"Alright. It’s done. We’ll transfer the patient to the recovery tube this afternoon." The staff smiled and politely bowed to Clovis and Kanaria.
"Okay." Clovis nodded with a serious expression. Now that he had settled with Jay’s recovery, they could spend the rest of the money for their equipment.
Obviously, Clovis simply handed the card to Kanaria. "Take the money and buy everything we need."
"Are you going to come with me this time?" Kanaria asked.
Unfortunately, Clovis shook his head and said, "There is something that I’m planning to do this time."
Knowing that the enemies were going to become much fiercer in targeting their group, Clovis was aware that his current strength wasn’t enough to protect his team.
So, Clovis thought about focusing on his training for a moment.
"Alright." Kanaria understood his concern since he must have wanted to do a lot of things after realizing that he was that close to death.
Clovis, on the other hand, wondered what kind of place they would visit next, especially their current goal.
While Kanaria went back to Jay’s room, Clovis couldn’t help but walk out of the hospital to get some fresh hair.
During his short walk, Clovis couldn’t help but mutter, "Is there a place that I can use to actually strengthen the group? There are currently no raids or expeditions and I don’t know if there will be one shortly.
"In the worst case scenario, I have to prepare for the big exploration myself." Clovis looked up, imagining his grandfather. He was always an inspiration to Clovis, so Clovis couldn’t help but wonder what he would do in this situation.
In the past, Clovis once said, "Grandfather. How did you explore all those areas?"
"I just went there." Michael tilted his head in confusion.
"Oh. I worded it wrongly. I meant how did you find all those interesting areas?"
"If that’s your question, then I can say there are three ways. You can get it from other people. It can be in the form of a raid or exploration… or it can be a rumor or a folktale. Because the subterranean world is still an unknown place to us, we might stumble upon such interesting places in one way or another.
"If you don’t have anyone to inform you about it, then I think your best shot will be from your target. For example, if you want to find a beast or a local herb, you have to explore all kinds of areas where you might find them.
"Or the last way is to ignore the warning and just venture into unknown territory. Because I’m the first generation of explorers, I have to go with the third way most of the time. The unknown scares me but also makes me excited. But with you, there will be a lot of tales already…
"This is just advice from me. Before all this happens, exploration is to satisfy your curiosity and have fun. Sometimes, don’t think about anything and just go wherever you want."
When Clovis remembered it, he couldn’t help but think, ’That’s so selfish…’
There was no way he could do that, especially with his current life being targeted. If he died, the group would crumble as well. So, he had to choose his destination carefully.
All of a sudden, a flash of understanding seemed to appear in his mind.
"No. Wait. What if we made it less selfish? Instead of going wherever we want, we will still visit those interesting places, but they have to be suitable for our current strength."
Clovis gasped, realizing that this might be a good chance for them. Instead of randomly killing Tier 3 beasts, why didn’t they choose a destination and just kill the beasts residing there? And they could probably finish some missions along the way.
And with such a random place to visit, those people who wanted to kill him would be confused as to why he chose such a place.
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Money for him might indeed be important, but he had made enough money for a while. And it wasn’t like they were planning to visit a lower tier area, so even if they didn’t get the usual amount, it wouldn’t be that much different.
Upon this realization, Clovis rushed back inside.
"You guys!" Clovis looked at his group with a serious expression. "Let’s have a vacation!"
"Huh?" They were confused by the sudden randomness. Clovis was usually a man of focus, who prioritized his target before his wish.
So, it was kind of surprising to have him suggest such an out-of-character idea.
’Did the last experience where he almost died give him a trauma, so he wanted to heal from that trauma with this vacation?’ Kanaria frowned.
’A vacation, huh? It might be a good idea. This group has been pushing themselves to the limit again and again. If you don’t step on a brake, you will feel burned out sooner or later. The moment you lose the desire to be an explorer, it’s going to be hard to re-ignite it again."
"Hoh? A celebration for my recovery? That sounds good. I’m in." Jay smirked, making the joke to support Clovis.
Hearing Jay’s words, Kanaria couldn’t help but say, "I don’t really get the idea. If you want a vacation…"
"No. I’m not talking about that kind of vacation. I’m talking about a trip to a place that normal people can’t visit!" Clovis smirked. "Climbing a mountain, taking a bath in a natural hot spring in the subterranean world, something like that! However, we will have to make sure that the beasts residing in that area are suitable for our current strength."
"!!!" Kanaria looked surprised as she couldn’t help but say, "So, visiting those areas for unique experiences while hunting down the beasts in that place?"
"Yep!" Clovis nodded.
"That sounds interesting. Although I can’t bring my brother there, I can take a picture and tell him the story." Melody agreed with him.
Kanaria scratched the back of her head. It seemed that she might have to agree with the idea. She didn’t know whether this idea was just Clovis trying to cope with his trauma or an actual plan he had come up carefully, it didn’t sound that bad.
"Alright. Let’s do it." Kanaria nodded. up with
Clovis smirked. "In that case, I have three requirements to choose this place. First, it has to be suitable for us, so the area should be Tier 3 territory. It doesn’t matter if it’s on the surface or in the subterranean world.
"Second, the place must have something special. Third, we can finish some missions along the way."
Melody gave a thumbs up. "Sounds good to me."
"Since I have to focus on recovering my strength, I can’t find such a place… not that I’m used to searching for that kind of place." Jay shrugged.
"Mhmm. Should I ask my mother for some recommendations?" Kanaria asked, thinking that her mother would definitely find the idea delightful.
However, Clovis shook his head. "No. Let’s find the places by ourselves first. We’ll only ask your mother if we’re stuck."
"Alright."
"We have a week to prepare, so take your time to find the destination and buy things we need for the journey. Once Jay recovers, we’ll go."
They had reached an agreement. Clovis and the others accompanied Jay until he was brought to the special room for the recovery capsule treatment.
After that, Melody returned to her brother while Clovis and Kanaria headed back to their house.
Still, Clovis focused on his training once they were back. During the previous battle, he had experienced the same feeling that boosted his strength tremendously. He tried to figure out the secret to activate that hidden power.
At the same time, he was following Blue’s recommendations and brought things they needed. This trip would be quite special since it was fulfilling their wish instead of their needs.
Of course, Clovis did his best to find this unique place so that they would have a good time.
It took them a full three days to actually find a place that fit their requirement. And Kanaria immediately ordered the items for such a journey, since this would be much different than anything they had done so far.
Finally, after a whole week, the group gathered in the explorer association. Yes, their destination was actually located in the Subterranean World and only through the association could they go back to that world.
What they didn’t know was that the moment they headed to the subterranean world, the city was actually getting a visitor from afar.
Above the city was a giant ark floating in the sky due to the engines hanging on the ship’s back. They gradually lowered their altitude and actually landed on a giant field inside the city.
It seemed that the officials had been waiting for them, including several important people.
While the ship was opening its hangar, there were two people already standing behind it along with several guards.
"Is this really the place where Michael Hacfield got his information, which caused him to go berserk?"
"There is no doubt it’s this place."
"To think that he leaves behind his bloodline in this faraway place. I wonder what he is planning to do in such a remote place."
"Isn’t that what you’re trying to find out even though your father has stopped you?"
"Hahaha. If we can get the Hacfield family’s cooperation, don’t you think it will be amazing for our company?"
"…"
"Anyway, let’s go!"
Clovis didn’t know at the time that the impact of Clovis’s fake death was much greater than he could imagine.