A group of chas landed, and the chanical Masters scanned the surrounding environnt, naturally spotting Qin Shou not far away.
Inside the cockpit, Fang Bao looked at the figure appearing on the virtual interface, and his chubby face twitched.
"No way, I actually ran into him?"
A while back when he returned ho, he heard his beloved father ntion selling a Level 2 Nine-star cha to Qin Shou for ten thousand Earth Core Energy Crystals.
At the ti, he felt sothing was off.
With Qin Shou’s personality, would he really spend Earth Core Energy Crystals to buy a cha?
If this guy wants a cha, his usual approach is to steal it.
Whoever took his money would probably get an entire page dedicated to them in Qin Shou’s notebook.
Clearly, "the father’s debts are the son’s burden"—the money his dad received would naturally be pinned on him, the son.
Just as Fang Bao was strategizing how to deal with this, a voice sounded from the cockpit.
"Fang Bao, that person over there seems to be Qin Shou from the Beast Cultivation Main City. Both of you are from West City. Aren’t you going to catch up?"
Fang Bao’s face darkened. Catch up?
Catching up, my ass!
He could hardly avoid him fast enough.
"Haha, oh that’s not necessary. Actually, I’m not that familiar with him..."
Before Fang Bao could finish his sentence, he saw Qin Shou abruptly turn his head toward him.
"Damn, spotted."
At this point, the only course of action was to face it head-on.
The Sai Wen cha he piloted was unmistakable to Qin Shou.
Imdiately, he opened his cockpit, plastering a warm smile on his face, waving his hand enthusiastically, and shouting.
"Hey, Lao Qin, what a coincidence...!"
Qin Shou: "..."
Long ti no see. This guy’s so friendly that even Qin Shou felt a little embarrassed.
He leapt into the air, landing several steps later at the foot of Fang Bao’s "Mobile Seven," staring at the red-and-silver cha and nodding slightly.
"Fatty Fang, your cha’s not bad."
Fang Bao’s smile froze. "Haha, just average, just average."
Nervously, he pointed to a pure-white cha not far away. "Look over there—that’s a Level 2 Eight-star cha. Mine is just Level 2 Five-star, not worth much, not worth much."
Qin Shou curled his lip. "I said your cha’s not bad; why so tense?"
"No, haha, not nervous at all. I’m just so happy to reunite after such a long ti."
"Hmm. Since you’re so happy, how about settling the design fee for this cha?"
"Design fee for the cha?" Fang Bao was stunned.
Qin Shou patted the Sai Wen cha and grinned. "Although this cha was initially designed to be battle armor, you turned it into a cha. Excluding the battle armor’s system, at least pay for the exterior’s design, won’t you?"
Fang Bao’s face turned pale; he had underestimated him.
"Ahem, well... you see, we’re old friends, aren’t we? It was just a bit of borrowing; we don’t have to be so precise, do we?"
Qin Shou waved him off. "No, no, no. Even between close brothers, accounts should be clear. Although you’re my best buddy, the accounts still have to be settled properly."
Best buddy...
Fang Bao’s face turned ashen gray, and he yelled internally, "Best buddy my ass! You’re just pretending to be polite!"
Gritting his teeth, he growled, "Just say it—how many Earth Core Energy Crystals do you want?"
Pain endured quickly is better than prolonged torture. Since resisting was futile, he could only hope Qin Shou would have rcy and ask for less.
Qin Shou counted on his fingers and then said, "Hmm, since we’re so close, I’ll give you a fifty-percent discount. Ten thousand Earth Core Energy Crystals, and I’ll let go of the fact you stole my design manuscript."
"What? Ten thousand crystals..."
Fang Bao’s face went deathly white. This was daylight robbery!
The conversation reached the ears of the surrounding chanical Masters, and they couldn’t help but react.
"Wow, their relationship must be tight—he’s asking for ten thousand Earth Core Energy Crystals. Fang Bao’s going to bleed this ti."
"Yeah, to make that stingy Fatty Fang cough up big bucks, that’s a skill in itself."
"Indeed, it is. Let’s see how Fang Bao responds..."
The onlookers folded their arms, eager to watch the drama unfold.
At this mont, two girls walked out from the crowd, clad in various-colored battle armors.
"Qin Shou, borrowing your cha’s design doesn’t warrant being so ruthless, does it?"
The girl in white battle armor ca to Fang Bao’s defense, trying to reason with Qin Shou.
Qin Shou took a glance at her; she looked familiar.
"And you are...?" he asked with a puzzled expression.
The girl’s forehead darkened with exasperation. "I’m Bai Ke—the one who bought your Crystal Dragon, rember now?"
"Oh..."
Qin Shou nodded in sudden realization. "Sorry about that. Over a year’s ti, you seem to have gained a little weight. No wonder I didn’t recognize you."
As soon as those words left his mouth, the onlookers froze.
Could this guy be the legendary steel-hearted straight-shooter?
Otherwise, who would have the guts to openly call a girl fat in public?
Such bravery!
They gave him begrudging thumbs-ups in their minds.
Bai Ke’s face drained of color; her fists clenched as she seethed. "Qin Shou, considering you’re Liang Jingjing’s first owner, I won’t stoop to your level."
"Haha, thank you, you’re really kind." Qin Shou chuckled.
Bai Ke: "..."
Beside her, Nan Xuewei pulled Bai Ke aside and whispered, "Forget it, Xiao Ke. Let them sort it out themselves. We’d only make it ssier if we jumped in."
Bai Ke’s expression contorted with conflict. "But Fang Bao’s still our classmate..."
Nan Xuewei rolled her eyes. "Didn’t you see that fatso doesn’t dare say anything? What good can we do by intervening?"
Fang Bao: "..."
Do you think I want this?
I’ve tried resisting before, but it always led to bigger losses.
Might as well take it head-on this ti. At least then, I won’t haunt his mind anymore.
Like sitting on needles, like standing on spikes, like choking on fish bones...
If this guy targets you, you’ll understand how that feels.
"Ahem..."
Just then, a long-haired young man erged from the crowd. He coughed lightly and walked up to Qin Shou.
"Qin Shou, I’m Chen Yizhou from chanical Main City. There’s sothing I’d like to say, but I’m not sure if it’s appropriate..."
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