Seker City is located in the east of the Eslar continent, is a very important transportation hub in the territory of the Holy Alliance Empire, the southern part of the continent is extremely rich in products, if the caravans coming to the south do not choose to take a ship from Seabreeze City to Sunrise City, most of them want to transport goods to the northern cities, most of them will pass through here.

More importantly, due to historical reasons, several cities actually controlled by the imperial royal family are in the north, and once they lose control of Seker City, they will face the blockage of the southward passage, which will eventually lead to the division of the north and south of the country.

When Senate first rebelled, many lords were also ready to move, ready to follow him closely and raise the so-called "independence" banner as soon as he took control of the situation. However, Orlando led the Royal Knights south overnight, and in one battle, he defeated Sennat's army several times that was on his side, and also sent Captain Bacon to pursue Sennat, and almost captured Senate in the first battle of Giethoorn.

Now that the city of Seck was under the direct jurisdiction of the Empire, the young Fernando XIII had the ambition to strengthen the Empire's dominance in the south in ten years' time, and this time the henchmen were planted for this purpose.

Of course, this point is not clear to Ryan and Alendor, they are now standing outside the city of Seker City, the walls here are not tall, of course, this is the conclusion of comparison with the imperial capital, but the roads here are indeed in all directions, on the way to come, the carriages and pedestrians are busy moving forward, Ryan and Alendor have seen the scene of four carriages running side by side more than once. During the time when Ryan came out on an adventure, similar scenes could only be seen in the imperial capital, so young Ryan was full of curiosity, what was this Seke City like?

"What are you doing here?" said a soldier with a spear at the gate.

Ryan knew that this was just a routine inspection, as was the case in almost all cities, but the ultimate goal of this was to collect some of the entry tax, which in many places was a large part of the gold source for the city lords.

"We are adventurers and come here to try our luck. Ryan looked at the sergeant in front of him, who was about the same age as himself, and said calmly.

The sergeant in the leather helmet and gray leather armor looked Ryan and Alendor up and down, and then said a long passage as if reciting: "If you want to find work, you can go to the business district, where there are merchants recruiting men all year round, if you have some skills, go to the mercenary guild, if you come to do business, you must go through the legal formalities first, otherwise it is illegal." A warning to you, don't make trouble in the city, or the law enforcement team will make you regret coming here. In the end, the entrance tax of one silver coin per person was handed over to the guy behind me and I was able to enter. ”

It was the first time that Ryan and Allendo had heard this say to them, and Ryan asked the sergeant, "Why, do you care about these things?"

The young sergeant glanced at Ryan, and with a pride on his face, he said proudly, "Is it your first time?" Let me tell you, there are a large number of adventurers here every year to try their luck, but most of them are not familiar with this place, so it is important to explain it to them when they enter the city, otherwise they will cause trouble in the city and eventually affect the merchants. ”

"Then why only one silver coin is charged?" Alendor asked, "I think other cities have at least one gold coin?"

"You don't understand this, do you?" the sergeant patted Allendo on the shoulder and explained, "Do you think there are more people in the city that collects you a gold coin, or are there more people in our city?"

"This is, of course. ”

"That's right, we are a very important city here, and everyone has to pass through here, but if the tax is too high to enter the city, the merchants will bypass here, and without these merchants, what will we eat......?

Before the young sergeant could finish his sentence, he was slapped in the face, and what he was about to say was beaten back. The young sergeant covered his aching face and shouted, "Which bastard would dare to hit me?"

"Don't you want to live anymore?" a man in brand-new leather armor and a beard who looked like he should be a leader shouted at the young sergeant, "If you want to die, go to the cemetery outside the city and dig a pit to bury yourself, don't implicate others." ”

The young sergeant turned his head and saw that it was his captain, his face turned white with fright, and he hurriedly bent down and said to the bearded, "I, I ......"

"Get out!" the bearded man raised his leg and kicked the young sergeant in the thigh, who ran away in relief.

The bearded man squinted at Ryan and Elendor, who were dressed in very normal adventurer outfits today, and Ryan didn't wear his magic apprentice mark on his chest. The corners of the beard's mouth moved twice, and then he said to Ryan and Allendo: "I warn you, you didn't hear anything just now, and you will pay me obediently to go into the city, or you will get away." ”

Although the bearded man was very polite, Ryan and Elendor didn't bother with him, Ryan took out a silver coin, threw it to the tax collector, and walked into Seker City with Elendo.

Although the streets of Seke City are not as wide as the imperial capital, the streets are also lined with all kinds of shops, all kinds of dazzling goods, the sound of selling one after another and the crowded scene on the street still make Ryan and Allendo admire, this place is really lively, if you don't see it with your own eyes, no one will believe that there was a rebellion here more than half a year ago.

Ryan and Alendor walked around the street casually, most of the shops here sell food, cloth and other daily necessities, which does not arouse Ryan and Alendo's interest, the two discussed a little, and decided to go to the mercenary guild first, and then find a place to live.

However, Ryan and Alendor are both first-time visitors to Seke City, so they are not familiar with this place, how can they know where the Mercenary Guild is? Alendor looked at Ryan and motioned for him to think of a solution. Ryan nodded, he looked around, and suddenly he had an idea, and he decided to use the simplest and most direct method.

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