This city of Aps is not large in size, but it is more than ten times larger than the town of Ricca.
Although this is the first time I have traveled far away in this world, Romon flew around the earth, and I have never seen any big city before?
Therefore, what he showed now was freshness and curiosity, and there was no expression of shock at all. This seemed very normal to him, but it was quite surprising to the rest of the caravan, especially Barnle.
After all, when he first left home to explore the outside world, he was shocked to see such a big city. This little guy was not at all nervous when he came from Rika Town to the small city. It was really impressive.
This young man has great potential, and this is all Barn's thoughts at this time. The merchant valued the most profit. After thinking about it, Barn's attitude towards Romon immediately became much more enthusiastic.
Romon pretended not to know, but he understood in his heart. He sighed: "The real world!"
Then he turned his attention to the small town.
Perhaps because of its remote location, this Aps City does not occupy a small area, but both the streets and buildings seem half old and not new. Although there are many shops on the street, most of them sell a single goods. It is naturally much better than the town of Ricca.
This can be discovered from the city gate they passed by just now.
The city gate tower looks quite tall and magnificent from the outside, at least in the eyes of some country people who have never seen the world, it is indeed the case. However, if you look closely, you will find that the soldiers guarding the city wear some miserable clothes.
It's okay if the clothes are half old and not new, it's already winter, and they are actually wearing single shoes. It can be seen that the city lords in the small city are not economically prosperous. Of course, they may also be stingy and unwilling to distribute new clothes to these soldiers.
But even so, it can somewhat explain the fact that this place is poor. After all, for a rich noble, soldiers are lowly, but they represent their own face.
Romon walked along the way and estimated that the permanent population of this small town was about 10,000.
Suddenly I thought of Miss Aline's family. The father of the angel-like lovely lady was not rich in territory. No wonder the Baron stayed in the castle all year round and never came out.
Anyone who comes out every day to see his poor territory will be depressed?
Thinking of this, Romon understood a little bit about Miss Alini's knowledge of the pastor so hard. However, in this world, he was just a low-level druid who didn't even have a free body, and he couldn't help that cute girl for the time being.
Romon was thinking about it when the convoy suddenly stopped.
"Romon, the Adventurers Union will not be open to the public at noon. Let's have a drink with us first." It turned out that we were at the place. At this time, Barnle warmly invited him under the car.
Romon also felt a little hungry all the way, and smiled and said, "I'll trouble you." Then, he jumped out of the car carefully, his legs were a little numb. He jumped on the spot for a few times before he recovered.
I secretly missed the cars on earth, but my face was full of gratitude. After getting off the car, I realized that the place where the convoy parked was the destination of the Barnle caravan and the door of a business.
I heard from Barnle that this business is the largest in this small town and the price is relatively reasonable, so he has been working with them recently.
The goods were constantly being unloaded, and Romon felt that the other party had indeed helped him, so he joined the busy team.
Although he only helped a few times, his impression in the caravan people immediately improved a lot.
So, during the next dinner, Romon got a better hospitality, and enjoyed a delicious lunch with Barnle for a free meal.
After he was full of food and drink, he was arranged to a room by the caravan. Tonight, they will rest here for one night and will not go back tomorrow morning.
At noon, Romon slept beautifully. Because he was toasted by everyone and drank a few more glasses, he slept a little deeper.
It was not until Barnle came to wake him up in person that he suddenly remembered that the mission he had come here had not been completed yet.
"Romon has a good alcohol tolerance, and he woke up so quickly." Barn said with a smile while patting his shoulder.
Romon blushed a little, feeling annoyed by the fact that he was actually drunk.
But he didn't know that at his age, he could persevere until the end of the toasts by everyone, and still be awakened in the afternoon. This was definitely a magical thing in Barnle's opinion.
It can be seen from this that Shennongjiao's continuous transformation of his body is gradually underway. His body is no longer as weak as when he first came to this world.
But Romon had no intention of thinking about this. After washing his face and dressing it neatly, he followed Barnle's instructions and rushed to the adventurers union in the small town.
The Adventurer Union is located in a bustling area of ​​a small town. On the streets, hawkers and passers-by, and are not as crowded as they had seen in the cities on the earth in their previous lives, but it is very moderate.
I found the Adventurer union very easily. It was a bit different from what Romon imagined. This Adventurer union was built very luxuriously.
Of course, the luxury mentioned here is also compared with the surrounding buildings.
Among a pile of old and not new buildings, a building that was obviously newly built, as high as three floors and covers an area of ​​only a size larger than the temple of Rika Town appeared in front of Romon.
He walked towards the gate.
"Are you?" A man who looked like a doorman came over and immediately came over to ask.
"Hello, I am Druid Romon of Ricca Town. This time I came here to register." Romon quickly explained.
"That's right." After asking, the other party moved away.
Romon walked in, and the cold outside was blocked from the outside. As soon as he entered the building, a warm breath wrapped him in it.
At the same time, he saw something flashing when he stepped into the door, and a green fog suddenly appeared around his body.
This is...Romon looked at the green fog around his hand in confusion.
"Hello, welcome to the Adventurers Union." At this moment, a middle-aged man walked out of the corner with a smile.
Romon nodded and smiled, "Hello, I am the druid of Ricca Town..."
"Yes, you are indeed a druid. You have passed our inspection just now. Please come here and we will talk while walking." The middle-aged man smiled and pointed to the place at the door.
Romon then saw clearly that there was a small hexagonal star array at the entrance of the door. As long as someone stepped into the gate, he would step into the array with one foot. Judging from the situation just now, this array should be used to check the identity energy.
"Is this your first time in the Adventurer Union?" After knowing Romon's purpose, the middle-aged man asked him in a clear tone.
Romon nodded.
"It seems that before you came, you have learned a little about this union, but I still want to introduce it to you in a comprehensive way." The middle-aged man should be similar to the company receptionist on Earth. On the way to the union hall, he skillfully introduced the union situation to Romon.
Romon listened carefully and asked some questions from time to time, and the other party could respond quickly. He sighed inwardly that there were indeed talents in the Adventurer Union. The two of them talked and walked around, and soon, they arrived at the place where they handled the affairs.
After crossing a door, a spacious hall with multiple windows suddenly appeared in front of Romon.
Some people are consulting or handling affairs in front of the window. The staff are all in the window, communicating with people through the half-open window.
This scene is very similar to the bank and post office halls on the earth.
Seeing Romon showing a surprised expression, the middle-aged man enjoyed this expression very much. Seeing that his task had been completed, the middle-aged man took Romon to a window and said, "This is a specialized way to handle registration and record affairs."
Romon was not afraid of the stage. There were two people ahead of him. He lined up while thinking about how to repay his debts as soon as possible. If the debt could not become a free person, he could not open a store, he could not open a store, he could not accumulate strength. For Romon, this was simply a vicious cycle.
"Sir, what are you going to do?" Suddenly, a polite and sweet voice pulled his thoughts back.
Looking forward, a very capable young woman was looking at herself in the window, smiling.
Romon also smiled back, and then explained the pre-thought speech, and showed the last time the squadron leader helped him get his adventure certificate.
"Your identity has been confirmed. This is a temporary adventure certificate. Since you are a level 1 druid, you have the right to apply for a formal adventure certificate immediately without any investigation. If you want to apply for a permanent adventure certificate, please fill in your information further - fill in a form first!" The woman handed a piece of kraft paper to Romon, which was densely packed with words.
Romon picked it up and looked carefully, and confirmed that there was no problem. Then, he picked up the pen and filled it out, signed his name at the bottom, and handed the form back from the window.
The other party checked it and took out a metal card from the cabinet. Then, using a technique that Romon didn't know, quickly printed Romon's information and the union's certificate into the card, and then handed it to Romon.
"The handling fee is three silver coins." The woman said with a smile as she looked at the handsome boy who was young but had a strange charm.
Romon had learned about this from the middle-aged man in advance, so he immediately handed over the silver coins.
"Okay, from now on, you are officially a member of the Adventurers union. Your reputation is 1 point, and you are a Level 1 Adventurer. Welcome to you again, Mr. Romon!" The woman smiled and said: "Every time you complete the mission, the union will increase your reputation point and deduct 20% of the due. At the same time, you will pay about 10% of the tax to the local lord. If you obtain the lord's tax exemption, you don't have to pay it."
Thirty percent taxes, and the union is also very unscrupulous. Adventurers union does not value strength. It is a money-making institution, and it values ​​credibility - the point of credibility is to perform tasks and make contributions to the union.
Even if you are a great wizard and don’t make money for the union, you don’t have any credibility. No wonder the Adventurer Union is so rich and is simply a monopoly large company. However, local lords should be involved in stakes and dividends.
Seeing his depressed expression, the woman smiled and said, "Of course, adventurers above level 5 will be reduced by 5% of tax receivables, and adventurers above level 11 will be reduced to 10% of tax receivables, and at that time, you can basically obtain the lord's tax exemption."
After hearing this, Romon thought it was OK. At level 5 or above, the actual tax was 25%, at level 11 or above, and the actual tax was 15%. He also politely smiled, then put away the metal card and walked out of the Adventurers union. The sun was shining outside, just like his mood at the moment. His future will also become brighter with his efforts.
In theory, applying for a formal adventure certificate accumulates credibility. As long as he is promoted to level 5, even if the lord does not grant complete freedom of civil rights, he will automatically obtain it, and it is basically unimpeded on the mainland.
This is why most lords will grant free civil rights in advance. After all, if you cannot stop it, sooner or later, it is better to give it now and give it to your personal affection.
Chapter completed!