The journey back went more smoothly than the trip out.
The two Goblin extermination quests he had taken on before setting out had long since been completed, so there was no need to spend extra time searching for Goblin Nests.
Although that meant he had lost the chance to indulge his desires a little and ease his stress, he had to admit it had saved Xia Nan a great deal of time.
As for the two young people following behind him, whom he had originally thought might delay the journey a little, their performance was somewhat beyond his expectations.
They were extremely obedient on the road. Whatever Xia Nan said went, and they never disobeyed. Even when he made certain decisions ordinary people might not understand, such as suddenly falling silent while traveling or inexplicably taking a long detour, they never asked why. They simply obeyed.
At the same time, they did their best to help him with things within their ability, such as gathering firewood and cooking food, reducing Xia Nan's expenditure of energy.
On top of that, thanks to his keen Perception, he avoided many unnecessary troubles along the way, and their luck was fairly good as well.
As a result, the return journey for the party of three was exceptionally smooth.
Even though, due to Winter Tree and Lillie's physical stamina, they took a little more time to rest along the way.
By the time they arrived at River Valley Town, they were still two days ahead of schedule.
White Tit Tavern.
The classic spot in the corner of the main hall.
A silver-white spoon slowly sank into the thick, smooth, milky-white soup, stirring gently. Finely chopped dark-brown mushroom slices and crisp flecks of Parsley appeared and vanished in the whirlpool formed by the broth.
He scooped