Chapter 279 Embroiled in Treasury
Griselda didn't answer Lei Zhen right away because she felt sothing was amiss.
There wasn't a single ti that Lei Zhen had ever requested her to join him at an event- not even when they were supposedly partners back in Yors Castle.
"What's the catch?" Griselda asked suspiciously, crossing her arms in the anti.
"What do you an by what's the catch?" Lei Zhen raised an eyebrow.
"Save your innocent act, Lei Zhen. If it was anyone else asking, then I wouldn't be thinking much, but you are different. Everything you do is calculated, so there must be a reason why you're inviting ."
"That's preposterous! I would never do that to my Vice Leader."
"Is it though?" Griselda squinted her eyes and leaned closer to him, giving him a dead stare.
Lei Zhen smiled awkwardly as he tried to lean backward, but Griselda would lean more forward whenever he retreated.
And seeing how Lei Zhen decided to remain silent, she clicked her tongue and shook her head.
"Whatever, I'm not going to join if you don't plan to answer . I can always just grind so levels and explore so dungeons with Hilda and lissa." She shrugged her shoulders and said sarcastically.
"Alright, you win." Lei Zhen raised his hands up in surrender form. He could not believe that so many people were able to detect that he was up to no good.
"I'm going back to Cinderton of the wasteland with the others to search for Smither Gary. And during that ti, I'm concerned about Lingxin's safety because she was once targeted by an unknown group of people as well. Hence, I thought that if you joined us as well, then our safety would increase."
"That's it?"
Griselda raised an eyebrow in confusion, clearly not expecting his so-called sche was just that simple.
"Well, the danger is quite high since we still have zero clues of the culprit. And it's not like you are obligated to assist us in any way even if you're a mber of the Zero Fear guild." Lei Zhen said stiffly.
Bringing others into an unrelated matter to them wasn't sothing Lei Zhen was fond of. Not to ntion, he could not afford the consequences if she was truly hard because of his decision.
anwhile, Griselda rely shook her head and laughed bitterly.
"What the heck, man! Does it look like I'm so kind of heartless person? If your friend is a target of this cri, then I'll definitely assist you." She said angrily, giving a light punch to his chest for thinking that she had no compassion whatsoever.
"Anyway, when are we heading there?" She then asked, ready to make a move already.
"Right about now." Lei Zhen calmly replied.
"Ti is of the essence and the faster we et with Smither Gary, the faster we'll get things done." He added.
And with that said, Lei Zhen and Griselda quickly t up with the others to make their way to the dock.
Of course, everyone else in the group was astonished to see Lei Zhen was able to afford a ship of this caliber.
"Lei Zhen, are you sure you didn't rob a bank? Not even the top rankers can afford such a massive ship." Tang Qiaolian exclaid in shock, unable to fathom his capability to gain so many great things.
anwhile, Lei Zhen was thoroughly confused since he never believed the things he obtained were anything great.
"Isn't it normal for players to own a ship to travel through the sea? I'm pretty sure you are just exaggerating and teasing right now." Lei Zhen said, not believing Tang Qiaolian's words.
"It's the truth, Lei Zhen," Tang Qiaolian rely said and turned his face around, showing him the look of his two guild mbers, Hilda and lissa.
"My goodness, this ship's capacity is enough to board 100 mbers and above," Hilda said in an astonished tone.
"Not just that, Hilda. Look at the ship's cannons. Each one of those firepower is enough to send a team to destruction." lissa called out, feeling amazed by the ship's function.
As for Griselda, she had already gone inside to check the interior design of the ship. And of course, Howard and the crew mates were long notified by Lei Zhen, so they treated her as a VIP guest, not daring to stop her from touring the ship.
Lei Zhen's mouth was wide open, seemingly in disbelief that his ship could actually cause these veteran players to be in awe of him.
"You were being serious?" He turned to Tang Qiaolian and asked with an appalled expression.
Tang Qiaolian simply patted him on the back and said, "Tell more about your so-called rewards next ti. I swear you'll need to start learning the items you have are almost invaluable, to say the least."
"I definitely need so more lessons now…"
Lei Zhen didn't disagree with Tang Qiaolian's advice that he needed more education regarding Magnolia. Despite playing for months, there are still too many things in the Magnolia world that he had not learned.
Soti later, everyone boarded the ship with a lot of enthusiasm as they toured around the ship.
Howard was a clever man as well and had long ordered so of the crew mates to drop their work to serve Lei Zhen's fellow companions.
This was an important task for soone who's a bodyguard and assistant of Lei Zhen. He must cater not just to Lei Zhen, but also his companions as well. Otherwise, his job would have been in jeopardy considering how he was also a spy for Kate.
Ti slowly passed by, and as they enjoyed a service similar to a five-star hotel, Lei Zhen was busy being lectured by Tang Qiaolian.
"What the hell have you been doing all this ti, Lei Zhen? You got this rare equipnt and even a title that could boost your stats and reputation?" Tang Qiaolian was alard to see that Lei Zhen's achievent was by any ans ordinary.
All along, she rely thought he was struggling in the beginner town and embroiled in troubles because of Yors Castle. Yet, after so investigation, she realized he wasn't embroiled in troubles but embroiled in treasury.
"Lei Zhen, were you involved in the events of Yors Castle?" Tang Qiaolian finally asked, going to the most important question.
And at this point, Lei Zhen knew that he could no longer hide this matter since his being affiliated with Griselda revealed a lot already.
A few hours later, Tang Qiaolian finally digested the fact that Lei Zhen had enjoyed the privilege of a chancellor and practically gained the heart of all Yors Castle citizens- a feat that no players had ever achieved.
"Unbelievable… to think that while I was focusing on getting a first-clear achievent on a new dungeon, you were focusing on gaining the hearts of NPC." Tang Qiaolian muttered in disbelief.
She had been playing Magnolia far longer than Lei Zhen, yet his achievent accomplished in Magnolia had far surpassed her. In fact, so of the top rankers in Magnolia would be put to sha if they heard of Lei Zhen's feat.
Yors Castle might be a lower-level region, but it was still a capable city enough to trade with the middle-level region. Not to ntion, the recent surge of popularity Yors Castle had because it sowhat triggered a Main Scenario quest- sothing that hasn't happened in the past.
"Wait a minute, if you are the one that triggered the Main Scenario, then where's the follow-up quest? Shouldn't there be another trilogy to the Main Scenario that could affect Magnolia's world?" Tang Qiaolain enquired.
Lei Zhen shrugged his shoulders in response.
"To be honest, ever since the crowning ceremony was over, I haven't received any follow-up quest of the Main Scenario. So I'm not even sure where to go and was just exploring as I wished." He answered honestly.
The Main Scenario quest was never sothing he had actively chased after nor cared about in the first place. What matters was the fact that he was having fun and earning so good money.
Tang Qiaolian also understood this part, so she didn't bother to bombard him with questions.
Though, it was clear that she was sowhat bitter about this news since she was never as lucky as Lei Zhen.
After she cald down, Lei Zhen snapped his finger and a crew mate arrived with a beverage on the tray.
"Have so drinks to calm yourself. We should be arriving in Cinderton soon, so we'll need to be on guard by that ti." Lei Zhen smiled, sipping on his own beverage.
anwhile, Tang Qiaolian twitched her mouth when she saw what kind of beverage she was served. It was a beverage that increased one stat temporarily and also offered a great flavor to your taste bud.
And naturally, such beverages are priced at around 10 silver coins, but Lei Zhen's ship seed to have a stock of them.
"I guessed you are really prosperous in Magnolia to be able to afford these beverages." Tang Qiaolian chuckled and took a sip, tasting the flavor of the beverage on her tongue.
"Would you believe if I say all these beverages are practically gifted to ?" Lei Zhen smirked wickedly.
"Gifted?"
"Yep, gifted to as an apology and to nd the relationship."
Tang Qiaolian tilted her head slightly to the left, clearly unable to comprehend his aning.
And it was a given because who would want to reveal a matter that almost caused a war?
"Let's just say I got most of these in stock because of two amazing brothers." Lei Zhen laughed, not bothering to reveal much.
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