"Raise my ranking?"
Dong Linshan thought that would be much easier to handle.
Yet his expression remained troubled, his brows slightly furrowed. "That would also be difficult. Our tower master personally drew up these rankings, and this issue of the Martial Secrets Almanac: Eastern Continent Gazetteer is nearly ready to go to print. Changes would be difficult.
"However, I have some connections at the Eastern Province Martial Discourse Tower. Several of their seventh-rank proofreading officers are old colleagues and close friends of mine. Perhaps we could bypass the tower master and have them change the rankings directly. Only-"
Chu Xisheng immediately understood what he meant. He took banknotes worth two hundred taels of demon silver from his sleeve and placed them before Dong Linshan.
"Uncle Dong, I understand the rules. Please accept this small sum for promotion and marketing."
Dong Linshan froze for a moment.
Promotion and marketing? What novel terms.
Still, Dong Linshan understood their meaning as soon as he heard them.
He glanced at the thickness of the banknotes, and his face broke into a broad smile. "Of course. I shall spare no effort in handling this for you, young hero. Eightieth place should be no problem. In fact, with your talent and strength, you could easily rise to seventy-fifth.
"Unfortunately, the higher-ups have forbidden us from publicizing that battle in the Linhai ninth-rank secret realm. If we raise your ranking without any apparent reason, I fear people won't believe it-"
Chu Xisheng considered that going from eighty-ninth to eightieth meant climbing nine places. How many Martial Dao Points would that bring him?
He smiled and took another banknote worth a hundred taels from his sleeve. "Uncle Dong, it isn't easy for those of us from poor families to get ahead. The Martial Secrets Almanac's Azure Cloud Ranking