Chapter 426: Chapter 426: Heaven’s Chosen Alliance Leader Wang Dachui
The strong man’s face immediately turned bitter.
"I! I!"
Buzz!
The Kulun Sword pressed against the strong man’s neck.
The sharp blade cut through the strong man’s skin, and a stream of fresh blood seeped out.
"I’ll give it! I’ll give it!"
The strong man took out a hundred thousand gold coins, placed them on the counter beside him, and turned to run.
The old man looked at the gold coins, picked them up and stuffed them into Xiao Fan’s hand, hurriedly saying, "Thank you, sir, thank you, sir, for your help, but I can’t accept these gold coins!"
Xiao Fan tossed the gold coins back, impatiently saying, "Take them if I give them to you. If you keep complaining, I’ll wreck your shop!"
Seeing Xiao Fan’s impatience, the old man was instantly stunned!
Xiao Fan stood up and walked over to Ye Chen, smiling, "Let’s go. For scumbags like this, you have to fight fire with fire."
"Aren’t you afraid of retaliation from others?"
"What’s there to fear? I’ve offended at least eight hundred people if not a thousand. I have no fixed residence, so they can’t even find me."
Xiao Fan replied with a smile.
Ye Chen said, "Alright then."
"Where are we going?"
"To the Divine Land Commerce Association. We need to submit the goods first, get an appraisal, and then auction them. The association will take a ten percent commission after the auction ends."
Ye Chen couldn’t help but feel that this association was really greedy, taking a ten percent commission.
After walking for half an hour, they arrived at an extremely luxurious street. Although it was luxurious, there was only one tall building, while the rest were bungalows, with the highest ones only two stories tall. Each house had a very technological feel.
"The east side is a research area. The X-1 Laser Gun was developed here. This tall building is the residence of the research personnel. Initially, it housed some celebrities and entertainers, but after the chaos, they were all quickly driven out because they’re worthless. Research personnel who contribute to society’s development are the nation’s foundation and the people’s great treasure!
Only these researchers have the privilege to reside here. The rest are high-level officials who contributed to the nation. You could say, this tall building houses people of prestige and reputation. Even the guards are LV45 level Pet Tamers, and there’s a LV60 big shot stationed here, protecting the place. The west side is the commercial street, a place for trading and purchasing treasures and resources."
Xiao Fan explained to Ye Chen.
Ye Chen nodded, understanding the situation somewhat.
Ye Chen looked towards the west side, and suddenly, a store’s sign caught his attention. It read—Chenxin Trading Company!
"This? Is it Chen Ruxin’s store?" Ye Chen’s heart trembled.
Past words of Chen Ruxin echoed in Ye Chen’s mind.
"I will have our trading company all over the country in the future!"
"She, really did it? And already opened in the First Region! It’s only been a little over a month."
Something seemed off.
The Chenxin Trading Company was in chaos, with some unsavory-looking people shouting at the entrance.
Ye Chen walked over.
"I said it! Pay the protection fee! This whole street is the property of the Chosen Alliance! If you want to do business here, you must pay the protection fee! Don’t argue with me!"
A big, burly man shouted harshly, holding a hammer.
"The Chosen Alliance?" Xiao Fan exclaimed in surprise.
Ye Chen asked in a low voice, "What’s going on here?"
Xiao Fan explained, "The Chosen Alliance is the top alliance under the Law Enforcement Alliance, with great power in the First Region. No alliance dares to provoke them. Every member inside is a monster! Even the Law Enforcement Alliance has to respect them, making the Chosen Alliance the top dog here. Anyone doing business here has to pay them protection fees, and no one dares not to!
This Chenxin Trading Company probably just started recently, and the Chosen Alliance is already causing trouble."
Turns out they’re the local bullies.
Ye Chen walked forward to the entrance of Chenxin Trading Company, where he spotted a familiar figure—it was Elder Wu!
Elder Wu currently looked distressed and somewhat anxious.
In the Aggregation District of Z City, Elder Wu was considered quite powerful.
But here, an LV37 level strength was nothing.
"I’m talking to you! Pay the protection fee!" The fat man slapped the counter, shouting angrily.
Elder Wu dared not lose his temper at all. He said in a low voice, "We will pay the protection fee, but isn’t thirty thousand a bit too high? We just opened, and we don’t have that many gold coins."
"High? Too high? Fine, I’ll lower it for you—fifty thousand!"
The fat man burst out laughing.
"What! Fifty thousand! You might as well be robbing!" Elder Wu’s face turned red as he shouted angrily.
Smack!
A man next to the fat guy slapped Elder Wu’s face.
"What are you yelling for! Be quiet!"
"I’m robbing you, so what! If you want to do business here, you have to follow my rules! Fifty thousand every month, not a penny less! Today is the twenty-fifth, protection fees are due on the first of every month. Pay fifty thousand today, and another fifty thousand in five days. If it’s too much trouble, pay a hundred thousand all at once!"
The fat man twirled his hammer, laughing arrogantly.
Ye Chen pushed through the crowd and walked forward.
When Elder Wu saw Ye Chen, he was first stunned, then overjoyed, "Lord Ye Chen, what brings you here?"
Elder Wu immediately found his backbone, and his anxious heart relaxed instantly.
In Elder Wu’s mind, Ye Chen was an all-powerful existence.
Ye Chen nodded, turned, and looked at the fat man, "May I know your name?"
The fat man took a good look at Ye Chen, seeing that he indeed had some aura, but still said disdainfully, "A thunder strike on flat ground, I am Wang Dachui. Who are you?"
"Is this guy Wang Dachui?"
It seems that the hammer on Wang Dachui’s shoulder is his pet.
Ye Chen glanced at Wang Dachui.
LV55 level, Immortal Beast Tier, Earth Attribute?
But this pet is so strange.
Xiao Fan stood on the side, looked for a while, and finally gritted his teeth, came over, and stood by Ye Chen’s side.
Wang Dachui glanced at Xiao Fan dismissively.
"I’m Ye Chen, the owner of this trading company. I heard you’re collecting protection fees?"
Ye Chen folded his hands behind his back, holding a red crystal stone, and said calmly.
"Ha! My ears work fine, no need to ask again. That’s right, protection fees, fifty thousand a month! I don’t cheat!"
Wang Dachui sneered with disdain on his face.
"Lord Ye Chen, it was thirty thousand before, now it’s suddenly fifty thousand. We’ve only been open for three days; we don’t have that many gold coins!"
Elder Wu stood by, helplessly whispering.
"It’s alright!" Ye Chen patted Elder Wu’s shoulder, then turned to Wang Dachui.
"What if I don’t pay?"
"Kid! What are you saying! Are you looking for death?" The skinny guy who slapped Elder Wu shouted.
Ye Chen glanced at the skinny guy, who immediately turned hostile and approached Ye Chen menacingly!
The skinny guy approached, raised his hand, and prepared to slap Ye Chen.