Catalyst System

A Very Crowded City

    People – villagers, has become commonplace in this land, people – people know that the majority of villagers do not have an identity card. Most of them rarely go out and focus on being a farmer, rancher, or other occupation. The government also gave a policy, during the coronation event, checks at the gate only apply to those who ride horses and who use other traditional vehicles. It is risky, but the coronation of the Crown Prince is an event that requires everyone's witness.

    Hearing the conversation of the – people who were waiting in line, Veroa who had just come immediately smiled. Actually, no one dared to hinder him if he issued his nobility token. Only, he did not want to attract attention, with this his wish was granted.

    The queue is now really long, fortunately there is no meaningful examination. Only, some horse carriages that took time to pass through the gates, pedestrians could enter the city safely. The inspection system here and its infrastructure are still as common as most cities, unlike the City of Tungsten which makes some improvements, such as the existence of two checkpoints at the gate, one for pedestrians and horsemen, the other is for vehicles similar to the horse carriage or the horse carriage itself.

    Although the uniqueness of Tungsten City has almost spread to all corners of the human kingdom, but seeing this advanced city there has been no improvement like Tungsten City, the possibility of other cities is not much different.

    It did not take hours, he who was initially behind, slowly advanced forward and finally now his turn to be able to enter. Like other pedestrians, he was unhindered and could enter the city safely.

    A very crowded scene was first caught by the sight of his eyes. Just as he had entered, he was immediately faced with a stifling sight. A wide variety of people can be seen, most people – people carry bags, it seems like they have prepared themselves to face lively merchandise and can attract attention. There were also many groups that only carried weapons, he guessed, they were from mercenary guilds that were still aiming to fulfill the client's request. But, as far as he walked, only a few small groups carried weapons. Indeed many hordes of people seemed to be a community or a group, most of them carrying no weapons or other combat equipment. He suspects, the group – this group is the mercenaries who have received orders from superiors to support the event.

    Some familiar faces he saw in Tungsten City were caught by his eyes, they were mercenaries from Tungsten City. He thought, the plan he had made would produce results that were in accordance with his expectations. There were some people who seemed to know her face, they were blatantly bowing, showing their respect for her in public. Luckily, although it has attracted attention, it did not last long until – people returned to their respective busyness.

    “There is still about three hours until the coronation event begins. Mending, I saw the field first, after that little fun” from here only, he has seen a lot of – items that caught his attention. After all, merchants from all over the city, gathered here and the uniqueness of the merchandise could be seen in part.

    The city of Barium is slightly wider than the City of Palladium, making this city can accommodate – people from various cities who want to see the coronation. It took him almost half an hour to get to his destination. The cathedral has a fairly large courtyard in this city, besides this place is in the middle of the city area, very strategic. To make many people able to witness his coronation, this place was very suitable to use.

    Veroa can only stand in the back row, not wanting to hurt others just because they want to seize the position that has been achieved by – people to be able to see the coronation. For a while, looking at the surrounding area, he immediately came to a conclusion. The majority of the people here are mercenaries, but they do not carry weapons and even those who do not carry these weapons are like protecting this place from – people who look suspicious, like a bunch of people carrying guns blatantly. They slowly surrounded him, guarding them whenever they interrupted the Crown Prince's coronation ceremony.

    “Good! Now, just mark the target and take him home after getting the result that made him surprised” he slowly retreated from that crowd, not intending to stand there any longer.

    What he was currently going to do was to find out the lodging place of Duke Arthemis. He was sure, other nobles would also definitely rent an inn. Fortunately, the nobles can be guessed will rent a room where, “For sure, they will stay at an expensive and luxurious lodging”

    Take a walk, sometimes there are people who are accidentally nudged that make him fall.  There had been several inns that he had seen, but he had not seen any inns that fit the criteria. Until now, the inn he got was filled with mercenaries, although some looked luxurious, but there was no way the nobles would want to stay in an inn filled with noise.

    He decided to walk towards the North of the city, the more he walked towards it, the slight difference could be seen. The more towards the North, the condition of the streets a little more quiet, some buildings also have luxurious housing. Then, in front there is a sideboard that can be seen from the direction she is at this time, reading “Sangi” Honey Inn is carved in such a way that it looks beautiful.

    “I thought, this is where the nobles will stay, in a place where there are few people, they can rest comfortably. Try me there first, whether the inn is luxurious according to the beauty of the signboard carving” he walked a little faster, can't wait to see this guy named Duke Arthemis who makes it difficult to take care of him to make Karina feel free from an invisible chain.

    There were two guards in front of the door, but the structure of the building did look luxurious. He was sure he could not enter, seeing the condition of his less fashionable clothes like those usually worn by nobles. So, he simply judged his building, whether it fit into the intended criteria or not.

    “Hm... there are two guards, the building is made of cement, the foundation looks strong, the, there are some carvings that are aesthetically quite high which gives the impression that this building was built at a cost that is not cheap. But, just judging like this, the truth obtained is less convincing. What if one of my magic troops lurks inside and finds out the list of people staying here. I thought, this idea is not bad” he ignored the cynical gazes of the two guards and after his affairs were done, he passed away.