"It's too expensive. Why don't we go somewhere else? If it doesn't work out, we won't stay in the Immortal City. "
Du Feng was too good at pretending to be poor. One of his Phoenix Diamonds was worth ten thousand low-grade immortal stones, and he was putting on such a good act for three hundred immortal stones. They had pretended to be a young couple from a small town in the exiled region. Young people wanted to live in the Immortal City because they wanted to pursue their dreams.
Now that the temporary identities were too expensive, they decided to look for another Immortal City, or find another small town in the exiled region to live in. But those towns didn't have city walls or defensive arrays. They were bound to be trampled by the demon beasts in the area.
"To tell you the truth, none of the surrounding Immortal Cities are cheaper than here. The only difference is that it's more expensive.
"How about this? If you really buy both of the temporary identities, you can waive a year's rent."
Chen Lei was a tea stall owner after all, so he was quite good at business. He felt that Du Feng and Su Susu were indeed struggling financially, so he offered them a set price. Spending three hundred immortal stones for two temporary identities could save them forty-five immortal stones for the first year's rent. For poor people, forty-five immortal stones was very important.
"Should we wait and see?"
Du Feng looked at Su Susu hesitantly.
"No need. It's settled."
Su Susu quickly made the decision. She couldn't hold it in any longer. She would burst out laughing if she continued to play along with Du Feng. She didn't know that Du Feng had a Phoenix Diamond and that he had spent fifteen thousand immortal stones on the Demonic Armor. But the two of them had made a lot of money selling equipment and elixirs in the Demonic City. Besides, Su Susu had brought a lot of money with her when she came out to do business.
"Alright, this young lady is indeed a straightforward person."
Seeing that Su Susu had made up her mind, Chen Lei quickly took out the contract for the two to sign. This contract was not written by Chen Lei himself, but was issued by the City Lord Office of the Seasonal City. Other than the amount of money and the name, everything else was already filled in. The temporary identity was valid for ten years. If there were no problems after ten years, one could become a permanent resident after paying a large sum of money. Of course, the prerequisite was that he had to earn merit points.
Seasons City was located at the periphery of the Heaven Realm and would often be harassed by demonic beasts. Therefore, the City Lord's Mansion issued a long-term order for martial artists to go to the outskirts to hunt Demonic Beasts. One could earn a certain amount of merit points by handing over the demon beast's demon core. According to the grade of the demonic beast, the amount of merit points earned would be different.
As for the fur and bones of the demonic beasts, the City Lord Mansion did not want them. They could sell them for money. Of course, Yao Cores could also be sold for money, but if it wasn't enough, then he wouldn't be able to earn merit points. Moreover, private transactions were illegal. If he made a fortune, his merit points would be deducted, and he might even be expelled.
"My brother-in-law is very good at hunting. He can take you with him tomorrow."
When it came to hunting demonic beasts, Zhou Jianqiang was a little proud. It was not that he was good at hunting, but Chen Lei's swordsmanship was not bad. Cultivation at the third level of the Heaven Tier, coupled with a decent bow, should be able to earn a lot of money. However, he didn't look too wealthy. He probably didn't dare to sell the Yao Core and only sold some worthless fur.
Chen Lei hunted demonic beasts but didn't sell the Yao Core. That meant that he had accumulated a lot of merit points. As a poor person in the slums, the only thing that mattered was that the whole family had enough to eat. The money earned from selling the Yao Core could also be used to buy elixirs. Everyone tacitly agreed to this.
Why did he hand over all the demonic beasts to the City Lord Mansion? Chen Lei was already a permanent resident, so he didn't need to use merit points to change his status. Du Feng was curious about this, but he didn't ask. He nodded and agreed to go hunting with Chen Lei. But not tomorrow. He had to wait until he settled down.
"F * ck, that brat stole my business again."
After the contract was submitted to the City Lord Mansion, the guard surnamed Xue cursed out loud. He had wanted to sell temporary status to Du Feng and Su Susu for five hundred Celestial Stones each. Two people would cost a thousand Celestial Stones. The area he lived in was also better than the slums. The rent was at least a hundred Celestial Stones a year.
Now that Du Feng and Su Susu were living in Zhou Jianqiang's house, Old Xue couldn't earn any more money. More importantly, Du Feng and Su Susu had obtained legal status, so Old Xue couldn't do anything to them in the city.
"Looks like this pair of lovebirds are quite rich. I was wrong about them."
He had thought that Du Feng and Su Susu might not be able to afford the temporary status. He didn't expect them to not only buy it, but also buy it without hesitation.
"Don't worry, they will leave the city eventually. They have spent so much money, it's impossible for them not to go hunting. "
The other City Defense Guard seemed to be quite open-minded. This was not the first time they had seen foreign martial artists. Even if they had some money at the beginning, they would not be able to sustain themselves after staying in Season City for a long time. The cost of living in the Immortal City was not comparable to those small towns in the Exiled District.
There were so many high-quality weapons, armor, and bottles of exquisite elixirs. Which martial artist wouldn't be tempted? If they were tempted, they would want to buy it. If they wanted to buy it, they had to spend money. If they didn't have money, they had to earn it. For martial artists who didn't have any foundation in Season City, the best way to earn money was to go out and hunt demonic beasts.
"You're right, let the brothers at the north gate help keep an eye out."
The gate that Du Feng and the others came through was the east gate of Season City. This gate had the least demonic beasts and was the safest. It was the gate that foreign martial artists used the most. The other three gates were different. The north gate was full of Heaven Tier demonic beasts. Not only were there hidden in the forest, but many bold demonic beasts were wandering outside the city walls. Although they were often shot to death by the guards on the city walls, they still didn't know how to restrain themselves.
As for the south gate, it was even worse. Seven or eight Heaven Tier demonic beasts were common, and there were even demonic beasts at the Earth Immortal level. Old Xue guessed that Du Feng didn't dare to go to the south gate, so he asked the brothers at the north gate to keep an eye out and inform them when he went out.
Just as Chen Lei said, the two tenants who lived in Zhou Jianqiang's house were very willing to move to the neighbor's house when they heard that a new tenant was moving in. They had lived in the slums for close to a month, so they had some understanding of the neighbors. They were all old residents anyway. But they didn't know much about Du Feng and Su Susu. It was very dangerous to live with two strangers.
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