Chapter 173
"Uwaa, that's quite a line . . . "
"Being the national border means it's the door to foreign trade after all . Must be lotsa merchants around . "
"This looks like it'll take a whole day if we get in the line . . . . "
I look around after saying that .
Wagons fully loaded with luggage are forming a long line .
They're probably checking the inside of those luggage, the line looks almost like it's not moving at all .
The town itself is quite different than your ordinary town .
There's only a few stores, and instead, warehouses are all over the place .
It's a true blue base of trade .
"Are you lots going to exit the country? Then line up here . You've got an exit permit with you, don't you?"
A nearby guard called to us as we were looking at the line .
It appears that we have no choice but to join the queue here .
"Yeah . We only need the exit permit right?"
I showed the permit to the guard .
And then . . . The guard suddenly became polite while turning pale .
"C . . . could that be Category 2 exit permit?"
"That's what written here . "
I look at the permit given by the king .
It's written with 『Category 2 Exit Permit』, 『Emergency』 .
Category 2 huh, does that mean there's Category 1 .
"P-please excuse me . There is no need line up, if you would please come this way!"
We look at each others .
Looks like the permit we got was special .
Thus, we were led to a small gate away from the huge national gate .
And there .
"Category 2, it's an emergency!"
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"Understood! . . . excuse me, could you show me your ID . "
We showed our guild cards .
Then the guard hurriedly stamped some documents and left with them somewhere .
"That is all for the procedures! Please take care!"
The guards opened the gate and sent us off afterward .
That was really simple, perhaps it was thanks to the 'Emergency' label .
" . . . That went off really easy, didn't it . "
"Now I'm worried if we stood out too much . . . "
"We'd look more suspicious if we were sneaking about instead, might as well go at it with a bang right? It's not like we're doing anything wrong, and we'll be standing out when we quickly rise through the guild rank anyway . "
"Ah, you were actually aware about that . . . "
We look around at the surroundings while talking .
There's a town on the other side of the gate .
Being a national border, it looks to be mainly used for trade warehouses .
However, since the atmosphere of the town is quite different than that of Eis Kingdom, it makes you feel like you're in a foreign country .
"Shall we head to the guild for now?"
"Nope, let's go to the next city and enter Fredia Territory . We'll comb-through the quests in the guild there . "
" . . . Instead of a nearby city, we're going out of our way to some faraway one?"
"Yeah . Because apparently, Fredia's ruler is on good terms with Eis Kingdom . It'd be easier to talk with them . "
Taking and completing all the quest will of course draw attentions to us .
There is a chance that some problem might occur that would result in us getting banned from taking more quests .
Thus, we're gonna raise our ranks in a territory governed by a ruler who's on friendly terms with Eis Kingdom .
Even though they most definitely won't make the requirements to raise our rank to go in our favor, simply having them not getting in our way will make a big difference .
And once we've ranked up, we'll get the permission to enter the restricted zones .
Guild rank is shared inside the country, thus it should be possible to enter a restricted zone in another territory even if we raise our rank in Fredia .
While having such conversations, we arrived at Fredia territory and immediately went to the guild .
"Could I use this here?"
I showed the Raginia Federation Guild Card inside the quild .
This card was kindly included in the letter the king delivered to us .
It's of the lowest rank (Rank G) since it's a new card, but it'd save us the trouble of registering anew if it's usable .
Guild registration and procedures are surprisingly bothersome .
"Yes, of course you can . "
Fortunately, it is usable, as expected of a gift from the king .
Now then . . . the next question is the most important one .
Our efficiency will differ greatly depending on the answer to this .
"Is there a limit to how many quest you can take?"
"There is none . . . . However, we do not recommend taking too many quests because you will be given penalty for breaching contract if you went past the quest deadline . "
--Alright .