In a stationery store selling inkstones and paper in Maoling.
Meng Qi requested for his customary order of seven Lively Dragon Pens. As usual, the shopkeeper asked indifferently if Meng Qi had come to collect an order that he had previously placed, explaining that if it were so, he had to show his credentials.
With a jovial grin, Meng Qi extended his left hand and revealed the bright glint of silver between his fingers.
"A Silvery-badge Arrester..." The shopkeeper's gaze froze and his breaths became heavy. He instantly exclaimed with a flattering smile, "Ah... a customer most dear to us! Please come with me to the back to collect your order."
Arresters above the level of the Silver Badge were commonly deemed kings among men—extraordinary individuals who could assert dominion and control over an entire city!