”Halt! Are you registered citizens? If not, you must pay a fee, unless you have a certificate card of a guild. ” Said one of the many soldiers guarding the large gates, a man covered entirely by a fancy-looking armor made of steel and holding into a spear, I guess this is the classic medieval attire for all soldiers. However unlike the Rank 1 Soldiers from the Village most of the guys in here were all Ran 2, and this one wasn ’t an exception, interesting. I suppose that the closer to the capital they are the stronger they get? It does makes sense if they sent rookie soldiers to the villages as their training, if they die… well, they die, and if they survive, they just get stronger and then come back here, I guess.

”Yeah, we got this, a merchant card, I am a freshly registered merchant. I registered in the Orange Village. ” I said, as I showed the man my card made of silver. The soldier looked at it and raised his eyebrows.

”It is indeed authentic… You come with these people, Sir Drake? ” Asked the soldier. His hostile personality quickly changed, and he became very nice out of nowhere, with a gentle and forced smile. I see, authority really changes how people act in the big cities, of course, that ’s the case everywhere I guess, but in the other sects it is all about strength. However, in here a merchant can be a weak bastard but as long as he is a merchant, he ’s suddenly treated way better.

”Yes, I came with these people, they ’re all my family, this is my wife and my daughter. ” I said, showing Benladann and Benladra.

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”W-What a lovely lady and child, you may pass, sir Drake, have a good day. ” Said the young Mountain Giant soldier, as he let us pass without having to pay any fee at all either, being a merchant gives you more privileges than being an adventurer, I guess being an approved merchant by the guild is something hard because you gotta have a lot of money to begin with, which is not something everyone has at their disposal, I would guess.