Chapter 44: Chapter 44: Carrying a Fortune
"Peng, are you there?"
In the forum’s friend system, Fang Yu found Cheng Peng and asked.
After a moment, Cheng Peng’s avatar lit up: "What’s up, brother? I suddenly had something come up two days ago, how about you?"
"Hunters? They came to me, and I killed them."
Fang Yu said nonchalantly, then continued:
"Peng, a friend of mine specializing in goods got some stuff, are you buying?"
"What kind of stuff? If suitable, I’ll take it."
Cheng Peng, at the moment, was navigating a dark, gloomy sea, surrounded by wild winds, flashing lightning, and rumbling thunder.
Hearing that Fang Yu had killed the hunters who came after him, he was slightly shocked, instantly paying more respect to this acquaintance he’d met by chance.
Even someone like him, the heir to a conglomerate, faced competition.
The future influence and how much he could inherit depended on his own development.
That’s why Cheng Peng was so generous in helping Fang Yu, spending thousands of Copper Coins to forge a connection.
Thousands of Copper Coins, is that a lot?
Nowadays, Fang Yu wouldn’t consider it so.
Not to mention for someone as wealthy as Cheng Peng.
Cheng Peng thought internally, feeling he had invested rightly in this connection.
Just then, Fang Yu sent a message.
"Four Level 1 Thick Armor Modification Scrolls, and four Basic-level Future Brain Domain Chips, interested?"
Fang Yu typed in the dialog box.
Basic-level Future Brain Domain Chips?
Cheng Peng’s eyes lit up, answering without hesitation: "Yes! These are great items, the Basic-level Future Brain Domain Chips are especially hard to buy and highly useful for my backing conglomerate."
Conglomerates usually rely on numbers to amass resources.
Cheng Peng valued the management of his subordinates greatly.
The Basic-level Future Brain Domain Chip in Fang Yu’s possession was a convenient management tool.
Knowing Fang Yu had such good items made Cheng Peng happy, and he readily offered:
"So, brother, I’ll buy each Basic-level Future Brain Domain Chip for a hundred thousand Copper Coins, and as for the Level 1 Thick Armor Modification Scrolls, they go for fifty thousand in the modification shop. How about I take yours for forty thousand?"
Level 1 Thick Armor Modification Scroll, forty thousand each.
Basic-level Future Brain Domain Chip, a hundred thousand each, totaling 560,000 Copper Coins!
Fang Yu was internally overjoyed, was this a lucrative deal?
"Sure, no problem, Peng. I’ll transfer the items to you immediately."
"Alright!"
Cheng Peng laughed heartily, then proactively transferred 560,000 Copper Coins to Fang Yu.
Fang Yu also acted quickly, transferring the treasures through the trade system on the panel to Cheng Peng.
Transfer fee... twenty thousand Copper Coins.
Cheng Peng, being very generous, covered this fee without asking Fang Yu to pay.
The two then exchanged some pleasantries before closing the forum chat.
...
He’s hit it big!
Fang Yu looked at nearly 640,000 Copper Coins in the panel, never feeling so wealthy.
With so many Copper Coins, he could fully purchase two Extraordinary Abilities, one offensive and one supportive.
A typical captain, due to their Lord Points limitations, usually had to plan their Extraordinary Abilities.
Best to invest in only three skills.
One for offense, one for defense, and one auxiliary for handling emergencies.
And now, Fang Yu already owned a defensive Extraordinary Ability. Next, he only needed to buy one offensive and one auxiliary.
However...
Looking at the [Basic Black Market Cargo Ship Pass] in his backpack, Fang Yu hesitated but did not hurry to spend his stash.
There might be some good stuff on the black market cargo ships.
He was better off spending his money there...
...
After selling the items to Cheng Peng, Fang Yu rested on the sea ship overnight.
The next morning, Fang Yu woke up refreshed, and the chance to roll Dice had reset.
After a simple wash-up, he disembarked from the sea ship and headed to the Ocean Court Office.
Both Cheng Peng and those Ocean Court Law Enforcers had mentioned that the new rewards from the Ocean Court rules would be plentiful.
Fang Yu was curious, even someone as wealthy as Cheng Peng said they’d be plentiful, just how plentiful could they be?
He walked through the streets, hearing players discussing yesterday’s event as he passed by.
"Have you heard? Yesterday a fierce person took down three Hunters, endured a grenade round, and had nothing happen, then counterattacked."
"So damn fierce..."
Another exclaimed: "Those were the Hunters’ Extraordinary Abilities, more potent than usual ones, and he survived."
"Do you know who made the move? I heard it was an old captain."
"What would an old captain do in Qiyun Port, a beginner’s village, are they mad?"
"But I also heard it was a captain from the same batch as us..."
Then, someone nearby looked at the person who spoke with a gaze that said ’Are you an idiot?’: "Dude, a captain from the same batch as us, no matter how strong, couldn’t withstand a grenade alone, right?"
"Under level 10 Extraordinary Abilities, is there really one that can withstand a grenade with about thirty energy levels?"
Under pressure from the group, the person who initially spoke fell silent.
Thinking about it...
A captain under level 10, who would dare to face three Hunters alone...
...
Listening to the discussions, Fang Yu nodded slightly.
Wang Xiaohu was reliable, keeping tight-lipped and not revealing any information about him.
A few days ago, Fang Yu had the crew promote his name widely; now he just wanted to stay low-key, the best outcome was to be forgotten.
He moved through the district and soon arrived at the Ocean Court Office.
But before he could enter, he heard an angry voice questioning from inside: "Is this it?!"
Fang Yu was stunned, quickly looking inside the office to see a brawny man furiously staring at Wang Xiaohu in front of him, questioning: "I risked my life to kill a Hunter. Is this measly points reward all you give?!"
"I want money, I want treasures, what good are points?"
This individual was fuming, feeling quite swindled.
Wang Xiaohu stood there calmly, casually logging the points into a small iron plaque, as if he hadn’t heard the other’s question, handing the plaque over:
"The reward amount is mentioned in the Ocean Court’s announcement, killing a Hunter earns exactly 3 points."
Wang Xiaohu’s tone was dry, clearly somewhat displeased internally. He looked at the man in front and then said: "You can convert them to a cash reward. But then, you won’t have a spot in the Ocean Court reserve."
At hearing this, the man named Zhong Hua displayed a conflicted look, gritting his teeth: "Isn’t this forced buying?"
"You can choose to give up the spot; no one is forcing you."
Wang Xiaohu frowned, unwilling to say more.
"Give up?" Zhong Hua showed an embarrassed look, sighing: "Giving up is impossible... Fine, points it is."
He sighed, begrudgingly holding the points plaque, ready to leave angrily.
At this moment, from outside the office, a voice rang:
"Hey, brother, if you don’t want those points, sell them to me, I’ll pay you the cash reward amount as described in the task, how about that?"