After hearing this, Melos pondered for a moment before saying:
"Very well. But Elder Shui Luo and Fiste will remain as they are; they will serve as guards along the way. After that, arrange for another thousand wise ones from the clan to head north."
At the mention of a full thousand Elves, Chen Cheng frowned.
Then he said:
"Isn't that too many people? I'm afraid it'll be difficult to keep hidden."
Melos shook her head after hearing this.
"We won't travel by land. We'll go directly through the World Sea, sailing north all the way. We can reach the Northern Frontier Ice Sea directly."
Perhaps because Chen Cheng had spent so many years on land, Melos's reminder was what made him remember that there was also a sea route.
During the century when Nanmu Forest's land routes to the Elf race had been cut off, exchanges between Elves and humans had all taken place by sea.
When Emil had come traveling back then, she had arrived by sea as well.
Then Chen Cheng remembered that he still needed to go to the Kingdom of Como. He had been worrying over how to conceal his tracks along the way.
If he could travel by ship via the sea route, things would become far more convenient.
Chen Cheng voiced his thoughts. After all, he did not understand navigation in this world, so he still needed to seek the advice of professionals like Melos and the others.
But Melos shook her head after listening.
"That is impossible. If Your Majesty wishes to travel to the Kingdom of Como, the shortest route would be to cross the World Sea. But the World Sea is far from peaceful now. The Sea Clan within it has long turned the entire World Sea into a forbidden