After completing his registration, Chu Kuangren left the military camp.
The Golden Profound Great Emperor, meanwhile, registered as a household guard. With his strength as a Great Emperor, he would be highly sought after anywhere in the fortress. In any of the Daoist Traditions, he would start as a deputy commander at the very least.
Yet he still chose to serve as a household guard at the general's residence, intending to accumulate military merits gradually. Chu Kuangren did not ask much about this. The two had arrived at the fortress together, but neither said much when they parted.
After leaving the military camp, Chu Kuangren walked along the street.
He suddenly took out a jade pendant and murmured, "I nearly forgot about the pendant Qixing gave me. Perhaps something worthwhile will come of it."
Qixing had given him this jade pendant.
He had said that he knew the general of the Seventeenth Fortress well, and that Chu Kuangren could take this pendant to seek help if he needed it.
Chu Kuangren did not need any help, but there was no harm in paying a visit.
With that thought, he went to the general's residence in the center of the fortress, not far from the military camp. Many soldiers stood guard around it, every one of them an elite among elites.
The moment they saw Chu Kuangren approach, gazes fell upon him, scrutinizing him.
Chu Kuangren remained perfectly at ease. "I am Chu Kuangren, here to visit the general. Sorry for the trouble, but could you announce my arrival?"
"Do you have a calling card?"
"No, but I have a jade pendant. The general will understand when he sees it," Chu Kuangren said, taking out the pendant.
The household guard hesitated at the sight of it, but still accepted it. "Wait