System: After the fortune telling, my cultivation level skyrocketed.

His eyes were filled with contempt and disdain as he looked at the merchants from these small tribes who came to Blackwood City to trade.

Upon seeing this, Chen Xuan and the other two shook their heads slightly.

Chen Xuan immediately flipped his hand, and three pieces of silver appeared in his hand. Of course, they were not the kind of silver ingots from his previous life, but rather pieces of broken silver.

Chen Xuan is skilled in weapon crafting, and he had collected a lot of these gold, silver and other precious metals from the national treasury, which are now coming in handy.

When the three people in line arrived at the main gate, the leading rattan armor guard was taken aback when he saw Chen Xuan and the other two's attire. Then, he looked at the three of them and noticed their imposing presence and different temperament and skin color from the tribespeople, which made him cautious.

"Where did you three come from? You seem a bit unfamiliar."

The rattan armor guards looked at Chen Xuan and his two companions with a neutral tone.

Upon hearing this, Chen Xuan nodded and smiled, "I've come from afar to see what life is like at the bottom of society."

Chen Xuan spoke of the lower classes with an air of nonchalance. The rattan armor guard, a man of experience, immediately became wary and dared not ask any further questions.

"In that case, if the three of you are going into the city, you can simply hand over three sheepskins or something of equal value."

At this moment, both rattan armor guards were looking at Chen Xuan and his companions. Their voices, which had been loud and stern, had become calm and composed.

Chen Xuan nodded slightly and handed over three small pieces of silver, each about the size of a fingernail. The three men, seeing the quality of the silver, smiled and nodded in satisfaction.

It seems the two of them will pocket quite a bit of the spoils this time.

I paid the city entry fee.

Chen Xuan and his two companions successfully entered Blackwood City.

Upon entering Blackwood City, one immediately sees various vendors sitting on the central street, displaying all sorts of strange flowers, fruits, grains, dried fish, meat, and some unidentified scales, calling out what they need or bartering for other goods.

Chen Xuan and his two companions were dumbfounded, because the variety and diversity of the items here were so vast that even Panjiayuan in their previous life couldn't compare.

Chen Xuan and his two companions walked along the street. When they passed a small vendor, they bought some fruits that looked quite good and inquired about the location of the Jiang family's garrison in Blackwood City.

The Jiang family's garrison was renowned and no one dared to provoke it; everyone knew about it. Soon, the small merchant told Chen Xuan and his two companions the location of the Jiang family's garrison.

Chen Xuan turned to look at Elder Long and the other man and said, "You two can wander around Blackwood City for a while. We'll meet at the main gate of Blackwood City in 10 minutes."

The two elders nodded slightly. They planned to inquire more about the city's trading rules and operational patterns in order to learn more about its experiences.

After Chen Xuan and Elder Long parted ways, Chen Xuan quickly headed towards the location of the Jiang clan's garrison.

Soon, Chen Xuan saw a huge building, with two black-armored guards in front of it.

Compared to the rattan armor of the Blackwood tribe, the armor worn by these black-armored soldiers was in no way inferior to that made with modern technology. They looked very powerful, and their weapons were also finely forged.

Such overwhelming equipment capabilities truly befit the garrison of a hegemon.

As Chen Xuan approached, a soldier in black armor immediately shouted at him, "Unauthorized personnel are not allowed to approach the garrison."

Upon hearing this, Chen Xuan smiled and a fist-sized piece of gold appeared in his hand.

The black-armored soldiers were also taken aback when the gold appeared, because such dazzling and highly pure gold was extremely rare even within the Jiang clan.

Chen Xuan smiled and tossed the fist-sized piece of gold in his hand. The black-armored guard caught it, then frowned slightly as he looked at Chen Xuan.

"What's the matter with you?"

Chen Xuan nodded and then asked, "I have long admired the Jiang clan's overlord. After coming out to train and arriving at the Jiang clan's territory, I naturally longed to visit it. However, I am troubled by not knowing its exact location, so I came to inquire about the location of the Jiang clan's garrison and their stronghold."