If one traveled east of Lanthanor, they would first e upon a region which was covered with barren mountains and plains.
With many ferocious beasts living in the area, it was known as a deathtrap for any unsuspecting traveler who dared to venture here without ample preparation or confidence in his own strength.
In fact, in Central Angaria(the region in which the 6 Kingdoms were located), there were quite a few species of animals which could grow in power. Unlike fighters, some even had the capability of directly ingesting energy materials in order to train their bodies.
Even though they were a threat to weak travelers, they could do nothing to harm individuals living in established areas.
It was said that Angaria was once home to fantastical beasts which trained all the way to the Champion Level and even beyond. Yet, to the mon folk, these were only myths mainly because of the fact that the strongest beast found in any area around Lanthanor was only at the Eminent Human Level.
People did lose their lives, but they could only blame themselves for their carelessness as the information about the habitats of such beasts was clearly recorded and available within every Kingdom. Although one could make a profit by selling beast pelts and claws, it wasn't a very booming occupation at least in Lanthanor due to the non-abundance of strong beasts in the areas near it.
Also, there were certain "no-trespassing" zones which were marked with a red color on maps. No one knew the reason behind this marking, but the fact that all those who entered these areas never came out alive was enough to make everyone keep a wide berth from all such zones.
Gazing at the huge map in front of him, Daneel saw that there were 3 such red zones in the area where his Master had said that the Withering Leaf Sect Headquarters was located.
After pletely calming himself, Daneel had gone back to the Palace after deciding on his next steps in his mind.
When asked about the reason behind Jonah's visit, he simply recited the one that his Master had supposedly e for: to extend an offer to join the Church of Rectitude.
Seeing the sad look on Kellor's face, Daneel realized that he had probably been hoping for something that could ease the pain in his heart.
After all, he had been the one who groomed Jonah, only to later take part in apprehending him when he defied the King.
Although many such incidents had scarred the Grand Court Mage's heart, this was one that stood out the most.
Alas, Daneel had no choice. The information about his Master's double role was too important, and he had to take every precaution in order to safeguard it.
He himself had seen the strict oaths one would have to swear if one chose to enter the Church of Rectitude, thus he had been quite shocked to see that his Master had somehow found a way to circumvent them to relay information to him.
This taught him that even oaths weren't pletely foolproof.
Resolving to privately tell Kellor the truth later, Daneel asked for a map of Angaria to be brought to him.
His story had been that Jonah had bargained the information about the location of the Eldest Prince in order to have Daneel listen to the offer in the first place.
A fire had lit up in the eyes of the inhabitants of the throne room when they heard this news. The Eldest Prince was the demon who could be designated as the main root for many of the incidents which led to tens of thousands of people having their lives destroyed.
There was no way Daneel could say that he had fulfilled his promise if he didn't bring this fiend to justice. Thus, he decided to prioritize this operation.
After all, the first step for any such mission was 'scouting'.
According to the records present in the archives of the Lanthanor Kingdom, almost all the no-trespassing zones had already been investigated at least once.
This had been an ambitious project by a King of Lanthanor who was paranoid that these locations were hiding secret bases of other Kingdoms.
After massive loss of life, he had had no choice but to give up all intentions about a deeper investigation. It was these records that now helped Daneel.
Of the three zones, one was a canyon and the other two were valleys. Rumors stated that they were the locations of ancient Kingdoms who were far advanced in the art of formations and enchanting when pared to the Kingdoms present in Angaria today.
Although they had faded away into the eddies of time for reasons unknown, it was said their formations still remained, guarding their home ground and killing all who dared to venture in.
All three needed to be scouted again, but Daneel also had to make sure that there would be no ties in case someone did get caught.
With this thought, he was reminded of the one known as the "Grandmaster of Espionage
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