"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.
this young man joking
appeared genuinely curious about these two
is an unfathomably powerful beast with an
widened
can do that?" Alex
Elder said slowly, feeling weird about answering
he decided to tell the Elder about his supposed
condolences and
had obviously gone
these beasts still alive?" Alex asked. "Are all the humans too weak to take care of
by them. These godly beasts transform Natural Mana into Elemental Mana. Elemental Mana is necessary for Mages to become more powerful. Even more, us
and if it undergoes a severe change, everything will break down, and many people will die," the
Alex nodded in wonder.
the north due to all the snow, but it actually turned out that there
very different
about the Storm Eagle Zone?"
Mana and converts it to Wind Mana, which generates many heavy
lot of uneven ground. It's difficult to create villages and towns in craters, canyons, and mountains, which means more space for beasts. The many brutal beasts living in such an environment help
reason is that the Duke's castle is also in that Zone. Duke Whirlwind is a High Mage with a Wind Affinity. His family and most of his Mages have a Wind Affinity,
along
world had
dictated by the planet
opened so many possibilities
had a Darkness Affinity. What would the
it be
beast with a Water Affinity? Would that just be
with a Fire Affinity create
so much
an Ice Affinity," the Elder said. "You have been born into a Zone filled with Ice
gave Alex a
a question," he
"Yes?" the Elder asked.
Ice Mages use their powers, do their bodies heat up?" Alex
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