For the time being, everything was stable in the border region. So for Airi, conquering the other six dungeons was the priority. She first chose the four dungeons located within the Kingdom of Balbagia. After all, aside from conquering dungeons, investigating the situation here was also urgent. Almost no information came from the borderlands, so if they wanted intelligence on the interior, they could only gather it themselves.
Of course, under normal circumstances, crossing this place and returning to the homeland was basically impossible.
The reason was simple. The Dragon Mountain Range was steep and sprawling, blocking the way like a natural city wall. The only route back to the homeland was through the underground Earth Dragon Grand Passage. As the sole lifeline, it was naturally tightly sealed, practically allowing people out but not in.
To put it bluntly, this place was more like a border "place of exile" to the people of the kingdom. No one wanted to come to a place like this, but once they did, they could forget about ever returning.
Of course, that was under normal circumstances.
Airi and the others were naturally not normal people.
"Honestly, the scenery is pretty nice from up here."
Nana sat behind Airi with her arms wrapped around her, excitedly looking around. In front of her, Yue was curled up in Airi's arms, leaning against her with narrowed eyes as though they were riding a tandem bicycle. Off to the side, Xiao Bai still had her eyes tightly shut as she quietly sat atop her greatsword.
For this trip to the kingdom, in order to avoid attracting too much attention, Airi had chosen only three people to accompany her: Xiao Bai, Nana, and Yue.
Someone still needed to remain in the Valley of Ten Thousand Flowers, so Mea Kurosaki