Challenging the Hero's Halo

After beheading the wild bear, they found that many parts of its body could be sold as valuable materials, even for an intermediate magical beast.

However, the three of them could carry very little, so after some consideration, they cut off the wild bear's four paws.

Each bear paw was nearly half a person's height. Charlotte and Hans each carried two on their backs as the three continued toward the territory of the Fridton Kingdom.

In fact, crossing the valley already meant entering Fridton Kingdom territory. However, both countries shared a custom: only after leaving the valley and seeing a new expanse of open land could one truly be considered to have entered the other country.

The terrain of the Fridton Kingdom was not made up of open plains. It was a hilly region in the southwest of the continent. However, the Fridton royal capital lay in a basin near the Heidel Plains on the Starsea Kingdom side. Thus, after passing through the small mountain range between the two countries, they still saw a plain—the Kinjiarea, the capital region of the Fridton Kingdom.

The Fridton Kingdom was as powerful as the Starsea Kingdom. Its capital was the Fridton royal city, with a population of around 150,000. Fengjingen also served as the gateway to several smaller towns.

Unlike the Starsea Kingdom, the Fridton Kingdom was a centralized state. However, it had three military fortresses that functioned as integrated military and political regions, somewhat resembling the territories of the Starsea Kingdom. In truth, though, all three fortresses were under military control.

These three military fortresses were also home to the Fridton Kingdom's three knight orders.

The first small town the three approached in the Fridton Kingdom was Eternal Spring Town.

It took the three of them nearly a full day to reach