Benefits Being Strong? Was it? II

"I appreciate the offer," he said, his voice sincere. "But I'm not sure if I'm ready to commit to a party just yet. I have... some personal matters to attend to."

"Really? Where are you from?" Ulyana inquired.

"Well, technically I was from the Zuberk Kingdom... but yeah, I was from the Zuberk Kingdom."

"Ohhh, so that's why you're taking this carriage because it's going there... We're going to the Maja Kingdom, they say it's the best place for starting adventurers!" Ulyana said.

Dakrea leaned back against the carriage seat. "Well... Maja Kingdom is the best place, yeah... it's on top of a mountain, so it automatically trains your mana to become stronger because the mountain's mana is, you know, heavy."

"It is? I just know that the quests there are easy enough for lower ranks," Ulyana said.

Artyom playfully slapped the back of Ulyana's head. "Stupid, listen to what your uncle said that time," he chided.

"Ack! Hey!" Ulyana protested.