"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 joking
genuinely curious about these
powerful beast with an Ice Affinity. Its Ice Mana stretches over vast distances, lowering
widened in
that?" Alex asked in
slowly, feeling weird about answering such a question. "Even children know about
a bit weird about that comment. So, he decided to tell the Elder about his
and some encouraging
young man had obviously
beasts still alive?" Alex asked. "Are all the humans too
Natural Mana into Elemental Mana. Elemental Mana is necessary
will change. Our lifestyle is adapted to the climate, and if it undergoes a severe change,
Alex nodded in wonder.
all the snow, but it
a very
Storm Eagle
Affinity. It absorbs Natural Mana and converts it to Wind Mana, which generates many heavy storms. Us common folk mainly avoid such zones due to the natural destruction happening constantly, but the Wind Mages and warriors
filled with canyons and mountains, creating an environment with a 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
Duke Whirlwind is a High Mage with a Wind Affinity. His family and most of his Mages have a Wind
nodded along
had gained more
climate wasn't dictated by the
many possibilities for different
a Darkness Affinity. What would the climate under
be
Water
godly beast with a Fire Affinity create a volcano or
was so much to
about it, it's actually logical that you would have an Ice Affinity," the Elder said. "You have been born into a Zone filled with
gave Alex a
a
"Yes?" the Elder asked.
do their
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