in about a month and a half.
After booking two rooms at the best inn in Rosenburg, we dropped off our luggage and went to the local Adventurers Guild.
The method for leveling up an Adventurer team is as follows:
Adventurer ranks are divided from low to high as F → E → D → C → B → A → S, a total of seven ranks. The higher the rank, the greater the difficulty and reward of the quests one can accept.
Leveling Standards
Basic Rule: Must complete a certain number of quests of the corresponding rank or adjacent rank. For example, E → D Rank: Must complete 50 F-Rank quests, or 25 E-Rank quests, or 10 consecutive D-Rank quests.
Failure Penalty
Failing 5 consecutive low-level quests or 10 quests of the same tier will result in a rank drop of 1. Failing too many higher-rank quests will prevent further acceptance of quests at that tier.
My starting rank was F. The fastest way to reach E-Rank would be to complete 10 E-Rank quests.
What troubled me most was that I spent the entire journey contemplating what to name my team. In the end, I decided to use an alternative pronunciation of the villain group 'Akatsuki' from an anime I watched as a child for the team name.
Team Name: Dawn
Team Rank: F
Team Members: 2
Team Quest Count: F 0 times E 0 times D 0 times C 0 times B 0 times A 0 times S 0 times
F-Rank and E-Rank commissions are very simple.
F-Rank generally involves purely daily chores with no combat risk, like finding lost items or recovering pets.
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