<h4>Chapter 225: nning to Travel</h4>


    While the group of 11 carriages traveled quickly through the Cromwell Kingdom, covering the distance between Hadia and the Chambers base in that region, otherplications were happening on a small ind south of Stone Ind.


    This was an ind that was a few hundred kilometers from the nearest coastal town on Stone Ind. Thend there was small in area, with space only for a small vige and a medium-sized port.


    In that ce, there were some ships moored in the local port. At the same time, some items were left in the warehouses of that ce, and others were transferred to other ships, which asionally returned to Stone Ind.


    If Minos were here, he would quickly realize the power behind this ce due to the symbol on some ships that docked there.


    This was a symbol of a silver ship!


    This ind was the Nash family''s transfer port, where this power had an outpost, which the young Elen was using to receive items from the ck in.


    She had been bothered by the noble and wealthy families of Stone Ind constantly. Some of those powers even had already begun to spy on the routes used by the ships of the Nash family.


    Because of that, to protect the information of the products being sold in her family''s markets, Elen had started to use this ind to dy the discovery by those Stone Ind powers about the present ck in.


    Elen had arranged for an unmarked ship to travel between the ck in and this ind, as was customary when the Nash family ced orders for goods from kingdoms south of Stone Ind.


    Following that, the resources transferred to that ind would be transported in a few days to the Nash family''s traditional ships, transporting the ck in''s products to be sold on the Stone Ind.


    This wasn''t an infallible n, Elen knew, but it was what she could do for now. She and Minos wanted to earn crystals together, so they had no choice but to take certain risks.


    In addition to dying investigations into the origins of her items, Elen dispersed the resources sent from young Stuart''s territories to several different locations on Stone Ind, attempting to avoid attracting more attention.


    However, with each passing month, the resources sent by the ck in increased in quantity, leaving Elen''s actions less and less efficient.


    It was tough to hide such a massive deal!


    Anyway, today was another typical day on this ind, receiving and sending items from different parts of the northern region of the Central Continent, including the ck in.


    Given the current development of agriculture in the Minos'' territories, new shipments were dispatched each month, as the different cultures had unique ripening times.


    So, instead of only sending resources to Stone Ind every 2 or 3 months, now the offer was bing more regr, with monthly shipments.


    And while that ce had a typical day, a few kilometers away from that ind, there was an unmarked boat, which seemed to be stopped in the middle of the sea.


    There wasn''t many crew around there, as this was not a cargo boat, just something used to transport people.


    And in the bow of the ship, two men were standing there, dressed in light clothing, as they watched the ind used by the Nash family from a distance, with severe expressions on their faces.


    "Looks like we finally figured out what you''re up to, huh, Elen Nash..." One of them muttered as he noticed the cargo ship transferring items to that ce right now.


    "Looks like the Nash girl is using this ce as a transfer port to dy our investigations into her partner." Hemented to his partner, who was also paying attention to that ce.


    The man he had spoken to was quiet for a while until he finally said. "Now that we''ve found the transfer location, we have to create a group to chase the ships that arrive on this ind. Then, we can finally find out where those products areing from!"


    Hearing this, the other man finally yelled aloud as he looked at a young man who was cleaning the bow of the ship. "Boy, send a message to the Allen family headquarters. We need 20 small ships to pursue the clues..."


    He then gave his orders so that the family headquarters would authorize reinforcements to this mission, which could finally yield some result.


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    Meanwhile, in the capital of Stone Ind, Elen Nash and her friend, Elena, were quietly resting while drinking spiritual tea in one of the Nash family''s pce gardens.


    At two o''clock, they were around a wooden table on awn in that ce, not far from a small artificialke.


    There was a tree shading where they were sitting, along with a nice breeze that passed every few minutes.


    The sun was at the top right now, and the two young blondes were chatting calmly in that spot as they rested from the training session they had just finished.


    In addition to being close friends and business partners, Elen and Elena also had training matches every few days since the two of them had started their journeys in the cultivation world.


    They had attended the spiritual academy together and had been close friends ever since. After this, they continued their friendship, training many times together andparing their respective strengths.


    Despite being from a family of cksmiths, Elena had be a warrior and was only one level lower than Elen. Consequently, the two were verypatible with training together, supporting each other, and providing healthypetition that stimted both sides.


    Anyway, as they talked about everyday matters, without much importance, Elena suddenly changed the subject while getting a dubious expression on her face.


    "Elen, you said you wanted to visit Minos in the ck in. When do you n on doing this?"


    Hearing and seeing her friend''s expression, Elenughed and asked. "In the next few days, why? Are you by any chance wanting to go to bed with him again?"


    "Hehehe, but of course. Did I ever tell you how vigorous he is? Back then, even though he was several levels below me, he still managed to keep up with me pretty well…" Shemented, recalling the excellent night of fun she and Minos had months ago.


    "You have so many other contacts around here. Are you sure you want to travel to such a faraway ce just for this?"


    "Hmm, it''s not exactly just that. The way you say it, it seems like I only think about sex!"


    "And that''s not true?"


    "Of course not!" She snapped, feeling a little miserable.


    "Unlike you, I''ve never traveled outside of Stone Ind, andtely, I''ve been thinking a lot about seeing the Dry City."


    "Oh? It''s nice to travel and see new ces. Still, you usually prefer to stay around doing business for your family with me. Why this change now?"


    Hearing this, Elena looked up at the blue sky in that region for a moment and then answered her friend. "I''m a warrior, but I rarely have real opponents, especially since Ie from a family of cksmiths, who have virtually no enemies on Stone Ind."


    "But you can still fight Stone Ind''s people. There are certainly ouws who don''t care where youe from." Elen teased her. Elen wanted to make her friend by saying that she wanted to go to the ck in just to meet an old lover...


    "Hmm, it''s true. But going to the ck in, I canbine business with pleasure. I bet Minos must be a lot stronger now, so I''m looking forward to seeing him again. Usually, I don''t get the opportunity to hang out with young men like him, who are more talented than me..."


    For the women of the Spiritual World, there was a certain self-pride that came with more outstanding talents and levels of cultivation. Many of them did not get involved with men of lesser power/talent. These women had their own arrogance and felt better when ''interacting'' with more talented or powerful men.


    Of course, not all of them took that pride very seriously and ''interacted'' without taking these factors into ount. However, it was undeniable that more talented people had more energy and better looks.


    This was rted to cultivation speed. If someone reached the 6th stage of cultivation at age 100, while another reached it at age 30, there would be a noticeable difference in their appearance!


    And for people who wanted casual rtionships, as in the case of Elena, this was something relevant to take into ount.


    "Anyway, I''m also curious to see that ce. You had already told me several things about the Dry City that made me anxious to travel there. Not to mention that Minos must constantly have to fight to solve the problems in that region. This can help me in my training as well." Elena finished, looking into her friend''s eyes.


    "Well, you have your point. I''m also curious to see Minos. It''s been over ten months since I''ve seen him... But we''ll have to take a long detour to do that."


    "Is the Allen family very close to discovering us?"


    "So-so. But it will still take a few months for them to reach the ck in. As long as we''re careful, we still have some time." She said before letting out a worried sigh.


    This had been troubling her more and more, and she wanted to discuss this and other matters with Minos. Many Stone Ind''s powers wished to have connections with him, so she could not dy this meeting any longer!