The scene shifts, and as soon as the group steps into the Artisanship Commission, they hear a dispute coming from not far away.
"Do you Xianzhou native have any sense of reason at all? Heh, I get it now~ In your words, this is called 'profiteering from someone's misfortune,' right?"
"Um... that weird voice sounds so familiar, I feel like I've heard it somewhere before..."
March 7th scratched his head. He thought, "That guy's name was Scott, right? He caused trouble in Aurum Alley, but the priestess gave him a righteous punishment."
"It's not like I haven't dealt with your Sky-Faring Commission before; I'm used to your difficult and demanding ways of doing things."
"But now you're openly robbing the company's goods, isn't that a bit too much?"
Scott pointed at one of the staff members and berated him; because they were too far away, Xing and the others could only hear his voice.
"I heard you clearly, and I understand perfectly well! To put it bluntly: it's hopeless! If you continue to withhold my goods, I'll file a lawsuit directly with your general!"
Scott put his hands on his hips, suddenly turned his head, and saw March 7th watching the show. He shuddered and looked warily at her entourage. Only after finding that the silver-haired elf was not there did he relax.
Since the Aurum Alley incident, Scott has been puzzled as to why the clearly written [ Church notice] had appeared in his hands out of thin air.
It was only later, through an informant at the [ Tavern ], that they learned that there was actually an [ Eternity ] Emanator in Aurum Alley, along with an [ Trailblaze ] Nameless, which easily resolved the crisis.
As for who the Nameless on the Astral Express was... Scott searched his Remembrance and immediately spotted the pink-haired girl who had been watching the show from the sidelines. Her clothes and appearance were the most distinctive, so there was no doubt about it!
Tsk, Astral Express is really cunning... Instead of standing up and debating with him fairly, they resorted to such underhanded tricks, making Scott lose face in front of the elders of Aurum Alley!
The last incident was a crushing defeat for this 'lone wolf'! He would be a gentleman if he didn't avenge this!
"Oh... you brought other companions this time. So you're refusing to leave the Xianzhou, huh? It's never good to run into these people."
Scott shook his head to himself, and Xing's facial muscles twitched slightly at his words.
"Hey buddy, do I even know you?"
"Now we know each other." Scott spread his hands.
The person in charge, Xikui, ignored Scott and turned to look at them. "Aren't these guests from the Astral Express? Why are you at the Artisanship Commission with Yanqing?"
"Accompany the children to solve the company's problems."
"Um... Xing, something feels off about what you're saying?" March 7th scratched his head, wondering how old Yanqing was, as she looked quite young.
"Trouble for the company? It should be said that Sky-Faring Commission is causing us trouble!"
"It seems this company employee is an old acquaintance of Miss March 7th... I wonder if this is a good thing or a bad thing." Yanqing looked at Xing, not forgetting the main matter. "Sister Xikui, I was sent to handle the company's protest, what exactly is the situation?"
"As you know, the Zhuming Ming envoy ship rescued the company transport ship that was attacked by the Borisin, and then informed the Cloud Knights's Layn Guard to bring it back to port for repair and inspection."
Xikui introduced him to everyone, "This is Mr. Scott, the person in charge of the transport ship."
Xing suddenly clapped her hands, and long-forgotten Remembrance resurfaced in her mind:
"Oh, so you're Scott! I heard March 7th mention you, the one who barks like a dog!"
"Is that what they're focusing on?!" March 7th complained.
Dan Heng was more concerned about another point. He had also heard about what happened in Aurum Alley from March 7th: "Weren't you driven out of Luofu? Why are you back?"
"Do you think I wanted to come back!" Even though Scott was wearing sunglasses, Xing could see the reluctance on his face when he said this.
"I originally thought I'd just be coming in for some repairs and then leaving this cursed place. Who knew that as soon as I entered the port, several Cloud Knights rushed up and stole all the cargo from the hold!"
"What do you mean by 'steal'? I've said it countless times, this is a security check."
"Why did you bring the Artisanship Commission into this again? And you even found a shifty-looking craftsman. Isn't it obvious he's trying to steal the company's patented technology?"
The Artisanship Commission named Kongqing crossed his arms and corrected Scott's 'word choice'.
"I say, sir... guest who has come from afar, firstly, the Sky-Faring Commission discovered items suspected of being dangerous weapons in your cargo, which is why they requested my inspection. Secondly, where exactly have I been suspicious?!"
This is what Kongqing finds most unacceptable. Are all the company's employees this lacking in personal character? Knowing he has a bad temper, you can't just resort to personal attacks right away...
"I'm just wondering, even if it's a dangerous weapon, what's it to you? It's not like we're transporting it to Luofu. We'll leave as soon as we fix the ship; we won't unload here."
"But you'll be stuck in port for several days before you can repair the engines and set sail again. How can we allow uninspected dangerous goods to remain in the port of Luofu for days?"
Yanqing nodded slightly; he had a general understanding of the cause of the argument, and asked Xikui:
"I understand... security checks shouldn't require disassembling the goods, right?"
"It wasn't necessary initially. We only performed some further scanning and testing. However, the scans revealed that the cargo container contained not only mechanical structures, but also some... characteristics resembling biological tissue."
"Biological tissue? Is there something alive in this box?"
"We'll probably have to wait for confirmation from the Alchemy Commission to reach a concrete conclusion," Kongqing shook his head. "Regardless, according to regulations, we must unseal one of the goods for further inspection. But this company representative keeps obstructing us, citing patent confidentiality."
" The Alliance has very strict regulations on biological products. Without further inspection, Sky-Faring Commission would never allow it to proceed."
Xikui and Kongqing made their stance clear, and Scott was equally unyielding.
"Fine, whoever tries to touch this shipment, I, Scott, will fight them to the death! Whether what we're transporting is biological or mechanical, it's none of your business! I'm going to file a complaint against the Sky-Faring Commission's handling of this matter!"
"Sigh, it seems Mr. Scott is quite stubborn and not easily persuaded."
Yanqing whispered, as the mediator sent by the general, he really didn't want things to escalate to the point of a complete falling out with the company...
" March 7th, it's your turn, hurry up!" Xing patted March 7th on the shoulder.
"Huh? That's so sudden..." Before March 7th could react, Yanqing's next words completely stunned her:
"I've heard about Miss March 7th helping Aurum Alley before. Wasn't the company representative this Mr. Scott? Since you have experience dealing with him... it seems we'll have to trouble Miss March 7th this time too."
"Eh?!"
March 7th was even more confused. She was just watching from the sidelines, and she had no idea when the credit was given to her!
Dan Heng now understands everything. The Church of Eternity does good deeds anonymously, especially High Priest Church Fulisina, who was able to copy the Book of Eternal Virtues continuously throughout the Amber Era...
I misremembered, that was the Chair Blake, but it doesn't matter.
" In March 7th, use [Persuasion] on Scott!"