Afterward, Dan Feng and Roxy began frantically grinding through requests to save up money for traveling to other places later on.
Their reputation gradually spread throughout the surrounding area.
Adventurers in the Asura Kingdom were fortunate enough to experience the same treatment as those in Millishion.
Trying to compete with Dan Feng for requests was no easy task, because you had to wake up earlier than him.
However, ordinary adventurers usually slept until nearly noon, since at night they would generally head to places like taverns to unwind and have fun.
By the time they leisurely arrived at the Adventurers' Guild, the high-paying and easy-to-complete requests had long since been snatched up by Dan Feng and Roxy, leaving only the troublesome ones with meager rewards.
During this period, Dan Feng and Roxy's savings grew like a snowball.
Since they could complete multiple requests in a single day, their income was quite substantial, and they finally no longer had to worry about running short on money.
Although Dan Feng had originally possessed quite a few gold coins, his experiences of poverty in his previous life left him with lingering fears, so as long as he felt there wasn't enough money, he would find every possible way to earn more.
In just a few short months, Dan Feng and Roxy's wallets were stuffed full of gold coins.
At first, they had only planned to save enough for travel expenses to the capital, Ars, but later they heard from other adventurers that the Adventurers' Guild in Ars didn't even have any requests above C-rank, because the surrounding magical beasts had all been cleared out by Ars's army.
This news was undoubtedly a wake-up call for Dan Feng and Roxy; they realized they couldn't keep taking it easy with requests like this.
So, they began frantically accepting all sorts of requests, not letting a single money-making opportunity slip by.
And now, after a period of hard work, they were finally ready to set out on the journey to Ars.
"Everything's prepared. Walking from here to Ars will take about half a month," Dan Feng said while looking at the map, checking the distance from this town to the royal capital, Ars.
"No problem. We've already been traveling for so long anyway; half a month is nothing," Roxy replied obediently as she sat to the side, just waiting for Dan Feng to decide when to set off.
"Hmm... In my opinion, we could buy a horse. That way we'd make better time on the road."
"Buy a horse? Wouldn't that cost a lot of gold coins?" Roxy looked at Dan Feng in complete astonishment, clearly very surprised by the suggestion.
Dan Feng calmly folded the map in his hand and said unhurriedly, "Not sure. We'll find out when we go look." With that, he turned and walked out of the inn room door.
Over these past few months, they had been staying at this inn. Because they had rented two rooms long-term, the innkeeper had given them a certain discount.
Dan Feng and Roxy walked side by side toward the place where livestock and animals were sold.
Not only were there various kinds of livestock here, but slaves were also sold.
In this world, slaves were quite common; they were either selected and bought by nobles or sold to others to be used as laborers.
In the slave market, long-eared race and beast race slaves were the most valuable, especially those with good looks, who could fetch extremely high prices.
However, Dan Feng had little interest in these slaves; his attention remained fixed on the horses for sale.
He was already well aware of the survival rules in this other world.
He led Roxy straight to the horse-selling area and began inquiring about prices.
To his slight surprise, the prices for horses here weren't expensive at all; just a few silver coins were enough to take one away.
"Why are they so cheap?" Dan Feng asked the owner in confusion.
The horse seller sighed and slowly explained, "Not many people buy horses around here. These few horses just aren't selling, and lately I've heard talk of a mana calamity, so no one's coming to buy horses anymore."
"Why do you say there's a mana calamity?" Dan Feng looked even more puzzled. He knew what mana calamities were, but why would they know about it in advance?
When she heard the words "mana calamity," Roxy's expression changed slightly, but Dan Feng didn't notice her shift and continued listening to the owner.
"You wouldn't know, but a while back, a powerful magician came through here. His water magic was truly astonishing!" The owner said with a face full of admiration, as if the memory of that magician's magic was still vivid.
Dan Feng grew very curious about the owner's description and pressed further, "Just how powerful was this magician?"
The owner thought for a moment before answering, "From what I know, he should have been a Saint-rank magician or higher."
Dan Feng was inwardly shocked. Magicians of Saint rank or above weren't common sights; they were the kind who could serve as the main force for an entire nation.
"I see." Dan Feng nodded.
Then he took a few silver coins from his pocket and handed them to the owner. "This is for the horse."
The owner took the silver coins and smiled. "Good. Go pick out whichever horse you like."
Dan Feng turned and walked toward the stable. He carefully inspected each horse before finally selecting one that looked particularly sturdy.
Just as he was about to lead the horse away, he suddenly noticed that Roxy's expression seemed off.
Dan Feng asked with concern, "Are you feeling unwell somewhere?"
Roxy shook her head. Her face was somewhat pale, and her water-blue eyes lacked their usual liveliness.
Seeing this, Dan Feng grew even more worried about her and pressed further, "Really okay? You don't look well at all."
Roxy took a deep breath and tried to keep her voice calm. "I'm fine. I just remembered some unpleasant things."
It was about how her party captain had indirectly died in a mana calamity back then—and how that had caused their adventurer party to fall apart.
During that time, she had been extremely lost. She didn't know what to do next or what she even wanted to do.
Afterward, with a face full of confusion, she boarded a ship bound for the Millis Continent. It was the first time she experienced racial discrimination, and then she remembered what her teacher had once said: "The outside world is wonderful."
So, she took that as her goal and reignited her fighting spirit.
Although Dan Feng was a little puzzled, he didn't press her further. He knew everyone had their own private matters, and some things weren't suitable to talk about.
"Dan Feng." Roxy called softly, then looked at him with gentle eyes.
"What is it?" Dan Feng stared at the Roxy in front of him. At this moment, she gave off the feeling of a little girlfriend who needed someone to take care of her.
"Will there really be a mana calamity?"
Dan Feng shook his head, indicating he didn't know. "I'm not sure if it's accurate. There are many kinds recorded in accounts of mana calamities."
"For example, tsunamis, thunderstorms, earthquakes—people have discovered countless types of mana calamities; there are too many to even list."
"Are you afraid of mana calamities?" This time Dan Feng clearly noticed the change in Roxy's expression.
When he mentioned thunderstorms, Roxy's expression had visibly shifted.