After leaving Jinor’s mansion, I headed straight home.

The reason I had asked for a week’s time was simple—

It was because of what had happened during the recent strategy meeting.

"A strong energy has been detected in the Valharat territory. It may be worth exploring the castle and its surroundings."

My 100 Intelligence had determined that this was the most reasonable course of action.

That suggestion had come from Jinor.@@novelbin@@

However, the ruler, Yuri, had chosen to side with Emma instead.

Most likely, they were busy preparing for war right now.

And if that were the case?

Then all I had to do was take advantage of this time and search the territory myself.

I would either discover a talented individual or uncover a treasure.

Of course, my goal was treasure.

There were certainly plenty of useless artifacts, but there were also relics that could be immensely beneficial.

If I stumbled upon a talented individual instead, it would mean I had unintentionally done Aishus’ army a favor…

But considering that even B- or C-rank generals counted as hidden talents when left undiscovered, I wouldn’t mind too much.

Eventually, I would be leaving this place.

Doing a few good deeds before that wouldn’t hurt.

And so, for the first time since Zeilant Castle, I embarked on an exploration mission.

Not long after I started, I was reminded of something—

"Hah… hah…"

My physical strength was abysmally low.

Right.

My very first mission in Zeilant Castle had also been an exploration task.

Back then, I had barely walked around before getting winded.

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