Duke set off at once. A rough map of the Bristol Kingdom had already formed in his mind.
He had compiled this map himself from those books. It was even more detailed than the original maps, with many additions.
Duke glanced up at the sun's position, then headed east, toward Sky City.
His feet skimmed over the yellow sand as he flew swiftly through the air. Quite a few magical creatures in the forests instinctively hid when they saw him.
They mistook Duke for some sort of flying magical creature and hid to avoid being hunted as food.
Duke had noticed this. He had only chosen to fly like this after sensing that there were no particularly powerful magical creatures nearby.
He discovered that although this was a real plane, the locations of novice villages had clearly been chosen with care. There were no overly powerful magical creatures around them.
Some existence had likely designed it this way deliberately, so these players would not face creatures that were too powerful the moment they emerged.
Duke could not help wondering, Who had designed all this, and for what purpose?
Three days later.
Within a vast, boundless forest, Duke walked alone along an earthen-yellow road.
This was a road opened up by the Bristol Kingdom to allow carriages to pass through.
However, the road had clearly not received much maintenance. It was riddled with potholes, and carriages would likely have a difficult time traveling on it.
Duke had not chosen to fly now because yesterday, he had sensed the aura of a powerful magical creature within this forest.
It was at least a magical creature at the First-Level Peak. Duke had sensed it the instant it released its aura. Judging by how the aura had suddenly appeared and then vanished, it was