After leaving the Mercenary Union, Jianchen directly arrived at a place where the merchants gathered in White Cloud City. The place was extremely spacious, so it was where the merchants stored their goods. At the same time, the place was heavily guarded, so there was no need to worry about being stolen.
When Jianchen arrived, there were already many merchants bustling about. Everyone was preparing to leave. At the same time, there were many mercenaries riding various magical beasts. Of course, there were also some mercenaries riding horses.
Horses were the most common and cheapest form of transportation on the Tian Yuan Continent. At the same time, they were also the lowest form of transportation.
At this moment, a young man who was busy moving goods passed by Jianchen. Jianchen immediately extended his hand to stop him and asked, "Brother, may I ask which of these merchants are leaving the Kingdom of Gesun?"
The young man glanced at Jianchen in some doubt before pointing at a larger group of merchants in the distance, "That group is leaving the Kingdom of Gesun."
Jianchen glanced in the direction the young man was pointing at. He saw several dozen carriages filled with goods parked there. There was a large group of mercenaries guarding the goods in the surroundings. A middle-aged man in luxurious robes was directing the workers.
Jianchen could tell with a single glance that the middle-aged man was the person in charge of the merchant group. He immediately walked over and arrived before the middle-aged man. He asked, "Uncle, may I ask if your merchant group is leaving the Kingdom of Gesun?"
The middle-aged man studied Jianchen cautiously when he heard that. He asked, "Why are you asking this?"
Jianchen chuckled, "Uncle, if your merchant group is leaving the Kingdom of Gesun, can I join you? I'm not very powerful, but I'm still a first class mercenary. I don't want any payment from you either, so is that alright?"
The middle-aged man looked relieved and said indifferently, "Sure, but you have to follow us closely on the road. Also, you have to pay for the expenses along the way. We won't reimburse you for any expenses. If there are bandits blocking the way, you have to contribute and fight with us."
On the Tian Yuan Continent, some of the weaker mercenaries would usually form groups or join large merchant groups if they wanted to travel between kingdoms.
Not only was the journey between kingdoms extremely long, but it was also extremely dangerous. Not only would there be bandits on the continent at any time, but there would also be magical beasts. In certain special environments, it would even be very common to be attacked by magical beasts. As a result, almost every merchant group or mercenary group would welcome anyone who wanted to join them. Normally, they would not turn anyone away. After all, an extra person was an extra source of strength. Just a little bit of strength might be enough to save their lives.
Jianchen agreed to the middle-aged man's request without any hesitation.
"Our merchant group will set off in an hour. Go prepare yourself." With that, the middle-aged man no longer paid any attention to Jianchen. He continued to instruct the young men to move the goods.
With that, Jianchen immediately hurried to a place in Whitecloud City that specialized in selling mounts. After spending fifty gold coins on a good horse, he returned to where the merchant group had gathered and quietly waited for the merchant group to set off.
An hour passed very quickly. Jianchen rode his mount and followed behind the merchant group, slowly making his way to the city gates. Although many of the mercenaries in charge of escorting the merchant group cast curious gazes at Jianchen, no one asked him about his origins. This was because this large caravan was made up of three medium-sized caravans. Due to the long journey and unknown dangers, the three caravans had hired three mercenary groups, and many of them were individual mercenaries. The total number of mercenaries and coachmen was no less than five hundred. It was normal for them to encounter unfamiliar faces.
Very soon, Jianchen followed the merchant group to the gates of Whitecloud City. Naturally, the person in charge of the merchant group would negotiate with the guards there. The merchant group did not stay there for long. Once they were done, the merchant group slowly set off from the city.
"Wait a moment." At this moment, a middle-aged man in armor quickly walked down from the tower. He held a scroll of paper in his hand.
The middle aged man directly arrived before the city gates, and then he passed the scroll in his hand to a guard and said, "Paste this portrait on the city gates. At the same time, get the best artist in White Cloud City to draw the person in the portrait and paste it on the streets and alleys of the city. Capture anyone who looks like the person in the portrait immediately. Kill them without mercy if they resist."
"Yes, commander!" Commander! "A guard immediately took the scroll of paper from the middle-aged man and opened it before pasting it on the city walls.
"The person in the portrait is a fugitive of the Gesun Kingdom. All of you, keep a close eye on the people in the portrait. Compare them to the person in the portrait. Don't ever let the fugitive escape. Do you understand?" The middle-aged man ordered loudly again. His voice was so loud that even some people who were far away could hear him clearly.
When the guard pasted the portrait on the city walls, the person in the portrait appeared before everyone's eyes. It was a young man who seemed to be in his teens, at most in his twenties. The young man had a dignified appearance and was extremely handsome. Although it was only a portrait, the person in the portrait was extremely lifelike, just like a real person. Just from this point alone, it could be seen that the person who drew the portrait was extremely skilled.
Only after the portrait was pasted on the city walls did the commander wave his hand. He said to the waiting merchant group, "Alright, you can all go."
The caravan blocking the city gate continued to move out of the city, but at this time, the number of guards guarding the city gate had increased by several times. The original dozen guards had increased to over a hundred. Every person entering or leaving the city gate would be stopped by the guards and then compared with the portraits pasted on the city wall.
When Jianchen passed by the city gates and saw the portrait on the city walls, his gaze suddenly froze. That was because the person in the portrait was actually his original appearance.
Seeing this, Jianchen couldn't help being shocked by the Huayun Sect's strength. This place was over ten thousand kilometers away from Lore City. He had only left Lore City yesterday morning and arrived at White Cloud City in the evening. During this time, not only did the Huayun Sect perfectly draw his appearance, they even sent it to White Cloud City in such a short time. Just this kind of efficiency was enough to cause one to tremble. Furthermore, Jianchen didn't believe that the Huayun Sect only wanted him in White Cloud City. Right now, all the cities in the Kingdom of Gesun had already received his wanted list.
Thinking of this, Jianchen couldn't help but inwardly rejoice that he had already changed his appearance. Otherwise, if he was recognized, with his current strength, it would be very difficult for him to leave White Cloud City.
Jianchen rode on his horse and followed the merchant group out of the city. Just as he passed by the city gates, the guards on both sides of the gates cast sharp gazes on his face. However, Jianchen's appearance had already undergone a complete transformation. Even if someone familiar with Jianchen walked in front of him, they wouldn't be able to recognize him, let alone these guards who had never seen him before.
Without any obstructions, Jianchen blended into the merchant group as a mercenary and smoothly left White Cloud City. Then, the merchant group continued to move forward along the trade route like a long dragon.
This large merchant group was made up of three medium-sized merchant groups. Their destination was the Blue Wind Empire, which was the closest to the Kingdom of Gesun. As the merchant group was carrying large carts of goods, their speed wasn't very fast. Even though White Cloud City was very close to the border fortress of the Kingdom of Gesun, it would take at least two to three days to reach the border fortress. As for the journey to the Blue Wind Empire, it would take at least half a month.
Jianchen's gaze landed on a luxurious carriage in the distance. Not only was this carriage larger, but it was also pulled by four Tier 1 Demonic Beasts that were good at running. Around the carriage were several powerful mercenaries riding on Demonic Beasts. Moreover, the middle-aged man who agreed to let Jianchen join the merchant group was also around. It seemed like they were all guarding the luxurious carriage.
Jianchen could vaguely guess that the person sitting in the carriage was either the boss of the merchant group or someone important. This was because there were only two such luxurious carriages in the entire merchant group.
After traveling on the official road for four days, the merchant group finally arrived at the border fortress of the Kingdom of Gesun. The border fortress of the Kingdom of Gesun was a huge wall that stretched for several miles. It was more than fifty meters tall and twenty meters thick. From afar, it looked like a giant dragon that was entrenched on the ground. It was an awe-inspiring sight.
When Jianchen arrived in front of the wall, a huge shadow instantly enveloped him. The fifty-meter tall wall completely blocked the setting sun, causing the light in front of the wall to dim. The majestic aura was enough to shock anyone who saw this wall for the first time. It was as if the thing in front of them was a terrifying monster in the deep sea.
Jianchen raised his head to look at the wall that served as the first line of defense for the Kingdom of Gesun. He was extremely shocked. He had seen many walls in his past life, but none of them could compare to the one before him. Even the largest wall he had seen in the past was only twenty meters tall. Compared to the fifty-meter wall before him, Wu Ning was like an adult compared to a child.
"What a huge wall. Who knows how long it took to build such a huge wall." Jianchen sighed as he looked at the wall before him.
A mounted mercenary next to Jianchen curled his lips in disdain. He glanced at Jianchen and smiled, "The scale of this wall can only be considered average in the Tian Yuan Continent. Almost every kingdom has one." With that, the mercenary looked at Jianchen from head to toe and continued, "You probably haven't been to the three great empires yet. Let me tell you, the border fortresses of the three empires have walls that are a hundred meters tall and fifty meters thick. They are much more majestic than this. This wall can't compare to them at all."
Jianchen turned his head to look at the mercenary who had just spoken. He was in his twenties and had a common face. His skin was rather dark, and he wore coarse clothes. He seemed very ordinary.
"If there's a chance in the future, you must visit the three great empires." Jianchen chuckled.
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