"It really has been a long time since I came back."
Gauss stood on the street of Gray Rock Town and lifted his head to take in a breath of air.
The air of Gray Rock Town seemed to carry a faint smell of stone—that was the natural scent given off by the paving stones, the city walls, and all kinds of stone buildings.
Every time he went out adventuring and then returned to Gray Rock Town, he would have a very particular feeling.
Familiar, yet with a trace of strangeness.
"It hasn't been that long..." Aaliyah said with a smile.
Gauss gave her a look and blinked.
"What is it?"
"Nothing."
"We'd better get a place ready in advance for the Red Dragon Team to operate, right?" Serdur reminded him.
With dozens of people, and needing space to store the tools and supplies brought from Farlim, an ordinary inn clearly couldn't shoulder that responsibility.
They needed an independent base of operations, something like a branch hall.
