Herag rode his horse, gradually approaching Greenfield City when he encountered many people on the road.

There were merchants and caravans, as well as adventurers with weapons and equipment, all heading toward Greenfield City.

It was getting close to dusk, and everyone wanted to enter the city quickly since it was too dangerous in the wild.

Herag looked from afar at the city ahead; Greenfield City wasn't very tall, but its defenses were strict.

There were soldiers guarding the city walls at intervals, and watchtowers kept a constant eye on the distant movements.

After entering Greenfield City, Herag dismounted and thanked, "Thank you, Mr. Arnt!"

Arnt nodded, "No need to be polite; exorcists rid most people of demons and protect everyone's safety; this is nothing."

After he finished speaking, he led his men and horses toward the City Lord's Mansion, as there were matters to report.

Herag found an inn to settle down; the inn's conditions were very simple, with barely a bed.

The door was broken, never fully closing; Herag had to use some force to jam it into the door frame.

No identification was required to check in here.

Identification had no meaning in this place; cities almost existed independently of each other.

This was the reason Herag wasn't questioned when entering the city; anyone could enter, and no one had reliable identification.

The Polantes Empire had long since become nominal, with regions effectively self-governing.

Due to the presence of demons, people's main focus was dealing with them, with little conflict between each other.

The inn didn't provide meals; one had to find a place to eat themselves.

Herag couldn't be bothered and randomly fetched some dry food from his Space Ring.

After making do with a night's rest in the inn, Herag went out early the next morning.

Herag intended to gather some news and intel.

Ed had been to Greenfield City before; according to him, there was a large tavern in the city with many adventurers.

Herag walked the streets, identifying the position and directions around him, taking a half-hour to find the tavern Ed had mentioned.

The tavern was indeed quite large, with an interior almost like a hall.

Herag observed for a while and found that it was a hall converted into a tavern, no wonder the inner space was so large.

The tavern was so big, yet there were only three servers.

There were already quite a few people seated, and the inside was incredibly noisy, like a marketplace.

Those three servers ran around nonstop, unknown how they could hear patrons' requests amid such clamorous noise.

After Herag sat down, it took over twenty minutes before a server approached to ask what he needed.

Herag glanced at the pint of beer on the neighboring table and said, "The same as that will do."

The beer took nearly an hour to arrive, though Herag wasn't too bothered as drinking wasn't his purpose here anyway.

He sat in his spot, listening intently, gathering intelligence from the various noisy conversations.

Most of the chatter was useless information, which Herag skipped over directly.

After sitting for two hours, he finally gathered some useful information.

The first point was that things were unstable lately, with many demon appearances nearby, consistent with what Knight Commander Arnt said.

The second point was that the City Lord's Mansion was recruiting people to deal with those demons.

Many adventurers wanted to join in but feared not being selected.

Because, except for exorcists, these ordinary adventurers were almost useless against powerful demons.

After collecting these two pieces of intelligence, Herag drained the twice-replenished beer and went out.

The City Lord's Mansion was easy to find; it was the tallest and grandest building in Greenfield City.

Most buildings in Greenfield City were very low, with almost none above two floors.

Herag felt that the region's economic conditions were inferior to many places on the Coleson Continent, being too backward.

He arrived outside the City Lord's Mansion and indeed saw a notice board outside.

There were many notices posted on the board, including one recruiting adventurers and exorcists, with high bounties; those interested could go to the City Lord's Mansion to find Steward Rogul directly.

After reading the notice, Herag went to the entrance of the City Lord's Mansion and explained his intentions to the guards.

The guard glanced at Herag before turning and entering the City Lord's Mansion.

After a while, a round-headed, round-bellied middle-aged man came out, followed by the guards.

"You want to sign up for the demon subjugation team?" Rogul asked directly.

Herag nodded, "Yes."

"We don't recruit weak adventurers; dealing with demons is no joke. Don't be blinded by the bounty," Rogul glanced at Herag, feeling he looked too young and ordinary, doubting his strength with reluctance to recruit Herag.

Herag said, "I am an exorcist."

"An exorcist?" Rogul said in surprise.

The number of exorcists was very few; a small border city like Greenfield City had even fewer, making them rare.

"What's your awakened ability? Show it," Rogul said rather skeptically.

Herag said with some difficulty, "There are too many people here; it's inconvenient to demonstrate."

If he were to demonstrate the Titan Power form, such a massive physique would undoubtedly attract much attention.

With the high human traffic at the City Lord's Mansion, Herag couldn't reveal the Titan Power form here.

If other Wizards were hidden among the crowd, it would mean exposing himself to them.

The advantage of being hidden in the shadows would vanish instantly.

Herag even considered not fighting in the Titan Power form unless necessary.

His basic physical stats were now already high enough to handle many situations.

Rogul looked at Herag suspiciously, "What's the inability to demonstrate? It should be straightforward for you exorcists."

"My ability is somewhat secretive, thus can't be displayed publicly," Herag explained.

Rogul watched Herag's explanation with increased skepticism, increasingly feeling Herag was bluffing and babbling.

In Rogul's knowledge, exorcists' various abilities could be used readily, with no notion of being unusable in public.

Rogul showed displeasure, "The City Lord's Mansion isn't a place for your opportunistic antics. Get lost, or I'll lock you up next time. Even if you fool me, without sufficient strength, you'll still die facing demons. Can't understand you adventurers, risking your lives for money."

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