Chen Jiu operated in the gray zone, and Xuan Gao was no saint either, but the difference in their scale was more than just a level apart.
However, Xuan Gao's main focus was his shipping business, and he also had some ties to the military. Chen Jiu, on the other hand, operated purely on Xingzheng Star, while the Chen Clan Kinship Association's influence extended throughout the entire star system. The two could therefore speak as equals.
Their initial contact had been arranged by someone from the Chen Family in the Clan Kinship Association, who said that Boss Xuan had heard Brother Jiu had goods on hand and wanted to know whether he could buy some.
Chen Jiu said that since Boss Xuan had asked, he naturally had to show him some respect. However, Xuan would have to send someone to Lower Capital to collect the goods; Chen Jiu would not deliver them.
Xuan Gao had not wanted Energy Stones. What he wanted was medicine and food. As the owner of the largest freight company in the star system, he could not possibly lack Energy Stone reserves.
Still, Xuan Gao had taken note at the time and discreetly asked how Chen Jiu had transported those goods onto the planet.
Chen Jiu had ignored him completely. "Know your limits. I'm willing to show you respect, but that doesn't mean you can ask anything you want."
Xuan Gao laughed heartily. He said that much of his cargo could not be shipped in from outside. If Brother Jiu was willing to help bring it in, he would pay seventy percent of the cargo as a handling fee... though he was only mentioning it, and Chen Jiu could take it as he pleased.
Given Xingzheng Star's circumstances at the time, a seventy-percent handling fee was