Noah waited and then went after the red robed man, who at the same time was also the city leader, that he was pursuing.
He did not wait for too long; the city leader and the other man left the bar after a short time and they behaved very strangely. Both tried to avoid any contact with other people, and they tried not to be seen. But they did not look strange to the others, it was like they were completely ignored under the moonlight that night and soon they left the city and went to a small wooden house.
The wooden house was a guard cottage from the imperial guard that watched the borders and any other near places to the borders.
"Stevy, I have not seen you for a long time."
Said the man, that also was the smuggler, that wanted to smuggle the city leader into the Rosal Empire.
"You stingy old man, what do you want here? You know that the empire is very strict these days about the borders and who crosses it. I do not want trouble for now!"
"Hehehe, do not be so closed. I have a very prestige customer and he is willing to pay anything! If you can organize him something for tonight, you will have a very attractive plus in your golf bag."
The guard after hearing gold bag, stood up and was not more in a lazy position and looked like as if his father was in front him.
"If you had said that on this way, then we have to complete with the wish of the customer."
"good, good, good. When can we smuggle him? It should happen as fast as possible."
The guard was in an intensive thinking process and he looked around him and observed the landscape, then he said:
"We will have a break in 40 minutes for about 10 minutes. If he uses all his speed in those 10 minutes, then nobody would be able to notice him. But he has to be at least a 3rd Star magician, if he is any slower than that, then some high ranked guards will notice him and pursue him down."
The city leader smiled and said:
"If that is the only condition, then I am over qualified."
The guard saw him and did not comment, he did not want to offend the man that was willing to pay him an attractive amount of gold stars. As a simple guard and sometimes soldier at the borders, he did not have a satisfying wage and could only live a very simple life. But thanks to people like the city leader, he was able to have an extra income and with that income he could finance his extravagant live.
"Good, but you have to leave and return in 40 minutes, there are sometimes when other guards come here suddenly, and I think you do not want to be catch by them."
The smuggler and the city leader turned back and left the place in an instant, they were both excited to know that they achieved what they wanted. One will get a very high amount of money and the other would break in the freedom very soon.
Of course, our friend Noah was also there, and he watched everything what they were doing and listened every sentence they said.
"I think it is time to attack." Noah decided as they saw that both stopped 20 kilometers away from the guard cottage and they were resting there and doing anything.
"Because of this super-fast service, the price will increase for another 100 Gold Stars, if not for my connections, it would be impossible to cross the borders today night." Said the smuggler proudly.
The city leader took a money bag out from his spatial ring and then showed it to the smuggler.
"here re exactly 600 Gold stars, and you will get them as soon as I an crossing the border. Once I see that everything worked as planned, the money bag will accompany you back and I will continue my travel to the Rosal Empire. Deal?"
The smuggler looked at him in a foxy way and then he said:" I want the half of the money right now and then we can do whatever what you want."
The city leader in the red robes did not like the plan, but he had no other choice, he knew that the guars would only let him cross the borders if the smuggler is also there, because he was like his insurance for anything.
"Ok, you will het 300 gold star right now and later you will get the other 300 gold stars, but if I am catch or similar, you will also fall with me. I can promise you that in my eyes, you are nothing more than a ticket, if the anything goes wrong, then you will be the first to feel the pain."
The smuggle who was very experienced with a lot of such customers, knew that what he was saying was true. He heard a lot of times, that if the smuggled was catch, then the smuggler beside him was the first to be killed or injured. But these jobs were the only way to earn large amounts of money, even if you work as smuggler one time per year.
The normal people would need circa one gold star per month and they would live very good, but of course they would only have sometimes meat on the table or they cannot travel or a lot of other luxuries, that were impossible to do without large amounts of gold stars.
"Do not worry, until you crossed the border, I will be on your side and you will have a secure arriving. I also already sent a letter to my partner in the Rosal Empire, that will receive you once you crossed the borders. I can say that I am the best in this job, and you will never find someone better than me."