Staying Alive Cautiously in the Celestial Realm and Becoming the Strongest-Chapter 722 - : Selling a Daughter
Chapter 722: Chapter 722: Selling a Daughter
In the myriad worlds and realms, people are divided into ranks and classes.
This is actually quite normal; the concept of class is omnipresent. It’s just that Yongle Immortal City has turned the class system into an elaborate game.
Having understood the rules, the next natural step was to talk about the price.
The official at the Household Registration Office presented Wang Chen with a list on the spot.
Ding-grade residency for one hundred thousand, Bing-grade for two hundred thousand, Yi-grade for five hundred thousand, Jia-grade for one million!
The prices were clearly marked, fair to both young and old!
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The official must have taken a liking to Wang Chen and kindly reminded him, “If you don’t have enough Spirit Stones on hand, you can first apply for Bing-grade status and then advance through accumulating merit.
Although the residents of Yongle Immortal City were divided into four grades, there was another pathway for advancement besides “donating” Spirit Stones.
And that was through meritorious service!
This concept of merit was exactly the same as the Merit Points in Sects and Noble Clans.
After transferring his residency to the city, Wang Chen could slowly gain seniority by taking on official tasks to accumulate merit. Once he had enough, he could advance and save a considerable amount of Spirit Stones.
Wang Chen didn’t hesitate at all, “I apply for Yi-grade City Registry.”
The official’s good intentions were wasted, but for Wang Chen, gathering the Condensing Core Treasures needed to break through to the Golden Core Realm was the most pressing priority. Compared to that, a few hundred thousand Spirit Stones were nothing.
Insistent, Wang Chen didn’t leave the official any room to say more and had his paperwork processed.
After paying a hundred thousand Spirit Stones in application fees, Wang Chen received a temporary Identity Plaque and a Message Talisman.
With this Identity Plaque, he could freely enter and leave Yongle Immortal City, but he couldn’t stay overnight in the city.
Once the application was approved, the Household Registration Office would send Wang Chen a message, notifying him to come and register for the official Identity Plaque.
Of course, the fees had to be paid in full.
“Thank you for your efforts.”
After leaving the registration office, Wang Chen patted Pei Yan on the head, “I’ll look for you if I need anything.”
Having largely understood the situation in Yongle Immortal City and settled his residency transfer, he gave the young man fifty Spirit Stones as a token of gratitude for his troubles.
After sending Pei Yan away, Wang Chen returned to his residence.
He negotiated with the landlady, Zi Ling, and extended his lease for another half month.
Since the residency application review was expected to take about this long, Wang Chen needed to stay here for a few more days.
In the following days, Wang Chen didn’t rush to the upper city to see what’s happening; instead, he roamed along the banks of the great river beneath the Dragon Turtle, getting a better grasp of the “grassroots” living conditions.
The jurisdiction of Yongle Immortal City spanned ten thousand miles, with its core area covering several hundred miles and home to millions of lower-tier Cultivators.
A small portion of these Cultivators possessed Ding-grade residency, but the majority were unregistered Loose Cultivators who made a living through farming, hunting, gathering, mining, and other menial work.
Since Yongle Immortal City was a gathering place for numerous merchant associations and trade corporations, with exceedingly developed commerce and trade, as long as one was willing to endure hardship and work hard, a general Qi Cultivation practitioner could still make a living.
Most importantly, Yongle Immortal City was a Yi-grade Immortal City with a Divine Transformation True Monarch in residence, nearly a hundred Nascent Souls, and countless Golden Cores, making it much stronger than Yongle Immortal City by several magnitudes.
Therefore, even living under the Dragon Turtle was exceptionally safe!
The Mount-Shifting Sect had the power to annihilate Yongle Immortal City, but against Yongle Immortal City, they wouldn’t even dare to touch it.
If the lower tiers were so secure, the upper tiers went without saying.
Wang Chen felt that this Yongle Immortal City was the most suitable place for him to solidify his pill and authenticate his path.
However, unexpected incidents always occur when least anticipated.
One day, just as Wang Chen returned from outside, he saw the door of the small building he was renting wide open; by the doorway stood two Cultivators with fiendish, intimidating presences.
Noises of disputes and cries were coming from inside!
Neighbours from all around were peeking curiously, but no one dared to come closer to find out what exactly was happening.
Seeing this, Wang Chen couldn’t help but frown.
But he didn’t stop his stride, and as expected, was halted at the door.
“Move aside.”
Wang Chen said indifferently, “I am the tenant here, don’t block the way!”
With that, he released the imposing aura of a high-tier Purple Mansion cultivator.
The two cultivators guarding the door simultaneously changed their expressions and involuntarily took a step back, making way for him.
As Wang Chen stepped into the living room, he saw Zi Ling arguing loudly with a middle-aged cultivator while several unsavory-looking characters stood by.
The girl hadn’t noticed Wang Chen’s arrival, her face was flushed with anger, and tears filled her eyes; she was at the peak of her rage.
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The middle-aged cultivator’s face was gaunt, his eyelids swollen and blue, a defeated look on his face, yet he was still arrogantly sticking out his neck.
Wang Chen listened for a moment and roughly understood the situation.
It turned out that this middle-aged cultivator was Zi Ling’s father, who had gambled away his family’s property and was now bringing people from the gambling house to take over the house.
He also demanded Spirit Stones from Zi Ling to pay off the rest of his gambling debts.
The problem was that without a home, where could Zi Ling find Spirit Stones for her good-for-nothing father!
“Zi Ling, save your father!”
The previously arrogant middle-aged cultivator suddenly knelt down, pleading, “If I can’t produce three thousand Spirit Stones today, they’ll sell me into the mines to dig, and I will die!”
Zi Ling stepped back to dodge and said with tears, “I’ve given you all my Spirit Stones, where can I find another three thousand!”
The middle-aged cultivator swallowed hard, his eyes rolling, “Then how about you…”
“Hold on!”
Wang Chen could not stand idly by any longer, he stepped forward and interrupted, “If this house is being transferred, is my lease still valid?”
Zi Ling quickly wiped her tears and said, “I’m sorry, I’ll find a way to repay your rent.”
The rent Wang Chen paid her had already been taken by her father.
“I knew you’d have a solution!”
The middle-aged cultivator immediately jumped up, clamoring, “Give it to me first, this is a matter of life and death!”
Zi Ling shook her head, her expression one of utter despair.
Her emotions were so intense that they even affected Wang Chen, involuntarily arousing a trace of pity in him.
“Forget it.”
Wang Chen didn’t want to get entangled over a bit of Spirit Stone and become involved in this kind of family quarrel.
Just as Wang Chen was about to turn around and leave to find another place to stay, the middle-aged cultivator suddenly blocked him and asked with a shameless face, “Esteemed cultivator, what do you think of my daughter?”
Wang Chen was bewildered, “What do you mean ‘what do I think’?”
The middle-aged cultivator outright clarified, “Although my daughter Zi Ling isn’t pretty, she is very capable, and she’s also a virgin, with the cultivation level of Qi Cultivation tier seven.”
“Three thousand Spirit Stones…”
He held up three fingers, “For just three thousand Spirit Stones, she’s yours, to punish or scold, to serve as a maid or even as a furnace—anything goes!”
Wang Chen was shocked.
There indeed existed such shameless scoundrels in this world!
He couldn’t help but look towards Zi Ling.
The girl’s expression was vacant, her eyes, once lively, were now filled with the color of dead ash, completely numb.
It was clearly the look of someone who had reached the depths of despair.
After a brief hesitation.
“Alright.”
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The second update is here.
