"The North?"
This was a simple word, but it was impossible for Rorschach to ignore the meaning behind it.
The "North" that Lori spoke of naturally wasn't simply referring to the physical north or north. She was referring to the entire world's North Pole — the Northlands.
The Northlands had icy plains that were perpetually frozen. Even in this generation, barbarians and Northlands beastmen still lived primitive and crude lifestyles (wearing animal hides). There was also the powerful and mysterious Elven Kingdom (in storybooks).
The Northlands was also the entrance to the strange Underground World. Countless Underground species entered and exited the Surface World from there. Su Nanna's Dark Night bloodline also originated from there. In fact, the Northlands was a paradise for undead mages and undead creatures.
According to legends, not only did true dragons fly in the Northlands, there was also a powerful Dragon City. In fact, the proud dragons would even accept employment from mortals.
Of course, the core of the Northlands was still the powerful human countries. The descendants of the Mist had long since returned to the peak of the world and proved their strength in multiple world wars.
The Northlands was also rumored to be the entrance to the mysterious Ice Elemental Plane. It was said that the Ice Elemental Plane was the friendliest elemental plane to the mortal plane's inhabitants. The Ice Elemental Queen (Elemental Goddess) and her domain lords would often visit the Northlands.
The most astonishing part was that all of this — elves, humans, beastmen, elemental species, and dragons — were gathered together under the same concept — the Mist Alliance.
Although the Mist Alliance was far too far away from the core of the Aishi countries, nobody could ignore its existence.
As a rare mega country with many species living together, the Mist Alliance was large and complex. Its internal factions were chaotic and conflicted. However, nobody could deny that the Mist Alliance represented the interests of far too many species and species.
As a mega country, even though the Mist Alliance was located in the North Pole and lacked contact with the South, its tremendous national strength and influence would always exist. The Mist Alliance would always have the right to speak, and would always have a huge influence on the entire world.
What Rorschach couldn't ignore was that his own bloodline also seemed to originate from the Mist Alliance. There were some connections that couldn't be broken from the very start.
What made Rorschach the most conflicted and hesitant was his and his sister's mortal enemies. The mastermind behind Lori's murder should also be a member of the Mist Alliance's elven countries.
Many of his friends and family, including his girlfriend Isabella, technically all came from the Mist Alliance in the Northlands.
It could be said that there were far too many grudges and grudges between them. where they came from.
"I heard that things were quite chaotic a few years ago..... the Mist Alliance's Mist Alliance....
[The past few years were indeed quite chaotic. But in recent years … things have become even more chaotic. Not only have so many illegitimate children suddenly appeared in the past few years, there have even been dozens of illegitimate children and grandsons of King Roland and King Karwenz. It seems that we've suddenly gained many brothers, sisters, nephews, and grandsons. However, considering our uncle's lifestyle, some of them might be real. Why don't you go and meet them?]
.. "" I don't dare. I'm afraid that I'll be hacked to death if I go. The assassins haven't stopped even though I'm so far away. "
Rorschach himself knew that some things were unavoidable. He would have to go there sooner or later. But, was it really appropriate to go now?
Although his power level had increased significantly, he was still no match for those several hundred or several thousand years old monsters. And, there were countless existences in the Northlands who could be considered to be at the peak of combat strength. With his tiny body, going there would be no way he would be tired of living.
[I'm not asking you to fight for the throne. You're just a little wood spirit mixed-blood. How can you possibly fight for the throne of a human kingdom? I'm just going to the Northlands to train, meet some people, and learn some things. Some people really want to meet you. They think that you're strong enough to protect yourself now. And, they all took really good care of me back in the day. It'll be really hard for me to refuse.]
Fine, this was all because of his actions. But, was this really the right time?
[Of course it's the right time. Our position in the Ansorenne Empire is stable now. All we need is time. The Gods are also in the process of being established. Even if something happens, some idiot will try to take the initiative. Your sister doesn't need you anymore. You can go and play by yourself.]
Rorschach didn't know whether to laugh or cry at Lori's words. But, what she said made sense.
The situation in the Ansorenne Empire was rather stable. The Seymour people had gradually become the soil for Vila Nova Dônia's continuous evolution and growth. The Game Church, which was riding on the waves, only needed to grab hold of the foundation to be able to steadily reap benefits.
There were indeed benefits in the no man's land, but they could just follow suit. With Titan's discovery, many things could be solved through communication and trade rather than through force.
It was foreseeable that as the communication with Titan deepened, the no man's land would gradually become a populated land.
With the current level of danger in the no man's land, Rorschach would probably feel that it wasn't enough for him to train.
It was because he understood the situation that Rorschach had been able to leave the Church's work behind and focus on his own training.
Lori's words had the same meaning. Now, it was enough for the Game Church to follow suit. The most important thing for Rorschach to pursue his own path was to advance as soon as possible. Going to the north for a spin seemed like a good choice.
"The north? I have a feeling that things won't go so smoothly over there … "
Rorschach muttered subconsciously as he touched the "broken sword" on his waist that had been mended countless times.
[Don't worry. Your sister won't trick you.]
"… I'm getting more and more uneasy. You only call yourself my sister when you're trying to trick me or when you have something to ask of me."
[Okay, okay. It's Sister Rosa's idea to go over there this time. She even asked you to go over to her place first. With them as your guarantor, what are you worried about?]
"Sister Rosa?"
Rorschach came to a sudden realization as he recalled his adopted sister who had light red hair and was a wood spirit.
Back then, she had helped him and his group a lot. More importantly, she gave him a sense of closeness and affection that he couldn't ignore.
"Yep, since it's her, isn't it just the north? I'll go then."
[Tsk, if you don't trust your biological sister, then trust your adopted sister.]
Ignoring his younger sister's complaints, Rorschach began to seriously consider his trip to the north.
The first thing he had to consider was whether he should go alone or with someone to accompany him.
Would it be safer to go alone with a smaller target? Impossible. Nowadays, detection technology was so excellent, and a wood spirit mixed-blood was so rare. Perhaps he wouldn't be able to hide from those local tyrants. Perhaps it would even be easier for them to take action.
"In that case, I'll bring Robbins and Sophie along. I want to chat with Robbins more. Sophie is also a northern elf, right? "
[Sophie is a wild elf. She doesn't have much face in the north. Bring Ariel along. No matter what, she's the silver elf princess. Bring Isabella along as well.]
"Isabella? Don't tell me that she has some other mysterious identity? "
[No, she's been spending too much money recently. She's always scamming the newcomers for food and drinks. Don't let her continue to ruin our image. Also, the new training for newcomers is about to begin. Don't let her lead the newcomers astray. As her boyfriend, you should worry about that.]
Although Rorschach was already quite used to this, he still remained silent. He finally asked the question that he had always wanted to ask.
"Lori, tell me honestly. Back in the day, you kept trying to set me up with Isabella. Did you really think that we were suitable for each other, or did you just want to find a nanny for Isabella?"
[… Bro, how can you doubt your younger sister so much? Your younger sister cares so much about you that she's even thinking about your personal matters.]
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