The departure was on the morning of the second day. Actually, very early on, there was a bunch of restless youths who had nothing to do after eating their fill, coming over to watch the cute cat girl. Of course, this group of thirsty restless youths might not have eaten, but unfortunately, Kells and the others set off even earlier. On the road, because there was Karlina’s gold coins and the dual support of a guide, the three of them arrived at the one-star city Leicas without any obstacles. Speaking of which, on the De Rossi Continent, there are numerous countries, each country has many towns and villages. Although the customs and races are different, the evaluation standards for cities are all the same.

  In the evaluation standards, the highest is a five-star city, with population and scale as the basis. A population reaching 20 million, a scale reaching the level of a royal city, and having the national leader residing there is the highest level. Then it decreases step by step, with the lowest being one-star, with a population standard of 2 million, and at least needing an earl’s castle. The identity of the city lord doesn’t necessarily need to be an earl; this depends on the prosperity of each country. An earl’s castle is just the level of defensive buildings.

  Generally, such buildings have several levels: the lowest is a baron’s castle, followed by a viscount’s castle, an earl’s castle, a marquis’s castle, a duke’s castle, and the royal city. Of course, this is just a general way of division. According to the different customs of certain countries, there are different names, but the hard standards for defensive buildings are all the same.

  A baron’s castle needs at least 5,000 square meters of land, among which it contains the minimum military strength of: one expert-level knight, 500 intermediate or above knight guards, and about 1,000 regular militiamen. Of course, if there is no expert knight, one can hire an equivalent C-rank mercenary as the army commander of the baron’s castle.

  Kells’ birthplace, the Crimson Moon Empire, possesses a long history, with the population mainly composed of humans, and also a small number of the humanoid race, the Kaya tribe. Their most obvious feature is their robust and powerful strong physique. The face still has human characteristics, but the body’s back is covered with scales. The Kaya tribe is a natural combat race; even ordinary citizens also possess the strength of G-rank mercenaries. The women in the tribe are very much like human little girls; they have beautiful faces, and in the middle of their foreheads, there will be a crystal-like gem. But very unfortunately, they seem unable to intermarry with humans, and this matter, as early as countless years ago, had tens of thousands of aspiring individuals go to personally verify its possibility, and to this day, it has always been fruitless and ended…

  Speaking of which, Kells, this lecherous guy, from before had also fantasized about such things, but helplessly, the Kaya tribe generally are high-level warriors. Even ordinary citizens’ treatment is not the same. In a two-star city, you might not even see a few, let alone his hometown, that remote small town.

  “Have you seen people of the Kaya tribe?” When arriving at the main gate of Leicas City waiting for inspection, Kells asked toward Karlina.

  “No, they have their own gathering places. Usually in cities, you rarely see them.” Karlina was also proficient in the art of makeup. The criminal tattoo on her face was covered very well; if you didn’t look carefully, you could hardly see any traces.

  “Ah! Does big brother know about the Kaya tribe? When Eliya was very young, she had a friend from the Kaya tribe!”

  “Damn! Male or female?” When asking, that “damn!” was only said in his heart. When talking to a beautiful and cute little girl, how could one use such vulgar words?

  “Hehe, a girl, ah. Eliya has not seen a Kaya tribe boy. I heard they are all very tall and big. Even at a very young age, they also have the physique of our adults. Thinking about it is quite scary. How could Eliya become friends with such a person…”

  “Haha, that’s true. Speaking of which, what about that Kaya tribe little girl now? Can you still find her?” Kells was calculating in his heart. Any man knows the strength of the Kaya tribe. It seems that the women are even stronger. Although their physique is small, they can use the race’s unique magic, with power no less than that of professional mages. The outstanding ones among them generally serve as high-level positions like castle commanders.

  If he could win over such a mercenary group member, wouldn’t that be extremely great? “Hehe, humans and the Kaya tribe can’t intermarry? That’s simply nonsense! This fallacy will eventually be terminated in my hands!” Kells even had such thoughts… His face was already in a state of delusion, with the cute figures of the Kaya tribe constantly appearing in the illusions of his brain!

  “I don’t know, ah. We only played together for a year, and then she left Locco. After that, Eliya never heard any news about her again. Oh, her name is Belulu! Sister Lina, have you heard of her?”

  “Belulu… No, ah, leader, what’s wrong with you? The inspection has already reached us.” Kells was still in a daze. Karlina reminded him. The inspection to enter the city had already begun. This kind of thing generally was also just a formality. The Crimson Moon Empire had been at peace for several hundred years. War, this kind of thing, was somewhat too distant. It was just to give the guards and knights some small extra income.

  If you want to enter the city without paying taxes, unless you have a prominent status or possess a mercenary title, of course, the kind of trainee mercenary that you can become just by spending money doesn’t count.

  “Stop! You! Yes, you!” The few guards watching the gate, their leader was a knight with a gloomy face. This guy, at a glance, didn’t look like a good person. It was he who called out to Kells and the others. At this time, Kells and the others had already changed into mercenary equipment. That person saw that Karlina and Eliya looked good and directly let them pass, only leaving Kells alone.

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  Generally, when this situation occurs, there is only one possibility: this poor kid who looks like a loser must be the attendant of those two mercenaries. Attendants, simply put, are handymen. People who are used to collecting fees all have a common understanding: the more beautiful the woman, the harder she is to provoke. But attendants are nothing; those who should be extorted still have to be extorted…

  “You kid want to pass the city gate?” The gloomy knight had a treacherous face. His speaking voice was also sinister, very professional. Normally, anyone with a bit of brain, seeing this appearance coupled with this voice, would know what he wanted to do, without even needing much explanation. But Kells, this aspiring youth from the countryside, didn’t understand the rules.

  “Yes, ah! They are my companions. Why only leave me behind?” Kells asked curiously.

  The gloomy knight “hehe” laughed sinisterly a few times, “You know, every day I see at least a hundred poor ghosts like you using this trick. They are they, you are you. If you want to pass here, you have to understand the rules. Do you know the rules?”

  “I don’t know…” Kells looked at him with a face full of entanglement, “Damn it, coming to a big city and still have to pay an entrance fee. Lina and Eliya actually just went in like that… Boss… I really don’t have money on me…” Karlina also overlooked this point. She knew the market. Although there is a tax to pass the gate, it’s very low, only one silver coin. The targets for collecting taxes are just some poor ghosts who are easy to bully. Even if they want to extort more, they can’t extort much money.

  Eliya seemed to have never been to a big city either. As soon as she entered the city gate, she happily pulled Karlina to look around left and right. Her Brother Kells had already been forgotten, is all. Very desolate, is all. He didn’t even have one silver coin, ah. Normal people really couldn’t be poor to this extent.

  So if you try to argue, there will only be one outcome…

  “Thud!” Kells was kicked flying with one foot. Fortunately, the defense of the soft armor was good, and his body didn’t suffer substantial damage. That soft armor was simply made from monster skin with simple processing. Kells wore it inside. The knight leader didn’t see that this guy was wearing valuable goods, only thought he was playing with him.

  “Damn it, don’t even have one silver coin and still want to pass the city gate? Go home and dream your old dreams. Remember, if I see you a second time, it’ll be this number! Without this number, I’ll kick you flying back to your hometown with one foot!” He stretched out two fingers and said viciously.

  The meaning was very clear: if you want to pass the city gate, you need two silver coins. The price has increased!

  “Damn! Kicked me so hard… That stupid woman Lina actually just went in like that. Heavenly Father, ah, how am I supposed to get two silver coins, ah…” Kells suddenly had a certain idea. Not to mention silver coins, stealing big bags of gold coins was something he could do easily, but his old dad’s words always prevented him from acting.

  “Is it that I can’t cross that line again? The problem is very serious, ah, dad. If I can’t enter the gate, where do I go to find the stupid woman and the little cutie? This is a big city, ah. Even one city gate is more than ten meters high. So many people, ah. This one kick actually sent me flying more than ten meters away. The knight lord is really strong. It seems he has the strength of a G-rank mercenary, right? But for civil servants with such iron rice bowls, why would they go to be mercenaries who risk their lives?” Kells was depressed. The accident happened just like that, without any warning. At this time, a large number of people waiting for inspection had already squeezed over, a sea of people. He couldn’t see anything but people.

  “If this continues, it’ll be troublesome. There are too many people. If we get separated, it’s over. Damn it, there are really many people in big cities, ah. In Anda, this wouldn’t happen no matter what. No, I must act. Dad… I’m sorry, your son will only commit this once, ah! Just this once! This concerns your son’s glorious future, ah! There are so many people here; I can just pick one at random, hehe. That short-haired kid in front seems to look quite rich. Sponsoring two silver coins to pass the city gate won’t be any loss!” After much consideration, Kells still prepared to act. Time was pressing, and only this method could solve the problem in the shortest time. Of course, he wouldn’t target poor people. The back view in front looked like a rich young master. He deserved to be unlucky, but it was just two silver coins…

  Kells’ hand had already reached over. Speaking of which, this kid, growing up to this age, it was the first time he touched a man. The guy in front was quite good at hiding money. He first felt around the back half circle and didn’t find anything like a money pouch. Normally, people generally like to hang their money pouches on the belt around their waist, the position roughly on the side of the body. But some people like to stuff their money pouches in the hidden pocket in front of their chest. If there was nothing below, then there was only one possibility: the money pouch was hidden in front of the chest by the kid in front. Stealing this would be more difficult, but who was Kells? This couldn’t stump him! It’s just that the target was a man, which was completely different…

  “Touching makes me want to vomit, ah. If it weren’t for two silver coins… Sigh… My golden hand is exclusively for beautiful women, ah!” Kells complained while touching. Even in the chest, this kid was quite good at hiding. He touched for quite a while before finding the target. Of course, this kind of miraculous thief art, ordinary people couldn’t feel it.

  “Hehe! Got it, thanks for the support!” After Kells found the target, he reached in. He planned to take out two silver coins and stop. After all, it was just to solve a temporary urgency!

  But at this moment, an accident happened! Just as he was about to withdraw his hand after succeeding, his arm was grabbed by the short-haired one. The strength was quite strong, and Kells couldn’t move. Then that person turned his head…

  “You!!! How is it you! You this despicable, shameless, vulgar, extremely filthy guy!” A series of Kells’ exclusive vocabulary burst out from the short-haired one’s mouth. Fortunately, the surroundings were quite noisy. Although the short-haired one was cursing, he spoke quite gracefully, and the volume was also very low, not attracting attention.

  Kells' hand went to work. First time in his life pickpocketing a guy. The kid was sly—Kells felt around the back half, no money pouch. Most folks hang it on their belt, side of the body. Some stash it in a chest pocket—if not below, it's up top. Trickier lift, but Kells? No problem! Guy target? Whole different vibe…

  "Touching him makes me wanna puke—if not for two silver coins… ugh… My golden hands are for beauties only!" Kells griped while groping. Even up front, the kid hid it well—took a while to find. Normal folks wouldn't feel this godly thief craft.

  "Heh heh! Got it—thanks for the assist!" Kells located it, slipped his hand in—planned to grab two silver coins and bounce. Just a quick fix!

  But then—bam!—trouble struck! As he nabbed it and pulled back, Short Hair grabbed his arm—hard. Kells couldn't budge. Then the kid turned…

  "You!!! How's it you! You despicable, shameless, filthy, disgusting creep!" A string of Kells-exclusive insults flew from Short Hair's mouth. Lucky the crowd was loud—despite the rant, the kid kept it classy, voice low, no one noticed.