"We’re finally done with all this." Clovis stretched his arms, feeling a bit tired.
"Yeah. Go get some rest on the way. Jay and Ragna will drive, while Melody and I will be on the lookout." Kanaria nodded.
"Okay. I’ll call Erwin first." Clovis waved his hand, telling Kanaria to load the luggage into their car.
"Sure."
However, as soon as Clovis called Erwin, the latter received it with a troubled tone. "You’ve finally called me. Are you going to this place right now?"
"Yes. It took longer than I expected, but we’re about to leave there."
"Mhmm. I don’t think you should go to my city."
"Huh, why?" Clovis crossed his arms.
"We’re currently facing a big problem right now. Remember that I told you that you should go to my city before trying to recruit me, right?"
"Yes."
"The situation has just gone from bad to worse. It’s hard to explain it."
"In that case, I’ll go there and see the problem."
"Without your family, you can’t solve this problem. This is not me insulting you, as if you can’t do anything without your family. In fact, you will understand what I mean if you see the situation. Anyway, I still have a lot of things to do right now. If you don’t have anything important to say, I’m going to hang up."
"Alright. I’ll call you once I reach your city. The journey should take about six hours."
"Got it. Go through the west gate and mention that you are a guest of Master Genzert."
"Got it. You do whatever you need to do."
"Yep."
Erwin hung up in a hurry.
Clovis then walked toward the group. It seemed that both Kanaria and Melody had heard a little bit of their conversation. Kanaria had a concerned face, while Melody looked annoyed because she didn’t want to deal with another mess.
"Good news. We know what to do after this. Bad news, it’s going to be annoying." Clovis smirked. "Anyway, let’s depart immediately. Melody, don’t sulk."
"I know." Melody let out a long sigh.
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Clovis could only smile wryly as he went to his seat. With the amount of their money, they could finally get a minibus for their trip. The minibus had been reinforced with materials that could withstand an attack by a Tier 4 beast. In addition, they could take out some stuff and use the interior as a bed. This way, they didn’t need to sleep on the hard ground anymore.
Melody wanted a small bus where they could even put a bathroom, but it would take some time for such a custom order.
Then again, they would most likely not be able to bring it to Hana’s place. Hence, he requested that Hana make them a customized bus for their group so that they could use it for exploration. Of course, this was part of the compensation.
As Clovis said earlier, the journey took six hours. Ragna and Jay took turns to drive so as to conserve their stamina in case something happened.
Fortunately, the journey was pretty peaceful. There were some beasts attacking them, but they were just lone beasts. Even Clovis decided not to get their essence since it would slow them down significantly.
When they arrived, they looked pretty shocked when they saw the city.
The wall was even more majestic than theirs. It was as tall as 20 meters and stretched for more than four kilometers in all directions, while their city was only four square kilometers. In other words, this city was four times bigger than their city.
In addition, they could see big artillery guns on top of the wall.
"This city is bigger than Stellar City." Clovis muttered.
"Yeah." Kanaria agreed, even though her eyes were glued to the north wall, specifically its gate. She could see a lot of container trucks lining up to enter the city. In addition, the area at the north gate was also heavily guarded. ’So that’s the supply line. But that number… I don’t think it’s enough for this city. What is the city’s condition for the supply line to be disrupted that way?
Does the problem lie with the company or the city?’
Kanaria only observed the situation for the time being, but she seemed to understand the city a bit more from the north gate alone.
Meanwhile, Melody continued guiding them to the west gate. As expected, there was something big happening in this city. Even the west gate was being guarded heavily.
"What is this? Isn’t the gate normally guarded by only ten people or less? Why does it look like there are more than fifty people? And it seems they are affiliated with the military." Clovis muttered.
They were stopped by at least four people at once, and a lot of soldiers were staring at their cars.
"Hello. I apologize for the inconvenience, but have you made an appointment to visit the city?"
"An appointment?" Ragna raised his eyebrows.
"It seems that you haven’t heard about it. Our city is in an alert state right now. Unless you have an appointment, it’s suggested that you not come to this city. We can recommend you go to the Serrest City not far from here."
Clovis hurriedly opened the window and said, "Sorry, sir. We are an explorer group called Libation Fiesta. We come here as guests of Master Genzert."
"Master Genzert?" The soldier took a step back as though he recognized the name. "Please wait a moment."
The soldier hurriedly rushed to his comrades, telling them about it. Before long, a middle-aged man came out of the post next to the gate.
"I am their supervisor, William. Are you sure that you’re invited by Master Genzert?" The middle-aged man asked.
"Yes."
The middle-aged man turned solemn as he said, "I understand. We have been notified about guests of Master Genzert as well. We have been instructed to guide you once you arrive." The middle-aged man pointed at the black car not far from them. "Please follow that black car. They’ll escort you to meet Master Genzert."
"Thank you." Everyone looked happy that the situation had been solved. However, only Kanaria had a rather grim expression as if there was something suspicious.