75: Chapter 75 Songcheng

A few days later at noon, Tang Long arrived outside the North Gate of Song City.

This familiar yet strange giant city lay before him like a mountain-like behemoth.

Its city walls were over eighty meters high, and with the countless heavy crossbows and city defense cannons lined up along the ramparts, it projected an intense sense of oppression.

Due to the multiple heavenly change events, many wild settlements had been destroyed, and large crowds were crowding here.

On the wide open space outside the city gate, over a hundred tables were lined up, with many people queuing in long lines. A loudspeaker broadcast was continuously playing on loop.

"Governors Mansion Order No. 2026, the criteria for refugee naturalization are as follows."

"Anyone with no criminal record in this country, and who has accumulated a submission of 30,000 yuan in supplies..."

"Governor Xu's abacus is really loud. 30,000 per person, 300 million for 100 people. The way he makes money, no wonder he's the Governor."

"Can you stop spouting nonsense? If you don't want to naturalize, just leave, don't take up space."

"There have been heavenly change events everywhere recently. I saw with my own eyes many people being bitten to death and eaten. If you have the ability, don't enter Song City."

"Exactly. Living in the mountains, unable to guarantee life from day to day, is that a life worth living?"

"Other cities really aren't this enlightened. You can naturalize just by spending a bit more money, be content. Being able to enter the city and become a second-class citizen is all thanks to the Governor's mercy."

"For martial artists above Level 3 who intend to register as a Bounty Hunter, please go to offices 1 to 10."

"For martial artists above Level 5 who wish to join the army, please go to offices 11 to 20."

"For special talents above Blood Refining, please go to offices 21 to 25."

"For Hetero-blood registration, please go to offices 26 to 30."

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"Anyone causing trouble will be severely punished, those who use force illegally will be..."

Tang Long watched carefully for a while, feeling that this Governor Xu was truly... possessing great talent and bold vision.

Collecting people and money at the same time, his temperament was on par with his own.

At this moment, there were probably millions of people gathered near Song City. With such policies spread out, the number of people would only increase, and the population and strength of Song City would continue to expand.

No wonder he would rebel.

If it keeps expanding like this, anyone would rebel.

It's just a pity that he failed.

After he dies, this place will be very chaotic.

Chaos is good.

Amidst the hustle and bustle, Tang Long also joined the long queue. After a long wait, it was finally his turn.

"Mr. Tang Long, although you are a national citizen, you have not registered as a Bounty Hunter in this city, nor do you have military status in this city, so you have no right to carry weapons into the city. You can only have them appraised and purchased here by this office. Do you agree?"

"I agree."

"Are you coming to Song City for a short stay or long-term residence? A short stay requires a temporary visa, and the visa fee is 10,000 yuan. If you plan to settle down for a long time, you need to apply for city residency. Like everyone else, you need to pay a naturalization tax of 30,000 yuan, or equivalent supplies."

"I have 28,000 in cash, and I'll make up the difference with these items."

Tang Long placed a package from his back onto the table. After unfolding it, a pile of prey appeared.

The civil official glanced at his prey and continued: "Due to the excessive amount of hunted supplies in this city recently, the discounted price for such items has dropped significantly, which may not match your expectations. Are you sure you want to exchange them?"

"Could it be that these things of mine aren't even worth 30,000 yuan?"

"That will only be known after comparing them with the acquisition prices of the bounty system."

After the civil official scanned his prey one by one, the instrument displayed the price.

It was indeed not the case that they weren't worth even 2,000 yuan, but there was indeed a huge gap from his expectations. Tang Long had originally expected the prey to be worth at least 200,000, but in the end, it only exchanged for less than 50,000.

After paying the fee, combined with the cash he originally had, he only had a little over 60,000 left.

Then, another person in a uniform stepped forward, "I am a Jingan Officer from the Song City Jingan Division, and I am about to conduct a strict security check on you. If you still have weapons or other dangerous items on you, please hand them over voluntarily. If I find them, your city residency will be revoked, and you will be severely punished."

Tang Long shook his head, "I don't have any."

"None? What is this on your back?"

"A snake horn."

Tang Long untied the beast skin on the table, revealing the golden Thorn Snake King horn, immediately drawing gasps from those around. The eyes of the Jingan Officer and the civil official also showed some surprise.

The two whispered to each other, and the expression of the Jingan Officer became serious.

"This thing is too sharp and is classified as a weapon. You must hand it over here."

The civil official also chimed in: "But don't worry, this golden horn is of excellent quality. We will provide compensation of no less than 60,000 yuan, so you won't lose out."

Tang Long chuckled, "Such a big golden horn, and you only give 60,000? Do you think everyone else is blind?"

The Jingan Officer immediately straightened his face and scolded, "Kid, what did you say!"

"I said that some people are clearly trying to exploit the public, maybe even lining their own pockets. I have to ask you, by doing this, aren't you afraid of affecting Governor Xu's reputation?"

"Bastard! If you want to hand it over, handle the paperwork. If not, get lost immediately. The naturalization tax will not be refunded. If you dare to disturb the order of the special office, I can arrest you right now!"

The people behind also whispered to persuade him.

"Brother, be sensible. What kind of place is this? An arm can't twist a thigh."

"Sigh, young man, just endure it."

"60,000 is not a small amount. You need money everywhere you go in the city."

Tang Long only smiled back and didn't speak.

Only less than five seconds later, the phones of the Jingan Officer and the civil official rang almost at the same time. The tone of both when answering the phone was similar.

"I am."

"Please instruct."

"Uh... understood, I'll handle it immediately."

Hanging up the phone, the two looked at each other, and could see the panic in each other's eyes.

The Jingan Officer immediately changed his face, wrapped up the golden horn, and took the city residency card, handing them back to Tang Long together.

"Mr. Tang Long, that was a mistake on my part earlier. This thing is indeed not a weapon, you can keep it. This is your city residency card, please enter the city."

Tang Long took the items and strode forward, not even looking at him a second time.

Everyone looked at Tang Long's back, then at the Jingan Officer, and couldn't help but be very surprised.

"What are you looking at! Keep the queue orderly. If anyone dares to disturb the order, our division will surely punish them severely!"

Listening to the exasperated roar of the Jingan Officer behind him, Tang Long slowly walked through the hundreds of meters of the city gate passage and finally arrived inside Song City.

The inside and outside of Song City were like two different worlds.

Looking around, the city was full of modern atmosphere.

High-rise buildings, street lights, vehicles coming and going, and even aircraft shuttling back and forth in the sky. In a trance, he felt like he had returned to a metropolis on Earth.

It's embarrassing to say, but even having lived two lifetimes, this was actually the first time Tang Long had entered a main city of the heavenly change world.

He didn't expect it to be like this inside.

The next small goal — let's go with the Guidance Technique.

In the battle with Yin Ying, the Guidance Technique had truly left a deep impression on him, or rather, it made him realize his own shortcomings.

Now his methods and skills, Barbarian Blood Tyrant Body, Spirit Astral, Divine Guard, were basically defensive capabilities, and his offensive means were truly lacking.

Heavy Strike was certainly powerful, but its weaknesses were also obvious.

In the future, if he fights with stronger and smarter experts, the ten-second interval of Heavy Strike will be fatal.

But the Guidance Technique is different; it can have a continuous effect. Even if it only has a 50% boost, it is a huge improvement and a technique he must master.

According to the original plan, entering the Song City Martial Arts School can remain unchanged. At that time, not only can he learn the Guidance Technique, but he should also be able to come into contact with a large amount of knowledge about this world.

Of course, before that, there is one more very important thing, and that is to chat with Archbishop Lu.

So Tang Long stopped randomly in a corner of a street park, a golden light flashed in his hand, and the mask of calamity appeared, and he began to fiddle with it.