In a valley forest within the Stoneclaw Mountain Range near Star-Moon Royal City.
Carriages rumbled in a vast procession along the valley's gravel path. From the mountaintop, one would see that there were more than fifty carriages in total. Even the lowest-grade ones were high-class freight wagons drawn by two horses, their beds loaded with all kinds of large crates.
These goods were rare commodities that wandering merchants intended to transport to Stone Forest Town.
Because Stone Forest Town had an Adventurers' Association, it had attracted more wandering merchants to sell their wares there. Moreover, the supply routes had expanded from Sem Town alone to three towns. However, aside from Sem Town, the other two towns were farther from Stone Forest Town, so shipments from them were not as frequent.
Yet it was precisely because wandering merchants transported goods to Stone Forest Town that these three towns had gained some high-ranking escort missions.
Although high-ranking escort missions did not offer much experience, they paid generously. For independent players, they were a considerable source of income. Players who wanted to travel to Stone Forest Town could also accept them, allowing them to reach Stone Forest Town while earning some money along the way. It was truly killing two birds with one stone.
However, not just anyone could accept such a win-win mission. Since it was an escort mission, there were certain requirements for a player's strength. The larger the caravan, the stricter the requirements. Players who accepted these missions generally had to be at least Elite-level. The method of assessment was for players to spar against the NPC escort guards. The Main God System set the guards' strength at the level of current Elite players, and only those who won could accept the mission.
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