"You'll travel with Mr. Luo Qi to the Northern Border under the escort of the Flying Dragon Cavalry Regiment at the fastest possible speed. Once you reach the snowy plains, I'll have to trouble you with escorting Mr. Luo Qi. Please make sure to keep him safe."
In the study of Lanchi's private residence, the secretary explained the upcoming itinerary to the bodyguard, Sigrid.
Sigrid nodded and glanced at Lanchi, who was sitting by the table, leisurely drinking tea.
Normally, unless they were in an exceptional hurry, no one would ask the Flying Dragon Cavalry Regiment to rush them through the empire's territory to the northernmost part of the empire.
That could shorten the journey within the empire several times over, reducing it to half a day or less, but the cost of air travel would also be many times higher than traveling by land.
Farther north, flying dragons could not fly smoothly through the night, extreme cold, and blizzards, so they would have to switch to traveling overland when crossing the Land of Eternal Night.
"The route across the snowy plains will have to pass strictly through several independent city-states..."
The secretary pointed out the route to Sigrid while consulting the itinerary.
Lanchi also opened a small map booklet with one hand and idly looked through it while waiting.
He had developed a habit of always carrying a children's edition of a map, even when he had a guide.
Under ordinary circumstances, the Land of Eternal Night was already extremely dangerous as a vast, endless snowy plain. Ferocious beasts roamed in packs, law and order were chaotic, and the region was hostile to humans.
Now, it was wartime as well.
The situation among the surrounding countries meant that hidden vampire scouts might also appear on the snowy plains.
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