Chapter 165: Chapter 164: Everything Has Its Price

As I walked towards Feradin, I began adjusting my levels, practicing something that I hadn’t really tried yet. Rather than fully unlock one class, I practiced on only unlocking a portion of the class in order to control my level more effectively. This way, I wouldn’t just always come across as the best of one field. And more importantly, my levels would not go so high over the limit that people start to notice.

Soon, I saw the city as I left the forest. Tall marble walls, battlements adorned with cannons every dozen meters. The silhouettes of dwarves could be seen walking the walls, patrolling with their eyes focused outwards. Patches of grass could be seen disturbed in large circles around the walls, looking more… fresh than the others. Likely from druids covering up craters.

When I arrived at the walls themselves, I saw two dwarves, one on either side of a large gate. Each one held a polearm with a curved hook-like blade at the end, the length of the weapon longer than their entire body. Their armor seemed to be made of silver, though I could feel the thrum of magical energy from it.

Between them was a decently sized line of people and carriages waiting to enter the city. Each one had to step up to the guard on the left, take a small cerulean orb from his hand, and display their identification. Only after that were they allowed to enter. And going by the pace that people were leaving the city, there was a similar checkpoint on the other side of the gate.

Among the people gathered, it was safe to say that the vast majority were dwarves. Maybe one out of a hundred were beastkin, with about as many elves mixed in as well. However, aside from silently grumbling about their freakishly tall height requiring them to constantly talk up towards the other races, the dwarves didn’t seem to have any complaints.

It was my turn soon, and the guard handed me the same orb that had tested everyone else. “Is there a criminal on the loose or something?” I asked as I displayed my information, earning a gruff laugh from the guard.

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