RISE OF EROS

CHAPTER 526

Unfortunately, for Andrew and his companions, waking up late worked against them, because by the time they entered the Catarea fortress, it was already quite late, so they could not advance on their journey.

Between the border walls of Dunnas and Catarea there were only a couple of kilometers, which they were able to cover in a short time, but the line to enter Catarea and the thorough inspection they received took up a lot of their time.

Having no other option, they decided to spend the night in the Catarea fortress. They found an inn similar to the one they rented in Dunnas and went to rest.

For them, it was ironic to see that, despite being two completely different countries, the similarities of these two places on the border were impressive. If there was something to highlight as a marked difference, it would only be the architecture.

The majority of the population was human, their skin colors were similar, since they were still in the desert, so most were tanned due to the intense heat and dry climate.

The number of inhabitants is roughly the same and the businesses in each fortress are similar, in fact, it seemed like they belonged to the same owners, which wouldn't be strange given how close they are.

The most obvious was the food. The meat-based diet was rich in both fortresses and vegetables were scarce. In Dunnas, despite being a desert country, there is no shortage of food, as they have open trade with other countries and there are also many oases and rivers, which provide them with fertile land.

However, here on the border, these conditions do not exist. There is certainly an oasis nearby, but it is not large or rich enough to allow for agriculture and Catarea itself is not an agricultural nation.

Because of these conditions, both fortresses feed primarily on meat. Andrew and the others were surprised at how similar they were. If it weren't for the walls and the different architecture, it wouldn't seem like they had arrived in another country.

That night, they ate and went to rest early, as they thought they would make up for the time they lost that day, but still, Andrew, Aki and Zany had some fun during the night.

They weren't as wild as the night before, so they didn't sleep too much the next day, so they restarted their journey when it was still early. To leave the fortress, there was no thorough checkpoint, so they didn't waste any time there.

Catarea despite being a country full of grasslands, bordering Dunnas, this part was still desert, but unlike the sandy desert in Dunnas, here in Catarea, it was more of firm and arid land.

This allowed the carriage they were traveling in to go faster. On the other hand, Eduardo's caravan only arrived at Catarea after Andrew and his companions had left.

Being the third young master of the Limares family, Eduardo did not have to waste time standing in long lines to enter the Catarea fortress, but they had started their journey late, so they only arrived at the Catarea fortress at noon when Andrew and the others had already left hours ago.

Technically, Eduardo's caravan should have caught up with Andrew's group before they left the fortress, but Ecclesiastes did not want to be near them to avoid trouble, so he recommended leaving Dunnas fortress late and that was why they did not meet.

Although he wanted to separate from Andrew and his group, that did not mean that they were not interested in them and it was for that same reason that they had sent a falcon in advance to inform the fortress guards and to keep an eye on them.

Everyone in Andrew's group realized that since they entered the Catarea fortress, they were being watched, but that did not bother them, because they sensed that, if Ecclesiastes had told them the true, it was obvious that they would be watched.

Fortunately, they were just keeping an eye on them and not going to look for trouble. Even when Andrew and the others had left, they were still being watched. Andrew and the others had noticed that ever since they left the fortress, some people were still following them, but keeping their distance.

They were not worried, as they had expected this and, furthermore, their pursuers were not experts, just regular warriors on horseback. Since they were keeping their distance and did not seem to have any bad intentions, Andrew and the others just ignored them.

The route that Andrew and his companions took was very different from that of Edward's caravan. Andrew's group was heading to the country of Rios, while Edward's caravan was going to the capital of Catarea.

The destinations were in opposite locations, so it was not possible to cross paths again, but Ecclesiastes still wanted to keep an eye on them. He had even notified the Limares family, so they would know about him.

It must be understood that Oliver's mere presence was something to be kept in mind, as it is not every day that you find a master expert traveling in a carriage. In addition, an expert of that level is a superpower anywhere on the continent, so, although there were no conflicts, it never hurts to be careful.

In fact, it would be much better if they could become friends with him, but they knew that it would be difficult, without knowing what they intended to do. Ecclesiastes and Edward had thought about that in great detail.

They knew that it will be good to become friends with Andrew's group, but in order to do that, they needed information. First they had to determine that they were not a danger, then verify that what they had said was true and third, in what are they interested, to see if they could reach a cooperation.

In this world, friendships are difficult to achieve. In fact, something like friendship is very rare. To be more exact, when they talk about friendship, they refer more to being business allies or some other type of allies.

Relationships are based on benefits and that's why they wanted to know what Andrew was interested in, so that they could establish cooperation, so that both would benefit.

Unfortunately, Andrew and his group were just passing through and did not plan to spend much time in Catarea. Certainly, this country had many advantages, as it could connect them with the dwarves and it is a stable country, due to its conditions, but Andrew did not want to be distracted for the moment.

Their trip would be long and he did not want to extend it more than necessary. He only wanted to reach his destination and then he would think about other things. Their trip was calm for several days and then they arrived at a small city where they spent the night.

The cities in Catarea were very different from the cities they had seen in other countries. They were not very concentrated with buildings and with many inhabitants.

In Catarea, the cities were more like towns full of many villas, because in the city they arrived at, there were really only 3 streets of buildings with inns, bars and government buildings, because the inhabitants lived in isolated houses with livestock farms.

They had to admit that everything was very peaceful and life went on calmly, which was perfect for relaxing, but they also thought it wasn't the best place to live.

Andrew thought Catarea would be a good place to have a cottage in which to spend a vacation, but not to live his life. Both in his past life and in the current one, he had always lived in populated and busy cities, so he preferred that environment.

Even more so when he is now a candidate for the god Eros and needs busy places to extend his sex and eroticism business, something that Catarea failed to have, at least taking a look at the city they were in.

Obviously, not all the cities in Catarea are like this one, but according to Oliver who had studied this country better, in this country there were only 3 cities that could be considered large settlements.

These three cities are the capital, the city of Aguas, in the east of the country near the country of Ríos and the city of Valle in the north, near the mountain of the dwarves. These were not supposed to be that big, but because of their locations, they were forced to become what they are. Enjoy exclusive adventures from empire

The capital is obvious, as it is the economic and political center of the country, so it cannot be small. The city of Aguas being close to the country of Ríos, had a lot of contact with that country and grew because of that as did the city of Valle with the dwarves.

After a good rest in the small city, Andrew and his group resumed their journey very early in the morning and their pursuers followed them as they had done since they entered the country.

Honestly, Andrew and the others were a little annoyed with this group, but they did not want trouble, so they ignored them. What they did not know was that these pursuers, too, were annoyed with following them.

They had already determined that Andrew and his group did not intend to cause trouble. Furthermore, looking at their travel route, they could confirm that they were heading to Ríos, so if it were not for the order to find out what interested them, they would have already left.

These men are employees of the Limares family and were under the direct orders of Eduardo and Ecclesiastes, so they could not stop the mission without first finding out how they could approach Andrew and his group, but as the trip continued, they realized that they probably would not be able to get anything.

Andrew's group seemed to only want to get to Rios as quickly as possible and despite passing through several towns and cities, they only stopped to rest there, they did not do business, nor did they talk to anyone, so their mission was very boring.

While they knew that everyone in Andrew's group was an expert and could have made moves without them noticing, there was nothing they could do about it.

They had been sent because they didn't want to send powerful people to keep Andrew and the others on guard and cause conflict, but at the same time, what they could learn was limited. In other words, if they manage to learn something, that's great, but if they don't, at least they don't want to create conflict.