"Just him?"
"Yeah. Other than him, were there supposed to be two or three more?" Oden paused. "Of course, it wasn't just him. It should count as one and a half—two, to be precise. But there wasn't much involvement with the second one. The Person on the Wall counts as half, while the one connected to the Person on the Wall counts as one."
"Hey, now that you mention it." Oden suddenly said, "The name Person on the Wall can actually be spoken. Didn't that strike you as suspicious? A Taboo's name, known by so many people and even usable for communication?"
Lu Yuan shook his head. He truly had not noticed that, nor had he realized what it implied.
But since it was related to the Person on the Wall, it seemed Oden had either taken part in, or at least knew the truth behind, the Person on the Wall's defeat.
But the Knight Academy being tied to four Taboos... That couldn't be right, could it? Probably.
Lu Yuan suddenly felt a little guilty.
Not until the evening of the fifth day did Lu Yuan and Blue Knight's convoy finally reach their first supply point.
Black Well Town.
The town had been built against the mountain. From afar, they could see a dense swath of houses carpeting the slope.
"This mountain is the boundary between north and south," Blue Knight explained to Lu Yuan. "Once we cross it and head farther north, we'll be in the true cold lands. When that happens, you'll need to wear more clothes."
The town lay on the mountain's southern side. The chill had only just begun, not harsh at all—rather pleasant, in fact.
As they followed the mountain road into town, Lu Yuan immediately understood what fed this place.
A derrick stood at