CHAPTER 101: CROSSING THE EASTERN WILDERNESS CHALLENGE

The estuary and the beach area have already crossed over the Gray Mountain Range.

The location is already within the realm of the Cohen Kingdom.

Nominally, of course.

"Disembarking here is where the real test for us begins."

Kana pointed and said, "From here on is the Eastern Wilderness of the Cohen Kingdom, covering almost all of the vast area south of the Gray Mountain Range."

From the map, you can see that the Safro Kingdom is located in the upper right corner of the continent, on a peninsula.

"This area is larger than the entire Safro Kingdom," Udo said, unable to help himself while looking at the map.

And this is just a part of the Cohen Kingdom.

Unlike the Safro Kingdom, the total area of the Cohen Kingdom is more than five times that of the Safro Kingdom.

The Eastern Wilderness, which has hardly been developed and is just nominally part of the Cohen Kingdom, is slightly larger than the entire Safro Kingdom.

"I have never been there, but I have heard that this area is extremely dangerous, or rather, the wilderness has never been safe," Yara said nearby.

As an alchemist, Yara does not belong to the Safro Kingdom but is one of the advisors recruited by the Count from outside.

Kana nodded: "That’s right."

"From here on, if we want to gain the help of the Cohen Kingdom, we have to cross the entire wilderness.

To me, this is completely suicidal. The accidents along the way could bury half of our remaining population."

Those who didn’t understand said nothing, while those who did couldn’t help but nod.

Beyond is a place filled with magic power, and its distribution is relatively even, with many large and small magic nodes occasionally appearing in the wilderness.

Since the emergence of magic power, it has never been exclusively human.

Everything in its expansion has benefited.

Magic power has long become part of the world, and in recent years, Holy Light is also showing this trend.

"And a crucial point we must consider is that even if we really cross the wilderness, then what?

The kingdom is exclusive. Uncle, do you have good relations with any royal family members within the Cohen Kingdom?"

Hearing this question, the Count thought for a moment, then nodded: "I am considered friends with Prince Anistar."

Just as Kana understood, Prince Anistar’s domain is actually the area adjoining the Safro Kingdom.

Gray Rock Fortress is within his territory, and some itinerant merchants from the Cohen Kingdom within the Safro Kingdom are also merchants from this domain.

The Count’s domain and Anistar’s are adjacent and acquaintance-based friendships are pretty normal.

After all, the troops at Gray Rock Fortress used to help guard the Count’s retreat, but were attacked under Martin’s command and had to retreat into the fortress.

"So, the only path we can choose now is to try to take root in the Eastern Wilderness," Kana suggested, which made others think, except for the Count who frowned and shook his head: "No, that’s not viable in name, even if it’s the wilderness, it’s nominally part of the Cohen Kingdom."

In their current situation, dealing with these disputes is truly beyond their capability.

Moreover, they are completely unaware of the conditions in the Eastern Wilderness, which is extremely dangerous, and trying to take root here is no different from crossing the wilderness.

"No, it’s different now."

After speaking, Kana looked at everyone and asked, "What do you think Safro, or rather the current Blood Race Royal Court, wants?"

This question truly stumped everyone.

The Count, as a member of the royal family, understood the true nature of the royal family and knew they must want to do something.

So he left the Royal Capital early and cultivated deeply in his own domain to guard against possible unforeseen incidents.

However, in the eyes of the members of the Royal Capital, his behavior also seemed unreliable, which was something everyone knew, at least within the royal family.

But everyone tacitly kept a certain level of mutual understanding.

After all, the Count never truly rebelled, and he was the son of the previous king, the king’s brother.

The Safro Kingdom wasn’t a normal kingdom, with no bloody events of fighting for the throne occurring.

The previous king never died from the beginning.

When the Blood Race Royal Court ceased hiding, Safro’s legitimacy essentially shifted to the Blood Race.

As for the Count, nominally, he’s already a traitor.

He also didn’t know exactly what the Blood Race Royal Court wanted.

He only hated the entire Blood Race Royal Court because of his own hatred.

If the Blood Race Royal Court only wanted to purge the entire country and turn it into Blood Race territory, other forces from outside wouldn’t intervene.

Only the Holy Light Church would tangle with them, demanding the release of refugees and so on.

Kanal clearly knew.

The Blood Race Royal Court wants only one thing.

Fragments of the Stone of Creation.

For a century, the Blood Race Royal Court has been secretly researching the Stone of Creation, striving to create a perfect race with it.

The current Blood Race, Ghouls, and Werewolves are all by-products of this research.

Their methods are actually the same as those Kana now uses to construct the Player System.

Using the fragments, they experiment on individuals, step by step.

Thus, they gradually began to know how to roughly communicate with the world’s will using the Stone of Creation to achieve their more precise goals.