"Another new mission?"
Zhou Chen looked at the ssage from Birdman and sighed helplessly. ’Are you guys at Eternal Fire treating like a tool too? Not even one day off?’
’Working overti every day without any extra pay... Oh, right, most companies don’t pay for overti. Never mind, then.’
He typed with his thumb, stating his demand concisely:
"All I need is Canaan Blue."
"Ha, of course I know that. Don’t worry, the reward won’t disappoint you. Your performance this ti impressed a lot of people. Even that esteed person praised you endlessly, saying you’re sure to beco a terrifying Killing Maniac in the future. Hahaha."
’That esteed person?’
Zhou Chen’s brow twitched. ’Who is this "esteed person"? Cyan Whale? Or so unknown high-ranking mber of Eternal Fire? All these riddle-speakers need to get the hell out of Jinzhu!’
"By the way, the Star Association isn’t suspicious of you, are they?" Birdman asked.
"I was clean. I made it look like an accidental coincidence. The Star Association has no reason to dig deeper into it. They’re busy tracking the whereabouts of Iron Python and Lady Grey."
"That’s good. Heh... Here’s a free piece of intel for you: Iron Python has outlived his usefulness and will soon be a corpse. As for that bitch Lady Grey, I had soone sell out her location. She’ll either be caught by the Star Association or silenced beforehand."
’Iron Python is going to die? And Lady Grey’s location was sold out?’ As Zhou Chen was reeling from the shock, he quickly opened his chat with Jiang Che to report the matter.
The act of a mole backstabbing his organization was perford in one smooth motion.
Iron Python and Lady Grey were two major heads of illegal enterprises in the Jinzhu Region. With them gone, the entire black market industry in the region would be thrown into turmoil, leading to a complete reshuffle.
But, if Iron Python was gone, there would just be a Copper Python. If Lady Grey was gone, there would be a Madam Bai... They seed like leaders in the criminal underworld, incredibly powerful, but in reality, they were just dogs used by the masterminds behind the scenes to make money. If one fell, another could easily be propped up. The masterminds, anwhile, could just lie at ho while a steady stream of illicit funds flowed in.
Right now, Iron Python’s and Lady Grey’s days were numbered. Having lost all their value, they would most likely be silenced by their superiors. But if the Star Association could arrest them in ti, they could obtain criminal evidence against their backers. This was the best chance to go after those big shots.
Zhou Chen believed that Jiang Che wouldn’t let this opportunity slip by. If she could clean up the black market in the Jinzhu Region, her promotion assessnt would go much more smoothly.
"See you tomorrow night, sa place. Let know if anything cos up," Birdman sent as his last ssage.
"Got it."
The mont Zhou Chen finished replying, a notification popped up from a shopping platform.
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"I still had to shalessly ask Kalina for money... Ugh, I really don’t want people calling a pretty boy who lives off his girlfriend... I hope I can pass the exam."
In a rented apartnt sowhere in Old Paris, Soron wiped the lipstick mark off his face with a tissue and straightened his slightly ssy hair. The scent of expensive perfu still clung to him, lingering in the air. He looked at the black and gold bank card on the table and couldn’t help but sigh softly.
Kalina had forced it on him when he went to borrow money just now. It contained five million, enough for him to buy new Alchemy Materials and even pay off all his debts. And this was just the pocket money Kalina had saved up in a year.
Realizing the financial gap between himself and his rich, beautiful girlfriend, Soron heaved another long, lancholic sigh.
—This lancholy was also tinged with the fear and trepidation of having encountered the "Lamp God."
The unknown Extraordinary realm, the mysterious "Lamp God," and that incredibly coincidental "opportunity" filled him with an irrepressible sense of awe.
Even if the Lamp God ant no harm, Soron didn’t dare breathe a word of it to anyone. He was convinced that the mysterious gentleman was watching him in secret, waiting for his next visit.
The words the Lamp God had said as he was leaving intensified this feeling—"If you have another wish, rember to prepare a story of equal value."
This ant the "Lamp God" believed they would et again.
Soron bit his nails, thinking:
"Encountering the ’Lamp God’ is a mixed bag. On the one hand, he can grant so of my wishes, and I can use his power to grow stronger.
On the other hand, I don’t know his true purpose, so it would be easy to be used without realizing it. Hmm, if the Lamp God is evil, he’ll definitely increase the price of granting wishes over ti. Eventually, he’ll most likely demand my flesh and blood, or even my Soul. Or he might Twist my wishes..."
Because of his family’s past experiences, Soron found it difficult to trust the "Lamp God." But he believed that if the other party was truly a powerful Ascender, his trust wouldn’t be needed anyway.
"Maybe I can discreetly ask my teacher... And once I officially beco an Alchemist, I’ll have access to the Alchemy Association’s database. I can see if I can find any relevant information then. For now, it’s best to keep this a secret..."
A thousand thoughts raced through Soron’s mind. His imagination ran wild for a long ti until the vibration of his phone pulled him back to reality.
Paynt successful. Transaction approved. The seller, "ow ow Squad Catches Big Fish," will ship the item within half an hour.
"The alchemy exam is next Saturday. I can still make it..." Soron breathed a sigh of relief. The great weight on his chest had finally been lifted.
He stared at the fake material on the table, a cold light gradually appearing in his green eyes.
"William, and the rest of you, just you wait!"
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「Jinzhu City.」
Zhou Chen went to the courier station and mailed the Screaming Grey Tree Core. However, he didn’t receive the wish fulfillnt value for completing the wish yet. It seed he would have to wait until the item reached Soron.
Afterwards, he returned to his dorm for ditation. As soon as his Spiritual Power recovered, he went back to the ocean of collective consciousness, wanting to enter that mysterious place to explore.
"Strange, why can’t I get in there anymore..."
"The deep connection with the Wish Bubble is gone. Is there a cooldown ti?"
He tried many tis in the ocean of collective consciousness and finally confird that he was temporarily unable to re-enter the mysterious area with the dry fountain. It seed he would have to wait for the "cooldown period" to end.
Since he couldn’t go in and explore, Zhou Chen continued to sift through the Wish Bubbles, looking for wishes he could fulfill.
Looking at the Wish Bubbles floating around him, he told himself to be careful. Just tricking one person had taken everything he had; he couldn’t imagine dealing with another.
If he accidentally pulled Jiang Che in, he’d be exposed in minutes and arrested on the spot.
Ti flew by. Only when his Spiritual Power began to feel drained did he finally filter out two wishes.
The first wish was from Old Yang. He was preparing for his Tier Two Alchemy Ceremony and was short on money for resources. Zhou Chen could find an opportunity to sponsor him.
The second wish was from Jiang Che. She had slept less than twenty hours in five days, surviving on extra-strong coffee and stimulants. Now, she was hoping soone could help her with her work so she could finally get so sleep.
Zhou Chen decided to check in on his superior and curry so favor. He wanted Jiang Che to see him in a better light, which would hopefully lead to more promotions, a higher salary, and fewer dirty, tiring, and difficult jobs.
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