The group had been in the forest for five days and would soon be able to leave the forest and arrive at Cannon, a border city in Barnet.

Reiner turned around and asked Junice, "What if your brother comes looking for you?"

"If he really comes looking for me, I won't be able to do anything. I can't hide from him forever. Let's see if we can talk. Reiner might need your help then."

"I help? How can I help?" Reiner asked doubtfully.

At the critical moment, Junice kept it a secret: "You'll know when the time comes."

Just then, an extremely cute purring sound came from behind her.

Aliana was hugging Junice's waist tightly, and a hint of anxiety flashed across her face.

According to her, this was her first time leaving the forest.

Reiner couldn't help but teased: "You might as well go home now, so you don't have to cry later."

Aliana stretched out her staff and hit Reiner's butt hard, puffing her cheeks and saying, "I... I'm not a child anymore. I won't cry."

As they continued on their journey, the trees around them gradually became sparser. Occasionally, they would meet hunters hunting nearby, and they didn't seem surprised by the arrival of outsiders.

The view became clear, and the few of them left the forest completely.

The next thing that came into view was a low city wall built of rubble.

The road leading into the city was covered with snow on both sides and the road surface was not paved with gravel.

Most of the residents here seemed to be wearing rough and thick animal skins, simple shoes woven from straw ropes, and many jewelry made of animal bones hanging on their bodies.

As a city on the border of the kingdom, this place seems to be even more backward than Merode.

In comparison, it looks like a primitive tribe.

It seemed that Junice hadn't expected this place to be so backward. She squinted her eyes while holding her staff. "Barnet is the third most powerful kingdom on this continent. Have we come to the wrong place?"

Reiner unfolded the map, found a few reference points for comparison, and smiled with relief. "I guess I've found the right place. Perhaps the prosperity of the cities in this kingdom is quite different. The rich areas are very rich, and the poor areas are very poor."

Junice scratched her cheek: "I hope so..."

Aliana, who was sitting behind her, was very excited. She opened her eyes wide and exclaimed: "Is this the outside world? How interesting!"

She struggled to get off the horse, then trotted to the front of the team with her staff in her arms, her eyes full of desire for something new.

Reiner turned to look at Nora and Martina: "We might have to live here for a while. Do you like it?"

Nora shrugged: "I like it wherever people are."

Martina was about to speak when she was choked back by her words. In the end, she could only curse angrily: "Sly Nora, you have won all my favor."

When the two looked at each other, Reiner could faintly smell the smell of gunpowder.

Just as the two were about to continue arguing, Reiner suddenly rode his horse and stuck himself between them. "Okay, stop arguing. We've come such a long way. Let's find a place to rest."

The two beast-eared girls said in unison: "Okay."

But soon the voice in my heart came back.

Martina: (Today it’s Nora’s turn. She’s so lucky. All the good things happen to her.)

Nora: (I really hope I can find a place to live soon. I haven’t taken a shower in several days. I need to clean myself up.)

Listening to their thoughts, Reiner's mouth curled up slightly.