While Erwin and Onean were fending for themselves in the Boll Dukedom, Christine had already piloted the airship to the southwesternmost dukedom on the northern continent, the Putrani Dukedom.

In reality, it was more accurate to call it an almost completely uninhabited desert than a dukedom.

This was the wildest region of the northern continent, and it also had the most unique topography. Violent sandstorms were an extremely common sight here, and the desert was filled with thieves and bandits.

At the center of the desert stood the city of Madeira, also known as the city of sand cones. It was the largest city in the Putrani Dukedom, but of course, there was only a single city in this entire dukedom.

At the same time, the city was also a massive exchange hub.

All of the stolen goods from the nobles of the other dukedoms were brought here to be sold. As for why those thieves and bandits would come all the way here to sell off their stolen goods, that was because Madeira was home to the most knowledgeable buyers, so those stolen goods would be sold for better prices here than almost anywhere else. In contrast with all those black markets, which always offered ridiculously low prices in exchange for those stolen goods, Madeira was paradise for the thieves looking to offload their spoils.

Aside from goods stolen from nobles of other dukedoms, valuable goods stolen from travelers in the desert...