"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 with
curious about these two
Elder explained slowly. "The Ice Wyvern is an unfathomably powerful beast with an Ice Affinity. Its Ice Mana stretches
eyes widened
that?" Alex asked
answering such a question. "Even children
felt a bit weird about that comment. So, he decided to tell
and some encouraging words after hearing about Alex's
had obviously gone through
asked. "Are all the humans too weak to take
than these godly beasts, but these godly beasts are protected by them. These godly beasts transform Natural Mana into Elemental Mana. Elemental Mana
to the climate, and if it
Alex nodded in wonder.
had thought that he was somewhere in the north due to all the snow, but
a very different world
about the Storm Eagle Zone?" Alex
a Wind 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
ground. It's difficult to create villages and towns in craters, canyons, and mountains, which means more space for beasts. The many brutal beasts
a Wind Affinity. His family and most of his Mages have
along
had gained more
dictated by the
opened so many possibilities for different
the
it be
a godly beast with a Water Affinity? Would that
beast with a Fire Affinity
so
would have an Ice Affinity," the Elder said. "You have been born into a Zone filled with Ice Mana. Many of our
Alex a
a question,"
"Yes?" the Elder asked.
powers, do their
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