Dawn broke across the sky.
Grayrock Town awoke from the darkness of night.
The thin mist had yet to fully disperse, veiling the houses and streets built of gray stone like a layer of gauze. The air was slightly cool, carrying a faint scent of cooking smoke.
Figures moved up and down the streets as the townsfolk had already begun their busy new day.
Packhorses snorted as they pulled carts over the stone roads, the wheels making a rumbling sound.
Some adventurers clad in leather armor and carrying weapons yawned as they clutched sesame flatbreads, heading toward the hall or the town exit in small groups.
This was the most ordinary morning in Grayrock Town.
Gauss and the other two led their Land Birds to the guild entrance, where they joined the supply convoy preparing to head to Canopy Town.
Their equipment and supplies had already been checked and prepared. Unlike the townsfolk and low-level adventurers, their goal this time was farther away—a strange forest town filled with unknown dangers and hidden threats.
When they arrived at the guild entrance, they found a sizable convoy composed of covered wagons pulled by more than a dozen sturdy dire oxen. The wagons were piled with all kinds of supplies, including grain, Basic Medicine, arrows, and reinforced building materials.
Aside from Gauss's adventuring party, the guards included several cavalrymen and other workers.
The cavalry captain was a middle-aged man named Bard, with unkempt stubble on his chin.
When he saw Gauss and the other two arrive, he completed the paperwork, then glanced at the level badges in front of them. A satisfied expression unconsciously appeared on his face.
The six-pointed stars numbered three, three, and two respectively.
After having his strength certified, Gauss had risen from two stars to three. The design on