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 it on a prepared counter beside the gate. Then, he took out his sword and placed it on top of the

Shang pulled his hand away, he

at his sword with open

looked at his

to be a crack in the sword?' Shang asked himself. 'I'm sure

was sure that his sword

damage on his sword

It was like new!

up!" John shouted with

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

looked over with surprise when they heard the telltale sound of

rose in

all of that

he saw

Shang. "You got

that had been inside the sack

piece of paper.

city again and closed the

have to get an Adept to verify the integrity of the proof of ownership. When it comes to such sums of money, the proof

Shang nodded.

how did you make so

villagers gave me a sled wagon full of Ice Wood as

"Seems like

a difference. The village simply would have

a long distance was

journey

on

with

The beggar bandits.

It sure wasn't easy.

door opened again, and John

the piece of paper. "Checks

sack of gold back to Shang and looked at

why John

of all, that coat hadn't been washed

bag,

to

and put it to the

it up and lightly

CLINGGGGG!

while, and a confused expression appeared

another time on

Then, another time.

his head

sword made

know,"

John asked with a

know," Shang

a bit, but after releasing a sigh, he pushed everything

enter," he

the door and

and Shang was the

BANG!

closed behind Shang, and

woke him," William said with a smile

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