He stuffed the Denar into the Berserker Axe Warrior squad captain's hand.
"Consider this my treat for everyone to have a drink."
"Please make an exception."
"I traveled a long way from Green Cypress Forest to get here."
The Berserker Axe Warrior captain glanced at the Denar in his hand, then at the ranger squad captain. After exchanging looks, the two of them let Zong Shen pass.
Two or three hundred Denar split among the brothers counted as extra income.
After all, no lockdown order had come down from above. They had merely been instructed to tighten inspections for those entering the city.
Wentro Bang City was a typical mercantile city-state, and the flow of travelers had fostered its prosperity.
Naturally, it would not close its gates lightly. Once the movement of people came to a halt, the losses to the city-state would be enormous.
"Go on, and remember not to cause trouble!"
"The city patrols aren't as easy to talk to as we are!"
The Berserker Axe Warrior captain patted Zong Shen on the shoulder, and the road-blocking Berserker Axe Warriors and rangers immediately moved aside.
Zong Shen said nothing, merely giving a slight nod in acknowledgment.
Another two or three kilometers ahead, he would officially enter the city-state.
After getting through, he quickly left the checkpoint.
Before he had gone far, he stopped a group of traveling merchants preparing to enter the city.
With money to spare, he spent 500 Denar on a Nord mountain horse that was in fairly good condition.
Once mounted, his pace became much faster.
The city-state was so vast that traveling on foot alone would waste far too much time.
Especially since Wentro Bang City was much larger than Bosbang.
Following the crowd and asking around a little, he found a shabby tavern