As Ogarlva had said, the forest that follows the swamp was short, Juri crossed it in less than 12 hours.
Of course, for her running at who knows how many miles per hour, this is nothing, but for ordinary people, it would probably take 2-3 days.
Juri as she uses the Chi, feels that it is a more and more perfect energy!
First of all its cost is somewhat low to maintain, as it spends 1 Chi p/second, 60 p/minute, 3,600 p/hour and 86,400 p/day!
Juri has over 100,000 Chi Points, that's not counting his natural recovery, even if it doesn't cover the 3,600 per hour, let's say it covers 1/3 of that.
But it's not like Juri runs 24 hours a day, she ran for about 12 hours with Luria, before they rested, slept, ate, and did their necessities.
In other words, they were only spending 43,200 of Chi p/day, so by sleeping or meditating, they would get that back for the next day.
So in the end, Chi when not in combat, is extremely practical, already in combat, it doesn't have explosive powers, but it perfectly supports Martial Arts Techniques, especially the [Flow] which amplifies some Attributes even more.
The [Thunder Flow] for example, amplifies the speed of movement and attack, while the [Flame Flow] allows explosive and destructive power with each blow.
And the Chi in combat, spends very fast, maybe this is the only disadvantage, but otherwise it is very good!
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After leaving the forest, Juri found herself looking at hills and it didn't take long to find a road.
She decided to follow the road, until she noticed a strange structure on her [Map], curious she climbed a hill while walking on the road, as she noticed that this road came close to the strange structure.
So on the hill, she could see what looked like a house, improving her vision with Chi, Juri read the sign [Roadside Inn]!
This took her by surprise, she really didn't expect something like that, not here.
She then approached and noticed some carriages, horses, the place seems to be quite busy.
As Juri does not wish to draw so much attention, she was wearing a Rare leather armor, as well as her clothes underneath were nothing remarkable.
She is also equipped with a bow on her back, as well as double daggers.
Juri has practiced a bit, it would be nice to know how to use them for her disguise.
...
Soon Juri reached the entrance, then opened it and noticed that the interior is quite large, clean and cozy.
There are many tables and chairs, three women wearing similar polished dresses, with trays in hand, going back and forth.
Juri drew some attention, but no one stared too much.
It turns out that this inn is special, Juri noticed by the fact that they have many kinds of races here, Humans, Elves, Dwarves, Orcs, Lizardmans and even Goblins!
Juri noticed that many are high Level, around 40~60, some as high as 80!
Looking vaguely at a counter, Juri noticed that the individual there is a Level 115, the title on his name is [Owner of the Roadside Inn, Bartô].
Juri then entered.
"Ma'am, can you close the door? She's a little stuck, it's so the dust won't get in!" - One of the waitresses shouted, Juri nodded, brought a hand up to above her own shoulder, made a simple gesture and the door that is almost 2 meters from her closed.
A simple gesture, but very meaningful!
Smiling, Juri walked over to the counter where Bato is standing.
"Interesting trick, but I didn't feel Magic, willing to satisfy this old man's curiosity?" - Bartô asked smiling while cleaning a mug.
"Martial Arts, I learned a bit from a traveling Monk, it's something quite useful!" - Said Juri calmly.
"Oh, that stuff about Body Harder than Steel, Sword that Doesn't Cut and etc? I've heard of it, I hear they're pretty impressive, but they hardly teach things to other outsiders." - Said Bartô, sounding well informed.
"What can I do, he fell in love with me and tried to win me by making me stronger, unfortunately I prefer women, if it's for guys, I prefer the ones who are cuter and cuter!" - Said Juri sitting up and making a sign he learned, seems to be universal for a beer.
Bartô tactfully put a pen in and filled it with a strong beer, which Juri didn't bother.
"But then, I am new to these surroundings, I came from the north, what was left of a certain Empire, a real mess!" - Said Juri calmly and nodding as she took the beer, quite strong, she liked it!
"You came from the north? Where exactly?" - Bartô asked, but from what little he observed, he already had an idea.
"Through the swamp, stinky little place you know, not to mention there's a bunch of annoying tribesmen that pop up every 5 minutes!" - Said Juri taking a few more sips.
"Impressive, I traveled in the swamps when I was younger, almost died and never traveled through them again, there are very powerful individuals there!" - Said Bartô surprised.
"Yes, the most powerful one I found was a huge Toad that spreads an acid mist, tough son of a bitch to kill, it held out long before I sliced it!" - Said Juri asking him to fill it up and Bato did.
"Oh, you killed one of the Acid Cloud Toads, those are troublesome, they are also called Mercenary Exterminators, but the materials on their bodies are great treasures, many Nobles pay good money for them, so many Mercenaries will hunt them!" - Said Bartô nodding, Juri placed a Gold Coin on the table and he took it to see if it was real.
"But well, it seems you wish to know something, just say so!" - Said Bartô placing a mug to himself.
"Where am I? This Kingdom, the ones nearby and so on, I'm curious!" - Said Juri.
"You don't know?" - Bartô looks surprised.
"Nop! I recently left home, got into some trouble here and there, stopped in the middle of annoying political conflicts, walked through a stinking swamp, and here I am, with no idea where I am!" - Juri said smiling.
"... I think that would make a good story, but well, let me see where to start..." - Bartô scratched his chin, then began to speak.
Currently here where you are is the lands of the Kingdom of Virydiam, the borders to be exact!
Normally the borders are more protected, but... even if the forest is significantly large, it's not that much, not to mention there's an annoying swamp.
Hardly an army would pass through here, not to mention they wouldn't have the courage to cross the swamp unless they wanted to be annihilated.
But of course, it's not as if the forest is unprotected, in areas closer to other Kingdoms, there are fortresses, as well as troops stationed and always prowling around the forest.
Now focusing on the Kingdom of Virydiam!
This Kingdom is ruled by Humans, but the Crown Prince is a Half-Orc, it turns out that the Kingdom is very liberal and neutral, not discriminating against races.
The current King, married the daughter of an Orc Chieftain, whereby he assimilated the Orc lands near the border to the Kingdom.
And nowadays the Orc, besides being beautiful, is an incredible warrior. Even though she has lost some of her past brilliance, she still has the instincts of a warrior, even though she is a Queen!
You can see that this is more than 20 years ago!
And the current King of the Kingdom, who was a young man who loved to travel, only ended up finding a fearless young Orc Warrior being attacked, so he ran to save her, only to get in trouble and almost die.
But this gave the Orc the opportunity to fight back and deal with her enemies, thus saving the young Prince.
Since then they have both walked together, fallen in love, and later found out that one is the Prince of the Kingdom and the other is the daughter of the Chief Warrior of the Orc Lands!
The result, the King of Virydiam at the time, plus the Warrior Chief, took the opportunity to assimilate both territories and peoples, through the marriage of both.
And for the feat of bringing together both lands that had been at war for many centuries, the young prince became 1st in line of succession and later became King with the support of his wife, as well as his father-in-law.
The Warrior Chief lost his position, but he was still the leader of a powerful Orc Clan, possessing the loyalty of over 200,000 Orcs!
Not to mention an extremely powerful warrior, recognized as one of the strongest in the World, Juri believes him to be a LORDE-level individual!
But the focus is, incorporating the Orc Territories into the Kingdom of Virydiam, he was given the rank of [Marshal], being one of the greatest military authorities in the Kingdom.
With such power, he took all the Orc Clans and Tribes that did not serve him in the past, incorporating it into the Kingdom of Virydiam.
Bartô told this story a lot, he seemed to like it and be proud of it, saying that among all the nearby countries, the Kingdom of Virydiam has the kindest and wisest King, as well as the closest to the people.
The current King is loved by the people, there is a story about an Orc child stabbing him while he was wandering the streets and greeting the people.
But he did not allow the child to be killed, he hugged him and apologized, since the reason the child stabbed him, is that his parents were killed in the last war and he was forced to live in an orphanage in the capital.
So the King made several laws to help the Orcs integrate with the people, nowadays the Orcs are more civilized, at least in the Kingdom of Virydiam.
But beyond this, Juri learned that the Kingdom of Virydiam has influential and important figures in the region such as a Master Alchemist, Giant Fire Smiths and a famous group of Sirens.
The prosperity of this Kingdom is simply amazing, showing the King's abilities to rule!
But beyond this, Juri has sought information about nearby Elven and Dwarven Kingdoms, she longs for the Runic knowledge she has so dreamed of.
But then she learned that there is a Royal Academy, where many Princes and Princesses study, individuals up to 25 years old can study there without problems.
Juri was not interested in becoming a student at the Academy, but in the knowledge that she might possess.
But it is certain that knowledge about Runes and Magic Circles will not be simple to obtain, not even Neferu shared such knowledge with her.
But she decided to stop by the Capital as soon as possible, to use some high quality treasures to exchange for information.
She has heard from Neferu, that Magicians need a lot of money for their studies, so they usually exchange knowledge for precious resources and a lot of money.
Juri has a lot of materials, some legendary, she feels she can get some good stuff from Magi, even more knowing that she has 2 Archmages in the Kingdom, 1 living in the Capital and the other somewhere in the Kingdom.
'I'll try to get some Tier 3 items, that should interest them even more!' - Thought Juri, I wonder what they would think when Juri gave them items that can only be achieved above Tier 200, which was the initial world limit about 4 months ago.
Surely they must not have many things of that Level, let alone materials, since the power levels are still stabilizing.
But the important thing is that Juri will soon start attacking a Dungeon of Level 250 or even 300, since she has the [Chi], she can kill enemies far above her Level, she has confidence, so she wants to reach Level 250 before the end of this month.
Then she will take advantage of the resources she gets to trade for the knowledge she wants.
...
Bartô gave her a lot of information about the Kingdom of Virydiam, Juri listened a lot and was grateful, giving another coin and asking for a quarter, as well as a barrel of beer, she really liked this beer.
She happened to take a look at Luria's Status, but not much has changed except that the Level of [White Knights Manual] is about to reach Level 25, that's probably when the 2nd White Star will be formed.
'I need to unlock my [Aura] too, I want that damn White Star, that shit greatly increases Mana and Life!' - Thought Juri remembering the +50% HP and +1/3 MP!
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