The Sword God of the Universe

Chapter 2464: Chapter 2464: Fobbing Off Beggars

As the Wuling Building Master of this Tianyin Building branch, he wouldn’t truly ask Hongmeng City for benefits. Such matters require the initiative from Hongmeng City.

Wuling believed that the people from Hongmeng City could understand this. During the past ten days, they were received by Supervisor Ru Li, who is a smart person.

So, Wuling patiently waited for the resources to be delivered.

"Lord Building Owner, this City Lord Jing Yan is quite pompous. We’ve been here for more than ten days, and he hasn’t shown up," one person said with dissatisfaction.

Wuling smiled, glanced at the person, and said, "Hongmeng City’s City Lord Jing Yan is incomparable to ordinary city lords. Which city lord can face the joint attack of five Yama Palace Red-Clothed Killing Stars and still counterattack?"

"What Lord Building Owner said is true. Although City Lord Jing Yan is the lord of a city, he cannot be viewed with ordinary eyes," another person nodded in agreement.

"I just feel that he isn’t very respectful to our Lord Building Owner," the person who spoke earlier muttered again.

"Lord Building Owner, can Hongmeng City be listed as a one-star city?" one person asked Wuling.

The city rankings of Tianyin Building have five levels. The lowest level is a one-star city, the upper class is a two-star city, and the highest is a five-star city.

The assessment standards are very strict across the five levels.

Even being a one-star city is difficult to achieve. In the Kunling Sky Domain, there are countless cities; just in this Thunder Domain alone, there are hundreds. And among these hundreds, less than one-tenth make it to the Tianyin Building’s city ranking.

Cities like Tianji City, not far from Hongmeng City, are only two-star cities. Tianji City, Mystic Underworld City, Windward City, are focus cities managed by superpowers in the Thunder Domain. Each city has been managed for billions of years. It illustrates how challenging it is to enter the Tianyin Building’s city ranking.

Hongmeng City reaching the threshold of a one-star city within thirty plus years of establishment is quite remarkable.

"Hongmeng City’s conditions are quite good, especially the Hongmeng Pill Tower, which sells High Grade Immortal Pills. This alone adds a lot of points to Hongmeng City."

"However, Hongmeng City has been established for a short time, and its city scale cannot compare to places like Tianji City. So even if I brush it off the list, it makes sense, and headquarters won’t say anything." Wuling chuckled.

In other words, whether Hongmeng City can be selected into the Tianyin Building’s city ranking depends on Wuling’s discretion.

Of course, if Hongmeng City’s conditions were really strong, he wouldn’t dare to play tricks behind the scenes. Tianyin Building highly values its reputation, and headquarters absolutely forbids a branch leader from crossing lines in such matters.

"Is Wuling Building Master here?"

At that moment, a voice came from outside.

Supervisor Ru Li has arrived.

As soon as Wuling and others heard the voice from outside, they knew who it was, and one person immediately stood up to open the door.

"Haha... it’s Mr. Ru Li." The person who opened the door laughed.

He welcomed Supervisor Ru Li inside.

"Wuling Building Master, fellow Daoists!" Ru Li entered the room, bowed to Wuling and the others with a smile.

"Supervisor Ru Li, there’s no need for formality." Wuling squinted while looking at Ru Li and continued, "Supervisor Ru Li, coming at this time, do you have any matter? Earlier, I remember telling Supervisor Ru Li that the rest of today’s time will not be spent on inspections."

"It’s nothing particularly important, just checking if Wuling Building Master and fellow Daoists need any supplies. Additionally, our City Lord Jing Yan heard Wuling Building Master came to Hongmeng City, and he’s very pleased. Initially he wanted to come personally, but since he’s occupied refining elixirs, he couldn’t spare the time, so he asked me to apologize on his behalf." Supervisor Ru Li spoke calmly.

Those courteous words naturally didn’t need Jing Yan to teach him how to say.

The Wuling Building Master and others were also savvy to these nuances, though they wouldn’t fuss over it, they’d inwardly scoff and let it go.

"How could we trouble City Lord Jing Yan, there’s no need for City Lord Jing Yan to be concerned about us." Wuling Building Master laughed, waving his hand.

"Wuling Building Master, this is a small token from Hongmeng City, please accept it. Building Owner and several Daoists have come a long way, it’s really hard work." Supervisor Ru Li took out a storage magical treasure and gently placed it on the table beside.

"How could I bear to accept this?" Wuling Building Master’s eyes lit up, though he said so.

But one of his subordinates picked up the storage magical treasure from the table and handed it to Wuling Building Master. Wuling turned his palm over and put away the storage magical treasure.

"It’s the right thing to do," Ru Li responded repeatedly.

Then he changed the topic, saying, "Wuling Building Master, I’ll leave you to rest. If you need anything, feel free to find the inn’s manager. If he cannot resolve it, he will find me."

This inn is operated by Hongmeng City itself, and the manager and others are under Jing Yan’s staff.

After Ru Li left, Wuling looked at the other four individuals in the room, a smirk on his lips.

These four are his confidants, so he doesn’t need to hide while accepting gifts from them.

"I told you, this Supervisor Ru Li is a smart one. Haha, that City Lord Jing Yan is also sensible. He certainly wants Hongmeng City to be on the city ranking to boost its reputation," Wuling Building Master chuckled.

He knew from the beginning that City Lord Jing Yan cared about Hongmeng City’s reputation. For a city to develop, the most important factor is people; with talent, there’s a basis for development. Hongmeng City even doesn’t charge an entry fee, which shows how much the controlling party hopes for more cultivators to flow in and out of Hongmeng City.

"Let’s see how many Black Crystal Stones this City Lord of Hongmeng City presents us with," Wuling took out the storage magical treasure brought by Ru Li earlier.

With a movement of divine thought, he began to check.

Then, his face slightly changed, and he took a deep breath.

The other four individuals saw Wuling’s complexion wasn’t right and frowned.

"Lord Building Owner, what’s wrong?" one person cautiously asked.

"Humph! This City Lord Jing Yan treats us like beggars! Ha, such a pitiful amount of Black Crystal Stones, how could he even present such meagerity!" Wuling sneered, tossing the storage magical treasure on the table.

One person picked up the storage magical treasure again, checked the amount of Black Crystal Stones inside, and immediately showed anger.

"Five million Black Crystal Stones? Only five million Black Crystal Stones? Is this an insult to Tianyin Building?"

"His Hongmeng Pill Tower has daily sales exceeding five billion Black Crystal Stones. And he presents only five million Black Crystal Stones. Lord Building Owner is right, he truly treats us like beggars!"

"What audacity!" Several people angrily cursed.