The Gentleman at the End-Chapter 727 - 725: Heading to the Chamber of Commerce

The fog that enveloped Sick Mountain had already dissipated, and the Lung Dragon hovering there, unable to transform into "Gu Dragon Lung", failed to earn the qualification to visit the Immortal Palace.

Staying here no longer held any meaning for them, they all flew away, leaving the Hidden Village completely deserted.

The Lung Dragon recruited by William as a student was also given the freedom to pursue knowledge, and one suggestion was made: if it harboured any thoughts about darkness, it could head to the "Tenth Abyss".

Moving swiftly behind the clouds, the Moon soon arrived at a nearby "passage".

William and Lorrian stood side by side on the Moon’s surface, looking down at the passage below, now occupied by the Patient.

"Lorrian, shall we just move through from here, see if the Moon can take us across directly?"

"No need to test, just hanging here one can clearly feel the repulsion. The Moon is ’matter’ belonging to this world; it cannot directly transport us before the World Infection is complete, as that would violate the world’s basic rules."

However, since I’ve promised to cooperate with you, I will naturally coordinate.

Expand your tent to its maximum capacity, let’s see if the Moon can fit inside.

If not feasible, we’ll leave the Moon here, and I’ll go to the Old World to find ’Moonlight Fragment’ and create a temporary Moon for use, just like when we fought ’Evil’ in that city before."

A spark of inspiration hit William, "Wait! Lorrian, can you create moons?"

"Only temporary Moons, usable for only a short period. Creating a permanent Moon is impossible; those can only be intrinsic to the world."

Unperturbed, William said, "Temporary is fine! It’s definitely better than just shoving the Moon into a tent. We might as well directly search for Moonlight Fragments in the Old World, and leave your moon here."

"Finding Moonlight Fragments isn’t that easy; their retrieval difficulty is not inferior to Evil Sun Firewood."

Even though those cold, jade-like fragments don’t curse others like firewood, they can be utilized as long as one can control the cold within them.

These items have long been seized by major powers, there simply aren’t any left to find in the wild."

William shook his finger, "No, no~ We don’t need to go into the wild looking for fragments, and we certainly won’t waste so much time... Don’t we have a connection?"

Lorrian caught on quickly, "You mean the ’Duke’?"

"Exactly. I owe the Duke’s Chamber of Commerce a big sum, it’s a good excuse to go exchange some money. Then we can straight up buy the Moonlight Fragment from the Duke.

Buy as many as possible, allowing you, Lorrian, to create a sufficiently large and long-lasting moon."

You still plan to buy stuff after repaying money—you seem pretty wealthy, William. Don’t think about getting money from me; I don’t have much on me anyway."

William, extremely confident in this area, slapped his chest, "I have money, should be enough for our needs."

"Let’s bring Nash and Doctor Jessica... Hmm, should we bring members from the Deep Red Cross?"

"Definitely some, Doctor Fana needs to stay on the Moon to manage the Clinic; I’ll bring a batch of nurses with me."

Buzz!

Moonlight scattered, pinpointing directly like a spotlight onto the Infected passage.

This passage had already been turned into a city by the Patient, heavily guarded.

But when they clearly saw the figures emerging in the moonlight, the guards were so frightened that they itched all over and even had accidents, instinctively clearing the way.

William and his group did not intentionally create trouble; they directly passed through the passage, stepping onto the Old World’s sandy surface.

"Ah...the familiar scent~ I never thought returning to the Old World would feel like coming home."

William promptly pulled out his Black Worm Card, indicating their intent to head to the Duke’s Chamber of Commerce. Coincidentally, during this period, the Chamber was located in the Old World’s largest transport city— "Lu Pu".

So, multiple tasks could be handled all at once.

With the Duke’s Chamber of Commerce’s large-scale presence,

the three major Transfer Companies "Rong Chang", "Black Worm", and "Di Zhi" all coordinated, temporarily building a massive sales district in the city center for the Duke’s Chamber, making Lu Pu perpetually crowded.

The Duke also showed great respect, personally visiting the headquarters of the three companies, especially praising the newly established Black Worm.

Duke also happened to meet Reagan at the headquarters of the Black Worm Train, where Reagan was conducting research. The Duke recognized his special identity at a glance and decisively awarded him the status of a "premium client." During their conversation, the topic of William unexpectedly came up.

The Chamber of Commerce had been set up in Lu Pu for a full two months, and all items for sale were arranged, ready to go back and "count the money" the day before.

Four distinguished auras boarded the Black Worm Train and arrived at the inspection point of Lu Pu’s city walls,

Resting between the castles, the Duke also sensed the arrival of esteemed guests. He opened his eyes, "Oh, they seek me out at this time? To repay money... or is it something else?"

His incisors, marked with [DU] and [KE], lightly clenched on a live snack in his mouth.

"There’s an unusual smell entwined around the two of them, not of the Old World, nor the scent of the infected world. Chaos and malice—it’s something from another world, capable of threatening the very foundation of the Old World.

After a short period of not seeing them, these two fellows have encountered so many novelties, enough to influence the operation of the Old World."

Before the Duke could even wave them over, a man in a golden mask stepped out from a corner of the castle.

"My lord, would you like me or Silver Mask to test them first? Just to ensure they pose no threat to you."

"That won’t be necessary, even if they carry things from a non-Old World, they are not a threat to me.

Moreover, they are my ’personally appointed’ important clients. I also hold their character in high regard.

Lead them directly to me, let’s see what this is about, whether it has to do with the recent Fear Performances occurring across the Old World."

"Yes."

...

On the Black Worm Train.

Due to the presence of Nash, the train attendants of the Black Worm were all too cautious to approach the carriage they were in, and William did not trouble them by requesting any services during the trip.

It wasn’t until the train was about to reach its destination that an attendant cautiously pushed open the front door of their carriage, standing at the doorway with trembling legs, ready to routinely inform them of the disembarking process.

Just then,

The attendant’s trembling legs suddenly tensed, his facial expression turned stiff, and golden liquid began to seep out from his features.

Seeing this, Nash was the first to become alert, even preparing to tear the attendant apart directly.

"Nash, calm down... This is ’the Duke’s right-hand man,’ Mr. Golden Mask."

As the gold flowed from his features and solidified into a mask, the attendant’s aura also instantly became unfathomably deep.

"Long time no see, Mr. William, Mr. Lorrian! You two have really changed a lot, I almost didn’t recognize you... Why think of coming now? All the related events of the Chamber have finished.

Wait a minute! Mr. William, your eye!" ƒreeωebnovel.ƈom

Even the usually reserved Golden Mask suddenly lost his composure, stepping forward rapidly, closely examining the portion of William’s right eye that was covered by a monocle.

"Minor matter."

"Who has deprived you of the concept of your eyes? Does our Chamber need to assist you?"

"The trouble has been resolved, thanks for the concern~ I’ll find a way to deal with the eye issue. This time, I mainly came to repay money and to purchase some things at the Chamber."

Golden Mask composed himself, "Alright... All activities of the Chamber are finished. Many good items were sold at the auction, and it’s not certain if we have what you need."

"Do you have any Moonlight Fragments?"

At this, Golden Mask also hesitated for a moment.

"Come with me. The Duke will discuss it with you in detail. Also, have you brought enough money? Such things are not cheap, and the Duke usually does not sell them outside without first assessing your value."

William directly took off the ’Ring of Greed’ from his finger and threw it over, "Please, Mr. Golden Mask, check how much the contents here are worth."

"Hmm! This is... the treasury of Earl Greedy Glider!"

"That’s right, it should be worth quite a bit of money."

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