"We'll reach Qingshan City in a little under half a day. Once we're there, you can take care of your business, and we'll stay the night."
"Tomorrow, we'll set out for another Fire Crystal Mine eighty li away."
"That's where this mining contest will be held."
In the carriage, Supervisor Wu kept his eyes half-closed and spoke casually.
"Mining contest?"
Yang Ling's expression shifted. "Supervisor Wu, what exactly is this mining contest? I'm afraid I don't have a clear idea..."
"You'll find out when we get there."
With that, Supervisor Wu began to doze and fell silent.
Yang Ling was bored, and he couldn't practice in front of Supervisor Wu, so he opened the Divine Realm Rank List and took a look.
"Huh, there's been another change."
[Divine Realm Rank List] [001: Ku Jue Temple, Hui Wu, Level 13, Class: Warrior Monk] [002: Star Gazing Academy, Luo Kai, Level 13, Class: Child Scholar] [003: Valley of the Dead, Qi Kai, Level 13, Class: Medical Apprentice] [004: Great Evolution Sword Sect, Fang Yun, Level 12, Class: Swordsman] [005: Heavenly Blade Sect, Ning Xizhe, Level 12, Class: Blade Guard] [006: Ghost King Stockade, Lin Dongdong, Level 12, Class: Bandit] [007: ???]
In just over ten days, three new names had appeared on the Divine Realm Rank List.
"Swordsman, Blade Guard, Bandit... Along with Warrior Monk, Child Scholar, and Medical Apprentice, that makes six known Class Transfer Paths."
"Swordsman... That class sounds really good. The requirements for transferring must be pretty strict.
I wonder if there's an opportunity to transfer into it within the Mountain River Sect."
A trace of envy stirred in Yang Ling's heart.
Before he knew it, two hours had passed.
At last, the carriage rattled its way into Qingshan City.
This wasn't Yang Ling's first time here.
When he first entered the game, he had spawned in Qingshan City.
That very day, he'd been classified as a vagrant for lacking an identity and then assigned by the authorities to the Fire Crystal Mine.
"The Mountain River Sect must have a good relationship with the Qingshan City Prefectural Office. This place is bound to be one of the Mountain River Sect's main areas of operation."
As he thought this, the carriage stopped in front of the Prefectural Office.
"Go ahead. I'll wait here."
Supervisor Wu didn't open his eyes.
"Then I'll be off."
Yang Ling climbed down from the carriage.
Right in front of him stood the grand entrance to the government office.
"At last, I'll have an identity."
Yang Ling sighed with emotion and headed toward the entrance.
"What do you want?"
A bailiff at the gate looked Yang Ling up and down.
If not for the carriage, which looked respectable enough, he wouldn't have let Yang Ling come this close.
"My name is Yang Ling. I'm here to register."
Yang Ling took out the Jade Slip.
The man understood at once and nodded.
"You're from the Fire Crystal Mine? Go on in."
The process went smoothly. Yang Ling took half an hour to get everything sorted.
By the time he came out, Supervisor Wu had already climbed down from the carriage and was chatting with Captain Lin beside it.
Yang Ling tactfully waited at a distance.
"That kid... He looks a little familiar."
Captain Lin glanced at Yang Ling.
Supervisor Wu smiled. "He's got a lot of strength, and he's an experienced hand on my side. I'm taking him to another Fire Crystal Mine belonging to the Mountain River Sect for the mining contest."
"Oh."
Captain Lin nodded and stopped paying attention to Yang Ling. He said casually, "Didn't you ask me earlier to free up a position for your brother-in-law?
"Well, given what happened... He's gone, but I've already freed up the position. I won't be returning the money.
"After all, I had to grease some palms."
Supervisor Wu's expression shifted, but he soon smiled.
"No matter. The kid was just unlucky. You can't blame anyone else."
"Oh? Were they talking about Fifth Brother? So Supervisor Wu had planned to arrange for him to become a Constable?"
Yang Ling's thoughts stirred.
The next moment, something occurred to him!
"Constable? Could being a Constable count as a Class Transfer Path?"
Yang Ling's mind suddenly began racing.
If the Constable path counted as a Class Transfer Path, he could transfer in Qingshan City and keep leveling up!
The more he thought about it, the more plausible it seemed.
Right now, he had no way to join a sect, so he could forget about transferring through one.
As for other Class Transfer Paths... He couldn't think of any for the time being.
But this Constable path seemed worth a try!
By then, Supervisor Wu had finished chatting with Captain Lin.
He took Yang Ling with him and said his goodbyes.
After they checked into an inn, Supervisor Wu went out.
Before leaving, he told Yang Ling not to wander too far. He could go out and have a look around, but he shouldn't come back too late.
Yang Ling didn't know where he was going, and didn't care to find out. As soon as Supervisor Wu left, he asked the inn's attendant where Captain Lin lived.
After finding the place, Yang Ling waited patiently nearby.
The sky grew dark.
At last, Captain Lin appeared at the end of the street.
Yang Ling darted forward. "Captain Lin."
"Who's there!"
Captain Lin shouted warily. When he saw it was Yang Ling, a trace of uncertainty appeared in his eyes. Then his expression turned livid.
"What do you want with me?"
"Captain Lin, my name is Yang Ling. I've registered in Qingshan City."
Yang Ling spoke respectfully.
"I'd like to find a way to support myself, so I can settle down here and raise a family someday."
"You came to me looking for work?"
Captain Lin grumbled, "I thought some crook had come to get revenge on me."
After a pause, his expression shifted.
"You overheard what Wu Que and I said? You want to fill the position left by his unlucky brother-in-law?"
"Exactly."
Yang Ling took out ten taels of silver and respectfully held them out.
Captain Lin glanced at the money. His gaze turned cold, and he made no move to take it.
"What kind of person do you take me for?"
"You're just a vagrant who worked in a mine to buy an identity. And now you want to become a Constable?"
"You're dreaming, you know that?"
"What makes you think you can? What makes you think you're qualified?"
Yang Ling wasn't angry. He knew this was a normal reaction.
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