Just this situation, made Lieutenant Chloe and others look at Raine with increasingly peculiar glances.
Oh my!
What’s going on?
"Mr. Rein, I have so odor-removing powder here, I can spray so on your chest armor, it shouldn’t be much of a problem."
Chloe already addressed Raine with honorifics.
"Thank you, much appreciated."
...
A few minutes passed.
Finally, five griffins took off one after another, flying swiftly in the direction of the Valley of Dead Water from Mill Town.
Such a commotion naturally attracted nurous adventurers at the entrance of the Adventurer’s Association, who raised their heads to look.
Among them, a middle-aged man carrying a bow and wearing ticulously crafted leather armor was Regina, just back from a task. He looked up at the sky, pointed to one of the griffin’s backs, and asked:
"Eh, Allison, doesn’t that one look like Miss Elise?"
Elise’s priest robe from the Earth Divine Hall and her appearance holding a scepter were quite recognizable.
"That can’t be right, riding a griffin would require at least a Bronze Level team, wouldn’t it?"
"Haven’t heard of Black Iron Level teams being able to apply to the association for griffin flight."
Beside him, rogue apprentice Allison looked at Elise in the sky, from an angle slightly obscured by another griffin, making it hard to see clearly.
"I might have been mistaken."
Regina also felt what Allison said made sense, nodded, and prepared to leave.
But suddenly!
Allison’s tone changed!
"Eh, wait, that seems to be Mr. Rein." Suddenly, Allison’s eyes widened, exclaiming.
"Oh my! This is aweso! Mr. Rein and his team are all riding griffins!"
"Where are they heading?"
"Mr. Rein, is that the renowned ’Skull Crusher’ Mr. Rein?"
And a few adventurers nearby heard Raine’s na and surprisingly began asking Allison and Regina.
....
In the sky.
Five griffins orderly ford a line, appearing quite well trained.
For the first ti riding on a griffin, Raine did not feel the anticipated howling wind crashing against him due to high-speed flight.
A slight perception revealed a faint, transparent airflow surrounding the griffin.
Indeed, this transparent airflow not only significantly weakened the impact of high-speed flight but also increased ride comfort and improved the griffin’s flying speed.
"Mr. Rein, during griffin flight, the body automatically releases effects similar to the wind magic ’Zero Level Trick’, Dance of the Wind."
Perhaps sensing it was Raine’s first ti riding a griffin, or because of the recent incident, short-haired Lieutenant Chloe took the initiative to explain.
And this just happened to answer Raine’s curiosity.
"I see."
"It’s truly a fantastic flying mount."
"Lieutenant Chloe, the cost of breeding a griffin mount must be quite steep, right?"
"Indeed, Mr. Rein, usually..."
With Chloe’s introduction, Raine understood so basic expenses related to owning a griffin mount.
Raine had indeed thought about owning a griffin mount.
But not to ntion the cost of purchasing a well-trained flying griffin which could reach a thousand gold, the annual costs of nearly three hundred gold for regular breeding were also a substantial expense.
Of course, if he were to successfully complete the designated commission issued by Weston on behalf of Marquis Gareth this ti and earn the 2500 gold task reward.
Then perhaps the financial issue could be set aside for now.
Just needing to solve the remaining one issue—mastering the advanced riding skill ’Ride Mastery of Griffin’.
And this task is akin to getting a driver’s license in previous lives.
Generally requiring months to half a year of professional training, and integration with griffin flight.
These two reasons combined, which is why even Bronze Level or higher adventurers tend to prefer renting griffins for travel, rather than purchasing one.
"Wow~ Is the Azure Mine ahead of us?"
From behind Raine ca Elise’s cry, mixed with excitent and delight.
"We arrived so quickly!"
"Look! Laisa, isn’t that the towering white peak on the right the Lankote Snow Mountain?"
As the voices of the three won expressed amazent and excitent in his ears, Raine’s gaze also crossed the griffin’s golden neck feathers, noticing large patches of ocher color and mining traces appearing on the originally green ground below.
This indeed was the Azure Mine located southwest of Mill Town.
A distance that used to take a half-day ride by carriage was now crossed in rely ten minutes owing to the griffin flight.
About an hour later.
Before Raine appeared a large patch of bare yellow soil area, a winding river passing through the middle, on one side of the riverbed was a large gray-blue area, while the other side was empty yellow earth.
"Mr. Rein, we’ve arrived."
"That is the Valley of Dead Water, the gray-blue area is the lair of the Deadwater Wild Boar People, a mountain growing with Deadwater thorns."
.....
anwhile.
Sowhere in the thorny forest of Deadwater Gorge.
"Colonel Tessa, upon infiltration, we encountered a few skeletons. Judging by the distribution density of the skeletons, the necromancer Magiller is likely inside."
"But considering safety, we didn’t go further in."
"By the way, Colonel Tessa, two days ago, the Wild Boar People started to retract their defense, mostly withdrawing inside the lair. Their defensive strength is stronger than before, seems like they’re prepping sothing."
A man wearing dark leather armor respectfully reported.
"Hmm, you did well." Tessa nodded, acknowledging her subordinate’s efforts.
Then she turned to Weston beside her and said, "Mr. Weston, how are things on your side?"
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