Geppo was an extremely practical technique.
Using this technique, Maud easily carried Luo to the top of the whale's head on Leviathan Island.
At the entrance and exit of the Human Ladder Box—in other words, where the stone pillar reached the top—was a straight, dark-green stone road leading directly to the Aha Royal Capital.
On both sides of the stone road were roots of Hanging Lantern Vine that could thrive even beneath the blazing sun.
Each root was about as thick as a baby's arm, its surface covered in tiny pale-purple spikes. Under the sunlight, they revealed a unique beauty.
"Are these the roots of Hanging Lantern Vine...?"
Maud looked around. Aside from the dark-green stone road beneath his feet and the Royal Capital's buildings standing in the distance,
everywhere he could see was covered in roots exposed to the sunlight.
Before coming up, he had only known that Hanging Lantern Vine was the national treasure of the Aha Kingdom. He had assumed there would at least be some protective measures.
But,
as things stood, not only were there no real protective measures, the roots were everywhere.
What made them special was that, unlike ordinary plants, Hanging Lantern Vine's roots did not need to take root in the ground. They even needed exposure to the sun to accelerate their growth.
"Boss Maud, the spikes on the roots contain potent poison."
As Luo walked toward the Hanging Lantern Vine roots on either side of the stone road, he gave Maud a timely warning.
Maud chuckled lightly and did not take it to heart. Instead, he looked toward the Aha Royal Capital.
He had brought Luo here as an assistant, and had no interest in these so-called national treasures scattered across the ground.
What really caught his interest was the Aha Royal