Cloud City.

When Herag was still ten kilometers away from Cloud City, he spotted the watchtowers.

Each watchtower had two or three guards stationed with smoke signal devices inside.

Herag avoided these watchtowers, as with his skills, these ordinary people would hardly notice him.

He deliberately took a detour to adjust his direction.

Originally coming from the west of Cloud City, after the detour, he approached from the southeast.

Because the west of Cloud City was controlled by the expedition team, coming from this direction was bound to arouse suspicion and add unnecessary trouble.

Herag's current appearance was thin and frail, with a plain look that didn't attract attention.

A high city wall had been built outside Cloud City, and one could tell at a glance that it was newly built in recent years, with many bloodstains on it.

There was another wall within this one, the inner wall was shorter and seemed older.

The original wall of Cloud City no longer had any defensive capability, at least it was ineffective against demons, hence the later construction of this new wall.

There were always people patrolling on the city walls.

Herag was noticed by the archers on the wall as soon as he appeared.

When he reached the city gate, he was allowed to enter the city after some questioning.

Upon entering the city, Herag felt a somber atmosphere; few people laughed or chatted on the streets.

Most people had worried expressions, and the streets were mostly filled with armed adventurers, most of whom bore some scars.

From some unintended actions of these people, Herag could tell they were experienced veterans in combat.

Cloud City was considered the border area, and the adventurers here likely dealt with demons regularly.

Herag carried a plain longsword on his waist, with an expressionless face and a forbidding demeanor.

He asked around and found a caravan heading to Talres County.

Talres County was a city in the northeast direction of the Noen Kingdom, and it was relatively close to Miracle Valley.

Herag planned to travel with the caravan instead of using Elemental Flight in these areas.

Although he was now a Level 2 Wizard, he didn't think himself invincible.

Even among the natives of the Elf Plane, there were Level 3 Elves and Casters; if he traveled too flamboyantly using Elemental Flight, the outcome might be disastrous.

"What is your power level?" the guard captain of the caravan, Fei Rui, asked.

Fei Rui was a Great Knight and an experienced adventurer.

His adventurer group had more than twenty people, not many, but they were all strong, with over a dozen at the Knight Level.

Many caravans wanted to hire them, offering very high prices.

Fei Rui didn't take any job lightly; he was cautious by nature, avoiding high-risk tasks as much as possible.

He thought one must be alive to earn and spend money.

Over the years, he had seen many powerful adventurers who had bright futures but ended up losing it all for high profits.

After witnessing many such cases, Fei Rui basically stopped taking dangerous tasks.

This was also why he operated around Cloud City; the distance from the border made it somewhat safer, while still offering many high-reward tasks.

Herag said, "Great Knight."

"Oh?" Fei Rui was somewhat surprised; he hadn't expected this frail-looking man to be a Great Knight.

Seeing Fei Rui's skeptical expression, Herag stamped hard on the ground, producing a dull boom as cracks appeared instantly.

This was the simplest and most direct way to demonstrate strength.

Fei Rui watched this scene, his eyebrows twitching at this terrifying power.

Even he couldn't achieve this; Herag's strength was evident.

"Very impressive, brother, what's your name?" Fei Rui asked.

"Luwak." Herag made up a name.

Fei Rui nodded, "Welcome to join us. I'll repeat the task: escort the caravan to Talres County, which will take about two months. The pay is one hundred Gold Coins, any problem?"

"No problem," Herag nodded.

Two one hundred Gold Coins were already quite a generous reward.

This was because the world was in chaos, the workforce was scarce, and the prices for adventurers were rising.

This was why many adventurers, knowing Cloud City was near the border, still came here to make a living for the money.

After the agreement, Fei Rui took Herag to meet the employer of this job, the owner of the caravan, Tole.

Tole was a burly man with a broad sword strapped to his back.

He looked more like an adventurer than a merchant.

As Herag approached, he discovered that Tole was also a Great Knight.

It seemed that those making a living near the border all had some skills; without them, one couldn't last long here.

"I just saw, very good, welcome aboard. If you have any requirements, feel free to tell me. We can also have long-term cooperation in the future," Tole nodded in satisfaction, he had seen the previous scene.

Herag nodded without saying much.

His expression remained cold, as if he were not good with words.

Just like earlier, when Fei Rui questioned him, Herag didn't speak, but directly used his actions to prove his strength.

Tole and Fei Rui weren't surprised by Herag's demeanor; many adventurers were like this, disliking dealing with people.

It was even less surprising for a powerful Great Knight with such demeanor; with power came the capital for arrogance.

Two days later, the caravan officially departed.

In these two days, Herag learned that although the expedition team's castle hadn't been built here, demons were no less active.

On the contrary, demons frequently appeared here, as the demons summoned by the expedition team mostly came to this side.

Because near the border, almost no people were active; they either fled or perished, leaving demons wandering pointlessly.

This resulted in the Noen Kingdom's remaining half of the territory still being very dangerous, with demons often attacking cities.

Particularly in cities near the border, demon attacks were commonplace.

For caravans traveling through the wilderness, the danger was even greater.

In the city, there were walls as fortifications, but in the wild, they'd face demon attacks directly.

In such a situation, powerful adventurers were even more scarce.

Over the years, adventurers had been filtered like sand through the waves; those still alive were adventurers with significant strength.

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