Single Wish: Rise Of The Omniscient Paragon

439  438: Importance of a City Registration

'Master is extremely wary of Pamela? Why?'

'I know that Pamela is powerful since she's a leader of one of the top five organizations of the Underworld, but for Master to be extremely wary of her, and for him to have such a reaction from the moment he set his eyes on her, that means Master takes her very seriously.'

'...Maybe even more seriously than the Capra King?'

Although Selene knew that it was absurd of her to compare Pamela, who was a tier 4, to the Capra King, who was as strong as a tier 6 and even some tier 7s, Corey's reaction made her think otherwise.

'Hopefully, we don't have to fight her. I'm tired of fighting people who can kill me with a flick of her finger.'

'Wait… What am I saying?... Aren't I a tier 4 also? I should have a chance… right?'

Unfortunately, Selene found herself wondering how the world had changed so much for her.

'Sigh… Ever since I started following him my view on a lot of things has been shattered… There's no common sense when it comes to him anymore.'

As Selene became lost in her thoughts, Pamela led them to the city hall, and unlike what one would expect, no words were spoken between Corey and Pamela.

Corey's mind was instantly filled with countless battle simulations against Pamela. Meanwhile, Pamela's mind was filled with countless thoughts of Corey.

To her frustration, she knew nothing about Corey, but she was certain that Corey already knew something about her. She just wished what he knew was not too important.

The fact that she lost to Corey in their ability to obtain information fueled her frustration and also her excitement.

Moments later, the trio found themselves in front of an unassuming building that had a plaque at the top saying, City Hall.

They entered, and unlike what Corey and Selene expected, the place barely had people in it. From what Corey could see, there were only four people in it.

Two seemed to be male guards.

One seemed to be a female cleaner, and the last was a female who sat behind an ordinary-looking table.

Corey looked around with raised brows, and he could not help but wonder.

'She said that if she came with us the registration would be less stressful, but from what I can see, nothing hints about stress in this place.'

Corey glanced at Pamela, and she felt his gaze. She looked at Corey and when she saw his expression, she instantly knew what was on his mind.

She chuckled softly, "I know what's on your mind, and no, I did not lie to you. Normally, if Outsiders like us want to become citizens of Gravenstone City or any established city, the normal thing is for us to undergo a series of tests and also a ritual at the end of the day."

Corey and Selene raised their brows at the same time and exclaimed at the same time.

"Tests? Ritual?"

Pamela nodded.

"Yes. The tests are done for them to know how strong you are, what your abilities are, and also for them to have an idea of your personality."

Corey tilted his head to the side slightly with furrowed brows.

"What's the point in doing all of these?"

"Can't they just ask us?" Selene could not help but also speak what was on her mind.

Pamela smiled faintly, "Well, according to them. We're not the first Outsiders to arrive in their world, and there have been past Outsiders that caused the destruction of some cities and settlements in the past. This is just a way of them taking precautions against potential powerful Outsiders with evil tendencies."

"And what if I choose not to reveal everything that I have? What will they do? In fact, what if I decide to just attack this place or do whatever I want in this city? If I had the power, I could choose to do so without undergoing the registration." Corey spoke with a tinge of confusion in his tone.

Pamela nodded without a change in her expression, "I also had the same questions, but what you failed to ask was why it's necessary for you to register yourself in a city."

Corey's pupils flickered.

Without waiting for a response from Corey, Pamela spoke,

"The reason why registering in a city is very important is because without registering in a city, you won't be able to make use of the Ancient Stone of the city."

"After you go through all the tests, you'll be under an unknown probation period, but you'll be given a temporary Ancient Seal."

"The temporary Ancient Seal would allow you to be anchored to the ancient stone of the city, but if the city lord or any other person with the authority, he or she can choose to exclude you from the benefit of the ancient stone with ease."

"If you satisfy or please the city lord or those in power, you'll undergo a ritual and be given a permanent ancient seal."

"I have a permanent ancient seal, and no matter where I am, I wouldn't be teleported to a random place when the bell chimes."

Corey's eyes flashed as he stared at the symbol at the back of Pamela's hand.

The symbol looked like the letters G and S joined together beautifully.

"Seems there's a lot I have to learn about this place."

Corey spoke calmly, and Selene's smile widened slightly. She was about to say something, but she paused and slapped her head.

"Oh yeah, there's another reason why it's extremely important for you to register yourself, and this reason is mainly for this city."

Corey and Selene raised their brows.

"The dead can rise in this city."

Corey and Selene's eyes widened in shock and disbelief, and Selene immediately exclaimed loudly.

"What the hell?!"

Pamela chuckled, and then she glanced at the four people in the city hall who remained quiet and were watching them with neutral expressions.

"If somebody dies in Gravenstone City or in that dense fog that's outside Gravenstone City, they become undead or in our words, zombies."

"Because of this, there are rituals and methods that are done by certain people of the city to prevent this." n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

"This is also why of all the cities, Gravenstone City is one of the cities that place extreme importance on city registration. Assuming one of us dies and we become zombies that have retained a lot of our abilities, it would be a disaster for Gravenstone City."

"With the registration system in place, those in power are able to know when an important or powerful person becomes a zombie and they're able to take precautions."

"Normally, you'd have to go through a lot of annoying tests if I were not here, but now that I'm here, I can vouch for you guys and you guys can obtain a temporary ancient seal."