SWDnovel Chapter 260: Migration Protocol
Chapter 260: Migration Protocol
Chapter 260: Migration ProtocolThe night that we arrived at the border of Balinesia, we had to wait at the walls for some time while the guards completed the immigration paperwork for the families we escorted.
Out of all the countries we visited, Balinesia was the only one that had a very strict method for immigration.
Basically, any time that outsiders arrived at their borders with the intention of moving into their country, they had to go through a series of interviews to determine if they were good citizens.
I didn’t think it was the most effective method, but it was the best they could do to avoid bringing in criminals from other nations.
When it came to visitors that wouldn’t be staying forever, like my group, we had to tell them how long we planned on staying in Balinesia. Then, they would write it down on their records.
If we overstayed our welcome, they would send guards to look for us and deport us, which I thought was a bit severe.
Nonetheless, when I told the guards that Melina and I were sages who were attending the assembly, they gave us a permit that allowed us to stay however long we wanted.
After our group was given clearance to enter, we marched inside the walls and noticed that half of the people we were escorting hadn’t come out yet.
One of the immigrants told me that, for whatever reason, two of the families were being heavily interrogated by the guards, which made me a little worried.
One of the families that was missing was a mother with two children, and the other was a couple with two boys, so it made no sense to me why they were being so strict with them.
"I’ll go check..." I said to everyone while I returned to the inside of the walls where they were keeping the families.
Two guards stopped me at the door and asked if there was anything wrong with my clearance.
"No, my permit is fine. But I’m still waiting for some people..." I said.
It was obvious that I was waiting for the two families they were keeping inside, as we were literally the only ones crossing their most dangerous border at nighttime.
"Do you know how long they are gonna be kept inside?" I asked the guard, but he seemed clueless about the situation.
Since sages had a high degree of authority in the nation, I asked them to let me in, and they had no choice but to obey.
There were a bunch of rooms inside the border walls that were used for interrogating the newcomers, so I used my "
"Lady, did you steal these?" I asked with a gentle tone.
"I did," she said confidently.
’Okay... She could have just said no, and we would’ve been done with this...’ I thought.
In reality, I couldn’t care less if she stole those things or not, as they were probably taken from a noble’s home.
"I see. Did you take them from a noble in Guanghua?" I continued.
"That’s right, I took it from the man who enslaved my sister!" she exclaimed.
*sigh* "Let these people in..." I said to the guards.
"Sage Ichiro, are you sure?"
"I am. I’ll buy the stolen goods from her, so now they are mine..." I continued, pulling out a small bag with gold coins.
I was definitely overpaying for the trinkets, but I had enough money not to care about it.
The woman had risked her life to get something that would provide for their family if they made it to Balinesia, and I didn’t want her efforts to go to waste.