Chapter 460: D169. Sky City_2
Seeing Hero unable to hide a sigh of relief, her face displaying the expression of one who had survived a catastrophe, Fourteenth Princess covered her mouth and chuckled lightly.
“However, Hero, you don’t seem very familiar with the geography of the Kingdom, do you?”
Previously, when some territory and city names were mentioned, the confusion on Hero’s face was evident, clearly unaware of these place names.
This kind of basic knowledge, for Fourteenth Princess, was long committed to memory, as she was the Royal Family’s representative on surveying tours, and it was part of her duties.
However, for Hero, until a year ago, she had never left her birthplace, and hadn’t even considered leaving home, so these place names sounded no different from an Otherworld.
Pointed out by Fourteenth Princess, Hero showed an embarrassed but polite smile, and while lowering her head, she secretly resolved: as soon as she reached the military district, she definitely had to ask Sergeant to give her a national map and use Extrasensory Sensation to inscribe all the intelligence in her mind.
Nevertheless, realizing something, she looked up again.
“Princess, since you’re so familiar with the geography of the Kingdom, then the place mentioned by the Weapon Store owner…”
The Weapon Store owner had made countless efforts to find his son who had been missing for many years, to no avail, and still had no information about his whereabouts.
Although Hero felt compassion, she didn’t think she could do anything to help him.
But now, recalling the moment, Fourteenth Princess’s expression seemed to hint at deeper thoughts.
“Mm.”
The topic turned formal, and Fourteenth Princess’s smile also faded accordingly.
She nodded slightly, her tone becoming solemn, “Although I have never actually been there, I am aware of that place.”
[Floating Mountain Range (Extreme Failure)]
1. Shattering
2. Magic Cloud
3. Ruined City
4. Absolute Light
5. 1
6. 2
7. 3
8. 4
9. Darksky Slime
10. Critical Success♛/Extreme Failure
D10=d10(10)=10
D2=d2(1)=1
Note: This judgment is related to Hero, to the disappearance of the current Saintess; Critical Success involves beneficial elements, Extreme Failure involves harmful elements.
→☆→☆→☆→✧←★←★←★←
Due to the complex geographical conditions, limited human resources, and constraints of nautical and aviation technologies, the Kingdom had not expanded its territories for many years.
While the officials did not prohibit private Adventurers from exploring beyond the borders, they had never actively led such operations.
The Border defenses stood tall for many years, but they always stopped at the edge of the civilized world, never advancing into uninhabited areas, a clear testament to this fact.
“Actually, successive Kings, including my father, have all harbored grand ambitions of territorial expansion,” Fourteenth Princess sighed softly, “but these plans, without exception, all come to nothing.”
The Royal secrets that Fourteenth Princess spoke of were mostly unheard by Hero before, especially being told by a member of the Royal Family, which made her breathe cautiously.
Although these secrets weren’t classified, they weren’t content easily known to the general populace.
“In general, the Royal Family supports the Church and the contemporary Saintess, focusing most efforts on internal governance. But this doesn’t mean we’ve never considered the possibility of outward expansion.”
Seeing Hero’s nervousness, Fourteenth Princess gave a slight smile, her tone becoming a bit more relaxed.
“After all, as King, who wouldn’t want their territory to be a bit larger?”
Although she rarely stayed in the Capital, as the most beloved Princess, she was very knowledgeable about her family history and the Royal Family’s internal decisions.
“But eventually, these plans all died in the womb due to various factors; some were due to prohibitive costs, not worth the investment; others were due to uncertain expected returns, and some…”
She paused for a moment, her tone slightly more somber, “were due to insurmountable natural barriers.”
Hearing this, Hero instinctively straightened her back.
“The place mentioned by the Weapon Store owner is such a barrier. It floats in a corner of the Kingdom, cutting off all air and land routes, impossible to climb or traverse.
“It is a Magic Realm floating in the sky, as the Kingdom calls it, [].”
[Floating Mountain Range (Extreme Failure followed by Critical Success)]
1. White Moonlit Iceberg
2. Ancient Royal City♛
3. Sea of Black Stone
4. 1
5. Luminous Devouring Slime
6. Star Island Group
7. 1
8. Dead Sea Cumulus Cloud
9. Dragon’s Wasteland
10. Critical Success/Extreme Failure
D10=d10(2)=2
→☆→☆→☆→✧←★←★←★←
“Cloud Top Ruins, Ancient Royal City…”
Sergeant put down the documents in his hand, raising an eyebrow.
“Why the sudden interest in such a place? Princess, Hero.”
The fall of the Corrupted Phoenix brought more repercussions than anticipated, not only in the Highland, but also in the surrounding areas of Border City, and even the Magic Creatures on the frontlines had become much quieter recently.
As a result, the Sergeant, having rare leisure days, didn’t need to run about outside, and it sufficed to look at documents in the office.
“I just happened to come across some information about there, and recently, it must have also caused quite a stir within the Kingdom.”
Fourteenth Princess’s suggestive words made the Sergeant nod in understanding, but the Hero next to him was somewhat puzzled.
However, for a major event that caught the attention of both individuals at the Border, she seemed to have heard something about it recently.
Feeling like she had found the answer, Hero asked curiously.
“Does that place have something to do with the missing Lady Saintess?”
Saintess? Isn’t that you—
Before the words subconsciously slipped out, the Sergeant blinked, then exclaimed in surprise.