Max and company travelled slowly towards the capital. Like Max promised Rey was responsible for taking care of bandits and other retards during their travel. During the night Rey did not have a permission to enter the capsules. Max told him that he will not have any access until he gave the coins back to Max for laying in the capsule for a whole week. When Rey tried to say something in response, he got his ass handed to him by Max really quickly. Derek got only one hour per day in the simulation because Max did not have many coins left. He did not want to risk it. During the nighttime Max and Valeria continued training together. Valeria now saw Max fighting his copy at the distance and was owed by the level of the clashes she saw. She knew that this man could obliterate her with ease. During their sparing with each other they continued getting intimate from time to time. Valeria got a lot bolder now. She wanted to try new things. She let Max choke her a little during their intercourses and did other things for more emotions. Max was enjoying every moment. He was feeling the connection. When a woman is really into being on the same page with you. Their battle cries while fighting would get to sound of flesh hitting flesh with a "plop" sound and female sensual moans. Max liked the fact the Valeria knew the boundaries of their relationship. She was very reserved and shy with other people around her. She did not try to cling onto Max hand or try to grab him in some way or kiss him. She generally kept her distance and Max liked this. If he showed signs that he wanted to touch her hand or just be near her she cooperated. It created a harmonious atmosphere in the group. The fact that Valeria generally became really warm and smiling to everyone really made the trip a lot better. She was like a little sun that warmed everything around her. All of the men basked in those rays of light. Of course, Max got most of this warmth. He also saw her "bad" side. She was not saint. But he liked her. She marvelled at every new place. She was caged for so much time. Now that she was free and traveling the world it was the best thing for her. The group had a couple of weeks to travel and with time Max started to see the rise of level from people around. It was evident on the bandits that tried to ambush them. A couple of times he even did not let Rey or Derek handle the problem because he did, they would get crushed. The attackers were on the level of fifth knight apprentice. It was no joke. After Max or Valeria dealt with those bandits Rey got dealt with by Max. Max did not care about the fact that the kid had no chance of winning. Rey was already waiting for the moment he will get into school, and he will not need to fight grown up men that wanted to kick his ass. He was not a kid anymore, but he had problems dealing with the changing reality. Everything was changing so fast. As a commoner it was a lot to take. Derek enjoyed the trip. He was anticipating the fact that he will come back to the capital. He liked living there. He wanted to settle his problems with the noble family that made him leave this wonderful city because of the fear of dying from a pursuit of the powers from this family and its allies. He knew that now he could stand his ground. He was sure that if shit hit the fan Max or Valeria will help him settle his problems. It was just an assurance that he will be able to make it even if the problem will be over what he could handle. He sure counted on himself but having back up was always good. When Derek told the guild master of the adventure guild that they were leaving town Felix decided to hand Derek Max's new ID as a honorary citizen and also gave him a gold guild card. Derek was not sure what it meant but it was sure no simple identity token. At least in Alexander's country. After some more travel time they all got to look at the capital from a high hill that they came from. The city was really impressive. It was a huge city. A home to more than a million citizens. It was a well-fortified city with a wall similar to the capital of Valeria. The walls were also around 20 meters high. The city was protected by sea from one side and by mountains from another. It was very hard location to capture. The nature was lovely. The weather was good. With bright blue sky and a warm sun shining in the horizon the group of four people were making their way towards the gate of the city. When they got closer to the gates, they saw a huge line of people waiting to enter Alexandria. None of them were nobles so they had to wait. After a few hours their turn arrived. The guards were grumpy. They were sick and tired of the unending line of people coming into the city. All of the guards were on a level of second knight apprentice. It was no joke. They could take big post in different cities of the country. Max gave the guards his ID of honorary citizen and it caused a small commotion. People looked at the fact that the ID card was golden, and the guards recognized the person as well. Their grumpy demeanour was washed away, and they saluted Max and let him and his company pass. One of the guards that did not recognize asked his peers: "Why did you salute him and let him in and even his company in without an inspection?"
The guard that saluted Max said with distain: "It is mad Max. Do you get it? Do you want to die? Did you hear what this guy done at Valeria country? A level two country. They needed to call reinforces from the capital of the empire to be able to negotiate with him. I don't want to invoke his displeasure. If he wanted to turn everything upside down here, there will be no one that could stop him. You can go and try to interrogate him if you want. Go ahead and try." After saying this the soldier continued checking the citizens. The other guard that asked about Max's identity paled and thanked the heavens he did not do anything stupid.