COSG - Chapter 138: Night Watchmen's Commission

The sky gradually darkened. Dressed in a black suit and wearing a wide-brimmed hat, Ben approached the northern city gate closest to Saint Joseph Street in a large carriage gotten from the rental agency.

Indahl had no curfew, but the city gate would be locked after nightfall. As the carriage neared, two guards in uniform emerged from the guardhouse and halted the carriage. "Hey, stop! Don't you know you can't enter or leave the city gate after dark?"

Ben, atop a single-horned gray steed, reached into his coat pocket and pulled out the exorcist credentials. Then, tilted his chin slightly, his eyes peering ominously from beneath the wide-brimmed hat at the two soldiers.

Upon seeing the Church of Lady Gold Coin's emblem on the credentials, the two city guards paled slightly. Without further words, they immediately backed off and began operating the winch by the city wall.

With the creaking and clanking of the mechanism, the sealed city gate slowly began to rise.

Ben put away the credentials, shook the reins, and drove the carriage into the darkness.

Behind him, the massive city gate slowly descended once more.

The older city guard watched the carriage as it departed and shook his head, murmuring, "Leaving the city in this direction… Is 'Redwall Farm' going to be stained with blood again?"

The other city guard, sweating profusely, secured the winch and curiously inquired, "What are you talking about? What farm?"

Night duty at the city gate was often dull, especially at the usually quiet northern gate. The veteran beckoned his companion back to the guardhouse, took a sip from the nearly full bottle of corn rum on the table, lowered his voice, and mysteriously shared unsettling rumors circulating about a noble family in Indahl…

Inside the carriage steered by Ben, as soon as the words "we've left the city gate" were spoken, the canvas covering the cargo was promptly lifted from the inside, revealing over 20 skeletal figures seated underneath.

"It's really inconvenient without teleportation points. We have to re

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