"Green Fir, we've already come far enough. Even if this is a non-war zone in the City of Law, there's no guarantee we can keep moving safely."
"Oh? Safety? An explorer like you would say something like that?"
"This time, I didn't even bring my adventure party with me just to advance my skill. Besides, while the most professional adventurers may yearn for adventure, they usually won't casually step into danger!"
"Then how will your skill continue to improve if you don't take risks?"
"Ha—on that point, you're right!"
"Reze, let's keep going. For some reason, the farther south we go, the more restless these plants' life auras become. I'm certain there's something important ahead waiting for me to discover... Wait! The Yang Grass over here is rather interesting!"
"..."
South of the City of Law World.
A man and a woman were advancing southward across the dark land, following Blue River Canyon.
Both sides of Blue River Canyon were covered in a layer of red soil, upon which not a blade of grass grew. Yet at the bottom and along the upper edges of the canyon, vegetation flourished quite luxuriantly.
The nourishment sustaining these lives originated from the blue river winding through the canyon—the Blue River. This was also the origin of Blue River Canyon's name.
At this moment, the woman among the pair stopped from time to time because of the plants around them.
The other person surveyed their surroundings, remaining constantly alert to their situation.
A Life Scholar and an explorer were quite a common pairing when exploring remote worlds.
And as Life Scholar Green Fir began to become fascinated with a new kind of plant—
Explorer Reze, while keeping watch, took out his exploration notebook.
Compared to several years ago, its contents had grown far richer.