Chapter 24: Wanfang Trading Company

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Earth Armor City 3 was a large coastal city. Zhou Ji hadn’t even entered the city when he smelled the damp smell of seawater in the air. There was plenty of aquatic products here, and one could see many seafood stalls. 

Zhou Ji sped along the street and arrived in front of a luxurious building that said Wangfang Trading Company. 

The door attendant was a woman with a gentle voice and delicate appearance. Her strength was at the peak of the Aura Refining Realm. 

When Zhou Ji entered the room, the attendant welcomed him warmly. These big places liked to do this kind of thing. However, Zhou Ji still tried his best to keep a straight face. He was not here to buy or sell things, but to claim compensation! 

The attendant led Zhou Ji to sit down at an empty small table in the hall. She served tea and poured water with a friendly attitude. Her voice was gentle and she liked to laugh. As Zhou Ji watched, his face, which had been forced to keep a straight face, slowly thawed a little. 

“Daddy?” 

Xiao Rui, who was playing with Little White, seemed to have noticed that something was wrong with her father. She put Little White on the ground and leaned over to the chair in two or three places, hugging his face and shaking it from side to side. 

“Are you looking at this auntie? Isn’t this auntie very beautiful?” 

“Uh… I am thinking about something.” 

Zhou Ji placed his daughter on his lap and gently caressed her face. How could a woman be closer to his daughter than his own daughter was to him? 

However, he did not notice that the corner of the waitress’s mouth, who had been chatting happily with him, twitched violently. 

Zhou Ji teased Xiao Rui and left the waitress at the side. The atmosphere was a little awkward. This beautiful waitress did not know whether to leave or not. Fortunately, a man in a suit rushed over. 

“Mr. Zhou, right?” 

This man had a warm smile on his face, even more so than the waitress from before. 

“Yes.” 

“We have a record here. Your previous shuttle H1333 was attacked on its way to Earth Armor City 3. This was a mistake on our part. According to the previous ticket agreement, we will give you 1,000 crystals as compensation. “At the same time, Wangfang Trading Company will also give you an additional 1,000 crystals as compensation for mental damage in the name of the company.” 

Zhou Ji’s brain didn’t come to a conclusion at the first moment. 2,000 crystals already? It was also his first time dealing with such a place. He just didn’t expect Wangfang Trading Company to be so easy to talk to. 

“If you have no objections, please sign this agreement.” The man handed over the document in his hand. Looking at the material, it was only ordinary paper. It should only be used as a simple proof. 

Zhou Ji hastily signed and stamped his jade token on it. In less than ten seconds, he felt the jade token tremble slightly. He entered his consciousness and saw that he had received two thousand crystals, instantly doubling his assets. 

“Mr. Zhou, I wonder if you are free next? We have some matters to consult with you. Of course, these are also paid for.” Seeing that Zhou Ji was packing up and preparing to leave, the man spoke again. 

At the same time, he placed a storage pouch on the table. 

“These can be considered to be the fees for our Wangfang Trading Company to purchase information from you.” 

“Hiss… This is money corrupting me from the start. It’s completely different from the kind of large shops that I had imagined would bully customers and bribe them,” Zhou Ji said to himself. 

Zhou Ji picked up the storage pouch. It was only the size of a cubic meter. After roughly counting, there were around 200 spirit crystals inside. 

This was really a lot. It was enough for him to use for more than ten days. 

“The search and rescue team we sent out didn’t find too many traces, so we have reason to suspect that it was an organized and premeditated act. “We want to find out from Mr. Zhou. Do you know which strength or who attacked our floating shuttle?” 

“The people of the Blood Eagle Fort. I met them.” 

Zhou Ji did not hide anything. He smiled and stuffed the bag of crystals into his arms. 

“But our people went to the nearby camp of the bandits. It was very dilapidated and seemed to have been…” 

“Destroyed. I did it.” 

Zhou Ji glanced at the man and said slowly. 

“How else do you think I escaped?” 

Hearing Zhou Ji’s words, the man was slightly stunned. He carefully looked at the man in front of him who was holding a child, no one could connect this man who had a kind smile and brought a child with him to the vicious man who had massacred a bandit camp. 

“Then I’m being rude. Do you have any other news? For example… who hired these guys?” 

The man was serious. He took out a small bag from his pocket with three marks on it. 

Zhou Ji frowned slightly. At that time, he was eager to find his daughter, so he really did not ask these guys in detail. That’s right. How could a desolate bandit camp rush to rob the myriad trading company’s floating shuttle so openly? 

“This… I really don’t know. At that time, I was mainly looking for my daughter. I didn’t ask about other things.” 

Zhou Ji glanced at the storage bag, not even thinking of picking it up to take a look. If it was his, he would take it. If it wasn’t his, he wouldn’t be greedy. 

As he spoke, Zhou Ji stood up. “I’m mainly here to collect compensation. If there’s nothing else, I’ll be leaving first. Thank you for your hospitality.” 

Without waiting for the man to speak, Zhou Ji turned around. 

“Oh right, sir, the first and second-in-charge of the Blood Eagle Fort have put up a bounty at the employment agency. If you’re free, you can take their token to collect the bounty.” 

Seeing Zhou Ji leave decisively, the man called out again. 

“Thank you.” 

Zhou Ji waved her hand and left the door without looking back. 

The man sat on the chair, his fingers lightly tapping on the table as he watched Zhou Ji leave the door. 

“Manager, is this Zhou Ji hiding something from us? Do you want us to…” 

On the side, the “pretty auntie” who had just served tea suddenly spoke. 

“Don’t fight and kill so easily. We are a business, not an assassination organization.” The man rolled his eyes at her, he muttered, “But there must be some concealment. In this current world, only an idiot would report all their information. For example, you are at the peak of the Cultivation Realm…” 

“I’m talking about the employer of the Blood Eagle Fort.” 

“Even if he knows, he has to pretend that he doesn’t know.” The man picked up the untouched storage bag on the table, tossed it around, and stuffed it back into his pocket. “Zhou Ji, a commoner. He opened a magic shop and adopted a daughter… this person is quite interesting.” 

A few minutes later, at the mercenary agency of Earth Armor City 3, the employment agency, a mercenary carrying his daughter walked out with a satisfied expression. Although the process was a bit complicated, when he took out the second-in-charge’s flying needle and the head of the first-in-charge’s pet giant eagle, he finally received 1400 crystals. The first-in-charge received 800 crystals, and the second-in-charge received 600 crystals. His current assets were close to 6000 crystals. If it were before he built his foundation, Zhou Ji probably wouldn’t even think about going to a private exchange to exchange for a secret scroll. 

“Daddy, where are we going next?” 

Xiao Rui hugged Little White and quietly hid in Zhou Ji’s arms. She didn’t like that place very much, and she felt scared when she heard the voices of all kinds of people. 

“Next…” 

Zhou Ji looked at the darkening sky and his eyes suddenly lit up. 

“Next, we’ll go to the inner city and stay in a luxury hotel! We’ll eat delicacies!”