At least it is so for the sheriff.
After all, before he secured this position, he was only a level 1 Ranger.
"What’s your name?"
"Gauss."
"..."
After asking a few simple questions, the sheriff stood up and took the initiative to guide them through the side door, entering Farlim.
"Wish you a pleasant journey."
"Goodbye, Mr. Sheriff."
Gauss noticed that although he looked respectful, he seemed not to recognize him, and couldn’t help but lament in his heart that his fame had indeed not reached this place.
Compared to Farlim, other cities seem like the countryside.
When the sheriff asked and heard that he came from Gray Rock Town, Gauss detected a faint sense of superiority on his face, albeit briefly.
Regardless of where you are, people from central areas always have a peculiar psychological advantage over "peasants" from peripheral regions.
This thought didn’t anger Gauss; he just found it amusing and recognized the gap and differences among regions more clearly.
In Gray Rock Town, he is the hero who saved the town, the Guardian of Gray Rock, the renowned "Red Dragon Knight."
But in Farlim, he is just one of the "foreign Master Level Adventurers" who needs to undergo routine checks upon entering the city.
He turned his gaze towards the city.
The first impression Farlim’s streets gave him was that of orderliness.
Broad roads are paved with alternating gray and white stones, fitting together seamlessly.
The silver-leaved sycamore trees are not planted randomly but are neatly arranged with branches and leaves meticulously trimmed.
The architectural style is uniform, mostly four to six-story brick or stone buildings, with exterior walls often painted soft cream or other pale colors.
The whole city seems carefully designed.
The vehicles on the streets are more diverse; besides traditional transport, some sort of rail car is parked by the roadside. Seeing no draft beasts at the front, Gauss speculated it must be some large-scale magical device.
However, there didn’t seem to be too many people riding, and most of the passengers waiting at the station were well-dressed and financially well-off.
"Let’s head to the Adventurer’s Guild first."
After a brief observation, Gauss spoke.
The sheriff had given him a city map earlier, highlighting major buildings, City Hall, various Adventurer’s Guild branches, libraries, and so on.
Out of curiosity, Gauss wanted to go to the nearby ticket office to buy a ticket and experience it firsthand.
After all, its appearance reminded Gauss of electric trams from his past life, which he couldn’t help but miss.
While buying the ticket, he used his Charm Attribute advantage to inquire with the ticket seller about the rail car.
"Oh, you’re talking about this."
"It’s called a Magic Power-Driven Rail Car, a novelty from the Royal Capital."
"It runs using a magic core along a laid track, no need for draft beasts, fast and stable." The young lady introduced fluently, with a touch of pride in her tone.
"Currently, only a few lines have been opened, mainly connecting several major districts and important facilities."
After thanking her, Gauss headed to the platform to wait.
His gaze swept below the tracks, where he faintly sensed a flow of magic power.
After waiting for a while.
A long dark-colored metallic vehicle smoothly glided along the two metal tracks on the ground.
The doors swung open, passengers boarded orderly and seated, the conductor checked the tickets, and the vehicle started to move slowly.
As the vehicle began to move, the scenery outside the windows started to move backward at a steady pace, rapidly leaving carts and draft beast vehicles behind.
Gauss was relatively calm; after all, he had ridden high-speed trains, subways, and trams in his past life. But his teammates clearly hadn’t experienced such transportation, each looking around in surprise, especially Aaliyah, who directly leaned against the window to stare wide-eyed at the scenery outside.
Strands of her light blue hair fluttered in the wind, occasionally landing on Gauss’s face beside her.
Albena appeared slightly tense, sitting stiffly on the widened seat, gripping the handle tightly, evidently not trusting this running "metal box."
Gauss watched his teammates’ reactions, secretly amused.
But noticing Aaliyah looking over, he quickly restrained his smile and started examining the compartment itself.
He believed whoever designed such a vehicle must be a major talent in magic.
He could feel the magic power flowing beneath him but couldn’t grasp the specific principle, such efficient and stable utilization of magic power.
Although his Fireball Technique could easily destroy this compartment, in terms of principles, this vehicle was far more intricate and complex than any combat spell he mastered.
However, this seemed to be an experimental temporary operation device.
They had spent 5 Silver Coins each to buy tickets, not cheap, but he still felt they were unlikely to recoup the cost.
About half an hour later, after the magic vehicle passed several stops, it reached the destination of Gauss and his group.
South District Adventurer’s Guild · Gate of Order.
The square ahead was bustling with adventurers, lively and festive.
Compared to other areas, it certainly appeared much more "disordered."
Many vendors were promoting their wares.
"Would you like to take a look, sir? A top-quality Dragon’s Tooth Dagger."
"It’s a genuine product made from real Giant Dragon teeth, only 10 Gold Coins, slices through iron like mud."
"Shall I demonstrate?"
"..."
No matter how eloquent he was, Gauss didn’t react, just strode toward the guild’s main door, leaving the vendor to seek another buyer soon after.
Gauss couldn’t help but shake his head.
Does he not know if it’s a Dragon’s Tooth?
If he plucked one of his own teeth, it would likely be more authentic than that dagger.