"Which branch are you an executive from, and what business brings you here?"
Seeing this, Hu Changchun immediately reined in his urgency. He understood that the rules during the trial were strict, so he quickly cupped his hands in salute and said respectfully, "Could you be Elder Su? I submitted an application to board the spirit boat long ago, and it has already been approved by the Great Elder."
"Also, I am only here to complete a transaction. Once it is done, I will leave immediately."
Approved by the Great Elder?
Su Xiaoxiao frowned. She did not understand why the Great Elder would permit an unrelated person to board the World Annihilation Spirit Boat at such a time.
"Whom are you looking for?"
Su Xiaoxiao's tone remained cool as she looked Hu Changchun over with a hint of scrutiny.
"I'm looking for a Senior Lin!"
Hu Changchun hurriedly answered, then added somewhat awkwardly, "I do not yet know Senior Lin's full name. I only know that he is an artifact-refining master who accepted my commission to customize an Emperor Artifact through the Academy's internal Trade Network the day before yesterday."
A strange expression appeared on Su Xiaoxiao's face. Where on the entire World Annihilation Spirit Boat was there an artifact-refining master surnamed Lin?
Elder Jia Wei of the Fourth Branch had some knowledge of artifact refining, but he was at most a half-baked artifact-refining Imperial Master. Even when forging the most basic First Material Emperor Artifact, his success rate was below fifty percent. He was utterly unworthy of the title "master."
Her brows lifted slightly as something the Great Elder had mentioned recently flashed through her mind. She changed the subject and asked, "That Master Lin contacted you through the internal Trade Network?"
"Exactly! Exactly!"
Hu Changchun nodded rapidly, fine