NOVEL ONLINE FREE Chapter 159: Mind Mansions
At the same time, it didn't take long for Daniel, Andreas, and Ilaris to reach the Yurask Region.
Of course, their journey wasn't exactly peaceful. Along the way, they ran into various beasts and monsters. Fortunately, none of them were stronger than B-rank, and they managed to take them down without much trouble.
After arriving in Yurask and asking a few guards for directions, they headed toward the central city of the region—Morheim.
It was the only central city in the region that had a teleport portal for exiting the Central Plains. On top of that, it also had Mind Mansions.
Naturally, they didn't walk the whole way. This time, they rented a carriage. They'd already walked a long distance and all three of them were tired of it.
"By the way, are you planning to tell your family everything?" Daniel asked while glancing at Andreas inside the carriage.
"Yeah," Andreas nodded. "At first I didn't want to mention things like the World Tree branch or the rest, but now that you told that man Leo about them, it's probably better if I do the same."
"That's good, but for Ilaris's safety, make sure you don't tell them everything. It's better if you twist part of the story a bit."
Andreas nodded again. He wasn't stupid enough to put Ilaris in danger.
"Oh right—what about your mission? Is it considered complete now?" Daniel asked as he suddenly remembered something.
As far as he recalled, Andreas had once told him he needed to accomplish something impactful to qualify to compete for the heir position or something along those lines.
"I guess so. But the final result depends on my family. Even if I get approved, they might throw me out again."
"Oh? Why's that?"
"At that point, I'll need to build up fame and achievements under my official identity across the world. It's kind of like a battle to win the inheritance."
"I see," Daniel nodded, and they spent the rest of the trip talking about various topics.
"Dear passengers, we've arrived at your destination." Not long after, the carriage driver called out to them.
They got out of the carriage, and Daniel had to pay three gold coins. With how things were going, he was seriously starting to get worried about his finances.
As they entered the city, they looked around in admiration at the architecture and layout. It was stunning—far more beautiful than the Erin Free Zone.
"You guys leaving right away?" Daniel turned to them and asked.
"Yeah. Unlike you, who kept your identity hidden, they know who we are. So it's best we leave this place as soon as possible."
"Then take care. I'll see you both again someday." Daniel nodded and said goodbye.
"You too. Don't die before we meet again," Andreas laughed and patted him on the shoulder before walking away.
"Thank you for all your help. If it weren't for you, I'd probably still be stuck in that mountain," Ilaris said with a respectful bow.
Daniel smiled, and then they said their goodbyes as Ilaris followed after Andreas.
Once they were gone, Daniel let out a sigh. Two more good friends he had to part ways with.
Not that he really minded, though. On the contrary, he let out a sigh of relief—both Andreas and Ilaris had a tendency to attract trouble.
And Daniel had no interest in dealing with any more of that because of them.
After that, he decided to walk around the city for a bit before heading to a Mind Mansion. He wanted to get familiar with the place.
The city was huge—much bigger than the central city of the Erin Free Zone, and even more beautiful and luxurious.
Unlike the Erin Free Zone, where the defensive arrays were inactive, Daniel could clearly feel the presence of strong active arrays here.
Not only that, but the people in this city were clearly stronger, too. Even the guards had much higher power levels.
It made him curious about which guild ruled over this region. He could ask around, but figured it wasn't really worth his time.
Instead, he approached one of the guards and asked about the Mind Mansions.
"New here?" the guard asked, raising an eyebrow. He seemed surprised by Daniel's eyes, actually.
"Yeah, is there a problem?" Daniel wasn't wearing his mask, so his face—and especially his eyes—were fully visible.
"No, not really… Anyway, the Mind Mansions you're looking for are in the southern district of the city. About a thirty-minute walk from here."
"Thanks. Is flying allowed here?" Daniel asked, since he'd seen a few Experts flying overhead.
"Flying's allowed, but only in normal parts of the city. It's banned in Protected Areas."
Daniel thanked him and took off flying toward the southern district. It had been a while since he last flew, and the feeling brought a smile to his face.
Thankfully, it only took about ten minutes of flight to reach the southern district. He landed on the ground and looked around at the signs nearby.
It took a little while, but he managed to find the Mind Mansions. Without wasting time, he followed the signs and arrived at his destination.
"So this is a Mind Mansion?" Daniel looked at the building in front of him, surprised.
It was different from any other building he'd ever seen. Instead of being box-shaped, it was triangular.
Daniel just assumed it was the unique taste of the Mind Mansion's owner and went inside. The interior had a somewhat luxurious design. He walked toward the person at the front desk.
"Hi, I'd like to rent a room."
"Hello, dear customer. For how many people and how long?"
"For one person, eight hours." Daniel didn't want to book it for too long, but this was his first time trying to understand a High Law, and he honestly didn't know how long it would take.
"Very well. That'll be 10 gold coins. Keep in mind that if you don't leave after eight hours, you'll be charged 3 gold coins for every extra hour you stay."
Daniel pulled out ten gold coins from his inventory and handed them over.
"This is your token. Please head upstairs," the receptionist said, handing Daniel a silver-colored token.
Daniel took it, thanked her, and went upstairs.