Chapter 102:The Hope Mansion E arly next day, the boys continued their journey heading towards Jim’s home, the Hope family mansion. When they reached the Dirt Gold territory, the area patrol saw the Hope emblem from afar and greeted them. This place is the closest settlement to the capital with very few bandits, and the guards are pretty lax. Riding on the back of the Land Wyrm, the gigantic beast may be a sight to behold, but it is well within the range of someone from a powerful merchant family. They walked through rich pastures near the border undisturbed until they met several shepherds tending to their flock that looked at them with wide, curious eyes. When they noticed Jim in the group, they shouted warm greetings over, “Heyyy Young Jim! You’re back from school?” “Uncles! You’r

