Chapter 800: Chapter 800: Unbearable
Taiwu City, Bureau of Governance Yan.
This martial arts Holy Land’s managent structure was quite interesting. At the top was Taiwu Pavilion, which had Departnts of Arms, City Defense, Governance, Arrests, Craftsmanship, Agriculture, and others, totaling thirteen departnts—essentially a miniature, sternly ordered Imperial Court.
And entwined within were many martial arts sects and Noble Clans, making the internal situation imnsely intricate.
Over a thousand years, it had beco extrely bloated.
For instance, when Wang Chen went to the Bureau of Governance the next day to register his White Fox, he was inford that he had to go to a lower-level Yan to complete the process. Then, when Wang Chen arrived at this Yan, he was required to go through nurous verification and review procedures.
He had been running back and forth all morning and still hadn’t finished the procedures.
By noon, it was the Governor’s Office’s break ti; he had to wait for another two hours to continue with the process.
With Wang Chen’s composure, he almost cursed out loud.
“Ha ha ha, these little rascals!”
Elder Yao laughed loudly in his mind: “So many years have passed, and it’s still the sa as always.”
This Nascent Soul True Immortal clearly suffered the sa frustrations in the past.
He told Wang Chen that among Taiwu City’s nurous Yan of the thirteen departnts, the one handling civil affairs at the Bureau of Governance Yan was notoriously hard to enter, with unpleasant faces and difficult matters!
Especially for soone like Wang Chen, who had no background or influence, an outsider, they were particularly the subject of discrimination.
“You should have first gone to register your na in the Martial Rankings…”
Elder Yao advised: “Once you have an Innate ranking, those nasty little clerks in these Yan wouldn’t dare to give you a hard ti.”
“Let’s see.”
Wang Chen helplessly shook his head, found a seat in a teahouse next to the Yan, and planned to rest there for two hours, and then go back in the afternoon to take a look.
If it really couldn’t be done, then he would proceed as Elder Yao suggested.
But he had just sat down when a sneaky-looking man in plain clothes approached him: “Young brother, do you have sothing you need to do inside the Bureau of Governance Yan?”
Wang Chen was intrigued and nodded in response: “Yes, I need to register my Beast Pet.”
Saying so, he patted the White Fox in his embrace.
“What a beautiful fox.”
The man in plain clothes had already noticed the White Fox and said with a grin: “Young brother, if I’m not mistaken, you must be new to Taiwu City, right?”
Wang Chen didn’t like the man’s roundabout way of speaking: “Just say what you want to say.”
“Brother’s straightforward!”
The man in plain clothes laughed: “Young brother, these Yan of the Bureau of Governance have deep waters. I bet you won’t finish your procedures this afternoon or even by tomorrow or the day after that!”
He spoke with great confidence: “But if you leave it to , at most in two hours, I can help you get a Beast Taming Card!”
As expected, a mber of the Scalper Party!
Wang Chen pondered for a mont, then asked: “How much?”
The man in plain clothes held up three fingers and wiggled them: “Just this number.”
Wang Chen just looked at him without saying a word.
This kind of guessing ga was only ant to swindle ignorant newcors!
After a mont of staring at each other, the man in plain clothes looked a bit sheepish and coughed before saying: “Three hundred Jade Currency.”
Wang Chen picked up the teacup on the table: “You may leave, no need to see you out.”
Three hundred Jade Currency?
Did they take him for a fool?
The man in plain clothes had a thick skin and tried to justify himself: “Young brother, you don’t understand, I need to grease palms both high and low, three hundred Jade Currency really isn’t much, if you can’t afford that, two hundred will also do.”
Wang Chen calmly sipped his tea, not even bothering to lift an eyelid.
The man in plain clothes clenched his teeth in frustration: “One hundred fifty, that’s the lowest!”
Wang Chen got annoyed: “Thirty, take it or leave it.”
Wang Chen didn’t believe this was the only scalper trying to corner the market here, and besides, he had other options.
If it wasn’t such a hassle, he wouldn’t want to spend thirty Jade Currency, let alone thirty Bone Coins!
“Thirty?”
The plainly dressed man’s eyes widened as though he was ready to fight Wang Chen to the death, “Deal!”
Wang Chen was speechless.
Elder Yao burst out laughing, “Hahaha, you paid too much!”
Wang Chen shook his head, “Forget it.”
He didn’t want to fuss over it any longer. So, he paid a deposit of ten Jade Currency upfront according to the other party’s requirents, and then handed over the previously prepared docunts to the plainly dressed man, who was responsible for handling the subsequent procedures.
The plainly dressed man took the Jade Currency and the docunts and imdiately left.
But he didn’t run off; instead, he went straight to the Bureau of Governance’s Yan.
The martial master guarding the gate didn’t even attempt to stop him.
Money makes the world go round, huh!
Wang Chen relaxed, sipping tea and nibbling on snacks as he waited.
He didn’t wait long, rely less than half an hour, when the plainly dressed man hurried back to the teahouse.
The scalper returned the Jade Currency and docunts that Wang Chen had just given him, placing them in front of him, “Young man, I’m sorry, but I can’t take your job.”
Wang Chen took back the docunts, pushing the Jade Currency forward, “Can you tell why?”
The plainly dressed man was ready to leave, but upon seeing the Jade Currency in front of him, he swallowed hard.
He looked around, pocketed the Jade Currency with swift motions, then whispered, “Young man, so big shot has taken a fancy to your White Fox. You won’t be able to complete the procedures at the Governor’s Office.”
“So I advise you to give it up. A beast pet is just an external possession, not worth risking your life and property over!”
His last words carried significant weight and earnestness.
“Understood.”
Wang Chen nodded, “Thanks for the heads up.”
The plainly dressed man left quickly.
However, no sooner had the scalper left than another person approached Wang Chen.
“Sir, we et again!”
It was the middle-aged man from the city gate yesterday who had wanted to buy the White Fox!
“Scram!”
Wang Chen remained seated and couldn’t be bothered to glance at the man.
The middle-aged man’s face darkened imdiately, “They say, ‘refuse the toast only to drink the forfeiture.’ Since you’re so oblivious, don’t bla for being impolite!”
He stepped back and shouted, “Co forth!”
In the next mont, over a dozen robust and agile n in green rushed over, surrounding Wang Chen completely.
The other patrons in the teahouse, sensing trouble, scattered in fear like rats deserting a sinking ship, not wanting to be caught in the crossfire!
The teahouse’s shopkeeper also hid behind the counter, too frightened to make a sound.
The middle-aged man pointed at Wang Chen and sneered, “My lads, seize this thief who has stolen the beast pet. There’s a generous reward from the master!”
“Yes!”
The green-clothed n responded loudly, converging on Wang Chen in unison.
Their coordination was seamless, their movents skilled, instantly blocking all of Wang Chen’s avenues of escape.
And at this mont, Wang Chen was asking Elder Yao, “What are the consequences of killing soone in Taiwu City?”
He wanted to kill.
Because so people are just too oppressive, and only a clean kill could bring satisfaction.
Elder Yao chuckled, “As long as you’re strong enough, there are no consequences at all!”
In the next instant, a white flash darted across!
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The first update has arrived.
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