537 Bountiful Forest
Initially I was planning to lead a self-sufficient life deep in a remote forest somewhere.
But I believe everybody craves for convenience. I want my house built properly, and I don't want to eat only to sustain myself and indulge on good food.
I needed a huge amount of money to that end. Money makes the world go round.
After all, I lack the knowledge and skill to do those feats all by myself. As such, I gotta rely on the power of money to hire people who can.
Consequently, my house can't be that deep in the forest and must be reasonably close to a city by this world's standards.
Transporting building materials would have been an ordeal otherwise. No one would accept a commission to bring them to an unexplored region.
I have money thanks to the Black Card now. This particular problem is pretty much solved.
Next up is picking the right place. This journey has that purpose in mind. Bringing in no end of trouble along the way.
So I thought to myself I might as well enjoy the ride and opted to go all the way to this coliseum.
I liked watching combat sports in my past life but I don't know why anything I do draw in trouble like this.
I'm fed up already. Hence, I stopped exerting energy on this.
Dealing with these guys is just a waste of time.
(It's not that I'm being patient. I am interested in this coliseum but I'm not that desperate. I can always come back later.)
"Alright, griffon. Fly in that direction. Let's get away from this place."
I jumped on griffon's back and said that.
My action came as a surprise to the Administrative Office folk, they had this dumbfounded look all the while.
My irritation eased up a bit seeing those expressions. I ignored them as they watched griffon climbing higher and left the place behind.
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I picked a random direction but once we got far enough, I asked griffon.
"Hey, I'd like to visit your turf if you don't mind. It's a bountiful forest right?"
Griffon cried joyfully at that, 'Kue, kuee!' and changed direction.
Looks like it's willing to bring me there. It seems to have a sort of homing instinct and shows no hesitation in the trajectory it's going.
After around 15 minutes. I dunno the exact time due to lack of clock. We were flying at high speed.
We arrived. A vast sprawling forest lies there before my eyes.
"Green as far as eyes can see even from this high up... Just how huge is it..."
Of course a forest this vast gotta be bountiful.
There's no way to even imagine the sheer amount of flora and fauna inhabiting it. Jungle? Amazon? There's a big lake with a river too as water sources.
A paradise for living creatures. The forest looks to have anything you ask it of.
Griffon slowly lowered its altitude. It's probably heading to its nest.
After a bit, we came to an open space just big enough to fit griffon.
Griffon landed there like it was used to it. 'Kue!', then it crouched down to let me get off easily.
"Ou, thanks griffon. This is a pretty nice place alright. The air feels so fresh. There's a hint of sweetness too I think?"
I looked around and found multi-colored flowers blooming. Their fragrances are filling the air in this place, wafting a nice aroma deep into your body.
But this belated moment only lasted briefly. Just as I stretched my body, that thing appeared.
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