After meeting with Hailiel, Gauss did not go out again.
In the blink of an eye, the day of the meeting arrived.
Accompanying Gauss were the other members of Gauss's team: Ivan, Luna, Ethan, and the Dwarf Toga.
Though there were quite a few of them, the carriage had more than enough room. After all, the local guild had provided no fewer than four carriages.
Once they boarded the guild carriage, it soon sped down the broad avenue.
After passing through the inner and outer city walls, the number of pedestrians and vehicles on the streets noticeably dwindled.
Most of those able to live in the inner city belonged to Barry's upper class. Calling every inch of land worth its weight in gold would not be an exaggeration.
Those seen here were mostly nobles, members of major chambers of commerce, high-ranking government officials, church priests, bankers, great scholars, cultural luminaries, and artists. Beyond them were merchant employees and other staff who provided services in the area.
Gauss and the others' carriage stopped before a classically styled, circular-tiered building. Many vehicles of varying designs were already parked in the open space before its entrance.
Many high-ranking adventurers of status similar to his had just stepped down from their vehicles. Some others possessed a temperament clearly distinct from adventurers—harder and more austere. They were likely military personnel.
The two groups naturally kept their distance from one another.
Gauss naturally moved toward the adventurers' side, but his gaze lifted toward the towering tree soaring into the clouds behind the Barry Adventurer's Guild headquarters.
Having entered the inner city, they were now ever closer to the Mother Tree of the Forest Capital. The awe it inspired, like gazing upon a god, grew all the more intense.
The colossal tree reached into the heavens. Every