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Chapter 39 Departure from the Silent Swamp

Sitting in the alchemy car, Dorothy's body swayed from side to side as the car moved.

"Ah~"

Elor screamed and leaned against Dorothy.

She immediately stood up, blushing.

"Sorry, this speed is fast, but too fast."

"It's okay."

Although Dorothy's agility attribute value is only 10 points, the increased coordination ability is just enough for her to adapt to the swaying of the alchemical chariot.

This car's suspension system is terrible.

I just said that to myself.

Lyon turned around and glanced at the two of them.

His gaze lingered for a moment on the greatsword lying across the back seat.

"I'm sorry, this thing is still in the experimental stage, and many things are not yet perfect, so the experience of sitting in it is definitely not as comfortable as that of a horse-drawn carriage."

"It's okay, I don't get carsick."

"Um... during the testing, quite a few people couldn't stand it and vomited on the spot."

Leon turned to look at Leon, who was sitting next to him and whose face was slightly pale.

They silently slowed down.

The group went directly to the Mage Guild.

With Lyon's help, Dorothy's apprenticeship registration was completed quickly.

The same applies to mercenary registration.

After the identity registration was completed, Lyon led the three to the south exit of the City of Apprentices.

Lyon pointed to the apprentice's identification document in Dorothy's hand.

"This thing is similar to the badge of the City of Apprentices, except that the badge of the City of Apprentices can only prove that you are a student here, while the apprentice badge of a mage can save you a lot of trouble when entering and leaving various cities and countries."

"Of course, this is the same as a mercenary status; you can also accept missions from the Mage Guild."

"Multiple identities mean multiple paths. If a mission you receive from the Mage Guild and a mission from the Mercenary Guild happen to be on the same route, you can earn money from both at once."

"Alright, I'll head back now. Have a safe trip."

Lyon turned his alchemy car around and drove off with a flourish.

Dorothy slung her greatsword over her back and looked at Elor and Leonce in front of her, saying:

"So, for the rest of the journey, should we travel with a caravan, or buy our own camel?"

"There should be quite a few caravans passing by the Silent Swamp."

Elor spoke first.

"Since we're already out here, we should naturally travel with the caravan. It would be so boring to ride a camel by ourselves."

Dorothy turned to Leons. "So it's settled then?"

Leona nodded silently.

"I'll go find the caravan," Elor said, and walked toward the caravan that was preparing to depart.

In the City of Apprentices, caravans are usually allowed to wait a short while before setting off.

Some apprentices might be traveling along the same route as a caravan, making it easy for both parties to reach a trade agreement.

At least in this place, magic apprentices are more popular than mercenaries.

After all, most apprentices are young and lack adventure experience, so their prices are much lower than those of mercenaries.

A moment later, Elor waved in their direction.

"Over here! Everything's settled!"

Hearing Elor's call, Dorothy raised her hand and replied, "Coming!"

After shouting, he turned to look at Leonce.

"Um... Leons, teacher? Let's go over there."

Leon nodded and walked towards Elor.

Dorothy blinked, somewhat helplessly. "She really is aloof."

However, looking at Leonce and Elor standing together, there is a significant difference between the two in terms of both height and figure.

This gave Dorothy a question.

Are these two really the same age?

The difference is really huge. Dorothy's gaze swept over the two women's collars, she secretly compared them, and then quickly looked away.

If such an impolite thought were discovered, I'd be dead meat.

Dorothy trotted to the front of the caravan.

Elor frowned slightly. She felt that Dorothy's gaze just now was strange and made her feel uncomfortable.

Elor raised her hand and subconsciously touched her chest.

Unable to figure out where the uncomfortable feeling was coming from, he could only urge Dorothy on:

"Let's get ready to go; it'll take ten days to get to the swamp from here."

"it is good."

The caravans were loaded with goods, leaving very little room for people to sit.

The vehicles used for transporting people were usually provided by caravan owners.

So Dorothy and her two companions could only choose from the empty spaces in the back of the vehicle, or sit directly on the cargo.

Dorothy, carrying her greatsword, leaped onto the truck and bent down to extend her left hand.

"Want to come up?"

Elor and Leon shook their heads together.

The two of them simply pushed the goods aside, squeezed a little space at the edge of the truck, and sat on the edge of the truck with their legs dangling in the air.

Seeing that the two had no intention of coming up, Dorothy withdrew her hands and sat cross-legged.

"The scenery and air quality up here are great, why don't you come up?"

As she muttered to herself, Dorothy placed her hand on her forehead and gazed into the distance.

"Good view."

If a monster attack occurs, it can be detected immediately.

After the caravan completed its final checks, the driver of the wagon raised his whip and set off.

……

On the Breeze Plains lies the City of Apprentices, a city with a large number of mages where bandits are rarely encountered.

The only threat to caravans is monsters.

The road to the swamp was one of the trade routes.

The closer you get to the swamp, the higher the chance of encountering monsters.

On the very first day of their ten-day journey, Dorothy shamelessly approached Leona and asked if she could teach her magic.

When Leona heard Dorothy's request, she was silent for a moment.

Just when Dorothy thought the other party disagreed.

Leona nodded.

"Sure, my brother told me before I came that if you want to learn magic, I'll teach you properly."

Well done, Mr. Lyon!

Dorothy silently praised Leon.

Elor then gave up his position.

She voluntarily climbed onto the top of the cargo.

This would make it easier for Dorothy to learn magic from Leona.

"So what do you want to learn?"

What Dorothy most wanted to learn was storage magic!

"I want to learn the magic of organization!"

Leonse looked up at Elor.

"Elor, did you bring your spellbook?"

"I brought it with me."

Elor reached into the pouch at her waist and took out a magic book.

I don't know if it's just Dorothy's imagination.

The moment Elor took out the spellbook, Leon's lips seemed to curl up slightly.

Leonce took the magic book and gently opened it.

"Let's begin."

Dorothy nodded excitedly.

The storage magic is quite difficult.

Moreover, the size of the storage space varies from person to person.

It took Elor quite a while to master the storage magic.

Leona didn't know the extent of Dorothy's magical knowledge.

She taught Dorothy as if she were just an ordinary apprentice.

The ten-day trip came to an end.

Dorothy did not possess the magic of storage.

However, her proficiency in Lorraine has improved considerably.

【Loran Common Language LV8 (69/80)】

Dorothy's improved language skills enabled her to quickly understand what Lyons was saying.

Leonce was somewhat surprised by Dorothy's learning ability.

"With your talent, you should be able to use storage magic in another two or three days."

Dorothy nodded.

While learning magic from Lyons, she discovered that her intelligence attribute greatly enhanced her memory, while her language skills improved her learning ability.

It seems that language skills are also very important if I want to speed up my learning in the future.