Snagging a bargain!

The message soon reached Port Nyanzaru through special channels.

By the time the message reached Soren through magical communication, it was already noon the next day. By then, Soren had left the first town and reached a large city near the Gobi Desert. The city was ancient. Though it had been destroyed many times throughout history, the monks had rebuilt it each time. It was an important monk stronghold and one of the few places on the Material Plane where one could learn Solar Flare Style through conventional means.

Back then, many adventurers who had advanced as monks had come here to train, hoping to master Solar Flare Style and Moon Shadow Style here after reaching legendary rank.

Soren had come here for Traceless Steps.

It was a special combat technique. In terms of game statistics, mastering it granted the additional bonuses of "initiative +2" and "dodge +1."

The Eastern Realm had a distinctive culture.

Though one could train the Improved Initiative feat on the other side of the continent, its effectiveness in actual combat was no match for the footwork of the Eastern Realm.

Soren certainly could not learn Solar Flare Style or Moon Shadow Style.

Not unless he intended to advance as a monk and reach legendary rank. However, he could pick up some of their unique feat-training methods, and Traceless Steps was one of those [special feats].

Besides that.

In the Eastern Realm, one could also train additional feats such as Rapid Strike, Sword Drawing Style, and Swift Movement.

The city used an Eastern language, and its name could be translated as "Desert Ship." It was a gathering place for lawful good and lawful neutral monks, who had guarded several nearby underground ruins containing sealed Ancient Evil Creatures for generations. Because the monks' teachings were rather unusual,