The chapter opens with a description of the city of Fangyuan, which is much larger than the city in which the story takes place. The narrator tells us that Fangyuan is a big city with a lot of big buildings. He tells the story of a young man named Xiaopang, who has just joined the army. The young man has a physical jewel, but he doesn't want to reveal his mental jewel during his enlistment. He wants to get his physical jewel first, so that the soldiers will be able to confirm that he's a real master of the Heavenly Jewel. He also tells the narrator that he is going to ask his godfather to buy him some skills to use as a manifestation master. He's going to find a master, and then he'll use that master's physical jewel to create a scroll that will allow him to appear in the afterlife. He says that he knows a master who has bad temper, so they're going to have to be careful around this time. Senior Huyan, the old man, is here, and the narrator tells him to come and pay his respects to him. The old man is stingy, but the narrator says he has enough money to buy himself a tortoise shield. The tortoise shield is a good choice, because it's limited to strength, endurance, or toughness. The overlord bow, on the other hand, is a better choice because it has the pure attribute of strength.