My Scales Can Make Equivalent Exchange-Chapter 29 - Resettlement

Everyone hurried off but within half an hour they all hurried back, looking like their efforts to curry favor were somewhat unsuccessful.

On the other hand, everyone appeared very excited and clearly it had left a deep impression on them.

Then, just before the end of the shift, the first floor was very lively, full of gossip.

In this aspect, Wang Zijia was most admiring. The moment anyone on the first floor knew something, within half a day, the whole floor knew about it.

The reason for this, he surmised, was probably because there were too many middle-aged and old people in the shop.

In particular, there was a group of senior sisters who, in their daily lives on the streets, had to put up a front of being cultivators. But in the workplace, they revealed their true nature, gossiping enthusiastically.

It felt like their information gathering abilities were almost on par with the Wentian Pavilion!

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After the shift change, Wang Zijia didn’t immediately go home.

He left the shop from the back door, loitered around, and slipped into an alley. Then, amidst a surge of magic, he transformed himself into a middle-aged man in the middle stage of the Child Stage.

After completing the transformation, Wang Zijia looked down at himself, nodded with satisfaction, and walked out of the alley and into the front door of Wanyu Pavilion.

Inside the shop, none of the menial workers, whether in various familiar or unfamiliar tasks, recognized him, and they greeted him warmly.

“Fellow Daoist, are you here to buy elixirs?” The nighttime clerk in the Pill area saw Wang Zijia stopping in his area and immediately greeted with enthusiasm.

Wang Zijia nodded and said, “I need to buy some primary, first-grade elixirs suitable for someone in the child stage.”

“What type do you need?” The clerk asked.

“Non-harming poison pills, some milder elixirs for temporary boosts in power, and a few different status buffing sorts.” Wang Zijia explained.

After hearing this, the clerk looked puzzled for a moment, then started to introduce a variety of elixirs to Wang Zijia.

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“Give me an Explosive Spirit Pill first, a Qi Boosting Pill, and these three types of Poison Pills. Oh, and a Wisdom Heart Pill as well.” After a while, Wang Zijia chose the items he wanted.

“The Explosive Spirit Pill is seven magic money, the Qi Boosting Pill is eight magic money, the three kinds of poison pills are twenty-nine magic money, and the Wisdom Heart Pill is an advanced level elixir in the category of enlightenment elixirs among first-grade spirit pills, it costs twenty-one magic money a piece. The total is sixty-five magic money.” The clerk, who had just finished his shift change, said with a beaming smile.

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For customers shopping on the first floor, even for their Wanyu Pavilion, it was rare to find someone as generous. It seemed today was off to a good start.

Upon hearing this, Wang Zijia cringed internally. The formal elixirs for the Child Stage were really expensive, he thought. His funds instantly depleted by more than half.

However, these trials were necessary. Hopefully, they wouldn’t have to rely on Martial Artist’s pills forever.

He paid the money, tucked the elixirs away, and then turned around to leave.

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After leaving the shop and returning to his original appearance, Wang Zijia didn’t head straight home. Instead, he turned towards the outskirts of the West City.

The city was calm, as if the arrival of the high-ranking members of the Wanyu Sect hadn’t caused any impact.

The only change was the city lockdown.

Wang Zijia had known about this before he knocked off work. Less than seven minutes after the high-ranking sect members arrived, Wanyu City suddenly shut down, temporarily prohibiting entry and exit.

In truth, the city had been closed off for several days now; it had just become official today.

But this had nothing to do with Wang Zijia. After all, the big shots from the Inner Door Law Hall weren’t going to arrest him.

He made his way to the root of the wall in the West City and found a large courtyard.

This courtyard was home to many people of varying ages, some as young as six or seven, some with heads of white hair.

Thanks to this place, Wanyu City had no beggars.

In a big city with millions of people, even a city of cultivators can’t avoid having some people who can’t get by. Various accidents and disasters always create these individuals.

For instance, due to the recent battles, many families were destroyed, creating plenty of destitute people who could become beggars.

The city had no beggars because as soon as someone became homeless, they were driven to this place by the city guards for temporary resettlement.

Every year or half a year, they would be sent to the Mortal World for placement. Their destiny after that depended on their own fate.

“Honored Immortal, are you here to recruit two servants? Or are you looking for someone?”

Seeing Wang Zijia in his sect-servant clothes, the person in charge of the place immediately approached with a fawning expression and asked. Most of the time when people came here, they were either looking for someone or recruiting servants.

Wang Zijia glanced at him and said, “Show me around.”

“Sure, right this way. All these people in the outer yard are old and just waiting for death. The children are in the backyard.” The experienced manager immediately explained, seeing Wang Zijia’s demeanor.

Wang Zijia nodded and was then led into the backyard.

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Because of the big battle a few days ago, there were quite a lot of people here. A large courtyard made up of several farmhouses was full of people.

Wang Zijia was led toward the backyard. At this moment, it was evening, and a big group of children of all ages were frolicking in the courtyard. There were those who were playing, those who were fighting, and those who were watching.

“These children were gathered from all over. They’re very mobile and sometimes disobedient. Above, they’ve declared we’re not allowed to hit or scold them freely, fearing that one may accidentally offend the offspring of a fallen Immortal Elder, so it’s a bit chaotic. Please be understanding, Immortal.”

Fearing that Wang Zijia would be displeased, the manager immediately explained. He even signaled to two subordinates to separate the children who were fighting.

Wang Zijia didn’t say anything, but looked around and asked, “Many of them are new arrivals?”

“Yes, Immortal. We had sent people to resettle in Luofan Town five months ago, so there weren’t many children here. But over the past few days, a large group was sent here. You can be assured, their backgrounds have been checked and they’re all obedient. They’d be perfect for serving tea or pouring water.” The manager reported.