Chapter 2740: The Entry Fee Is Too High

It can make a bunch of bandit mercenaries say there's nothing good, showing how poor the soldiers' character is here.

"Is the Empire not conscripting while resisting the Foreign Tribe invasion?"

Ye Liuyun asked Ling Yuan again.

"Of course there is conscription! And the pay is good.

It's just that the strong of the dynasty don't treat us as people; they're sent as cannon fodder, so I didn't join the army.

Actually, quite a few people did go!"

Ling Yuan told Ye Liuyun.

On the way back, the Warship traveled at normal speed, so Ye Liuyun used the time to chat a lot with Ling Yuan.

He also brought out grilled meat to treat Ling Yuan; the two ate and drank while talking, and the journey wasn't boring at all.

When the Flying Boat landed, Ye Liuyun had learned most of what he could about this Xing Xi.

He first followed Ling Yuan's group to their base for a look.

They all live in Caves built into the mountains outside the city.

There are still seven or eight Mercenaries left here, and the highest-ranked among them is a Martial Cultivator of the Zhuanzai Wuchong realm.

Ye Liuyun's Divine Sense and Golden Pupil had already scanned this Xingqiu before landing; the city is small, but outside the city there are many villages and settlements of such Mercenary groups.

Ye Liuyun thought that to grasp the whole situation here, he should go into the city to learn more.

Otherwise, relying only on Ling Yuan's side of the story wouldn't be complete.

However, his Mysterious Origin was depleted and needed replenishing, so after staying here for a few days he bid Ling Yuan farewell and rushed alone toward the city.

Before he left, Ling Yuan reminded him that he would certainly encounter other Mercenary groups on the road.

If he ran into danger, he should invoke the name of the Changliang Mercenary Corps; other Mercenary groups would at least show him some respect.

Ye Liuyun agreed, but never intended to use their name.

Sure enough, he ran into other Mercenary groups ambushing the road.

So he fought and fled, also releasing Magic Vine, Nine-Head Demon Dragon, Vermilion Bird and other Monster Beasts to practice, letting them take human form to guard while he cultivated.

What should have been a few days' journey, Ye Liuyun ended up walking for half a month.

The thief cat still disguised itself as a kitten, walking one way, stealing the other.

Its realm finally rose to Zhuanzai Yichong, and its thieving skill improved further.

Each time it roamed around, it could bring back plenty of resources for Ye Liuyun, and the surrounding Martial Cultivators suffered misfortune.

However, the Martial Cultivators here are all high-level; many possess Space Worlds, so it often can't steal anything worthwhile.

As for other people's Space Worlds, it can't enter, nor dare to; if it did, it would be discovered and controlled, and then it couldn't escape.

So the thief cat again urged Ye Liuyun to rob the merchant guild.

"After entering the city, assess the situation; if there's a chance, strike."

If an opportunity arises, Ye Liuyun won't be polite.

Finally arriving at the city gate, Ye Liuyun saw from afar a few lazy soldiers gathering to chat.

When they noticed Ye Liuyun's arrival, they instantly perked up.

"Finally, someone's arrived; otherwise we'd have stood guard all day for nothing!"

These soldiers collect the entry fee, and half of it ends up in their own pockets.

The City Lord's Chengzhu Fu doesn't need to allocate military funds to them, leaving them to figure it out themselves.

"Pay to enter the city! Not even a single Crystal Stone short is allowed!"

A soldier shouted at Ye Liuyun,

Another soldier sized up Ye Liuyun and asked, "Which Mercenary group are you from?"

"I'm from the Shangliang Mercenary Corps!"

Ye Liuyun said this while producing one hundred thousand Top-grade Divine Crystals.

"Shangliang, huh!"

The soldier looked a bit disappointed, and the other soldiers instantly lost much interest.

They had intended to demand a bit more, but hearing it was Shangliang, they let it go.

"Go ahead! Don't cause trouble inside the city!"

A soldier added a reminder.

Ye Liuyun replied in kind and entered the city smoothly.

He used his Divine Sense to scan around and found the city's layout unusual; inside were only large, secluded mansions, with no ordinary commoners at all.

There were few people on the streets, just a handful scattered about.

Even the taverns and merchant guilds were deserted.

"Probably it's all because the entry fee is too high.

The inside of the city has become entirely the domain of the rich.

They're safe, but no one cares about the lives of those outside the city."

Ye Liuyun, having just come from outside the city and knowing the outside situation, saw it was pure law of the jungle, and a strike meant outright looting.

Thus there are no ordinary civilians here; everyone is a cultivating Martial Cultivator.

Ordinary people simply couldn't survive here.

"That's indeed a way to force everyone to cultivate, but it's a bit too cruel."

Ye Liuyun mused aimlessly in his mind and walked into the merchant guild.

There were no customers in the guild; Ye Liuyun became the only one there.

A few sales guides gave Ye Liuyun a glance, but weren't very proactive.

The last shopping guide walked over helplessly and gave Ye Liuyun a fake smile.

That shopping guide probably thought Ye Liuyun was just a mercenary, not the mercenary corps leaders they knew, and certainly wouldn't buy anything valuable, so they weren't enthusiastic.

"What would you like to buy, customer?"

The shopping guide who had walked over asked directly.

Seeing this, Ye Liuyun directly took out a storage ring and tossed it to her, saying, "Please introduce me to everything; I want to see everything."

The woman pursed her lips and silently cursed: "Wanting to see everything, I don't have time to keep you company..."

But when she saw inside the storage ring were two hundred thousand top-grade divine crystals, her eyes lit up immediately.

This time she laughed genuinely.

"Oh my, customer, you're really generous! Come with me, I'll give you a full introduction!"

She immediately became enthusiastic.

The other shopping guides also noticed something odd, guessing she had received a generous tip, and secretly regretted not realizing Ye Liuyun was a wealthy person.

Even if he wasn't wealthy, at least he was very generous.

That shopping guide, however, really put in effort, giving Ye Liuyun a detailed introduction to the pills, treasures, flying boats, and other things he was interested in here.

In Ye Liuyun's view, the things here were not bad, but the prices were too high; many items were priced using primordial power, making them utterly not worth it.

Ye Liuyun thought that if he could open a Spirit Cloud Business Association branch here, he would surely make a fortune.

He walked around a large circle, but there was nothing he wanted to buy.

Finally, he tossed another hundred thousand top-grade divine crystals to that shopping guide.

"You did a great job introducing; I'll go back to prepare some funds and come find you again another day!"

Ye Liuyun said.

"Sure, welcome back anytime!"

The shopping guide nodded repeatedly like pounding garlic, agreeing eagerly.

After leaving the business association, Ye Liuyun went to a restaurant and ordered some food and drinks.

The food and drinks here aren't cheap either.

It seems prices are generally high here.

After eating and drinking his fill, Ye Liuyun directly stayed overnight at the restaurant.

The front part of the restaurant is where diners eat, while the back is for lodging.

The decoration is indeed luxurious, and of course the price is also steep.

Ye Liuyun's meal and lodging together cost three hundred thousand divine crystals.

"Divine crystals are being spent way too fast here!"

Ye Liuyun sighed to himself.

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