Ive been here for two years now. Ive gotten stronger, I have a decent amount of money, and i've done alot of research about this place. Ive learned about the magic in this world, and I realised there are a few good weapons. Crossbows are good if you can't do magic, and warhammers are the best if you can use them effictively. I can't, sadly. I realised choosing one weapon wouldn't be a good idea, but having too many would be a disaster. I decied to choose one weapon for large groups and one for smaller groups. I chose a scythe and a combat knife. I have been training in them for about a year at this point. I forged the knife, so it fits in my hand great, and has the perfect balance for me. the scythe I bought from some traveling minotaurs. When I saw the blade on it, and how it looked, I knew that would be my main weapon.
I also plotted out my course that I would take. I would go to Griffinstone, then loop back up to the minotaur area, still going back I would pass through the Crystal empire and travel up into Yak Yakistan. After that I would go back to the empire for a little bit. I would then travel south and pass through some of the major cities, then go a little west to the Minotaur lands. after that I would go southeast to the badlands and then go back to Apple Loosa, and take a train back to Ponyville and decide what to do from there. I decied to leave out the dragons because from what i've heard, they aren't very nice.
I also decied that I would stay for another one or two years so that I could learn about their culture, and work to earn more money. I would stay in the badlands for a month or two, but not really any longer than that. There are no real towns there because that's where the changelings are rumored to be. i hoped to avoid them, but if i truely wanted to see everything there would be that risk that i would have to take.
The next day after I got back from work, I realised that my package had arrived. A set of custom made armor, infused leather, which is stronger and more flexable than regular leather. Infused leather could normally withstand a crossbow bolt without taking too much damage, but almost all melee weapons would make it through. I wanted to reduce my mobility as little as possible, because that was a huge advantage to having a scythe and knife. I did get a set of "metor glass" goggles, allowing me to see through all forms of invisibility, deception, and camoflage magic. I was too tired to even try on my armor tonight, and planning that I would talk to twilight about putting runes on my armor, I smiled and went to bed.