Time flies like water, and a thousand years pass in the blink of an eye.
Over the past thousand years, Lu Qingshan has spent most of his time cultivating in his cave on Great Marsh Island, occasionally venturing out to hunt some True God Level beasts, and more often acquiring various biological materials and Wonder through the Heavenly Fragrance Pavilion's channels.
Heavenly Fragrance Pavilion has excellent connections in the Great Marsh Sea and has cooperated with many hunters and tribes. Every now and then, they send a new batch of goods.
However, Great Marsh Island is ultimately just a small place. The hunters here can only hunt a limited number of True God Level beasts, and the materials they send over are mostly common types, with only rare items appearing occasionally.
Over the course of a thousand years, the initial deposit of 100,000 Chaos Stone he had set aside had long been used up. He subsequently made several more payments, almost exhausting all the Chaos Stone he had on him.
However, the gains were quite considerable.
The analysis progress of the Eye of Wisdom is steadily advancing, with the Gene Multiplier increasing from 62,000 to 65,000. Although the growth rate is slower than when we first arrived, every bit of progress is being solidly implemented.
Lu Qingshan was already very satisfied with the improvement he could achieve even after reaching the Level 2 of the Divine Power Flow School.
That day, Lu Qingshan had just finished his cultivation when he suddenly received a message from Mo Yu: "Guest, there is a request that might interest you."
Lu Qingshan slowly stood up, his consciousness probing the Communication Token: "What request?"
"The president of the Four Seas Chamber of Commerce has entrusted Heavenly Fragrance Pavilion as an intermediary, requesting your assistance. The reward is all the biological materials, minerals, Wonder the chamber has accumulated over the years. The Four Seas Chamber of Commerce is enormous, and the amount of materials they have accumulated far exceeds what we have collected for you over the years." Mo Yu's voice carried a rare hint of solemnity. "If you are interested, please come to the Heavenly Fragrance Pavilion to discuss the details."
Lu Qingshan had only occasionally heard of the Four Seas Chamber of Commerce over the past thousand years. It was one of the larger chambers of commerce in the Great Marsh Sea area, with its headquarters not located on Great Marsh Island, but somewhere in the deep sea, although it also had a branch on Great Marsh Island.
Rumor has it that its former president was a powerful True God with high prestige within the guild, but he unexpectedly perished during a deep-sea exploration not long ago, after which the guild gradually changed its direction.
Lu Qingshan knew this information because he had been buying intelligence from the Heavenly Fragrance Pavilion from time to time over the years. He planned to establish himself here long-term, so he naturally needed to understand all the major and minor forces in the vicinity.
He needs to know which forces possess Void True God. Although he is not afraid, he will try his best to avoid conflicts with these forces.
There are very few forces near the Great Marsh Sea that have Void True God. The Void True God of the Great Marsh Chamber of Commerce is just a figurehead. The Four Seas Chamber of Commerce does not have the background of Void True God.
Lu Qingshan did not give an immediate reply, but instead purchased a detailed document of the Four Seas Chamber of Commerce from the Heavenly Fragrance Pavilion.
Detailed information is more expensive, and naturally contains much clearer information.
The headquarters of the Four Seas Chamber of Commerce is located on an island in the deep sea, and currently there are six True God presiding over it.
After the former president's downfall, the vice president took over most of the power, nominally acting as a proxy, but in reality, he had sidelined the successor. Although the successor was nominally the owner of the chamber of commerce, he had neither power nor troops, and was not even qualified to mobilize a single merchant ship.
Moreover, this successor is merely a Master of Laws, completely incapable of resisting.
"Among the six True God, the Vice President is slightly stronger than the Three Fiends of the North Sea, but he is not considered the most powerful. According to the intelligence from the Heavenly Fragrance Pavilion, this person acts cautiously, but his foundation is not very deep. There are several other True God in the Chamber of Commerce who are not entirely united with him."
After reviewing the information, Lu Qingshan had already formed his opinion. There shouldn't be any major problems.
It's not a conspiracy.
After all, Heavenly Fragrance Pavilion would conduct basic verification. If it were too fake, they wouldn't recommend it to their customers, as that would damage their reputation.
If what the heir said is true, the biological materials accumulated by the Chamber of Commerce over the years should be enough for his research needs for a long time to come.
He put away the documents, got up and left the cave, and stepped into the Heavenly Fragrance Pavilion once again.
Mo Yu was already waiting for him on the second floor, with a thin, pale-faced young man standing beside him.
Although the man was dressed reasonably well, his brows betrayed an undeniable weariness and anxiety, clearly indicating that he had not been having a good time lately.
"This is Ying Liu, the current acting president of the Four Seas Chamber of Commerce," Mo Yu introduced briefly.
The young man bowed slightly to Lu Qingshan: " Ying Liu greets Senior."
His gaze fell on Lu Qingshan. Seeing the other's gentle demeanor, he paused slightly, but quickly suppressed his hesitation and continued, "Senior should already know my situation. After my father's death, the vice president seized power in the chamber of commerce, leaving me with only an empty title. Watching my father's legacy about to be taken away, there's nothing I can do."
Lu Qingshan didn't rush to respond, but simply gestured for him to continue.
Ying Liu a deep breath. "I've heard that you are incredibly powerful, even the Three Fiends of the North Sea perished at your hands. If you are willing to help me regain control of the Chamber of Commerce, I am willing to give you all the biological materials, minerals, and Wonder accumulated in the Chamber as a reward. Our Four Seas Chamber of Commerce cooperates with many forces in the deep sea, so we have a large quantity of biological materials stored, and the quality is also very high." Lu Qingshan leaned back in his chair, his tone indifferent. "The vice president has six True God on his side, whose strength is no less than that of the Three Fiends of the North Sea. What makes you think I can help you?"
"To be honest, I'm not entirely confident; it's just a desperate gamble." Ying Liu sighed and said sincerely, "I wonder if you would be willing to take this gamble with me, senior. I'm not asking you to fight everyone head-on. Although there are six True God at the Chamber of Commerce headquarters, not all of them are on the vice president's side. I still have contact with one of my uncles. If you can take down the vice president, the core figure, the others won't fight to the death."
Lu Qingshan remained silent for a moment.
What the young owner of the Four Seas Chamber of Commerce said was basically in line with his previous estimates.
"You're very honest." Lu Qingshan finally nodded and smiled slightly. "You're also lucky. I just happen to need those things from your chamber of commerce, so I agreed."
"Thank you so much, senior!"
Ying Liu was overjoyed.
Although he knew from the Heavenly Fragrance Pavilion that this senior had killed the Three Fiends of the North Sea, he couldn't be completely sure that the other party could help him. But now that the other party had agreed, it was clear that he had some confidence.
Reaching the level of True God,
If you have absolutely no confidence, you generally won't take action, let alone agree to his request, because if you can't succeed, you won't be able to fulfill your promise.
"Have Heavenly Fragrance Pavilion prepare a contract."
Lu Qingshan said calmly, "That's how it should be!"
Ying Liu nodded and looked in Mo Yu's direction.
Soon, Mo Yu produced a contract.
The contract detailed the responsibilities and remuneration that both parties had just discussed.
Ying Liu picked it up, glanced at it, signed his name, and then left behind his divine power aura.
Lu Qingshan also left his name, but he did not leave behind any trace of divine power.
He didn't really believe in the so-called contract, since it didn't involve any cause and effect or retribution. The Jin World might not have such a tradition. He only believed in his own strength.
This contract cannot legally bind anything, and no powerful force will uphold justice for you just because you have a contract.
" Han Li..."
Mo Yu, who was standing to the side, looked at the two words and a hint of curiosity flashed in her eyes. It was the first time she had heard the name of the powerful man who killed the Three Fiends of the North Sea.
Lu Qingshan turned his head and met Mo Yu's eyes, which were as deep as the ocean. He said, "Before this Ying Liu Guild Leader and I complete our mission, please do not reveal any information about either of us."
"That's natural." Mo Yu nodded.
"Our Heavenly Fragrance Pavilion has its own rules, and we will not disclose our clients' information. Just now, before I obtained your consent to meet, I did not disclose your identity to Ying Liu Master Yingliu."
That would be best.
Lu Qingshan nodded slightly.
"Lord Han Li, when shall we depart for the Four Seas Archipelago?"
The young man asked somewhat anxiously.
"The sooner the better!"
Lu Qingshan said calmly.
"In that case, let's set off now. I have a maidservant with me. Once I call her, we'll return to the Four Seas Archipelago..." Ying Liu knew that he was still alive because his father had only recently passed away, and he still had some connections and authority with him. If he waited too long, people would leave and the Vice President would completely control the Four Seas Chamber of Commerce, which would mean his death.
The Ying Liu Guild Leader is indeed very anxious.
In just half a day, he arrived at the agreed place with a beautiful maid.
Lu Qingshan had nothing to pack, so after leaving Heavenly Fragrance Pavilion, he waited here. A slight smile flashed across his face as he watched Ying Liu with her maid.
"Greetings, Lord Han."
Ying Liu quickly bowed.
The maidservant beside her also bowed sweetly, her attitude extremely respectful.
Lu Qingshan simply hummed in agreement and said, "Since you're all ready, let's set off. Will you be flying on your own, or will you be traveling through my palace?"
"Both Ying Liu and that woman are merely Master of Laws; their strength is weak," Lu Qingshan reminded her.
"My lord, please board my warship."
Ying Liu a flick of his wrist, a flash of white light appeared, followed by a massive warship resembling white glass.
Looking at the warship, Ying Liu said, "This was a gift from my father when I broke through to the Master of Laws. It is also the most precious treasure I possess. With this warship, I can leave calmly even when facing most True God."
Of course, he also knew that among these True God, there were no beings like the Three Fiends of the North Sea, let alone his uncle, the vice president.
Lu Qingshan nodded slightly.
This warship is a unique feature of the Jin World, more agile and faster than the Palace Supreme Treasure. This warship is clearly at the True God level, even stronger than the Palace Supreme Supreme Treasure. Without hesitation, he flew directly to the bow of the ship.
Ying Liu and the maid also flew onto the ship. Soon, the secret runes on the warship activated, and it sped off towards the deep sea.