While he skimmed through what was on the screen, Bogner introduced the place . "This is Chilei's general headquarters for the card artisan activity centers . It provides nearly every service related to a card artisan, such as a.s.sessment and advancement, the study of card artisan skills, and so forth . It's also a comprehensive platform where there are large numbers of freelance card artisans, which is why I came here to recruit . In addition to the commissions announced and taken here, they also have the most advanced training field in Chilei and the largest card artisan shopping center in the city . " He then lowered his voice to say, "But this doesn't have anything better than the black market . They only dare sell above-board things . " After that, he added, "And, the prices are very high . "

Looking around, Bogner brought everyone to a service desk .

The girl attendant wore a professional smile . "Greetings . How may I serve you?"

"h.e.l.lo, I need to recruit some card artisans . "

"May I ask what sort of requirements you might have for the card artisans?" The service girl maintained her slight smile .

Bogner adeptly reported his requirements . "A perceptual level above five, single and without a family to support, and able to take a long-term contract . "

"Alright, just a second . " The service girl quickly went to work . "Ok, according to your requirements, there are 123 who meet the criteria . Among them are 82 battle card artisans and 41 other types . "

"Battle card artisans and medical card artisans . "

"All right, there are five medical card artisans . With the 82 battle card artisans, there would be 87 altogether . Would you like to confirm that you require us to issue a letter of notification?"

Hearing what was being said, Chen Mu couldn't help a deep sigh . In such a remote city in the Heavenly Drum Village District, there were still so many card artisans with level-five and above perception . There were actually card artisans who had broken through level five, which rather surprised him .

"Mmmm, right . " Bogner was very definite .

"Please fill in the location for interviews . You may freely choose your location and time for the interviews . If you require specialized equipment, you may rent s.p.a.ce and equipment on the 57th through 69th floors . In addition, you will need to remit a fee of 500,000 Oudi . " The attendant spoke very fast .

It sure was expensive! Chen Mu felt inwardly speechless . If they had been in the ordinary residential districts, a fee of 40,000 or 50,000 Oudi would be sky-high . Around there, it was about ten times more .

Bogner readily handed over the money and filled out the address . He'd set the interviews for the next morning at 8 o'clock . Just as they were planning to leave, someone suddenly said something .

"I believe we've already met . "

Bogner turned around . The one speaking was astonis.h.i.+ngly that elegant and cool woman who had suddenly showed up at the door a few days before . She had another woman with her who was wearing huge gla.s.ses that nearly covered her whole face .

"How are you? I'm glad to see you again . " Bogner had no hint of being happy in his tone .

The pretty woman still had her icy look . "Would the gentleman really not consider it a little more? If it's an issue with the remuneration, I believe that's something we could discuss . If your firm would like to accept this commission, we would like to pay 200 million Oudi . Moreover, we would like to notarize the authenticity of the commission for your honorable firm . I'm sure if you complete this commission, it would be sufficient to advance you the second level of card artisan firms . "

When Chen Mu heard her say 200 million Oudi, he was a little astonished . He couldn't help but carefully size up those two women . The second one hadn't uttered a word up until then, and what she wore was a lot plainer than the elegant woman .

A commission of 200 million Oudi rather got Bogner's interest .

Seeing Bogner hesitate, a glimmer of joy flashed through the pretty woman's eyes . Striking while the iron was hot, she said, "The 50 million Oudi reward we spoke of previously remains in effect . That would mean that if your esteemed firm could finally achieve the highest yield, you would possibly be able to get 250 million Oudi . That amount would be enough to purchase a newly established card artisan firm!"

She wasn't far off . For a level-one card artisan firm, that kind of compensation was sky-high without a doubt .

"What do you think, Boss?" Bogner had abruptly realized his boss was there, and he quickly lowered his voice to ask .

The woman only then paid attention to Chen Mu, and an odd look flashed through her eyes . The woman beside her wearing gla.s.ses also seemed to raise her head a little .

"You make the decision . " Chen Mu didn't want to influence Bogner's judgment with his own unprofessional a.s.sessment .

Bogner had long gotten used to Chen Mu's style and nodded to show he understood . The woman once again showed a strange look as she said, "And this is…?"

"My boss . " Bogner succinctly introduced him, following in a more ponderous tone, "I'll need to know some specifics about the operation . "

The pretty woman showed some hesitancy, though the other woman intervened to say, "No problem . "

Following that, Bogner went to the side to discuss in detail with the two of them, so Chen Mu just roamed around . The first place he went was the marketplace . The shopping center there was quite prosperous and had a lot of traffic . It had many departments, such as the card department, the materials department, the card appliance department, and so forth .

The card department was a real eye-opener for Chen Mu . Four-star fantasy cards were mainstream in the Heavenly Drum Village District . That showed the difference between the ordinary residential districts and the flouris.h.i.+ng districts . There was no shortage of fine goods among the excellent cards, but none of them had low prices . Chen Mu felt a rush of excitement just looking at them .

When upward of thousands of four-star cards were placed together, it sure did have a visual impact . Since every card was four-star and above, the effect was naturally still more extraordinary . Chen Mu even saw a few five-star cards . They had all been pulled out by themselves in the middle of the display case .

Chen Mu was really curious what six- or seven-star cards would be like . Too bad he had never seen one . Those were legendary cards .

There were also all sorts of card appliances there, especially shuttle cars . Because of the unique geography and climate of the Heavenly Drum Village District, shuttle cars were used far more there than in other places . Compared to the ordinary residential districts, however, the shuttle cars there were much higher in both price and performance .

The prices in the materials department made Chen Mu speechless when he saw them . Both the types and appearance of the materials were outstanding, though their quality-to-price ratio wasn't great; their prices were too high . After seeing a few kinds, Chen Mu lost interest .

He spent 1 . 5 million to buy a set of card pens for Ru Qiu, and those were only ordinary goods . From Chen Mu's point of view, it was a set of extremely good card making pens, although it wasn't as outstanding as the Weak Water pen set . Still, it was worth 1 . 5 million .

After buying the set of card pens, Chen Mu didn't plan to buy anything else . The spending he had done was causing him some real pain . When he went back to the station, Bogner had already reached an agreement with the pretty woman . As the two women were about to leave, they couldn't help but do a double-take on Chen Mu .

"This commission is certainly tough, Boss, and I asked them about that . Still, the compensation is so high that I felt it was worth considering," Bogner reported to Chen Mu . He had inquired carefully that time, and the pretty woman didn't want to talk about many of the issues . He hadn't thought the woman wearing gla.s.ses would actually talk about them so frankly .

"Mmmm, you understand that better than I do . Do as you see fit, and that will be fine . " Chen Mu continued his hands-off style .

"Yes, sir . This outing will probably require a month and a half before we can come back . We'll be doing escort work, and I've already reached an agreement with them that all the itineraries along the way must follow my arrangements, including theirs," Bogner said .

"Good . Are you going to send a few more hands to Xi Ping?" Chen Mu asked . Bogner would be gone for a month and a half on this trip, and Chen Mu was a little concerned about Xi Ping's safety . He really didn't want anything to happen to either of those two people .

"Relax, Boss . No one would dare cause trouble inside the city of Chilei . Even people from Moon Frost Island wouldn't dare, never mind anyone else . "

Chen Mu patted Bogner on the shoulder . "Take care, and be sure to take enough people!"

That rare action by the boss made Bogner really surprised, but he didn't say anything, only grunting his heavy a.s.sent .

Everyone was busy, and Chen Mu didn't even have time to relax . He took Lu Xiaoru and the others and returned to the ravine . After he got back, Chen Mu started to follow up with the purple fluorescent ore .

That was their most important source of funds . If something were to happen in that regard, it would be a huge blow to them . Still, the equipment Chen Mu had made was undergoing testing . It had been working over the past several days without stopping or having any issues .

Two days later, a shuttle car sent a medical card artisan and five nurses . That finally gave the extremely busy Sue Lochiro a chance to relax .

* * *

An old, half-squinting man was putting the purple reagent bottles under the light . With the light s.h.i.+ning through them, the metal floating in the purple reagent bottles was especially s.h.i.+ny, as crystal-clear as amethyst and extremely enchanting .

"The appearance is quite good and at a first-cla.s.s standard . It's perfectly pure, and the contaminants should be less than 0 . 5 percent . It's been a long time since I've seen purple extract of fluorescent purple that looked this good . " The old man felt moved, and he looked at Xi Ping . "Boss Xi is quite capable, after all!"

Xi Ping responded with a look full of respect . "You are too kind, Mr . Stinger . As compared with yourself, I am only a latecomer . "

He really wasn't exaggerating . Stinger was truly among one of the adepts in the business circles of Chilei .

"Ha ha, I'll take the whole s.h.i.+pment . Boss Xi needn't worry about the price . The appearance of these liquid extracts is quite a bit better than what's on the market, and I'll be able to get 20 percent above the market price . I had never thought Boss Xi could actually get the red extract of fluorescent purple . If Boss Xi gets another s.h.i.+pment, take care to come straight to me, and I'll take all of it . And, Boss Xi, if you have the time, come over and sit down with me . I'll introduce you to a few friends . I get along pretty well with the old men of Chilei . "

Xi Ping was thrilled . "Thank you for the guidance, Mr . Stinger!"

. . . . While he skimmed through what was on the screen, Bogner introduced the place . This is Chileis general headquarters for the card artisan activity centers . It provides nearly every service related to a card artisan, such as a.s.sessment and advancement, the study of card artisan skills, and so forth . Its also a comprehensive platform where there are large numbers of freelance card artisans, which is why I came here to recruit . In addition to the commissions announced and taken here, they also have the most advanced training field in Chilei and the largest card artisan shopping center in the city . He then lowered his voice to say, But this doesnt have anything better than the black market . They only dare sell above-board things . After that, he added, And, the prices are very high . Looking around, Bogner brought everyone to a service desk . The girl attendant wore a professional smile . Greetings . How may I serve you? h.e.l.lo, I need to recruit some card artisans . May I ask what sort of requirements you might have for the card artisans? The service girl maintained her slight smile . Bogner adeptly reported his requirements . A perceptual level above five, single and without a family to support, and able to take a long-term contract . Alright, just a second . The service girl quickly went to work . Ok, according to your requirements, there are 123 who meet the criteria . Among them are 82 battle card artisans and 41 other types . Battle card artisans and medical card artisans . All right, there are five medical card artisans . With the 82 battle card artisans, there would be 87 altogether . Would you like to confirm that you require us to issue a letter of notification? Hearing what was being said, Chen Mu couldnt help a deep sigh . In such a remote city in the Heavenly Drum Village District, there were still so many card artisans with level-five and above perception . There were actually card artisans who had broken through level five, which rather surprised him . . . Mmmm, right . Bogner was very definite . Please fill in the location for interviews . You may freely choose your location and time for the interviews . If you require specialized equipment, you may rent s.p.a.ce and equipment on the 57th through 69th floors . In addition, you will need to remit a fee of 500,000 Oudi . The attendant spoke very fast . It sure was expensive! Chen Mu felt inwardly speechless . If they had been in the ordinary residential districts, a fee of 40,000 or 50,000 Oudi would be sky-high . Around there, it was about ten times more . Bogner readily handed over the money and filled out the address . Hed set the interviews for the next morning at 8 oclock . Just as they were planning to leave, someone suddenly said something . I believe weve already met . Bogner turned around . The one speaking was astonis.h.i.+ngly that elegant and cool woman who had suddenly showed up at the door a few days before . She had another woman with her who was wearing huge gla.s.ses that nearly covered her whole face . How are you? Im glad to see you again . Bogner had no hint of being happy in his tone . The pretty woman still had her icy look . Would the gentleman really not consider it a little more? If its an issue with the remuneration, I believe thats something we could discuss . If your firm would like to accept this commission, we would like to pay 200 million Oudi . Moreover, we would like to notarize the authenticity of the commission for your honorable firm . Im sure if you complete this commission, it would be sufficient to advance you the second level of card artisan firms . When Chen Mu heard her say 200 million Oudi, he was a little astonished . He couldnt help but carefully size up those two women . The second one hadnt uttered a word up until then, and what she wore was a lot plainer than the elegant woman . A commission of 200 million Oudi rather got Bogners interest . Seeing Bogner hesitate, a glimmer of joy flashed through the pretty womans eyes . Striking while the iron was hot, she said, The 50 million Oudi reward we spoke of previously remains in effect . That would mean that if your esteemed firm could finally achieve the highest yield, you would possibly be able to get 250 million Oudi . That amount would be enough to purchase a newly established card artisan firm!. . . . She wasnt far off . For a level-one card artisan firm, that kind of compensation was sky-high without a doubt . What do you think, Boss? Bogner had abruptly realized his boss was there, and he quickly lowered his voice to ask . The woman only then paid attention to Chen Mu, and an odd look flashed through her eyes . The woman beside her wearing gla.s.ses also seemed to raise her head a little . You make the decision . Chen Mu didnt want to influence Bogners judgment with his own unprofessional a.s.sessment . Bogner had long gotten used to Chen Mus style and nodded to show he understood . The woman once again showed a strange look as she said, And this is…? My boss . Bogner succinctly introduced him, following in a more ponderous tone, Ill need to know some specifics about the operation . The pretty woman showed some hesitancy, though the other woman intervened to say, No problem . Following that, Bogner went to the side to discuss in detail with the two of them, so Chen Mu just roamed around . The first place he went was the marketplace . The shopping center there was quite prosperous and had a lot of traffic . It had many departments, such as the card department, the materials department, the card appliance department, and so forth . The card department was a real eye-opener for Chen Mu . Four-star fantasy cards were mainstream in the Heavenly Drum Village District . That showed the difference between the ordinary residential districts and the flouris.h.i.+ng districts . There was no shortage of fine goods among the excellent cards, but none of them had low prices . Chen Mu felt a rush of excitement just looking at them . When upward of thousands of four-star cards were placed together, it sure did have a visual impact . Since every card was four-star and above, the effect was naturally still more extraordinary . Chen Mu even saw a few five-star cards . They had all been pulled out by themselves in the middle of the display case . Chen Mu was really curious what six- or seven-star cards would be like . Too bad he had never seen one . Those were legendary cards . There were also all sorts of card appliances there, especially shuttle cars . Because of the unique geography and climate of the Heavenly Drum Village District, shuttle cars were used far more there than in other places . Compared to the ordinary residential districts, however, the shuttle cars there were much higher in both price and performance . The prices in the materials department made Chen Mu speechless when he saw them . Both the types and appearance of the materials were outstanding, though their quality-to-price ratio wasnt great; their prices were too high . After seeing a few kinds, Chen Mu lost interest . He spent 1 . 5 million to buy a set of card pens for Ru Qiu, and those were only ordinary goods . From Chen Mus point of view, it was a set of extremely good card making pens, although it wasnt as outstanding as the Weak Water pen set . Still, it was worth 1 . 5 million . After buying the set of card pens, Chen Mu didnt plan to buy anything else . The spending he had done was causing him some real pain . When he went back to the station, Bogner had already reached an agreement with the pretty woman . As the two women were about to leave, they couldnt help but do a double-take on Chen Mu . This commission is certainly tough, Boss, and I asked them about that . Still, the compensation is so high that I felt it was worth considering, Bogner reported to Chen Mu . He had inquired carefully that time, and the pretty woman didnt want to talk about many of the issues . He hadnt thought the woman wearing gla.s.ses would actually talk about them so frankly . Mmmm, you understand that better than I do . Do as you see fit, and that will be fine . Chen Mu continued his hands-off style . Yes, sir . This outing will probably require a month and a half before we can come back . Well be doing escort work, and Ive already reached an agreement with them that all the itineraries along the way must follow my arrangements, including theirs, Bogner said . Good . Are you going to send a few more hands to Xi Ping? Chen Mu asked . Bogner would be gone for a month and a half on this trip, and Chen Mu was a little concerned about Xi Pings safety . He really didnt want anything to happen to either of those two people . Relax, Boss . No one would dare cause trouble inside the city of Chilei . Even people from Moon Frost Island wouldnt dare, never mind anyone else . Chen Mu patted Bogner on the shoulder . Take care, and be sure to take enough people! That rare action by the boss made Bogner really surprised, but he didnt say anything, only grunting his heavy a.s.sent . Everyone was busy, and Chen Mu didnt even have time to relax . He took Lu Xiaoru and the others and returned to the ravine . After he got back, Chen Mu started to follow up with the purple fluorescent ore . That was their most important source of funds . If something were to happen in that regard, it would be a huge blow to them . Still, the equipment Chen Mu had made was undergoing testing . It had been working over the past several days without stopping or having any issues . Two days later, a shuttle car sent a medical card artisan and five nurses . That finally gave the extremely busy Sue Lochiro a chance to relax . * * * An old, half-squinting man was putting the purple reagent bottles under the light . With the light s.h.i.+ning through them, the metal floating in the purple reagent bottles was especially s.h.i.+ny, as crystal-clear as amethyst and extremely enchanting . The appearance is quite good and at a first-cla.s.s standard . Its perfectly pure, and the contaminants should be less than 0 . 5 percent . Its been a long time since Ive seen purple extract of fluorescent purple that looked this good . The old man felt moved, and he looked at Xi Ping . Boss Xi is quite capable, after all! Xi Ping responded with a look full of respect . You are too kind, Mr . Stinger . As compared with yourself, I am only a latecomer . He really wasnt exaggerating . Stinger was truly among one of the adepts in the business circles of Chilei . Ha ha, Ill take the whole s.h.i.+pment . Boss Xi neednt worry about the price . The appearance of these liquid extracts is quite a bit better than whats on the market, and Ill be able to get 20 percent above the market price . I had never thought Boss Xi could actually get the red extract of fluorescent purple . If Boss Xi gets another s.h.i.+pment, take care to come straight to me, and Ill take all of it . And, Boss Xi, if you have the time, come over and sit down with me . Ill introduce you to a few friends . I get along pretty well with the old men of Chilei . Xi Ping was thrilled . Thank you for the guidance, Mr . Stinger!