Chapter 539: 235
Hearing this offer, many people nearby couldn’t help but gasp in low voices.
This was a thousand Empire Gold Coins, a sum beyond the wildest dreams of ordinary people.
Rein smiled and shook his head, “Sorry, ‘Cookie’ is my partner.”
“That is truly a pity,” the noble youth didn’t get angry at Rein’s refusal but continued to chat for a bit before returning to his own group.
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After setting up camp, Jenny seed to think of sothing and turned to ask Rein, “Lord Rein, will our stopping here affect your participation in the Sword Bearer assessnt?”
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“What I an is, do you need to arrive early?”
“It doesn’t affect . As for the ti, the assessnt is the day after tomorrow,” Rein replied with a smile, shaking his head.
He wasn’t worried about the preliminary assessnt.
By the campfire, another group composed of several young people overheard that Rein was here for the Empire Sword Bearer assessnt and couldn’t help but look over in surprise.
They glanced at Rein, then at the three won and one of the won clad in leather armor muttered, “Doesn’t look like soone here for an assessnt. Must be an offspring of so major noble, right?”
“Maybe, but look at the insignia on their side, a hamr and a sword? Doesn’t seem like it belongs to a major noble,” a young man said with a puzzled expression.
Another nodded and added, “Yeah! I don’t recall any noble crest like this among the Marquis of Mingster. And as for a Duke, it’s even less likely, the Duke of Mingster’s crest is the Serpent Shield.”
Soon, their conversation shifted back to the topic of the assessnt.
“I’ve heard rumors that in this noble ennoblent assessnt, there’s a young man who is very strong, apparently outscoring the second place by a wide margin.”
“The noble ennoblent assessnt? No no, Steve, you might not be aware, but typically in the Sword Bearer assessnt, the strongest contenders are actually from the army.”
“Huh? Is there a reason for that?”
“Normally the age limit for the Imperial Sword Bearer assessnt is twenty-eight, but you might not know that for military personnel serving the Empire, this age can be appropriately extended to thirty-five.”
“So, our biggest competitors in the assessnt are not the young people who received an invitation through the noble ennoblent assessnt, but the elite from the army, who have been honed in real combat, and are extrely skilled in various Extraordinary Battle Techniques and witchcraft.”
“Of course, so of the third-level Wizard Apprentices from the major Wizard schools are also incredibly formidable.”
“Ah, it seems like there’s little hope… May the goddess of fortune bless and help pass the assessnt smoothly!”
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With his heightened perception, Rein overheard almost the entire conversation of the others.
Army elites?
Third-level Wizard Apprentices from wizard schools?
Interesting…
After a brief rest, the caravan continued on its journey.
As the saying goes, ‘You can’t tell the distance to a mountain until you try to reach it.’
The saying was proven true on this occasion.
They had seen the towering city from afar, but it took nearly a day for Rein and his companions to travel from the lakeside to the city gates.
As the group gradually approached the massive city built against the mountain, Rein could see the huge birds of prey spiraling in the sky.
“Is that… griffins?” Vinica, an expert on birds, who also saw the birds of prey in the sky, identified them as griffins almost at a glance.
“Correct,” Rein nodded, witnessing griffins for the second ti.
At that mont, the flying Blood Feather let out a loud cry upon seeing the griffins, showing no fear but rather an eagerness to challenge them.
Half an hour later, the caravan arrived at the city gate.
There stood a huge thirty-ter-tall statue made of obsidian at the grand entrance, depicting a human knight, fully ard with sword and shield.
A brightly-dressed Wandering Bard was explaining to a group of young people, “This is the first Duke from the Bavarian family more than two thousand years ago, and a dear friend of the Empire Emperor at that ti…”
“He made outstanding contributions to the stability of Mingster Province.”
Rein’s gaze moved to the imnse city gate, which had one large and two small doors, totaling three gates.
The smaller side doors were presumably for pedestrians or small parties, while caravans needed to enter through the main gate which was arched and about fifteen ters high and seven to eight ters wide.
Naturally, nobles had the privilege to skip the queue.
Consequently, the caravan quickly entered the city.
“Lord Rein, thank you for your escort along the way, Agatha and I will head to the World’s End Inn,” Jenny said, bowing slightly.
“Should you need anything, you can find us at the World’s End Inn,” she added.
“Alright, Miss Jenny, Miss Agatha, until we et again,” Rein replied with a smile and a nod.
Once Jenny sorted her business affairs, she planned to rent or buy a residence. As for the short Matteo, he would also be staying temporarily at the World’s End Inn.
The Obsidian hound and the Blood Feathered Horned Eagle were left in Matteo’s temporary care.
After bidding farewell to Jenny and Agatha, Rein and Vinica headed straight to the address ntioned in the invitation.
Mingster, Shaded Boulevard number 1!
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