After three hours...

After Dr. Ling finished speaking, I waited a little while, and he gave me my ID card, and I left without waiting for the rest of the children to wake up.

Now I'm sitting in a booth eating and thinking about what to do. At least I'm not a slave anymore and it's a good thing I have the money the supervisor gave me. He must have forgotten to take the money back or taken pity on me. Now I have to worry about housing too.

"What's wrong my friend? I don't see you sad," asked the shopkeeper.

"Nothing, I'm just a little sad that I can't become a superpower practitioner," I said sadly.

"Oh, you remind me of my childhood. I also tried, but it turned out that my talent was weak, so I didn't bother trying. The hardest thing in life is going against the grain because you need a lot of will and patience, which I didn't have," the shop owner said with longing.

Before I could reply he added, "Boy, how about you work with me here and help me here? I'll give you five silver coins."

I thought a little but declined in a way that would allow me to return if I needed the money. "Thank you, sir, but I am new in the city and need some time to think," I said gratefully. Although the salary was good and sufficient for basic needs, it did not meet my ambitions.

"You are free, boy," he said indifferently, seeming a little annoyed at my refusal of his kindness.

After I finished eating, "Okay, here are two copper coins." I gave him the money and left.

The food was good. I might come back later as the food was similar to ramen but had some differences, but compared to the food in the slave area, there was no comparison to the dry bread I ate there.

Now I have to think about the housing issue where sleeping outside is forbidden and also the presence of beggars who are thrown out to the slave area if they do not have work and housing.

It is good that I have some money from the supervisor as he gave me ten gold coins and some silver and copper coins where the distribution of the value of the coins is as follows:

10 copper coins = 1 silver coin

10 silver coins = 1 gold coin

There are other ways to buy using another currency using the card, but these are for the rich, as ordinary people exchange using coins.

After a long time of searching

I managed to rent a medium apartment, which cost five silver coins a month. The price is not high, but it is not cheap either. The house is located between the central and outer areas and is called the inner area. The house contains the basic things of a kitchen, a bathroom, a room, and a hall. I think that is enough for the time being.

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I sat on the couch thinking about what to do. If I said I wasn't disappointed during the test, I would be lying. Now I don't know what to do. I thought about going to the big families in the city, but, if you want to get their support and become your sponsor, you have to be from their family or become their servant, as they put a mark on you that prevents you from betraying them.

As for the government, you need acquaintances there to be accepted, and even if you succeed, you will not get much help, and your progress must be checked every period, so it is not worth it.

Suddenly, a good idea came to me and I remembered the food at the kiosk today. How could I forget that I have knowledge from another world and I can benefit from it here? Although there are some similarities in history, countries, etc., it is different from my world, as the ramen I had previously is called slime noodles.

Although I'm not good at food, even if I were, I wouldn't benefit much because the food here is very different from my original world, where ingredients are cooked by advanced animals, and strong animals can enhance the body, which is especially beneficial for warriors. There is special food for aspers.

That's why I want to become rich through music because I loved songs a lot in my previous life and although I don't know Chinese songs, I know a lot of English songs and there are some other languages like Russian and Arabic but only English matches the current language and that's good too

Good now I have decided on a course of action I will need the information tomorrow to know how to start my plans

After breakfast, I went outside excitedly and asked people about an investigation office or a place to get information. After asking a lot, I reached a building that seemed old at first glance, but if you looked closely, you would find it distinctive. I ignored the matter and went inside.

The place looked better from the outside, but it was quiet, with only a few people inside,e, so I ignored it and went to what seemed to be the receptionist.

"Welcome sir, here is what I can do for you," she said as she saw me approaching.

"Hello, can you help me get some information?" I said calmly.

She looked me up and down. I understood what she was thinking. She must think I was poor. I was wearing old clothes. I forgot to replace them with new ones. I was used to them.

I ignored her gaze and took a gold coin out of my pocket. When she saw it, her professional smile returned and she pointed to a place.

"Come in, sir; behind this door, you will find someone who will answer your question," she said to me.

I went inside and saw a person wearing a black robe that hid his face. I found a chair in front of him and sat on it.

"Are you the client? You look young. Tell me what you want to know." He said to me in a dry voice.

"Well I want the distribution of power in this city and some general details and preferably some specific things about the work of the big families," I told him.

"Hmm, it's easy. You seem new to this town?" he asked.

"From what I heard, you don't care about the client's details, and don't ask him anything," I said in a calm tone.

"Yes, of course, it's just curiosity. Excuse me. As for your request, as you know, the city consists of four major families, and the city lord's family is the fifth family. These are the main powers, as each of the four families is headed by someone in the fifth stage, while the city lord is in the sixth stage. There is a branch of the Warriors Union and the Alchemy Union, where the president is at the fifth stage in both branches. There is a mysterious branch called the Assassins Union, where they kill anyone for money. This does not include those responsible for the city. This is regarding the powers of the city."

As for the work of the families, let us start with the first family, which is the family of the city's master, Mo. This family controls most of the government departments in the city. This is general news and there is nothing special about them.

Secondly, the Chi family is a family that specializes in controlling entertainment areas such as bars, brothels, and restaurants in the city. These are public things. As for the private things, they deal in slaves and drugs and make a fortune from that, as they monopolize this business and destroy any competitor. All the gangs in the city are subordinate to them.

Thirdly, it is the Lee family, and this is the oldest family, as it specializes in the acting sector, cinemas, music, and other things. As for private matters, they force the actors to work with them, and they drop those who refuse, either by accusing them of scandal or killing them, so they monopolize all of this work, and there are no competitors.

Fourth, the Shin family. This family specializes in TV programs, news broadcasting, magazines, and other things. These are public things, but private things. They cover up scandals, corruption, and other things in exchange for some money. They have a close relationship with the Li family.

Fifth, the Su family specializes in real estate and hospitals, as they own many buildings, hospitals, and hotels, and they make a lot of money every year from these public things. As for the private things, he is no different from the rest of the families, as he kills anyone who refuses to sell them a property they want.

"That's all. Are you satisfied?" he said. And looked at me.

"Thank you, I am satisfied. How much is the price for the information?" I said, thinking that he would probably ask for five silver coins at most.

"One gold coin," he said quietly.

"What? Why is it expensive? I didn't ask for anything rare. It's just basic knowledge." I said in surprise.

"You are right, public information only costs three silvers, but private information is expensive information, so the price has gone up. Pay up or you will be punished and become a slave."

"Hmph take this gold" I flipped the coin and out I got the information I wanted