As the caravan lingered in line and it was time for it to enter the city, a commanding and loud voice sounded:
- Soldiers of the Moon Shine, everyone get off the wagons, take your belongings and gather around me, I give you two minutes! - This voice belonged to General Lukius.
All the wizards quickly started to pack up, and run towards the General. The caravan was quite long, so two minutes wasn't such a long stretch of time.
Kai had everything in his spatial ring at all times. And the fatty was here with nothing at all, the most precious things he had left were his clothes and trading skills. They quickly got off the caravan and said goodbye to the merchants and started running in the same direction as all the soldiers.
Symbioses like this caravan were constantly forming in Frontier City. For the soldiers were getting free transportation to the city, and the merchants were getting protection for themselves and their goods, so they were constantly cooperating. But when they arrived at the entrance, it was time to split up.
In a minute almost all the soldiers were already lined up near Lukius and were waiting for further instructions.
- Alright rookies, you have arrived at the Border Beast City, to survive here, you will have to work hard! After I finish speaking, those who are already registered and have been out of town on business can be free to go about their business. Those who are new here, listen to me carefully! - The General continued to speak in an orderly tone.
- First you will have to enter the city with these badges and register yourself at the entrance, after this procedure go to the Food Bureau, there you will be explained the further algorithm of actions. - Having said that, Lukius waved his hand and small stone plaques appeared in the air, which flew towards each newcomer.
- Dismissed! - Said the General and instantly vanished into thin air.
At this moment, many warriors began to poke around and ask about all sorts of things from those who had already settled in Border City for a long time. But had been traveling out on their own affairs for a period of time. The newcomers started asking for advice, it was noticeable that the older soldiers had already started recruiting some people into their groups.
Kai wasn't interested in any of this, he had already thoroughly learned everything during the trip long ago.
- Brother Diso, let's go to the entrance. - Kai said calmly and the two of them quietly left the gathering place and started moving towards the gate.
Although the wall on the Shadow Sect's side of the land wasn't as huge as the hundred meter wall, it was still bigger than any other they had seen in the Moonlight Shine Empire.
- Merchants or warriors? - The guard asked calmly. It was obvious that he was at the middle stage of Cultivator.
- Warriors, here you have our placards sir. - Responding, Kai and Diso handed over their plaques.
- ''I don't need them, come to this obelisk, write your names, ages, and origins. When you have written, drop your blood on it, and then your plaque. Calmly said the guard pointing to a huge gray stone boulder of rectangular shape that stood not far from it.
At this moment Kai and Diso were very surprised, it seemed like this whole town was from another world altogether. They had never heard of such methods of registration, and quickly walked towards the obelisk. They couldn't wait to see what was going to happen.
Kai walked up to the obelisk, took a brush that was lying in a large inkwell beside it, holding it in his hand, he wrote. "Kai, 14 years old, Moon Shine Empire" and then he bit his finger and lightly put his finger on the obelisk. He decided to lie about his real age here as well, for a Cultivator at 11 years old was too amazing a sight.
At that moment, under the dumbfounded stares of the fat man and Kai, the ink along with the blood was absorbed into the stone in a few moments.
Looking at his hand and then at his plaque, Kai immediately put the still-bitten pad on his thumb against it. And at that moment, writing slowly began to appear on the plaque from top to bottom. "Kai, 14 years old, Moon Shine Empire, Beginning Stage Cultivator."
- Unbelievable! It even determined my cultivation level by itself! - Exclaimed Kai in surprise. While he was looking at his plaque, the fatty had already done all the same manipulations and watched the text appear as well. "Diso, 15 years old, Moon Shine Empire, Peak Warrior."
- Alright, you can pass through, don't hold up the line! - The guard said loudly and had already started to address the people behind Kai.
They decided not to delay the others and started to enter the city. But then Kai turned around and asked:
- Excuse me sir, one last question, where can we find the Food Bureau? - Kai asked politely.
- Take the main road to the center of the city, there are all the main administrative buildings, once you get there you will figure out where to go. - After giving his answer, the guard turned back to the queue.
- Thank you! - Said Kai, bowing slightly.
As they moved, they looked around the perimeter. The city had an incredible aura, everything here was made of gray solid stone, without any fancy or architectural excesses. Everything was done in a very austere manner, but every building had an air of power about it.
There were martial artists everywhere. Almost everyone here was at the Cultivator or Peak Warrior stage, and one could even see older people in the Cloud Sphere. There were almost no ordinary people here... It seemed that if there were any, it was because they were born right here and were renting out rooms or working as servants and maids, in general they were service personnel....
When they looked around, they saw small stone trading shops, they were not in buildings, but on the sides of the road. They seemed to be built according to strict regulations, it would be impossible to move or expand them, for they were built of the same gray stone as the whole city.
- Brother Kai look! These are trading posts! - The fatty looked at them with shining eyes.
At each stall, a merchant or several stood there at once, and shouted about selling various goods at a bargain price. All the stalls were littered with all sorts of marvelous things that Kai had never seen before.
- Don't worry, we'll have a look around and then we'll see how to get you one of these... But I think we'll have to walk around the city, there must be bigger stalls in a better location. If we can get one of these, we can say that we'll hit the jackpot! - Kai said with a sly smile.
- Brother Kai, I'll rely on you for that. I got here because of you, so you're responsible for my life, ha ha. - Diso laughed contentedly.
- Fatty, you're not here because of me, but because of your stupidity and the fact that you don't know how to drink... Maybe your stupid head will take responsibility for you? - Kai sneered. He wasn't exactly a man who was a man of his word.
- I can't even joke with you, because in any case I'll be the loser. - Diso began to mutter.
They walked for more than two hours until they started to approach the center, the city was incredibly large!
At that moment coming out from around a corner they saw a large and round gray tower, which from the looks of it was about 30 meters tall, and two hundred meters wide. It looked like a huge stone disk that was lying on the ground. When Kai looked at it and realized that it was going several hundred meters into the ground, he was simply dumbfounded! It was even hard for him to realize such a scale, how could a human even build such a thing!