Bidding farewell to the knights of the kingdom who take care of the sick and Gloria, who is about to return to Vale City to take over the management of the nezumi, Cheese and his party disguise themselves as mercenaries and begin to march towards the royal capital of the Greylion Kingdom. To Elsa's surprise, the mage, who was the leader of the team, did not choose to enter the county of Montenegro through Turbidity as the first stop of his trip, and the destination chosen by Cheese was the western border of the county of Salon, which was guarded by Heather and her Knights of the Hammer. As for why he didn't pass through Turbidity Town under their care in Leon and chose such a reluctant destination, the mage naturally had his own plans.

Admittedly, if Leon and Lothar had taken the route of Turbidity to enter the kingdom, the party would have been much less resisted, but it was also risky. The current situation is that the opponent that the mage is looking for is in the dark and the mage is in the light, and everything that happened in the county of Saron must have attracted the attention of the other party, and at this time, a mercenary team that suddenly appeared in the north is bound to be noticed. Even the most clever disguise won't help when he's on guard, so instead of taking such a big risk, Cheese would rather choose the Westside, which has been little attention paid attention to. Moreover, for the family behind Heather who once had a relationship with the Gray Tower, as well as the Hammer Grand Duke who has been mentioned many times, the mage himself has a strong desire to learn.

Due to the distance to the west, Cheese and the others had to travel for a day to reach the territory marked with the Hammer symbol on the map. Judging from the area on the map, this vast land is probably much larger than the county of Saron and the county of Montenegro. This is the territory of the first nobleman of the Greylion Kingdom, the Grand Duke of Hammer. As the most important noble lord of the current King of the Blue Lion, Grand Duke Hammer also enjoys the title of "Guardian of the West" in the kingdom. The Hammer's narrow strip of land included the western part of the kingdom bordering the vast grasslands, and for many years, the local lord of the Hammer had been at the forefront of the fight against the steppe nomadic tribes. This also made the cities in his territory more unexpected, and in the face of nomadic tribes that could attack at any time, only the thick walls could give people a sense of security. The city's complete facilities are also convenient for merchants and tourists, so despite its location on the frontier, the economic activities within the Hammer Territory are exceptionally prosperous. And this time, the mages and their destination is the city closest to the county of Salon - the Iron Castle.

As a city no smaller than Valley City, Iron Keep may not sound like a steel fortress as its name suggests, but compared to the uninhabited Valley City, this city is the first human city that Cheese and others have come into contact with. With a few copper coins, the soldiers at the gates of the city were casually dispatched, and a lively city that appeared to be completely unaffected by the plague appeared before their eyes. Pedestrians dressed in all sorts of clothes walked along the gravel streets, horse-drawn carriages passed by at different times, accompanied by the shouts of coachmen calling pedestrians to aside, and along the street there were stalls made of coarse cloth selling all kinds of goods. All of this made the four people who came out of the epidemic area filled with a terrifying atmosphere feel the illusion of being separated from the world. It was as if the tragedy in the county of Salon, not far from the city, was just a nightmare.

"Longji Mountain is on top, it's so big here!" Looking at the lively scene in front of her, Elsa exclaimed unconsciously.

"Actually, strictly speaking, Valley City is about the same size as here, or even a little bigger. "As someone who has seen this kind of city many times, Cheese doesn't have much of a sense of the bustling scene. Aside from being sure that the plague hadn't spread to this point, the mage didn't think there was anything special about the Iron Keep itself.

"That's different, it's the first time I've seen a place with so many people!" As for the remaining two Frost Guards, although they didn't say anything, judging from their facial expressions, they felt similar to Elsa's.

"Okay, don't worry, we can walk around when we find a place to live. Cheese said. Although preparations had been made before, there were still too many supplies in the Earldom of Saron, which had been reduced to the wilderness, that were difficult to replenish, so the mage had planned to come out to purchase them after settling down today.

"Really, let's go!" Hearing that she would be free to move around immediately, Elsa quickly grabbed the mage's robe and walked forward, everything here stimulated the senses of the Northland girl, making her want to find out quickly.

"Got it, don't go so fast, you don't know where the inn is. Because his own strength is not as big as the boss's wife, in the face of Elsa, who is in a state of excitement, the cheese can only be dragged away. Realizing this awkward state, the mage hurriedly spoke up to tell the proprietress to slow down, otherwise they would soon become the center of attention on the street. But it seemed that Cheese's reminder was too late, and someone in the surrounding crowd had already stopped and pointed at the four of them and whispered something.

Realizing that the situation around them was not right, the three Elsa instinctively went into a fighting mode, and they seemed to think that the citizens were discussing how to take down the four suspicious people. However, their hands that had been pressed to the hilt of their swords were stopped by Cheese, and the mage shook his head at them, leading the three of them quickly through the crowd and disappearing around the corner of the street.

"Phew, what's going on, why are they pointing at us?" asked Elsa as she came to the seldom-passed alley.

"Look at so many people on the street, how can anyone want you to shout like that. And although the skin color can be disguised, your outfit is too conspicuous. If we go any slower, I'm afraid the guards patrolling the city will come. The mage explained helplessly.

When the other three heard this, they all looked down to check their clothes, but they all said that they didn't see anything wrong.

"Hey, Jack is good to say, men wearing armor in the city can also be considered a mercenary's professional need, and the key problem lies with you. Cheese said to Elsa and Mona.

"We—what's wrong with what we're wearing? It's easy to fight?" even Mona was a little puzzled this time. She asked.

"Herein lies the problem. The mage said. It turned out that the proprietress and the female warrior at this time only had a close-fitting power suit, and their body curves were exposed, although this was partly because the previous living conditions were not enough for them to have clothes to choose from, but most of the reason was because as a northerner who had lived in the cold zone for a long time, their sensitivity to temperature was different from that of most people, and when most people on the street were still wearing a layer of warm clothing to resist the cold of early spring, in the eyes of Elsa, the temperature was no different from the summer in Longji Mountain。 As a result, although their clothes are not restrictive, there is still a problem in the eyes of others, wearing too thin. And because of their long-term physical activity, Mona and Elsa are in perfect shape, and with such a figure and a thin and close-fitting clothes, it is no wonder that passers-by will stop and watch.

But despite what Cheese says, the Northlanders, who have always believed in practical principles, still can't understand why an easy piece of clothing to move around is the focus of attention for passers-by. It is impossible to explain this kind of question of values in a sentence or two, so the mage can only advance the task of buying clothes in the middle of the trip, so that the two ladies will not be so conspicuous anymore.