"So, can I get my payment now?" Alex asked after several seconds of silence.
The Elder recovered and sighed.
"Sure," he said. "I'll make arrangements for your payment right now."
The Elder walked out of the house while Alex sat down and waited.
The pleasant smell of the room made Alex's mind relax, and before he noticed it, the Elder had already returned.
"The Ice Wood and a sled wagon will be ready shortly," the Elder said.
"Sled wagon?" Alex asked in confusion.
The Elder nodded. "A sled wagon is the best method to transport goods in this region. It's a sled that can be outfitted with four wheels when necessary. That allows you to transport things in the snow and on the ground."
"Oh," Alex said with some wonder.
That sounded like a practical vehicle.
Alex wondered why he had never heard of something like that on Earth.
"Thanks," Alex added after thinking about the sled wagon for a bit, "but why does it need wheels? Is Warrior's Paradise in a different climate?"
The Elder nodded. "We are in the Ice Wyvern Zone. Warrior's Paradise is in the Storm Eagle Zone," the Elder explained.
"Ice Wyvern Zone? Storm Eagle Zone?" Alex asked. "Why are the zones named after beasts?"
The Elder was taken aback by Alex's question.
"Because of the Ice Wyvern and the Storm Eagle," the Elder explained with a weird tone. It was like Alex had asked a stupid question.
"I've never heard of these two beasts," Alex said. "Why are the Zones named after them? Are they in the Zones?"
The Elder lifted an eyebrow in skepticism as he looked at Alex.
man
genuinely curious about these
"The Ice Wyvern is an unfathomably powerful beast with an Ice Affinity. Its Ice Mana stretches over vast distances, lowering the temperature of the
widened
do that?"
Elder said slowly, feeling weird about answering
So, he decided to tell the Elder about
his condolences and some encouraging words after hearing
young man had obviously gone through
still alive?" Alex asked. "Are all the humans too
godly beasts are protected by them. These godly beasts transform Natural
beasts die, the entire climate will change. Our lifestyle is adapted to the climate, and if it undergoes a severe change,
Alex nodded in wonder.
was somewhere in the north due to all the snow, but it actually turned out that there was simply a very powerful beast somewhere in the
a very
about the Storm Eagle Zone?" Alex
and converts it to Wind Mana, which generates many heavy storms. Us common folk mainly avoid such zones
in craters, canyons, and mountains, which means more space for beasts. The many
a Wind Affinity. His family and most of his Mages have a Wind Affinity, which makes this the perfect
nodded along
world had gained more
climate wasn't dictated by the planet but by the
possibilities for
Darkness Affinity. What would the climate under a
it be constantly
Water Affinity? Would that just
godly beast with a Fire Affinity
was so much
the Elder said. "You have been born into a Zone filled with Ice Mana. Many of
Alex
have a question,"
"Yes?" the Elder asked.
Mages use their powers, do their bodies heat
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