188: First visit to Dawn City

After all, having two Legendary Experts as bodyguards was too high-profile!

As the public-facing Legendary Expert of the Lionheart Kingdom, Melita could indeed openly display her Late Stage Legendary strength.

The auction was actually scheduled to take place on June 5th.

There were over ten thousand kilometers between the Lionheart Kingdom and the Haimo Kingdom, where the headquarters of the Dawn Merchant Guild—the venue of the auction—was located.

Even at the speed of an average Legendary Expert, it would take ten hours.

Logically, Arthur would have needed to depart a day or two in advance, but now that he had summoned a Silver Dragon and could perform long-distance spatial teleportation, he was in no rush.

It wasn't until the morning of the day the auction was held that Arthur and Karona's group set out on their journey.

...

Haimo Kingdom, Dawn City.

As the headquarters of the Dawn Merchant Guild, Dawn City was already exceptionally prosperous, and now, due to the auction, it was packed with people.

A hundred miles outside of Dawn City, in a sparsely populated area, the space suddenly cracked open, and two men and five women appeared—it was Arthur and his group.

"Your Majesty, I shall return to the kingdom now!"

"Hmm, go ahead!"

Since she had delivered them to their destination, the Silver Dragon Fiore did not linger any longer.

With that, only the six of them remained.

This place was one hundred miles from Dawn City; while that distance didn't sound far, it would take quite a while to walk.

Thus, the six of them displayed the ability unique to at least a Sky Knight: flight, and headed towards Dawn City.

It was not until they were a hundred meters from the dozens-of-meters-high walls of Dawn City that Arthur's group landed and walked into the city along the main road.

"These six people can actually all fly. Could they be Sky Knight or Grand Magus level experts?"

"That's too young! Except for the two who look like bodyguards, the leading boy and the three girls beside him are at most around twenty years old.

To become an expert at or above the Sky Knight level at such an age is rare even in the Empire. Could they be from the Empire?"

"No wonder I haven't seen them before; they must be from the Empire!"

...

With the appearance of Arthur and his group, many were shocked by their strength and age!

Even the peerless beauty of Karona, Olivia, and the others was temporarily cast aside.

Arthur heard the crowd's discussion but didn't care, heading straight to a place with a shorter line that looked like a VIP passage.

There were too many people in Dawn City now; there were thousands of people queuing at the normal gates.

The small gate on the left, the VIP passage, was much better, with only a few dozen people.

So, when Arthur's group queued up there, it was soon their turn.

A manager was busy making records there and, upon seeing Arthur, immediately asked.

Perhaps having seen the feat of Arthur's group flying in just now, his tone was exceptionally gentle:

"I am a manager of the Dawn Merchant Guild. Are you here to participate in the auction? Accommodation in the city is currently tight.

As long as you present your invitation, we will arrange for someone to take you to the prepared guest rooms. I wonder if you..."

At this point, the manager looked at Arthur, who was standing at the very front.

Arthur then handed over the invitation he had prepared in advance.

The manager took the invitation, checked it, and finding no issues, his smile became even brighter. He then instructed someone to lead Arthur's group into the city.

For some reason, the guides arranged by the Dawn Merchant Guild this time were all attractive women.

"My lords, I will now lead you to your accommodation!"

A girl who looked to be fifteen or sixteen years old was sent over and immediately bowed in greeting.

"Hmm, please do."

To this, Arthur responded with a smile.

"O...okay."

Perhaps she had never seen an expert as polite as Arthur, and the girl was so surprised that she couldn't speak clearly!

Her face flushed, and she quickly turned and walked towards the city.

After walking only a few hundred meters, the lively and active Doria couldn't sit still. She quickly walked up to the young girl leading them and asked with her head tilted.

"Hello, my name is Doria. May I ask if there are any fun places in Dawn City?"

"H-hello, my name is Sunny. As for fun places, the market in the west has all kinds of things. Lady Doria can go check it out later!"

Sunny had seen Doria flying over earlier, so she didn't dare to look down on this little girl who looked even younger than herself.

She was even a bit afraid when facing Doria's conversation; after all, for an expert like Dolia, killing her wouldn't require any accountability.

At most, they would just pay some gold coins.

Doria didn't think that much. Upon hearing there were places to play, her azure eyes lit up, and she continued excitedly:

"Really? That's great! Another place to play!

Sister Sunny, are you free later? You must be very familiar with that place, can you take us there to play?"

Because of Arthur and the others, Doria's favorability towards humans had greatly increased. Combined with her playful nature, she immediately became familiar with Sunny.

"My lady, you flatter me too much. I am not worthy of being called sister by you.

As for leading the way, as long as you lords need it, I will do my best to fulfill any requests during the auction period!"

Sunny had been trained before; her most basic task was to lead people to their accommodation.

After the basic task was completed, if the noble didn't need her, she would return to the city gate to wait for the next assignment.

During this time, if any noble needed other help from her, she had to try her best to satisfy them.

Even her body.

Because Sunny had been sold to the Dawn Merchant Guild by her parents, she had absolutely no freedom.

This was her first time working after completing her training, and she was quite nervous.

However, after seeing Arthur's gentle smile and Doria's innocent face, the nervousness in her heart gradually eased.

On the other side, Doria, having received confirmation, was even more excited and made a pleading, cute expression at Arthur and the others:

"Then let's hurry! After we confirm our accommodation, we'll go to the western market to play.

Brother Arthur, Sister Karona, Sister Olivia, what do you say?"

Looking at Doria's appearance, Arthur, Karona, and Olivia looked at each other, then smiled helplessly:

"Fine, whatever you say!"

The auction time was 7:00 PM, and it was currently only a little past 9:00 AM, so Arthur was not in a hurry.

Under Doria's urging, Arthur's group soon arrived at the largest inn in the city.

The Dawn Merchant Guild had arranged two suites for Arthur, each with five rooms, which was more than enough for the six of them.

After collecting the room keys and taking a tour of the rooms.

Arthur's group soon left the inn and headed to the lively western market.

The west side was likely the commercial district specially planned by Dawn City, with all kinds of shops located here.

Even the auction house where the auction would be held in the evening was here.

Therefore, the flow of people in the western market was the most dense in the entire city.