I Inherited 5,000 Years of Family Property

Chapter 1684 1688: Trying Out First-Class Citizenship

The streets of the Skyless Realm are bustling, packed with people in every alley and boulevard, making it difficult to associate this place with darkness and slaughter.

Zhang Menglong, led by Yang Sande, walked toward the inner area of the Skyless Realm. Zhang Menglong noticed that within this Skyless Realm, there wasn't just one city wall, but five, dividing the entire area into six districts.

"In the Skyless Realm, the hierarchy is clearly and strictly enforced," Yang Sande said. "These city walls separate the Skyless Realm and also divide the people into various ranks. We are currently in the sixth district, the area for the lowest-level residents. This area is the largest and most free, but it's also the most chaotic, and 90% of the deaths occur here."

"Inside that wall is the fifth district," Yang Sande pointed to the distant tall wall. "Oh, right, everyone here has a citizenship level. For instance, here we are second-class citizens, which means I can freely enter and exit anywhere but the core area. However, if a sixth-class citizen wants to enter the fifth district, they must pay a fee, and it's charged for every day they stay."

"What about us outsiders?" Zhang Menglong asked.

"Naturally, you are sixth-class citizens," Yang Sande said. "But if you are a strong Divine Cultivator, you can immediately obtain third-class citizenship without any conditions. If you join a certain organization, you might even directly become a second-class citizen."

"What does it take to become a first-class citizen?"

"Outstanding contributions, or being a core member of any of the 27 organizations," Yang Sande said. "However, for most people, first-class citizenship doesn't mean much because the first district is only where the core members of these organizations reside and where their headquarters are. You, as a transient visitor, won't have much contact with them."

Zhang Menglong nodded, realizing that the first district was truly not significant for outsiders like them — at most, just safer and with stricter rules.

"It seems your position in your organization isn't low either," Zhang Menglong joked, since Yang Sande was just a First-grade Divine Breath individual, merely in terms of Life Levels, even inferior to beggars or vagrants in this Skyless Realm.

"Hahaha, truth be told, I am responsible for intelligence work in one of the organizations. If my Life Levels were higher, I might have had the chance to rise to first-class citizenship. But I've never been fond of cultivation since childhood.

"Everyone has different aspirations and lifestyles. In reality, everyone can live brilliantly."

"That's right," Yang Sande laughed, "Let's go, we need to prepare to enter the fifth district. Since you're a visitor, you currently only have a temporary identity, so a passage fee is required. I'll cover it for you."

"Where are we going now?" Zhang Menglong asked.

"To the second district," Yang Sande laughed. "Though each district has various markets, the specifications differ. If you wish to purchase the best bodyguards, you must go to the second district, as that's where the highest-grade trading center is.

Yang Sande told Zhang Menglong that crossing each district required a fee, and the fee for each district was 10,000 Divine Crystals, which isn't much, but the staying fees are quite high: in the fifth district, the fee is 100,000 Divine Crystals per day, in the fourth district 200,000, in the third district 30,000, and in the second district a whopping 500,000 a day.

If someone doesn't have the appropriate citizenship level, staying in high-grade areas for a short period is very expensive.

"Sande, if I want to upgrade my citizenship level, besides strength and joining an organization, are there other ways?"

"Of course," Yang Sande said. "Among the three giants in the Skyless Realm, one controls the entire area's economic lifeline, which you can see as a bank. It is the most powerful among the three forces. You only need to deposit a certain amount of Divine Crystals to obtain the corresponding citizenship level."

"How much money?"

"If it's for fifth-class citizenship, the deposit needs to reach 1 billion Divine Crystals, fourth-class is 10 billion, third-class is 100 billion, second-class is 1000 billion, and first-class requires over 10 trillion."

"That's not too excessive," Zhang Menglong thought. His current assets were enough to make him a third-class citizen.

"Is it safe to put money with them?" Zhang Menglong asked.

"You can rest assured," Yang Sande said. "Bodyguards may turn on their employer, but unless the entire Skyless Realm is wiped out, they wouldn't dare make trouble with your money. If such a thing happened, the other 26 organizations wouldn't sit idly by."

"Oh, if your deposits fall below the corresponding level, don't worry; within a year, as long as you restore your deposit to the required amount, your citizenship validity will reset. Large financial movements are quite normal."

"That's rather humane." Zhang Menglong said to Yang Sande, "Shouldn't you take me to deposit some money first?"

"Oh?" Yang Sande's eyes lit up. The bank in the Skyless Realm is very open; even if one isn't a bank staff member, they can earn some credit and commission rewards if they bring in deposits. These credits can help upgrade one's citizenship level once they reach a certain point.

"How much are you planning to deposit?" Yang Sande asked.

"Let's deposit 100 billion first." Zhang Menglong replied, as he didn't have much more at the moment, but in a few days, the figure might change.

"Alright, enough to elevate to third-class citizenship," Yang Sande had a little unexpected gain. A 100 billion deposit could earn him roughly 10 million Divine Crystals, almost equivalent to selling intelligence.

The process was straightforward, and Zhang Menglong deposited all his Divine Crystals into Wutian Bank, which opened an online account for him. This account was linked to his temporary citizenship, and soon Zhang Menglong's temporary status became official, and he achieved third-class citizenship.

This third-class citizenship granted him many privileges because, with such strict levels in the Skyless Realm, third-class citizens stand above fourth, fifth, and sixth-class, including temporary citizens.

For instance, killing in the Skyless Realm is allowed, but each time requires a corpse disposal fee. Even if there's no trace, a fee still applies to the organization on duty that day.

However, this fee only applies when individuals of the same level fight and requires payment. If a lower-level citizen kills a higher-level citizen, it would require double payment.

But if a higher-level citizen kills a lower-level citizen, the fee isn't required.

There are many such rules. High-level citizens can also pay to have the organization on duty do things for them, like assassinations!

In any case, this third-class citizenship brought many benefits and conveniences to Zhang Menglong.

"Interesting," Zhang Menglong reviewed these rules, "In a few days, maybe I'll try playing with first-class citizenship. It should help me show off more."