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Although he continued looking down on Virus, he was still very clear about his duties and knew there would be unnecessary trouble in case he didn't properly do the paperwork for the newcomers.
While they were left cooling their heels, the cloaked woman started mouthing all of a sudden, "You know, a single first grade Qi Ingot is too much already for a common citizen, so don't mistakenly assume you would've been able to find someone else to help you out if you had rejected me."
"Is that so?"
"Yes."
A few minutes later, the guard returned with a plaque and threw it at him rudely.
Two things were engraved on the plaque. The first one was his name, Vee and below that, there was a certain number that represented his identity.
"You two are permitted into the city, now go away." With a wave of his hand, the guard shooed them away.
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