Divine Sword Art System

Chapter 72. Duel Challenge

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Three days later.

Tobias arrived in front of a modest inn in a village along a road connecting cities. They called this village Eldergate. The name was given because the village had a giant gate on top of a hill.

According to Tobias, the villagers were friendly enough, not as nice as the villages in the east, but he didn't face any significant threats. In short, Tobias only got a few glares from some villagers, but nothing terrible.

This village was the first one Tobias met after leaving Rachdale. There were a total of three more villages he had to pass through to get to Westwind.

Yesterday, Tobias felt a different temperature, hotter and drier than the east. The land on either side looked barren, not to the point of forming a desert, but few trees were growing.

That's why Eldergate Village was not wealthy compared to other villages. Besides lacking commodities, they only traded on crafts and favors from the main city, Westwind.

That was why the villagers were sarcastic toward Tob