Nahida held Amid as she flew through the sky.
The wind rushed past her ears, carrying the distinctive moist scent of the rainforest.
Below stretched an endless canopy of treetops, with occasional small birds startling and taking flight from among the branches and leaves.
The Eremites were long out of sight behind them.
Flying is faster than running—a truth taught to us by the Anemo Archon, Venti.
Nahida looked around, seemingly searching for where to go.
Most of her knowledge of the real world came from books and dreams.
Having left the Sanctuary of Surasthana for the first time in five hundred years, the outside world felt both familiar and strange to her.
Amid was also looking.
But he had a goal.
He knew where to go.
He widened his eyes, carefully scanning the rainforest below.
Based on his memories from the game, Gandharva Ville should be not far downstream from Pardis Dhyai…
His gaze swept over the mountains and forests below, passing over streams and giant rocks before finally settling on a massive tree in the distance.
In the distance, on a huge ancient tree, treehouses of various sizes were built.
These treehouses were arranged in an orderly yet varied manner, like Mushrooms growing on the tree.
Wooden walkways connected the treehouses, and figures could be seen moving about on them.
‘Found it!’
Amid’s eyes lit up.
He stretched out a tiny paw, excitedly pointing in that direction.
‘Bi!’
Nahida followed the direction he pointed, her gaze landing on the massive tree.
She paused slightly.
‘Gandharva Ville?’ she repeated softly.
It was the place where Sumeru’s Forest Rangers were stationed and a common resting spot for many Travelers newly entering the rainforest.
More importantly, there was someone there—
Tighnari.
The Forest Ranger of Avidya Forest, and someone…
she could trust.
Nahida thought for a moment, then without hesitation, flew toward Gandharva Ville.
Although Amid was wanted, and the wanted notice had surely reached there as well, there was someone there she could trust.
And…
She looked down at the little creature in her arms.
Amid was pointing so excitedly in that direction—he must want to go there.
Then they would go.
Gandharva Ville.
In reality, it was much larger than in the game.
The massive tree itself was dozens of stories tall, with branches so thick you could race horses on them.
Treehouses were built along the branches, large and small, high and low, arranged in an orderly yet varied manner like a small town built on a tree.
Below the tree was an open clearing where Forest Rangers sorted supplies, people fed pack animals, and a few children chased each other in play. This chapter was copied from NovelPing without permission.
In the distance, a training ground, medicinal herb fields, and even a small market could be seen.
‘This is the real Gandharva Ville,’ Amid marveled inwardly.
Nahida didn’t fly directly in.
She landed on a small path outside Gandharva Ville, touching down gently on the ground.
As soon as Nahida steadied herself, she spotted a sign by the roadside.
On the sign was posted a wanted notice.
Very eye-catching.
Very conspicuous.
Nahida walked over and stood before the sign, looking at the wanted notice.
It featured a black-and-white portrait of Amid.
It had to be said—it was drawn remarkably well.
The small green body, the transparent wings, the two antennae, those big eyes—it was practically identical.
Amid, held in Nahida’s arms, lifted his head to look at the wanted notice.
He examined it carefully.
There were two lines of text on the notice.
The top line, under ‘Name,’ read: Mysterious Creature.
Below the portrait was the bounty—
For providing information: 500,000 Mora.
For capture alive: 5,000,000 Mora.
After reading it, Amid nodded, quite satisfied.