Yoshua Brave and his group set out once again, leaving Greenhol behind. Their destination was the southern coastal city of Lippu, famous for its pearls and coral—one of the major trading hubs between humans and the sea folk. Selina’s caravan, having just finished trading in Greenhol, was also headed there next. Pearls and coral brought from Lippu could fetch a hefty profit in other regions.
This journey began overland, but later switched to waterways. Heading south from Greenhol for about two hundred miles, they reached the human city of Rasen. In both size and prosperity, Rasen rivaled Greenhol, and it was one of the most notable cities in the northeast of the empire.
The stretch from Greenhol to Rasen was overland, through grasslands and semi-forests, dotted with numerous villages and
