🍁Nine Ancient Obelisks

Having arrived at the location, the young man meets the gaze of an unfamiliar man.
- Hey, kid, where are you headed? North, south, west, or east?

- I can take you wherever you need to go in a flash.

—H-hello, are you an employee of the transportation station? —he asks, just to be sure he hasn't accidentally wandered into the wrong alley instead of his destination. —And I'm not planning on going anywhere yet; I just wanted to familiarize myself with the available routes and approximate prices...