Acoste and his party arrived at Far Mountain City, a magnificent city on the southern coast of the Luna Sea, which had been competing with Santil Fort for control of the Luna Sea region for many years. Like many other cities in the Luna Sea region, Toyama Castle is huddled within a circular ring of walls, with only one massive gate on the sea. Individuals entering the city are subject to strict restrictions from the current government, and non-human races are categorically denied.

The city is now ruled by Marte, the first lord of the city of Far Mountain, a shrewd, ruthless, and independent merchant and wizard (absolutely neutral, level 18 human wizard). Crimson Feather, formerly a large merchant group and now a 5,000-strong organization that supports Marte's rule, has an arena where public gladiatorial performances are held, and this blatant activity has gradually brought the Far Mountain City to notoriety. Under such a social system, for some undesirable non-human race, it is likely to mean the end of the road. As the second largest city in the Moon Sea region, Far Mountain City is also the territory of the red-robed mages of Serre, which everyone knows.

Acoste and the others boarded the ferry boat next to the city, and since it was the only normal way to enter the city, all the boatmen who did it were happy to squeeze every traveler who came to the city for the first time. Each person has 5 gold coins, which is equivalent to the annual income of a civilian family of three.

However, although they can't squeeze into the ranks of local tyrants now, they can't get along with the poor, and 35 gold coins for a group of 7 people is an expensive price for other adventurers, but it is just a drop in the bucket for Acoste, who has ransacked the dragon's lair twice.

The boatman happily collected the fare of the Acostes. Spread the rudder and carry them to the gates of the distant mountain city......

It was the first time the half-elf and his sister had been on a boat, although it was a world away from the luxurious "cruise ship" they had imagined. But the expressions of the two were still excited.

On one side of the vast expanse of the sea, there are cliffs like knives and axes. On one side was the verdant and boundless cascading mountains, coupled with the blue moon sea and clear sky, and the slight sea breeze that slowly brushed the tips of several people's hair, Yacoste and they suddenly felt a burst of relaxation, as if all the tired minds, body scars, and mental numbness from the long adventure life had been healed at this moment.

"It seems that you are all strangers, what are you going to do in Yuanshan City?" When the boatman saw a few people enjoying themselves like this, he couldn't help but get interested and chatter with everyone.

"We are all adventurers wandering the wilderness, ready to go to the Far Mountain City to see if there is any business to do." Acoste expertly answered the boatman's questions. These were all reasons that they had repeatedly pondered before they came, and even if they were detected with lies, they could not detect anything wrong.

"Several of us are tired of the adventurous life and are ready to find a stable job to settle down, I don't know if there is any way you can recommend it to me, friend."

As he spoke, the half-elf suddenly approached the boatman, and shoved a bag of things into the other's hand at lightning speed.

"Oh, you say this, of course I have a way, anyway, I've lived here for more than 30 years." The boatman's eldest brother gently weighed the weight of the bag of gold coins with his hand, and his wrinkled and swarthy face immediately smiled like a flower. Nodding vigorously.

"You know the Crimson Feather, it's the most powerful armed force in Far Mountain City, and they're also the personal guard of the city lord Marte, as long as you get through it. The income and oil and water in it are enough for you to live a beautiful life. “

"I have a nephew who happens to be a soldier in it, and when you get back, you can find him in Crimson Feather's training camp, I'm sure you're so sensible. There is definitely no problem in getting into the mix. “

Acoste smiled when he heard this, and the boatman clearly meant to bribe him again. This family is really not an ordinary black ...... But instead of turning his face, Yacoste took a money bag out of his bosom and shook it at the boatman. There was a ding-dong sound.

"Friend, what you said above is very useful to us, so I have one more thing I want to ask you, if you can give me a satisfactory answer then I will definitely give you a satisfactory result."

The boatman was now bewildered by the wonderful sound of the gold coins colliding, and his head began to shake with the purse, nodding in agreement to whatever Acoste said.

"We've got something valuable in the wild, but we want to trade it for something else we can use, you know the city......... Where are there underground markets? “

"Boy, you're asking about the location of the black market, almost all the taverns in Far Mountain City have the places you need underneath, you just go in. If you're looking for something a little better, I'd suggest you go to the Drunken Parrot Tavern, the owner of this tavern is a black merchant who definitely has what you want. Alright, now hurry up and give me the money. The boatman reached out impatiently and grabbed the money bag, originally he thought that the half-elf was going to ask something important, but it turned out to be this for a long time.

Yuanshan City even has an open-air gladiatorial arena, how can there be no legal black market, it is simply full of wood and ......

Yacoste then also reflected this truth, but he gave all the money, how could he be embarrassed to go and ask for it back......

While everyone was chatting, the boat had already sailed through the not very long sea route and came to the huge gate of the Far Mountain City.

The gates were built with a tendency to bend inward, narrowing the river as you went, and were lined with about 5 meters of magically reinforced walls, and if any enemy dared to invade the city, they would be shot into hedgehogs by the guards of the distant mountain castle at these horns......

And there are many hidden reefs beneath those seemingly calm seas, and unless you're a veteran driver like the boatman at Acoste, you can run aground and sink even on a sturdy ship......

The boats in which the Acostes passed through the city gates, and after the boatmen had sent them to shore, they left with their oars in a fire and fire before they had time to say goodbye.

It was also the first time he had received so much extra income today, and hundreds of gold coins used to be the income he had paid in taxes in a year, but now the money was completely his own...... (To be continued.) )