"The entrance fee to the city is ten coppers." At the somewhat dilapidated entrance of a city, more than twenty soldiers stood behind the barricades, collecting fees from every adventurer, commoner, and merchant corps entering the city.
"Hmm? Just these few items?" A soldier rummaged through a pile of pelts carried by a hunter, looking rather impatient. This was just an ordinary hunter from a nearby village, who made a living by hunting ordinary beasts and selling their fur. However, these things weren't worth much, so there wasn't much advantage to be gained from him.
"Esteemed knight, I am only entering the city to sell these pelts." The hunter, who had been wrestling with beasts in the wilderness to provide for his family, smiled at the city guard. He had already paid the ten copper entrance fee, but this soldier wouldn't let him pass, still wanting to squeeze something out of him.
