Another week passed, and the border between Diast and the Kingdom of Rossno was in sight.
As the team crossed the stream that served as the border and followed the passing caravans, slowly entering the broad plain, Reiner saw the city in the distance at a glance.
"Wow, this place does look nice."
The city in the distance looked majestic and vast, with towering white walls decorated with many woven woolen rugs in red and yellow.
There is also a tall castle in the center of the city that is as magnificent as a palace.
The building here is brand new, and it looks really nice just from the outside.
So far, this is the most prosperous city he has encountered on the road.
Junice rode to Reiner and said with a smile, "This city, Vosrich, is a border city between Rossno and Diast.
The Kingdom of Rossno is the most powerful kingdom on this continent, stronger than Diast and Barnet..."
After saying this, she put away her smile, her expression becoming somewhat sad: "Everyone says this to the outside world, but in reality, this kingdom is deeply corrupt and has long been terminally ill. Any war could potentially drag it into the abyss.
The prosperity you see is just superficial. There are no fewer hungry people, thieves, robbers, and beggars here than in Melod."
Reiner watched the caravan passing by.
Although I don't know what this city is like, the business should be quite prosperous.
If possible, he would also like to buy a few magic books to study them in depth.
At this moment, the team suddenly became agitated.
Epic Wolf and the others looked at the rows of slaves passing by and started talking to each other.
They seemed to want to rescue their compatriots...
"Peggy, emphasize our discipline to them."
"yes."
Peggy rode to the back and the team soon quieted down, but they still felt a little sad when they saw their ragged compatriots passing by.
Junice nudged Reiner a few times and whispered, "How many demihumans do you plan to buy back this time?"
Reiner shrugged. "It depends. If possible, I'll buy as much as I can. Even though I'm letting them make money for me, it's still better than being a slave."
Come to think of it, you really won’t go back to your hometown to have a look?”
A few days ago, Reiner asked her if she wanted to go back to her hometown, Lilid Tower, located north of Rossno, because their destination was the royal capital and they were about to pass through there.
If he didn't want to go back and look, Reiner planned to go around there to avoid unnecessary trouble.
And Junice said she would think about it and has not given him an answer so far.
The two of them slowed down their pace. Junice lowered her head and thought for a long time before slowly saying, "Let's just pass by the city from outside. We won't go in. I just want to take a look from afar. After all, that's my hometown."
"I understand."
Reiner looked back at the team.
The long journey made everyone exhausted.
Especially the elf Ariana, she was looking at Reiner listlessly, as if she was about to fall off the horse at any time.
"What's wrong, Potato? Are you feeling unwell?"
"I...I want to sleep. The stinky demon kept harassing me last night and kept me awake."
Reiner looked at Lelith beside him, and she looked away guiltily.
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