Finding an extreme flame-based aether location didn't need to be difficult, but the system had specified three.
A flame forest. A volcanic cavern. Or a firestorm.
There were various other locations with high flame-based aether saturating its atmosphere but with only three to choose from, Jethro assumed that he would have to do a lot of walking.
However, like Old Man Map had said, there was a flame forest not very far from where he was.
In fact, the map disc, with its pulsing amber marker blinking, showed the flame forest just a mile away. Very close.
But in Sector One terms, 'close' meant navigating a labyrinth of mech buildings.
Patting Scorch on the head and sinking the map into his pocket, Jethro set out for his first adventure in a Higher Sector.
Following the holographic path felt like descending into the city's diseased bowels.
Even with how beautiful and imposing the capital sector was, it still had its rough edges. Just like every other city.
