Money Makes the World Go Round

Bo Xiwan stood calmly before the Beastfolk army and asked, "What are your instructions?"

He spoke in a polite and respectful tone, but his blue eyes held a nonchalant smile.

Clearly, he did not take the Beastfolk's river-guarding army seriously.

"It's not really an instruction, it's just that we want you to show your travel permit and cooperate with our search."

The Beastfolk army's temporary leader was very dissatisfied with his attitude, and his tone was somewhat cold and harsh.

You know, the guys they usually stop are all trembling with fear and bowing and scraping.

We're all just lowly merchants, why are you standing so tall? Is that even fair?

So, without waiting for Bo Xiwan to say anything more, he directly gave the order.

"According to the newly promulgated martial law regulations, all personnel entering the Myriad-Blade Rainforest area will be subject to routine checks. Please cooperate with our work."

As soon as he finished speaking, the many Beastfolk behind the leader sprang into action.

A large group of people from the Fourth Realm and Fifth Realms of the Yellow Realm surged toward the cabin.

Bo Xiwan's expression remained unchanged, but he thought to himself: Sure enough, the garrison troops near large settlements are basically all this kind of scum.

He said directly, "Close the door!"

"Xue Jiuyao, Yue Jian, hold them off!"

Xue Jiuyao yawned, his face clearly showing his reluctance to work, but he still managed to stop half of the Beastfolk on his left.

Shisui slowly walked forward, and with a wave of his hand, scattered Spatial Energy overflowed, blocking the other half on the right.

He has a talent that includes some spatial attributes; this is his current public persona.

He didn't appear too relaxed, nor did he make himself look like he was struggling.

It perfectly created an ordinary First Realm the Profound Realm.

He glanced at Xue Jiuyao over there and noticed that the other party's method of blocking was quite peculiar.

His talent should include the ability to make multiple enemies target him.

Well, in other words, he can attract hatred.

Without opening his Kakugan, Shisui could only make a rough guess.

However, this is already very close to the correct answer.

Xue Jiuyao's talent [Target Lock] has two abilities, one of which is to attract the enemy's attention.

He moved nimbly among hordes of enemies, with Beastfolk circling around him, making him seem like a darting eye of a storm.

He did not kill these Beastfolk.

Since the boss said to stall, then he'll just have to work hard to stall.

If you kill a Beastfolk and they use it against you, it won't just be a matter of a little hardship.

While the Beastfolk army was being held back, Bo Xiwan was in a standoff with the Beastfolk leader in the middle of the deck.

"Sir, our Wealth-Bringing Caravan possesses your trade permit and deserves your respect."

With a flick of his wrist, his Spatial Ring produced a certificate bearing seven large, gilded characters.

[Permanent Traveling Merchant License]

The Beastfolk leader opposite him had excellent eyesight; he spotted the stamp on the license cover at a glance.

That was clearly the emblem of their Beastfolk Commerce Department in the Myriad-Blade Rainforest.

Damn, how come it's a permanent license!

This thing is no easier to get than a permanent residence permit, so why did they give it to a pure Human Race?!

If it were a regular license, then given that these new regulations had just been issued, it could simply be dismissed as invalid.

But this is a permanent license!

Bringing [permanence] means that this "get-out-of-jail-free card" is valid indefinitely.

If he were to say at this moment that it doesn't count, it would be a slap in the face to the higher-ups who issued the certificate.

Permanent licenses are difficult for even orcish trading houses to obtain, let alone merchants from other Beastfolk.

Those who can get their hands on it must have some connections at the higher levels.

How can you expect this lousy gatekeeper to investigate?

Before Bo Xiwan could even unfold his credentials, the team leader's face instantly broke into a fawning smile.

"Hey, we're all on the same side, why are you checking IDs?"

"Stop, everyone stop! There's no need to investigate anymore."

He turned and directed the Beastfolk of his army to stop what they were doing and to gradually evacuate the deck.

Then, he turned to Bo Xiwan and spoke directly.

"Your Excellency Bo Xiwan, I sincerely apologize for any inconvenience caused."

"I'll take some men to remove the netting right away, I promise it won't take up much of your time."

His tone was so respectful, it was as if he had been possessed by that Xu Yongjiu certificate.

Bo Xiwan maintained a gentle smile throughout, seemingly unconcerned about the unexpected incident.

He used the credentials he had "bought" from the Beastfolk high command at great expense to send the Beastfolk army away.

Then he turned around and casually reassured the frightened freight workers.

Don't worry, it's all taken care of.

Shisui witnessed the entire process, and based on his own experience of illegally crossing borders to various countries in his previous life, he immediately realized the origin of this document.

Indeed, money makes the world go round.

It seems I underestimated Mr. Bo Xilai's financial resources.

While Shisui was observing Bo Xiwan, Xue Jiuyao was also observing Shisui.

Yue Jian concealed his true strength.

Xue Jiuyao could clearly sense that Shisui was emanating the fluctuations of the Profound Realm First Realm.

But when he stared at Shisui, he would inexplicably feel a sense of unease, as if he were sitting on pins and needles.

If it's not because my perception is flawed, then it can only mean that Yue Jian's strength is beyond the Profound Realm First Realm.

However, when he met him the day before yesterday, he was quite certain that the other party was a Profound Realm First Realm.

It's impossible to break through in such a short time.

He shook his head, almost laughing at this unrealistic conjecture.

Perhaps he also possesses a magical artifact capable of concealing Psychic Energy fluctuations.

After all, the inventor of that thing is still at large, so it's inevitable that some of his other works might be circulating.

Thinking of a certain annoying white falcon demon, Xue Jiuyao's mood instantly shifted from cloudy to stormy.

He was already annoyed by being forced to work, but now he felt like he was being betrayed by his memories.

Without hesitation, he pinned the blame on Yue Jian's head.

"I was going to give you a quick death, but unfortunately..."

Shisui keenly sensed the malice directed at him from behind, but he did not turn around to see who it was.

There's no need to do something so obvious.

He walked over to Bo Xiwan of the damage on the deck, greeted him, and then went back to his room.

Shisui's departure was unhurried, yet carried a hint of pleasant rhythm.

Just now, he sprinkled a lot of Radiant Feathers on that group of Beastfolk.

Now, the nearly depleted stockpile of Flesh Crystals has been saved.

Time to level up like crazy again!

He returned to his room, which wasn't far from the deck, opened the door, went in, and locked it—all in one smooth motion.

What happened next was none of his business.

The net was removed even faster than it was set up; in the blink of an eye, the Beastfolk army vanished without a trace, taking their net with them.

The Fortune-Bringing Merchant Ship continued south, and although they were still some distance from their destination, they were not far off.

The repair work on the deck did not require the boss's personal supervision.

Seeing that there was nothing more for him to do, Bo Xiwan naturally planned to go back to his room to handle other matters.

Seeing Xue Jiuyao naturally followed behind him.

They walked into the cabin, Bo Xiwan glanced around. Seeing that there was no one else, he stopped.

"Speak, what is it?"

"So you know something's up now?"

"You're the kind of person who wouldn't come to a temple without a reason."

"Tsk," Xue Jiuyao was too lazy to say anything more to him and said directly, "Yue Jian is not Profound Realm First Realm."

"Um?"

Bo Xiwan's expression immediately turned serious.