Staying Alive Cautiously in the Celestial Realm and Becoming the Strongest-Chapter 720 - Thousand Star (Part Two)

Chapter 720: Chapter 720 Thousand Star (Part Two)

Creak!

The wooden door opened, and a graceful young girl appeared behind it.

She ignored Pei Yan standing in front of the door and sized up Wang Chen with a cautious gaze.

Pei Yan clamored, “Sister Zi Ling, this Upper Cultivator is looking for a place to stay, and isn’t the guest room in your house still vacant? Why not rent it to him for a cheaper price?”

“Wait a minute!”

Before the girl could respond, Wang Chen couldn’t hold back any longer, “I said I needed a place to stay, but I never mentioned moving into someone else’s home!”

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Renting someone’s vacant guest room and staying in an inn were two different things; the former inevitably came with some inconveniences.

Especially when the landlord was a young girl of tender years.

Though her features were merely delicate and there was a scar on her face.

“Upper Cultivator, the inns in town have been out of vacant rooms for a long time,” Pei Yan said with a hint of grievance in his explanation. “If you don’t want to sleep on the streets, then renting someone else’s house is the only option, and Sister Zi Ling’s place is much cleaner than others. She’s never rented out a room before.”

All right then.

Wang Chen’s gaze turned to the young girl, as he asked, “May I inquire about the rent?”

The young girl hesitated, then bit her lip and answered, “Thirty Lower Spirit Stones a day.”

Thirty Lower Spirit Stones?

Wang Chen was taken aback by the price.

Even though the cost of living in Thousand Star Immortal City was high, this was only a small town under the Immortal City, how could an ordinary family’s guest room demand a daily rent of thirty Lower Spirit Stones?

Wang Chen shook his head, “I’ve troubled you.”

He might not be short on Spirit Stones, but he didn’t want to be taken for a fool, nor did he wish to show off his wealth.

In fact, not finding a place to stay in the town wasn’t a big deal; he could always run a bit farther to dig a hole to dwell in.

And not spend a single Spirit Stone.

Digging and earthworks were what Wang Chen was best at!

“Twenty-five, twenty Lower Spirit Stones!”

Seeing Wang Chen beat a retreat, the girl Zi Ling became anxious, quickly adding, “And that includes breakfast!”

Wang Chen smiled.

Pei Yan clearly wasn’t lying; it seemed it was the girl’s first time renting out a room, and she didn’t have the slightest experience in doing business.

Even if she were truly eager to keep a guest, one shouldn’t undercut oneself like this!

Pei Yan was also a bit anxious, “Upper Cultivator, I really didn’t lie to you, there truly are no vacant rooms left in the inns of the town, and Sister Zi Ling’s rental is indeed very affordable.”

He said ‘truly’ three times in one breath, clearly very eager to close the deal.

“All right, all right,” Wang Chen said, no longer wanting to waste words, “Twenty is twenty, I’ll stay for three days first.”

He took out sixty Lower Spirit Stones and handed them over, “If I need to, I’ll renew the rent.”

Zi Ling accepted the Spirit Stones, nodded, and said, “Upper Cultivator, please follow me.”

Pei Yan, standing to one side, looked eager, “Upper Cultivator…”

Wang Chen handed him ten Spirit Stones as a finder’s fee.

Pei Yan was overjoyed, thanking him profusely with a beaming smile, “Thank you, Upper Cultivator, you truly are a good person!”

Wang Chen was amused, “Don’t leave just yet, I still need your help with something.”

He followed Zi Ling up to the second floor.

The house, plain and ordinary from the outside and furnished without luxury, was kept clean and tasteful, showing that the owner took good care of it.

There were a total of three rooms on the second floor, and the one rented to Wang Chen was the simple guest room on the west side, not very large.

There were tables, chairs, benches, and a bed. Opening the north window, one could see the small river below.

The banks were lined with homes on both sides.

After looking over the place, Wang Chen was quite satisfied, feeling that his sixty Spirit Stones were well spent.

Zi Ling gave him a key and a Talisman Card.

The key was for unlocking the door on the first floor, and carrying the Talisman Card prevented the activation of the Array set up in there.

That’s right, a warning Array had been installed inside this little house!

Zi Ling informed Wang Chen that after the hour of the pig in the evening, every household’s doors would lock and then the Array would automatically activate.

Until the next morning at 5 a.m.

During this period, even if Wang Chen had the key, he would not be able to enter, nor could he linger in the town.

This had been the rule in Welcoming Immortals Town for hundreds of years.

Whoever violated this regulation would face quite severe consequences!

After settling into the rented room, Wang Chen went downstairs to find Pei Yan, asking him to take him to a tavern in town.

There were many inns and taverns in Welcoming Immortals Town, but as mealtime approached, almost all were fully seated.

Luckily, as a local snakehead familiar with the ins and outs, Pei Yan finally managed to find a tavern that still had seats for Wang Chen.

After sitting down, Wang Chen casually ordered a few dishes and a pot of wine.

The exorbitant prices made him gasp inwardly.

It wasn’t that Wang Chen couldn’t afford it, but the prices of the few dishes in this ordinary small town tavern were actually a third more expensive than those in the big restaurants of Yongle Immortal City.

Outrageous!

Expensive as it was, Wang Chen was not stingy and invited Pei Yan to eat with him.

He took the opportunity to inquire about some information he wanted to know.

As the saying goes, one’s mouth softens when eating others’ food, and Pei Yan, with his mouth full of Monster Beast meat, was all too willing to talk.

Only then did Wang Chen realize he was in a bit of trouble.

Days had passed, and the news of Yongle Immortal City being captured by the Mount-Shifting Sect had already reached here, and the Mount-Shifting Sect had even successfully held a grand ceremony to open the town, rightfully occupying this Profound Level Immortal City.

And Wang Chen, having once been a citizen of that city, had his Immortal Register recognized by the Nine States Immortal Alliance, but now that Yongle Immortal City had become Fangshan Immortal City, Wang Chen’s Immortal Register needed to be re-registered and supplemented.

According to the procedures, he needed to go to Fangshan Immortal City to handle this!

That was quite troublesome.

Most importantly, Wang Chen had managed to escape from Yongle Immortal City with great difficulty; how could he willingly go back and walk into a trap!

The Immortal Register couldn’t be forged, and Wang Chen didn’t want to bet on whether he would be safe if he returned.

Apart from going back to Fangshan Immortal City, Wang Chen had another option.

That was to transfer his Immortal Register to Thousand Star Immortal City!

Despite Pei Yan’s young age, the boy knew quite a lot. He informed Wang Chen that as long as he applied to the Household Registration Office of Thousand Star Immortal City and passed, then paid a certain amount of Spirit Stones, he could become a formal citizen of that Immortal City.

The structure of Thousand Star Immortal City was much larger than Yongle Immortal City, with seventy-two offices and hundreds of departments to manage all affairs inside and outside the Immortal City, as well as the millions of city and rural residents.

As for how many Spirit Stones were needed, Pei Yan was not sure.

He only heard about it from others and had never needed to go through the process himself.

In fact, situations like Wang Chen’s were quite rare. After all, battles for Immortal Cities only appeared every few years, and the Nine States Immortal Alliance was quite effective in maintaining internal stability.

Furthermore, if Wang Chen didn’t want to spend Spirit Stones, he could simply find a high-tier Golden Core to vouch for him, and he could transfer his Immortal Register to Thousand Star Immortal City.

Within the system of Thousand Star, high-tier Golden Cores and Nascent Soul True Immortals had varying numbers of citizenship quotas each year!

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It was just that for Wang Chen, this option might as well not exist.

Where could he find a high-tier Golden Core to vouch for him!

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The second update is here.