As the fog in the early morning sky thinned out, a red sun gradually rose over the horizon. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 Rays of silk-like soft and bright light pierced through the dense branches and leaves of the towering ancient trees on both sides of the road and scattered on the ground, forming clusters of intertwined light and shadow, mottled and blurred shadows.

A fresh breeze blows, mixed with the smell of fresh earth and pollen. Another cheerful chirping of birds was heard. Sitting in the galloping carriage, Crotty, who had just opened his eyes, only felt extremely comfortable in his heart, which was really refreshing.

As the carriage drove into the hilly terrain north of Vosfitta, southwest of the Jose River. Clumps of green grass and towering ancient trees are mixed on both sides of the road, and they are becoming more and more luxuriant.

When the carriage crossed a hill. In a basin in front of you, a small town surrounded by mountains and dense forests with idyllic scenery gradually emerges from far and near.

"Shadow. Let's go to the town in front of us. Crotty stood in the carriage, picked up the copper kettle in his hand, took a sip of water, and suggested.

"Okay. Ride!" The man in black raised his whip, allowing the horse pulling the cart to run faster towards the town ahead.

"Shadow. Did you know? A few years ago, this town was just a small uninhabited village. Later, because of the beauty of the scenery and its proximity to the city of King Klein and the commercial city of Phaedak, after a famous traveler who had traveled through all the sights of Faroución wrote a book to promote it,

It became a holy place for many wealthy merchants and nobles to travel and settle, and it took only a few years for the rich to build a small town. Crotty sat behind the man in black and continued his statement.

As far as the eye can see, the town in front of you is small, but it has all kinds of supporting facilities such as bars, hotels, post houses, and medical centers, as well as offices for the garrison of the army, and public buildings such as the mayor's office building. There is not a single dilapidated thatched hut in the town, all of which are made of marble bricks and tiles, and are extravagant Baroque buildings.

The man in black drove straight into town. There are not many pedestrians in the town, and the streets are very clean, with a floor made of pebbles of yellow, green, blue, red, and brown.

The well-dressed pedestrians on the sidewalk saw a masked man in black driving a tattered carriage down the road, and they cast a disdainful gaze on him and talked about it.

The man in black driving on the colorful cobblestone road didn't care about the reaction of the pedestrians in the town, and drove straight into the town square.

The town's square is located in the center of the town, in the shape of a perfect circle, with a large fountain in the center. The water inside the pool is crystal clear and glows blue. A huge statue of a holy warrior on horseback and wielding a sword, intricately carved from pure white marble, stands in the middle of the pool.

The statue is also surrounded by a circle of magic fountain marble pillars that can shoot out five different colors of water: yellow, green, blue, red, and brown. The baroque mayor's office building is built directly in front of the fountain.

The floor of the square is also paved with colorful pebbles, forming a colorful flower pattern with five different colors of petals: yellow, green, blue, red and brown. As the men in black were driving the carriage and preparing to cross the square, a group of Vosfitta soldiers suddenly appeared in front of him, blocking the carriage's path.

"Stop!" the leading hoplite captain raised his halberd and pointed at the black-clad man's nose and shouted. Seeing this, the man in black immediately tightened the reins on the horse's chew and stopped the carriage.

"Where is the inn?" the man in black then jumped out of the carriage and asked.

"Lay down your arms! you're arrested!" the hoplite captain said, but continued to raise his halberd and scolded.

"What, why are you arresting me?" asked the man in black, spreading his hands.

"You are suspected of disturbing social order and intimidating pedestrians. Come with us. Seeing that the man in black did not look like he was going to resist, the captain put down the weapon in his hand and admonished.

"I suppose you should recognize this token, right?" Then, the man in black unhurriedly took out a shield-shaped token inlaid with yellow, green, blue, red, brown, and five strange gems of different colors and types, and made of pure gold, and displayed it to the captain of the army.

"Wow!—I'm sorry, sir. The small ones don't know Mount Tai with their eyes, and they are offended. Would you like to book one of the best suites in town? As soon as he saw the token held by the man in black, the attitude of the heavy captain was like meeting his boss, and there was a 180-degree turn, nodding respectfully and apologizing and asking for instructions.

The Vosfita soldiers in front of them also followed closely and retreated to the sides, making way for the middle path. Seeing this, the man in black did not say a word, turned his head and jumped into the carriage, and drove again past the soldiers who stood upright.

"Shadow. What did you just show them, and why did they suddenly become so respectful?" and after a while, Crotty, who was sitting behind the carriage, couldn't help but be curious, and asked with a puzzled face.

"Miss Crotty. Haven't you heard of the Five Elements Chamber of Commerce?" the man in black asked rhetorically when he heard this.

"I've heard of it. It is said that this chamber of commerce is a very powerful commercial organization that has almost completely controlled the trade between the countries of the continent of Farusion. When I was in the Holy Swordsman Order, I had dealt with this chamber of commerce. Crotty replied cautiously.

"The Five Elements Chamber of Commerce is a chamber of commerce named after the five basic elements of the world: metal, wood, water, fire, and earth. The meaning of the name is that this chamber of commerce can get and sell any commodity that exists in the world, and the reality is much the same.

The Chamber's trade is not limited to the countries of the continent of Faroución, but also to other continents. The man in black explained.

"Other continents?" is that the continent of Thors?" asked Crotty.

"Yes. Moreover, the Chamber of Commerce believed that there were many more New Worlds to be discovered besides Farusion and Thors, so not long ago an expedition had been sent from the port of Yanni, southwest of Fedak, in search of the New World. The man in black replied.

"Is that token you just showed related to the Five Elements Chamber of Commerce?" Crotty asked further.

"Related. The Chamber of Commerce of the Five Elements now controls the trade between the countries of Faroucion. The great nobles of many countries, and even the emperor himself, are investors in the Five Elements Chamber of Commerce. The master also has a very close relationship with the Five Elements Chamber of Commerce.

That's why I'm able to have this piece and prove that I'm a token of honor from the Five Elements Chamber of Commerce. The man in black took out the golden token from his body and displayed it in front of Crotty's eyes.