Five weeks later...
After traveling swiftly, making as few stops as possible on his way back home, Minos spotted the Dry City dome with a satisfied grin.
He had traveled for weeks alongside only the spiritual beast carrying him, having trained hard with it, and used his free time for self-improvement.
And as much as there were still a few weeks left before he could achieve a level advancement, Minos had gotten very close to level 54 in those days.
Moreover, nothing of great significance had occurred on their way to this city, where at the moment, Maida was slowly lowering her altitude.
But in the several weeks of travel between the Snow Kingdom and this place, Minos had discovered news items about the war in his territory through the regional periodicals.
Among them was the Kingdom of the Waves troops' withdrawal from the Black Plain, which had happened less than a fortnight ago when Blake and Wilfred finally managed to execute their plans.