The two of them stopped before the absolutely gigantic, closed gates.

"Hey, John! Open up!" the scout shouted.

Shang heard some shuffling coming from the other side of the gate, and a small slit opened.

"Oh, I thought you wouldn't come today," the guard behind the door, John, said.

"I've met a traveler, and I showed him around. Took a bit longer than expected," the scout said, gesturing towards Shang.

The eyes behind the slit moved to Shang.

"That late?" he asked.

"Sorry," Shang said.

Shang heard a groan coming from behind the gate.

Creak!

A small door built into the gigantic gate opened, and a guard in bronze armor stepped outside.

Shang had seen several guards and soldiers from all the different cities and towns, and he had noticed that the lowest-ranked guards always had bronze-colored armor.

However, just because the color was the same didn't mean that all the sets of armor were identical.

The normal guards in the Central Wild had worn normal bronze. It was useful for battle, but it wasn't the greatest. However, these guards also hadn't been very powerful. They had been even weaker than Shang.

Meanwhile, the guards on Blizzard's Edge, who had also worn bronze armor, had been far more powerful. Even though their armor had been colored bronze, Shang had noticed that their armor felt way harder and more powerful.

And now, Shang was confronted with a third kind of bronze armor.

John's armor felt about equally as powerful as the silver armor the commander in Blizzard's Edge had worn.

On top of that, this guard gave Shang a feeling of mortal danger.

This normal guard was far more powerful than Shang.

Shang guessed that the guard was in the middle of the Second Realm, the General Stage. He was about as powerful as the dogs in the Farm Line.

"Fine!" John grumbled as he stepped out. "Put away your coat. Show your weapons, equipment, and valuables."

Then, John looked at the scout as he remembered something. "By the way, William, have you searched him?"

"No," William answered directly.

John frowned. "Why not?"

"Because it wouldn't have made a difference," William said. "If I searched him and I told you that everything's fine, you would've still searched him. So, why should I?"

"That's reckless!" John said with annoyance. "We need to check every unknown person. Otherwise, we'll put the city at risk!"

William slowly looked at Shang.

Then, he looked at John with a raised eyebrow.

They looked at each other for a while.

"Hmph," John grumbled as he averted his eyes. "Fine, fine! You, put your stuff to the side!"

put away his cloak and put it on a prepared counter beside the gate. Then, he took out his sword

his hand

his sword with

looked at his

a crack in the sword?' Shang asked himself.

that his

any damage on his

It was like new!

up!" John shouted

put his backpack on the counter. Lastly, he put the pouch of gold on

surprise when they heard

eyebrows rose

of that

eyebrow when he

Shang. "You got proof of

of paper that had been inside the sack of gold

looked at the piece of paper. "Wait

he entered the city again and closed

side. "For such sums, we have to get an Adept to verify the integrity of the proof of ownership. When it comes to such sums

Shang nodded.

how did you make so much money?" William

villagers gave me a sled wagon full of Ice Wood as repayment, and

"Seems like you've

much of a difference. The village simply would have had a worse harvest next

a heavy sled wagon for such a long

nodded as his journey shot through his

hit-and-run on

with that

The beggar bandits.

It sure wasn't easy.

door opened again, and John walked

handed over the piece of paper.

to Shang and looked at the coat with a

why

all, no one liked Pest Cats, and second of all, that coat hadn't been washed in a very

opened the bag, and

the opportunity to wash his spare clothes. Also, he was

through the bag with a disgusted face and put it to the side after he was

held it up and lightly knocked on it with

CLINGGGGG!

a while, and a confused expression appeared on

another

Then, another time.

back of his head in confusion and put the sword to

sword made

don't know," Shang

John asked with a

don't know,"

frowned a bit, but after releasing a sigh,

can enter," he

door and walked through

and Shang was the last one to

BANG!

and John

probably woke him," William said with a

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