Chapter 189 - The Title Leaderboard (1/2)

Chapter 189 The t.i.tle Leaderboard

“Mister Shuhai truly is affluent, both in body and mind. He can part with one billion like it’s nothing.” A man grew a bit jealous when seeing Qin Shuhai paying such a big sum without much of a thought.

More people nodded to agree.

Even for t.i.tled warriors, one billion was no small number. They always needed large amounts of cash on various occasions, such as this one, where they had to buy important treasures from others. If they happened to see multiple items they liked, they’d soon exhaust their savings and start selling essentials to make up for urgent needs. “I don’t mean to brag, but know that I own a 2-star VIP account at the Astral Union Bank. I can make any immediate payments below ten billion,” said Qin Shuhai.

The Astral Union Bank had offices and subdivisions throughout different planets where Federation colonies were established; it was famous for their efficiency. If people were to use a local bank to transfer such an amount of money, they’d need to go through a lot of burdensome processes.

Su Ping nodded, deploying a simple astral barrier around them and messaging his account number using his phone.

Qin Shuhai was quite surprised to see Su Ping showing him an ordinary bank account issued by a common bank in Longjiang City. t.i.tled battle pet warriors were usually allowed to apply for VIP accounts managed by the union bank, which were way more convenient in many aspects.

Although, he didn’t question this matter. He simply entered the account and made the transfer. Even if he accidentally sent the money to the wrong recipient, he had many ways to force a small bank to transfer the money back

Su Ping checked his phone and saw the lovely zeros shown behind his balance. It seemed everything was in order.

“Thank you very much, Mister Su.” Qin Shuhai smiled contentedly.

“Likewise.”

Luo Guxue watched the whole matter and almost felt sad. For a settler, raising a billion would imply taking on many difficult missions. And even if she could earn the money, she had to stay alive after all those missions to enjoy the fruits of her labor. The work of settlers didn’t appear as rewarding as people thought.

“Are you selling this lantern as well, Mister Su?” Qin Shuhai pointed at the Soul Lantern nearby.

“No, sorry.”

To Su Ping, the lantern was way more important than the fruit. Although the other people probably couldn’t see it.

Qin Shuhai didn’t know what the lantern was. He sensed peculiar energy signatures from it and wanted to try his luck. Although he was disappointed in the end.

“My family will always keep its doors open for you, Mister Su Ping. Please be sure to pay us a visit in the future.” Qin Shuhai tried befriending Su Ping as he always did when dealing with influential people.

Su Ping nodded slightly.

Next, it was Zhou Jing’s turn to empty his backpack, which mostly contained more energy crystals and monster body parts.

Naturally, the scales of the Flame Blood Dragon drew a lot of attention. Although, they couldn’t tell the rank of the dragon just by looking at the scales, which meant there wasn’t much to say.

Bit by bit, the inspectors used a specialized device to accurately tell the origins of all the crystals and materials, as well as the properties of the treasures the team had brought back.

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Su Ping was quite surprised to see the device giving a detailed explanation regarding the lantern as well. As far as he knew, the lantern was an ancient item which hadn’t been ma.s.s-produced. He had thought modern devices would have been unable to recognize it.

Qin Shuhai saw through his thought process and explained, “We s.h.i.+pped the tool from the ‘outside’. Instead of relying on a database that needs constant updates, the device can a.n.a.lyze the inner structures of all items and work out their general design and effects accordingly. You don’t find many things that can keep secrets here. By the way, this thing might be small, but each one costs almost a trillion to manufacture. I think there are only a few of them currently in service on this planet.”

Su Ping nodded in acknowledgment. “Outside” probably meant other planets. “Let’s see… No Cla.s.s A objects detected.” Qin Shuhai read the result with his co-workers. “Mister Su, you’re free to take them away.”

The Astral Spirit Fruit was considered restricted and would have to be reported to the higher-ups. Though there was no need for that since Qin Shuhai had already bought it. Such an action was against the rules, but it was usually “no complaint, no case.” Besides, an Astral Spirit Fruit was still not considered to be a forbidden Cla.s.s A merchandise. Taking it would not get Qin Shuhai behind bars.

As for actual Cla.s.s A items, the inspectors present didn’t have the right to decide where to put them. They would have to wait for the authorities to arrange them. Or in most cases, fight over them. The team sighed in relief since the inspection had ended swimmingly.

A t.i.tled warrior spoke to Su Ping, “Mister Su, I see you brought a lot of energy crystals. Could you sell some of them to me?”

The man tried to be polite after witnessing Su Ping’s level. It was up to Su Ping’s team to decide what to do with the crystals after the checkpoint, so he had to show some manners at the very least. Tyranny and forced trading were not allowed there.

Su Ping shook his head and rejected the proposal. He already had enough money and he wanted to use the crystals as pet food. The speaker stepped away, disappointed. When Su Ping’s team left the inspection room, Lady Feng looked at Qin Shuhai and said to him, “Hey, since when did Longjiang City have such a young rising star?”

Qin Shuhai shook his head with a bitter smile. “No idea. He seems to barely be 20 or so. A t.i.tled battle pet warrior… He’ll soon make it into the top ten of the t.i.tle Leaderboard, no doubt. And if he’s lucky, he might become a legendary pet warrior.”

Lady Feng frowned and glanced at Qin Shuhai’s fruit. “Top ten? Maybe. But definitely not legendary. That stuff asks for more than good talent and luck. You know, since he was willing to sell that fruit, chances are he ate one already or he found more than one in the Mysterious Realm. If he became a t.i.tled battle pet warrior by eating an Astral Spirit Fruit, then he’s not that good.”