"Is this... your hometown?"
Looking at the town below, Linsey felt somewhat moved as well.
He unfolded the map. Most of the humans in this small town hidden among the mountains bore Green Markers, which meant the residents were quite friendly toward outsiders.
In these chaotic times, that was a rare thing indeed.
"Alvitte, your hometown really is a nice place."
Alvitte thought for a moment. She nodded first, then shook her head.
"My hometown is indeed nice."
"But strictly speaking, I was born in the City of Law. I've just lived here ever since I can remember."
Linsey noticed her wording.
"Ever since you can remember—you hardly ever left these mountains?"
Alvitte nodded.
"Before the Fifth Stage, I never went outside."
"Law Knights can still go to the City of Law for their oath-taking ceremonies, but I'm a Righteous Walker. Things are different in every sense."
As they spoke, Linsey also surveyed the surrounding mountains.
During the two months he had spent in the City of Law, he had once encountered an unexpected disaster that swept over his head.
The nearby mountains were much the same, bearing visible traces of destruction left by skills.
Yet the ring of peaks surrounding the village showed few such exaggerated remnants of war. In particular, the Golden Oat Linsey had developed had also claimed a place nearby.
The powerful adaptability of these super crops had also been proven in the mountains.
At that moment, Alvitte noticed Linsey's gaze.
Mistaking it for him having noticed something else, she generously explained.
"My teacher embedded defensive skills into the surrounding mountains, which is why people have been able to live here in lasting peace."
With Alvitte's explanation, Linsey no longer needed to inspect things closely.
White clue-light automatically emerged from the mountains around them.
*Royal Soil