32 Marketplace Fun (1/2)
”Halt!” several guards called out when they saw the group approaching the wall. ”What household are you affiliated with?” the group approaching could see how tense these guards were. It looked as if they were unable to rest in the slightest!
The Moon executive was the first to step forward while flashing his emblem. Due to him being an executive level, unlike other Moon emblems which were red, his was blue. Seeing such a powerful expert in front of them, the guards started to become extremely respectful towards the group.
”Oh? Sorry for holding your group up. Please enter whenever you are ready. Do not take too long, we do not know when a group of orcs will attack us.” Nodding their heads in approval, the guards still held their weapons, but made room to allow the group inside of the city.
These guards knew the level of authority a single executive level expert of a strong household had. If they acted out of line, an expert such as him was able to make their lives more difficult and might even have enough authority to replace them with someone else!
The emblems which each household possessed, were able to let out a specific type of aura depending on the individual's level. The community within the city were able to receive techniques in order to hand these emblems out to each individual power within the city.
If the individual gifted with an emblem died, the emblem's color would fade away. This made it so that it was almost impossible for an enemy to fake their affiliation. This also allowed the guards to have an easier time discovering who would be entering the city as an ally or enemy.
Without wasting any time, the group started to make their way into the city. There were many rows of buildings that had small academies, training grounds, shops, and even guilds! The buildings were all made of very fine wood and had their own set of guards standing inside and outside of them.
Beep Beep Beep!
After walking past a shop that sold swords, Leo's screen popped up with a message. Finally not being startled at his screen randomly popping up, Leo took a look and read the words on the screen to himself.
-When in a city, you can exchange your gold earned by defeating your opponents, completing quests, among other ways. Each item will have a set price amount dependent on the current value set within the city. Please open the marketplace screen to see your available balance and a list of purchasable items-
”No way! This system also lets me do this? But I only remember gaining cards from my looting?” Leo thought as the group was approached by a large group of heavily armored individuals. Quickly closing the screen to avoid unnecessary attention, this group of individuals allowed their leader who was on a horse by.
”Ah, you have all made it back safely. Allow us to escort you into the alliance's area so that we can move this all forward.” The leader of this large group said while getting off his horse. He had dark red hair with a full suit of shiny iron armor on with a cape that had a symbol that Leo did not recognize.
”Oh, hello again Noah, it is great to see you.” The witch was the first to respond as she shook the leader's hand. This Noah was not part of her household but was one of the trainers for the alliance. Seeing the witch treat this Noah individual with so much respect, Leo knew that he must have been a big deal.