168: The Tycoon Comes to the City (Part 1)

Chapter 168: A Tycoon Enters the City (Part 1)

“Shifu-jie, you call this ‘a bit prosperous’?” Wu Xian asked, his face darkening.

“Isn’t it?” Xue Lingling pouted and smiled. “Come on! Once we finish the important business, we’ll have plenty of time to look around.”

With that, she hastily pulled Wu Xian out of the station.

Then, she released the bumblebee, drawing the attention of countless young passersby.

“The provincial capital isn’t like our small place; many areas are no-fly zones,” Xue Lingling skillfully controlled the bumblebee, complaining non-stop. “The bigger the city, the more ridiculous the rules.”

Wu Xian looked at the skyscrapers outside the car window, filled with emotion.

It was just like when he left his hometown for university in his previous life and visited a big city for the first time. The impact of that experience remained unforgettable.

The difference was that, in his previous life, although he worked in a big city, he was ultimately just one of the countless toiling masses in that city, never truly belonging to it.

But in this life, as a distinguished Scroll Master, he was destined to write an extraordinary life story.

“By the way, what’s the housing price like in the provincial capital?” Wu Xian suddenly asked.

Hearing this, Xue Lingling and Xue Zhengying were slightly stunned. “What, you want to buy a house in the provincial capital?”

“Is there a problem?” Wu Xian asked, puzzled.

“A dignified Scroll Master, and my Disciple, one of the future leading figures of a top Club, settling in such a small place?” Xue Lingling teased, “Tsk tsk, it seems I need to broaden your horizons a bit more.”

“Small place?” Wu Xian was surprised. “Isn’t it big enough?”

“For Spirit Masters and ordinary people, it’s certainly not small,” Xue Lingling laughed. “But for Scroll Masters of our level, a city of this caliber can’t contain us. In the future, they’ll have to offer all sorts of generous conditions to beg us to come over.

Not to mention the future, even now, when I just graduated from the Undead Dojo, a high-ranking official contacted me, wanting me to contribute to the development of the provincial capital.

So, my dear Disciple, please broaden your perspective!”

Wu Xian clicked his tongue in wonder. So this was the prestige of a Scroll Master?

It was only now that he realized every top Scroll Master was an existence that could revitalize a city and bring about immense development.

“Strange, if that’s the case, why did Mayor Chen Shilong seem unsupportive when you returned to Yaoyang City to establish a Club?” Wu Xian asked, puzzled.

“Who knows?” Xue Lingling’s attitude towards Mayor Chen Shilong had also changed slightly. “Perhaps he thought I was planted in Yaoyang City by the Undead Dojo? Or perhaps he thought I was just acting on a whim and didn’t seem like I intended long-term development?”

Wu Xian nodded thoughtfully. Such a possibility indeed existed.

The cool bumblebee drove through the bustling streets of the provincial capital, and along the way, they saw many fellow drivers honking their horns in “tribute.”

Surprisingly, they even encountered a few other bumblebee vehicles on the way, and even a cargo-carrying Optimus Prime. It seemed the Transformers series had already begun to penetrate the provincial capital market.

Soon after, they arrived at the provincial capital’s Spirit Master Alliance Headquarters.

“Is that the provincial Scroll Artist Association Headquarters next door?”

Wu Xian looked in surprise at the equally grand and imposing building next to the Alliance Headquarters.

“That’s normal,” Xue Lingling laughed. “The Alliance and the Scroll Artist Association are known as good brothers; they always like to be next to each other wherever they go. If a branch of the Alliance is to be established in Yaoyang City later, it will also be near the Scroll Artist Association, or a separate department will be set up directly within the Scroll Artist Association.”

Yaoyang City was economically backward and lacked any proper Clubs, so no Alliance branch had been established there.

Work related to Alliance events had always been handled by the Scroll Artist Association.

“How about... you two go ahead and do your business, and I’ll go to the Scroll Artist Association to scout for some Materials.”

Wu Xian was enthusiastic. He wouldn’t be of much help even if he followed Xue Zhengying.

Xue Lingling naturally understood Wu Xian’s thoughts. “Alright, just don’t run off.”

With that, she and Xue Zhengying walked into the Alliance Headquarters.

Wu Xian, on the other hand, turned around and headed to the provincial capital’s Scroll Artist Association Headquarters.

Compared to the provincial-level Scroll Artist Association, the Yaoyang City Scroll Artist Association was not on the same level in terms of scale or quality, and the personnel coming and going within the Scroll Artist Association were endless.

Wu Xian silently put on his gold-rimmed Scroll Master badge to avoid being stopped when entering certain departments.

He first visited the Materials supply department and was dazzled by the variety of Advanced and high-quality Materials.

In a word: complete!

He could even find Materials from some obscure minor otherworlds.

Other Dimensions were also divided by size and strength; the Insectoid World, Mysterious Abyss, and Mechanical Wasteland belonged to large otherworlds.

After browsing, Wu Xian looked at his account balance and the spirit crystals in his cosmos sack, sighing softly.

It wasn’t that he couldn’t afford them, but he was still a long way from having the financial power to clear out all the Materials.

Helpless, he could only carefully select some Materials that he could use at the current stage. After finishing, he took the organized procurement list to the procurement counter.

“Hello, I want these Materials.”

The scale of the provincial-level Headquarters was indeed different; even the Materials supply department had more than a dozen counters.

Seeing Wu Xian so young, the counter girl clearly didn’t take him seriously. She glanced at the identification Wu Xian presented and was secretly surprised: “A Scroll Master from Yaoyang City?”

“Is there a problem?”

“No, no,” the girl smiled awkwardly. Then, looking at Wu Xian’s procurement list, her eyes widened. “Are you sure you want to purchase so many Materials?”

Since when did Scroll Masters from that small place, Yaoyang City, become so rich?

Could it be that the Yaoyang City Scroll Artist Association came to the Headquarters to purchase goods? But wasn’t there a dedicated department for Material transfers within the Scroll Artist Association?

While she was wondering, Wu Xian pulled out a unique credential.

“By the way, I have a special pass here that allows me to enjoy the Scroll Master discount within the Scroll Artist Association.” Wu Xian was very particular about saving money; purchasing so many Materials with a discount could save him a large sum.

“Special pass?”

The counter girl looked bewildered, her expression strange, even suspecting that Wu Xian was there to cause trouble.

Seeing this, Wu Xian immediately realized that this girl probably didn’t recognize such a high-level pass. He said helplessly, “Just call your department head. Please hurry, we’re in a rush.”

With suspicion, the girl silently answered the phone beside her. A moment later, she showed an expression of disbelief, her attitude extremely respectful: “Hello, please wait a moment, the leader will be here shortly.”

Wu Xian smiled slightly and waited patiently.

Soon after, a responsible person in a suit and leather shoes rushed over in a hurry. He looked to be in his thirties, with a seventh-level spiritual power cultivation, definitely someone with some capability and strength.

“Where is he? Where is he? Where is the distinguished Young Master with the pass?” The responsible person asked eagerly. “You didn’t scare him away, did you?”

The girl pointed to Wu Xian outside the counter with a strange expression.

The moment he saw Wu Xian clearly, the responsible person was stunned on the spot. He then carefully verified the special pass and Wu Xian’s Scroll Master certificate, and after confirming they were indeed the same person, he still couldn’t hide his shock.

Could it be a top-tier second generation from the Scroll Artist Association leadership? But the certificate clearly stated Yaoyang City Scroll Artist Association.

“Young Master, please come inside.” The responsible person respectfully invited him.

“No need to go to such trouble, just settle the bill quickly,” Wu Xian waved his hand and smiled. “I also want to visit your treasury.”

“Alright, please wait.”

The responsible person didn’t dare to waste words. After quickly settling Wu Xian’s bill, he personally led Wu Xian towards the treasury.

And this unusual situation also attracted the attention of many Scroll Masters nearby, as anyone who could be personally received by that responsible person was definitely not an ordinary person.