"Eighty thousand ore coins should be enough to stay here for a while, but we first need to verify things with Mest. Chong Ying, buy some daily necessities and wait for me in the apartment. I have something to take care of."
Naturally, eighty thousand ore coins could not be carried on one's person. Instead, they came in the form of eight papers similar to ancient banknotes, each bearing the emblem of the Jailer Realm and worth ten thousand. Zhang Chen handed all of them to Chong Ying for safekeeping before swiftly heading toward the core of the Jailer Realm.
"What an exquisite barrier. Even I would have to expend considerable effort to break through it."
The top-floor room of the pure white lighthouse-like structure at the center of the Jailer Realm was the Jailer Captain's office responsible for overseeing the overall situation of the Jailer Realm in each generation. What made Zhang Chen curious, however, was the purpose of the building's other floors.
When Zhang Chen reached the base of the lighthouse, he was immediately stopped by the guards at the entrance.
"Unauthorized personnel are not allowed inside. Aren't you a newcomer who only arrived in the Jailer Realm a few days ago? Leave at once."
Both guards possessed considerable strength to qualify for this post. Zhang Chen even recognized one of them—the tall, imposing Jailer Envoy who had led the newcomers to the Personnel Registration Department when Zhang Chen's group first entered the Jailer Realm.
"I came here at Jailer Captain Mest's invitation," Zhang Chen said respectfully.
"You're only a petty sergeant. Don't cause trouble here. Only those with the rank of Major General or above will be personally received by Jailer Captain," the guard said. When he saw Zhang Chen today, the latter's overall bearing was completely