"Now that you know about my Inprint, I should also make a small contribution in return," Princess Rose said with a gentle smile, pushing the map on the table toward us.
The sheepskin map did not look particularly new; it was clearly a rather old map of the forest, yet it was drawn in exquisite detail. Intersecting water veins and mountain ranges were clearly marked, and campsite locations had been specially plotted out in neat order. In the upper-left corner of the map, even the number of supply points was briefly recorded, showing that a tremendous amount of effort had truly gone into it.
"For this expedition, we need to enter through the southern entrance of the forest and proceed along the shortest possible path. I've already calculated the distance from the edge of the forest to the mission site, and I believe this route is currently the shortest one," Rose said, pointing to one of the paths marked with a yellow line on the map. "However, taking this route means we will still face some challenges. Water sources are scarce along the way, and supplies might be somewhat difficult, so we will need to temporarily change course midway and make a slight detour to Lake Nare. We can rest briefly and replenish our supplies there. We cannot rule out the possibility of encountering skirmishes along the way. Judging by the magic power indicators, Lake Nare is already quite close to the center of the monster tide, so we are very likely to encounter swarms of monsters or even a small-…
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