Master Of None

Chapter 2291: 2291. Genesis City Gossip

With so many new events happening or being prepared for within Genesis, there were many people talking. The news of another race joining had already stirred things up since many people had been interested in the races who came from the elemental planes.

It led to many people wondering how many other races might appear seeking new homes. Not that they didn't want to welcome them in to the alliance and the city. However, it raised questions about how many races might eventually come to the world and if they would all be safe to ally with.

To be fair, many races were used to fighting for their lives constantly within the elemental planes. Hence why the risk of them being dangerous reached the minds of those from the world entirely.

The argument was fair and many of the Genesis council had encountered the questions. Most answers had revolved around how the races coming from the elemental planes would be those who needed help. Those who struggled to survive there. Those who might not exist if they did not come to the world where they could be better protected in a different way compared to how they were within the elemental planes.

The inner workings of the elemental planes were still not cut and dry. Each plane was different and that led to a lot of speculation. Especially since the leadership within the planes was focused on balance among the elemental planes above all else. Therefore, people had to worry that they would lose allies due to that balance being broken or potentially broken.

As the organized accounts of how the elemental planes worked were shared, some people who had been pushing for exploration had realized it was not as simple as just walking in to the wilderness.

The simple facts that there were beings within the elemental planes who could lay waste to Genesis easily, monsters or intelligent races, was terrifying. Beyond that, the shifting of the elemental planes and the massive size could mean that an explorer would never return. And if they did, it could be years later.

Just the potential that an explorer could go years without even encountering a monster intelligent race was something that sounds impossible. Even the entire world couldn't be that big.

Yet, when the heroes vouched for this information themselves, it was a lot more believable. Especially since there was a true sage who had already sent their secondary body to speak with some of them.

While the true wind sage had not explicitly spoken about anything pertinent, he had mentioned the number of wind dominator dragons occupying the wind elemental planes could not be counted on two hands. This meant that there were over ten powerful and ancient dragons who could occupy a massive territory.

Building off of the fact that ventus was sure she could occupy the land that Genesis was on and then another fifteen villages of similar size without issue. Well, that shined a light on the sheer size of the wind elemental planes. Not to mention that it was known that the elemental planes were expanding due to the world of the mysterious and even more powerful origin

race.

That single fact alone had brought some unsettled rumors.

What world would have everyone agreeing with everything and always positive? None, that's what.

Walker told himself that very often whenever he would catch an earful of unsavory rumors. Just the fact that a race that has never been seen by the world was around was able to make people gossip and wonder. Whether it was theories or just general talk about what that race should or could be like when it came to usage of power.

The power that Walker held was easily over what others could use. Especially showcasing the heroic skill which had taken all of his experience and levels to use to defeat the demon king. But then, he was able to awaken as a race unknown and partially because of the system he had when the world was damaged.

Since it wasn't something that just anyone could do, it made it clear that there was a very small chance another of the origin race may arrive. But there was also the chance they they could. If that was the case, and they did, who would protect the world?

Not that Walker had not said there was no chance of that happening. The origin race followed the will of existence itself in a way. They did not go around causing damage and destruction just to do so. Instead, they expanded the elemental planes and persevered through the chaotic manas beyond the elemental planes.

In the end, he also knew that it was a very small group of people who would say things like this. The majority were good people who strived to better themselves. Especially those who had lived through the hardest of times. Those people had become the greatest supporters of a vibrant future within Genesis.

Hence why the sudden uptick of exploration groups joining the adventurer's guild had taken things by storm in the gossip circles.

Today, Walker had started to hear about that very much so. So much so that he was meeting with Clara for the first time in a while since she had been so busy. Not to mention how busy he had been.

"You managed to get here just in time!" Clara saw that Walker had brought handmade sandwiches and even a tea mix that Remey put together for everyone at their home. Clara knew how good Walker's mother's food was. The tea blends that Remey made were always in strong demand since she had taught the blends to many people with a focus on minor health improvement and rest.

"I thought the food and tea was a good perk since you have so much to do. I saw fifteen different adventurer groups looking for exploration and mapping quests on the way in." The number didn't even compare to what Clara already knew of. But the frequency was a lot.

"I can see from your face that you have even more people trying to go out and find their fame in discovering new areas. It's why I came too. A lot of them are starting to hoard information about new and dangerous areas after the world expanded due to the return of proper mana flow. Your reports have been heard by the Genesis council and I am personally going to explore something odd myself in the next few days."

Walker was referencing the odd reactions of dark mana around the newest ruins found. He had already asked Mordant to send a few dragonkin warriors to the area and keep an eye out. They didn't need to worry about the changes in the dark mana as much since they had more focus on physical skills as warriors and as spearmen.

There was still some effect on them since they had the natural dark affinity as Mordant's dragonkin. They would sense the issue and have some more information for Walker when he returned to the area.

"I have also heard about Su putting a group together to travel to an odd field, well, set of perfect hills." Clar sighed while she watched as Walker used a little fire magic to heat the water for their tea.

"I have reports of over thirty different areas. All new and unexplored. Some of them are nearby kingdoms and others have been found as the wind dragon flew over large wilderness areas to make tough maps."

"Some are easy to explore since we can see everything. There may be caves or ruins. But what is troublesome are the fog, mana dense, and general mysteriously odd places."

"I take it you heard the rumors of monster dens or what others have started to call dungeons?" Walker nodded. He had heard this and wondered what the proper term for a place like this would be called.

"One such place has purple skinned goblins. They lack any and all intelligence and their skin oozes a mild poison. They leave an odd cave and travel through the canyons. It was explored by a gray haired spider scout team and they were rescued by harpies. The poison in that cave was too much for them."

"There's more to it though, isn't there." Walker knew there was a problem coming.

"The issue for these new and inexperienced adventurers rushing out in to these places is the fact that these monster dense or dungeons are being called these things for a reason. Some have traps and are torturous to travel through like a dungeon in a prison for criminals. Others are populated highly by monsters we have never seen or who lack all potential for any intelligence due to the dense manas within them."

"What I need is your views on them and you to make an announcement about their dangers."

This was why Walker was here. To have proof to present to ensure safety for everyone rushing out to try their hand at fame. He only nodded in approval as they rested for a moment. Clara could feel a little less stressed.

He was still worried that only a very small amount of these places had even been scouted. None had been cleaned out or properly explored. It was a large task for the future of the alliance.

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