Chapter 73: Give Me a Golden Identity Token!
If Ye Qiu remembered correctly, in his previous life, this gate officer Wang Dayong would be executed by the order of the Lord of Zhouxing City six months later.
There were three reasons for that.
“Wang Dayong, as the gate officer of Zhouxing City, you should be a moral model for all the citizens. You ought to take the lead in obeying laws and rules!” Ye Qiu shouted sternly.
His voice wasn’t loud, but it echoed thunderously, leaving the surrounding guards stunned.
Wang Dayong’s face froze, his eyes wide with disbelief.
What the hell? Is he lecturing me?!
As he came to his senses, Wang Dayong’s expression turned vicious, about to give the order to act, but Ye Qiu continued.
“You have three crimes. First, abuse of power and corruption. The actual fee to enter the city is 1,000 gold coins, yet you extorted 100,000! That’s outrageous. According to Zhouxing City’s laws, you should receive 99,000 lashes — one for every coin you embezzled. And that’s only for one person’s fee. Hundreds have entered already. You should be flogged to death in public as a warning!”
His voice struck straight to the heart. The guards who had started to move now trembled in place, because they had also participated in the corruption.
Wang Dayong’s face turned pale.
He tried to hold back his fear and forced a threatening tone. “You brat, are you judging me or threatening me? Want me to kill you now?!”
Ye Qiu smirked. “I’m an Undying. As long as you don’t kill me in one strike, I’ll broadcast your crimes everywhere. Every Undying like me will know. How long do you think it’ll take before this news reaches the City Lord’s ears?”
“You… you…” Wang Dayong pointed at Ye Qiu, speechless and visibly trembling with fear.
He was terrified. The current City Lord was notoriously strict. He’d already executed two vice lords.
Even the position of vice lord remained vacant because no one from the Heavenly Summer Empire dared take the job, fearing they’d be executed on some excuse.
Ye Qiu pressed on. “Your second crime is dereliction of duty, abusing your position to toy with citizens, especially women, and committing adultery. By law, that’s punishable by drowning in a pig cage until death!”
In his previous life, this was indeed one of the three crimes Wang Dayong was executed for. Although many female players had thrown themselves at him voluntarily, it didn’t excuse his actions or prevent the City Lord’s fury.
“You… you’re spouting nonsense!” Wang Dayong shouted anxiously, unleashing the terrifying aura of a level 51 powerhouse.
But Ye Qiu, having faced off against Outer Demons and consumed Mysterious Potion, remained calm.
[Ding! You’ve suffered a pressure attack.]
A nearly negligible damage number floated above his head.
Ye Qiu didn’t flinch. Instead, he calmly pulled out a dazzling gold token from his inventory and showed it to Wang Dayong.
“I hold a golden entry pass and serve as the Deputy Village Chief of the Novice Village. A mere gate officer like you not only failed to show proper respect, but even dared provoke and try to harm me. Do you know what happens to those who attack officials?
“This is your third crime: treason! According to Zhouxing City law, you should be exiled and made a labor slave!
“Now that all three crimes are combined, even crushing your bones and scattering your ashes would be within legal bounds!”
After finishing, Ye Qiu casually took a sip of water to moisten his throat.
In his past life, a remarkable “civil servant” player had studied Zhouxing City’s rules, the Heavenly Summer Empire’s laws, and even secured a silver entry pass and a minor position as “village representative.”
In the Trial City system, Novice Villages were almost equal in standing to the Heavenly Summer Empire. If Elder Xu ever revealed his full power, even the emperor of the Heavenly Summer Empire would have to bow and address him as “Sage.”
That’s how powerful the village was.
Now, Ye Qiu had a golden entry pass and was Deputy Village Chief, a higher status than that legendary civil servant.
Wang Dayong was the first to kneel. The speed and suddenness caught everyone off guard. The guards followed, scolding Wang Dayong as a cunning bastard while falling to their knees too.
Wang Dayong kowtowed repeatedly, his face full of panic. “My lord, I didn’t know you were coming! I deserve to die!”
He even slapped himself hard — real slaps that left red, swollen marks. The other guards followed suit, some in tears, even grabbing Ye Qiu’s legs to beg for mercy.
In the distance, among the players hauling bricks, someone noticed what was happening and stared in disbelief.
The once-dominant, arrogant gate officer was kneeling to a young player?!
“Isn’t that the guy who arrived through the teleport array with me?!” cried the round-faced female player in shock.
A whip soaked in saltwater lashed across her back. She gritted her teeth in pain.
Could he be… an NPC instead of a player?! she wondered in confusion.
“Get back to work! No slacking off!” the guard shouted.
Back on Ye Qiu’s side, as the men knelt and begged, he said righteously, “First, give me a golden identity token.”
“Yes, yes, of course…”
Wang Dayong hurriedly handed one over and had Ye Qiu bind it immediately.
After receiving it, Ye Qiu checked the details.
[Golden Identity Token: Ye Qiu]
[Privileges: Unlimited free entry and exit to Zhouxing City, access to all areas within the city, one free usage per month at any facility in the city.]