The Token's Hidden Uses

Chen Lin could tell from the Black Bear Magistrate's tone that he had asked too many questions.

But he couldn't help it. How could he pass up a Nightmare Realm Creature he could actually talk to?

So he pressed on. "Your Excellency, can you upgrade Road Guides here?"

If he could, he would exchange his earnings for Nightmare Coins and save up ten thousand to buy a Level 4 Road Guide. That would be far better than raising his status rank.

The Black Bear Magistrate nodded. "I can upgrade them, but only to Level 3. I don't have permission to issue Level 4 Road Guides. Those allow travel between different territories, so only an official of at least the third rank can issue one, and that official must hold a principal post in a Yamen."

Disappointment showed on Chen Lin's face.

Seeing his expression, the Black Bear Magistrate felt slighted. He immediately said, "A Level 4 Road Guide is no small matter. Not only must it be issued by a Yamen headed by a third-rank official or higher, but besides paying Nightmare Coins or the corresponding Merit, you must pass an assessment. It isn't easily obtained."

"There's an assessment too?"

Chen Lin's question escaped him. He finally grasped how hard a Level 4 Road Guide was to obtain and wondered how Shirina had gotten hers.

"And—"

Before Chen Lin could ask anything else, impatience appeared on the Black Bear Magistrate's face. "Brother Chen, hand over the items first. You'll learn all this in time. I have official business to attend to and can't spare much more time."

The magistrate was plainly losing patience. If Chen Lin kept asking, something might go wrong, so he finally fell silent.

Nothing in a Nightmare Realm Scenario followed ordinary rules. The magistrate seemed clearheaded