Especially since he framed my father to become the family head. I cannot allow him to sit in that position. I will reclaim everything of the Boreas for my father and strive to restore the Fittoa Territory.
I cannot allow the people of my territory to fend for themselves. I want them to return to normal lives, to see the fields of Fittoa covered in gold again, to restore Fittoa to its prosperous era."
Seeing the determination in his eyes, I felt reassured.
Then our route is as follows: we will travel from the northeast side of the Contention Zone, follow the Lingus Sea into the Bihiel Kingdom, then head west from the Bihiel Kingdom through war-torn countries, enter the Three Great Magic Nations, with our final destination being Sharia.
I have traveled all the other parts of this journey except for the Contention Zone section. Once you are ready, we will depart."
"Alright, we are basically ready. After all, we were transported here penniless and have nothing much to prepare."
The next day, Eris and I went together to purchase necessary supplies for the journey. Since Philip and Hilda were ordinary people without physical training, we also prepared two carriages and enough horses.
I paid for everything along the way. Eris, becoming aware of my expenses, grew increasingly compliant.
Accidental physical contact on the road didn't make her as sensitive anymore. When nothing was happening, she would even hug my arm and rub against it.
This was truly a delightful thing.
After preparations were complete, we set off on the journey to Sharia.
In reality, this journey was very long. Just getting out of the Contention Zone was quite unsafe.
The Contention Zone has many small countries, requiring crossing many national borders.
If some countries happened to be in a state of war, they would close their borders. Forcing our way through would lead to joint pursuit by the countries on both sides of the border.
When it was just Eris and me traveling light, this problem wasn't very noticeable. But now, with two carriages, six horses, and five people, it was hard to conceal our tracks.
Moreover, carriages are slower than riding horses and easier to track.
Actually, this problem was manageable. As long as we showed some strength, the pursuers wouldn't chase relentlessly.
Here, Ghislaine proved very useful. Not just because she was powerful, but because her reputation was great. The Black Wolf Sword King Ghislaine was quite famous among many mercenaries.
Furthermore, her ears, tail, ample bosom, and her famous sword 'Heishu' were all good proof of her identity, preventing suspicion of being an imposter.
So, when facing pursuers, as soon as Ghislaine made a move, the situation was quickly resolved.
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After seeing Ghislaine's strength, the enemy forces would all make an exception and clear a path for us.
However, even though we brought two carriages, the supplies on board would still run out, so we needed to resupply in a city.
When we were still 150 kilometers from the northeast coastline of the Contention Zone, we entered Cogass City in Sate Country to resupply.
We had originally planned to leave the Contention Zone in one go after resupplying in the city, but our luck was not very good; a neighboring country happened to attack Cogass City during those few days.
The siege lasted nearly a month, and we were stuck in the hotel, unable to travel. Fortunately, we had basically finished most of our resupplying.
While artillery fire thundered outside the city, we could only waste time in the hotel.
Finally, I made a decision. I flew into the sky to see where the besieging army was mainly stationed and to see how many meters the encirclement spanned.
Then, on a dark and windy night, I led our small team from the hotel's backyard, using Earth Magic to dig a tunnel diagonally downward. After digging for about 20 meters, we dug straight ahead.
I don't know how long we dug, but I estimated it was about a dozen kilometers, and finally, we dug diagonally upward. After getting close to the surface, I climbed up alone to confirm we had left the encirclement. Only then did we all come up to the surface and continue our journey.
Actually, I also had the option of helping the city defeat the invading enemy. But in the Contention Zone, no side is righteous. Everyone's hands are covered in blood, so I did not make that choice.
Besides, what if Sate Country wouldn't let us leave after I used powerful magic? If they kidnapped anyone in our team, I would be hesitant to act for fear of harming the hostages. Therefore, I chose the safest path.
After leaving Cogass City, although I was digging due east, I didn't have a very good sense of direction underground, so there was still a large deviation from the actual direction. It took us another 2 months to reach the northeast corner of the Contention Zone, the Red Dragon's End.
This place should be called the end of the something-something mountain range. However, 400 years ago during the Laplace Campaign, the Demon God Laplace put Red Dragons into this mountain range, which led to it always being called the Red Dragon Mountain Range, and thus this location was also called the Red Dragon's End.
This is the easternmost part of the Red Dragon Mountain Range. The mountains get lower from west to east until they become flat land here and connect with the sea.
By passing through here, one can reach the Bihiel Kingdom and enter the Northern Continent. This place looks like flat land, but in reality, it is not safe at all.
Because the slope is gentle, the Red Dragons on the mountain range often come down from here to find a snack. Therefore, people passing through here must have a certain amount of luck and strength.
And we were a group of people with enough strength but no luck.
While passing through this stretch of flat land, a Red Dragon appeared ahead attacking a caravan. We did not just stand by and watch. Because after the Red Dragon finished attacking that caravan, it would also attack us.
Actually, I wasn't afraid of Red Dragons at all. These massive creatures that can't fly when standing on flat ground are just sitting targets in front of me. If they could fly up on the mountain range, I might be a little afraid of them. But on the ground, I'm not intimidated at all.
However, Ghislaine acted as if she had encountered a powerful enemy and said with great self-sacrifice,
"Dorin, take Philip's family and leave first. I will go block the Red Dragon. If I'm lucky enough to survive, I will catch up with you.
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