After several hours.
The cart is now moving. On a road paved with stones. Where the road was surrounded by fields unsuitable for farming here was only grass on it. With no traces of buildings.
On that paved road the carts were moving back and forth. From a goods cart or people-carrying carts. To a donkey things are put on it.
In the roadsides there were many people moving. Whoever carries a large bag on his back looks like a traveler who travels to other countries or a simple merchant carrying his goods on his back. Because he doesn't own a cart or can afford it.
In this way, the merchant Zendayer's cart was moving toward its destination, the border gate of the two kingdoms.
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After a while, The cart finally reached the gate.
The gate was large, allowing two carts to enter, one entering and one leaving. The door ended with an arch over it. Surrounded by a wall in the shape of a rectangle. The door wall was attached to two walls from right to left.
There was a long line for chariots to enter the neighboring kingdom. The cart waited in which Nait was hiding. Until it was, it turned after an hour of waiting.
"It's time." Zendayer got up from the chair and went to the cart door to open and get out.
When he was outside he saw Roderick and the cart driver standing in front of someone. This person was armored from the bottom up.
He was wearing white armor with a golden tint at its edges. His helmet ended with a long, bright white ribbon, resembling a ponytail.
"What do you want to do in our kingdom when you go?” The armadillo said in a serious voice.
“My master wants to go buy some things and see the beautiful scenery of your kingdom.”
"Hmm...Beautiful scenery you said. I advise your master not to go for the time being to roam the kingdom. We are in a miserable situation. After war has been declared on us by one of our neighboring kingdoms. Don't you read the news?"
"Hahaha...sorry I didn't know, I kind of hate news." Roderick said, rubbing his brown hair with his hand, "Actually my master is a merchant And he wants to buy goods from your kingdom in order to sell them in ours.”
"I'm sorry..but I doubt letting you go. The economic situation of the kingdom is so bad. It doesn't allow us to make it any worse."
"Looking at the cart, I think your master is a seasoned merchant. So I doubt you will not buy small quantities."
"If you want to sell merchandise in our kingdom, it will be different," said the armadillo, and then signaled one of the guards in his hand. To turn the carts back to allow Zendayer cart to go back.
But when he was going to make a signal to that guard. His hand stopped when he saw the chubby walking towards him.
He lowered his hand and took big steps towards Zendayer. When he was close, he took off his helmet, "Old friend. How's it going? We haven't seen each other for a long time," opening his chest to give him a hug.
After he finished the hug, the other moved away from the other.
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After he finished the hug, the other moved away from the other.
"Really once for a while. I didn't expect you to be the one guarding the border door on your side."
"Yes, in fact the order of the guards has been changed. Because of the war we are in. Most of the strong guards have been taken. And the weak ones have been left to guard the door, including me, here before you." Armored said with a smile.
"I follow the war events. But how did a kingdom of a advance rank, declare war on a kingdom of a high rank? Isn't that bullying in itself." Zendayer said with gnashing of his teeth and anger on his face.
“Sigh, what do we do. There is nothing we can do, my kingdom is between two kingdoms, they have a huge disagreement. So one of these two kingdoms decided to fight its way through my kingdom to the other. Because of that, we have become a battlefield of two kingdoms.”
"We are considered weak. But well, maybe we can resist for some years. Because of your kingdom's help and the forces in the kingdom." The armadillo said with a sad expression on his face.
"I wish success to your kingdom. I heard you talking to my servant, that we can't pass, well, I'll be back then."
"No..no..you can pass..how can I not let an old friend like you pass through."
"Come on in the cart please, let your cart move. Sorry I can't talk to you any more. I have so much work to do."
"Aren't you looking for a cart?" Zendayer asked, puzzled.
"Haaa? Are you crazy? Who searches for his friend's stuff? Also, it's impossible for me to suspect that you're hiding something that is harmful to my kingdom. Just, please don't buy too much food." The armadillo answered in a strange voice.
“Thank you,” Zendayer smiled as he returned to the cart, “Plan worked, I was told when this friend worked at the border gate.”
'This made it a lot easier. I won't need to pay money under the table.'
'I would put a bag out of the three brought by the scourge.'
While Zendayer was swimming in the sea of happiness inside the cart. The cart started moving and he ended up successfully entering the Blood Glory Kingdom.
Thus, the cart continued moving toward its new destination. To a small village on the border.
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After several more hours, they reached their destination. Which was a village. Within the village there were many wooden houses with thatched roofs.
The cart entered from the entrance to the village. There was a guard holding a spear with leather armor. He opened his mouth wide open from the scene he saw. A luxury cart enters his village. He didn't even try to stop him sensing death when he saw Roderick who was riding with the driver.
Then, after moving a little inside the village, the cart stopped, with the wheels of the black cart filled with dust.
Zendayer got off with Roderick, but the driver stayed put.
Zendayer said to the driver, "You're going to stay here and use your ability. To guard the cart."
The driver nodded at his master's words.
Then he looked at Roderick standing at his side, "Go get him and follow me. We will finish this disaster at last."
Roderick went to the cart box with a smile on his face at the thought of getting rid of Nait.
Roderick took out a bag and carried it on his shoulder.
Follow Zendayer to the unknown destination. After a while they stop at a building whose sign says, Tavern. He entered through the door in front of him and Roderick followed.
When they entered, the smell of alcohol inside the bar attacked their noses. Mixed with the sound of laughter and the sound of banging wooden cups on the tables.
After entering and closing the door. Complete silence invaded the place and the people there began to vouch for Zendayer and Roderick.
Zendayer started to move without paying any attention to them. Roderick followed him. Roderick saw that some of the people there were carrying sharp objects that the public shouldn't have. So he activated his ability. His aura made us suppress all the malicious thoughts in their heads.
They came to a long table that someone was working at in the tavern.
It was an employee who had a scar on his face precisely on his mouth.
He clasped his hands on his stomach, and the employee looked with a smug expression at Zendayer and then at Roderick after that at the whole place and nodded his head.
"What do you want? Drink or food?"
When the employee spoke, he broke the silence. Thus, the laughter, screaming, and battles that had stopped behind Zendayer were resumed.
When Zendayer heard the words of the employee. He said with a serious face devoid of any sarcasm with his hand on the table.
"I want to meet your boss."
With these words, silence came back to the place again and people looked towards Zendayer with black faces.
"Hmm... what do you mean? Are you saying you want to meet the bar manager?" Said the employee with a frown on his face.
"No....I want to meet a boss...your group...I want him in a very important job. Don't think I'm easy." Zendayer spoke as he looked behind him. To see already that some people got up from chair.
"Stop." An employee said after seeing the people rise, "You have some courage to say that you want to see the boss. Who are you?"
"Just an ordinary merchant." Zendayer answered the employee's question as he took out a bag of money on a table. “I can give more if I meet your boss.”
"Well, you know how things go." After taking the money, an employee said, "Follow me from here."
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