Chapter 264: Free Trade_2
Qin Xuan's face beamed with joy.
"Brother Qin, seeing how happy you are, is there some big happy event? Share it with me, so I can join in the joy," Chen Xing warmly invited Brother Qin inside.
Unable to hide his excitement, Brother Qin smiled mysteriously and said, "Indeed, there is a big happy event, and I came here today especially to share it with you. Didn't you mention the Titan's Heart to me a while ago?"
Chen Xing's expression flickered, "Could it be that Brother Qin has a clue?"
"Hahaha, in fact, this clue is also related to you—it's in the Bibo Territory, Blue Shadow City. The purpose of the Liú brothers' invitation for you to go there for trading was also Blue Shadow City, but I've confirmed the authenticity of the information through other channels."
"Bibo Territory." Chen Xing's expression flickered again.
The Bibo Great City and the Fentian Giant City, the actual rulers of their respective territories, border each other in the Bibo Territory and the Fentian Domain.
Compared to the Fentian Giant City and Great Xia, the war between Bibo Great City and Fentian Giant City has lasted even longer, with deep-seated grievances and numerous conflicts between them.
According to the Beast Taming Attribute, water generally overcomes fire, but paradoxically, in the war between Bibo Great City and Fentian Giant City, the situation is completely opposite.
Bibo Great City has been at a disadvantage, retreating step by step.
Adopting the mentality that the enemy of my enemy is my friend, since Great Xia set foot in the Exotic Region, Bibo Great City provided the greatest aid to Great Xia at the onset of the war.
Great Xia helped Bibo Great City withstand tremendous pressure, and likewise, Bibo Great City also tied up a large number of Fentian Giant City's troops for Great Xia.
This was one of the reasons why Bibo Great City couldn't quickly defeat Great Xia at the start of the war.
Chen Xing hadn't expected that the entity he would be trading with was an establishment under Bibo Territory.
But he was only surprised for a moment before regaining his composure.
The more colossal the power, the more varied the internal thoughts. Even within Great Xia, there are powers like the Liú Family, so it's not surprising for Bibo Great City to have the Dou Family.
"Would you like to join us on a trip to Bibo Territory?" Qin Xuan asked.
"Me? Can I?"
"Of course, you can. If you don't go, and only the Jin Ye Guard goes, the final spoils will belong to the Jin Ye Guard, and you would only be able to obtain the Titan's Heart through the official channels of trade.
But if you come with us, whatever spoils you seize will belong to you."
Chen Xing understood what Qin Xuan meant, he still needed to visit the other family for trading.
However, this trade wouldn't require payment, saving him five billion.
"Don't look at me that way; this opportunity isn't something I arranged especially for you."
Under Chen Xing's gaze, Qin Xuan coughed unnaturally and explained, "We have a new policy recently, targeted exactly at this situation.
Because there are too many places that need clearing, and the manpower of the Jin Ye Guard is relatively tight, we have decided to adopt a collaborative approach.
You are not the only collaborator; we have Beast Tamers involved in other locations as well."
Qin Xuan paused briefly, then added, "Oh, and another important ally will be joining us on the mission to Blue Shadow City—you should know him, it's Southern Alligator Qiu Shangqing."
Old Master Qiu is going too?!
Chen Xing was genuinely surprised.
After some deep contemplation, Chen Xing agreed to the cooperation proposal.
Seeing this, Qin Xuan said, "Alright, then I will now contact the Jin Ye Guard to request leave for you."
"Are we departing today?" Chen Xing asked, somewhat surprised.
"Yes, there's no time to lose. We're concerned about information leaks, so we've decided to act as soon as possible. In fact, I planned to leave this morning, but considering I needed your opinion, I made a special trip to see you first," Qin Xuan explained.
"I understand, let's set off then," Chen Xing nodded, showing he understood, and then sent a message to his sister on his cell phone, telling her he would be away for an indefinite period.
Not long after Chen Xing left, Chen Lingya returned to her residence and realized her brother wasn't there. She took out her phone and found a message from her brother.
"Damn, I wanted to tell my brother that the celestial phenomenon is changing and the lunar eclipse might happen sooner," Chen Lingya sent a message to her brother.
But the response she got was that the target was out of the signal area.
Chen Lingya muttered to herself, "Never mind, the eclipse is so obvious, my brother should be able to see it for himself."
After following Qin Xuan to Longbei City and meeting with the other members of the mission, Chen Xing learned that there were only four people going to Blue Shadow City, including himself and the senior, Qiu Shangqing.
Then there was Qin Xuan and an assistant.
Qin Xuan revealed the purpose of the trip, "The main goal of this trip is to capture a fugitive criminal from the Liú Family and to give other families in Bibo Great City a warning."
"After all, Blue Shadow City is directly under the rule of Bibo Great City, and it's not necessary to kill everyone from the Dou Family, just execute the leaders. It's also about giving Bibo Great City some face."
Of course, if they don't want to save face, there's no need to hold back. Just stomp over them," Qin Xuan said.
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"Aren't we allies with Bibo Great City?" Chen Xing wondered.
"For the time being, yes," Qin Xuan said casually, "Let's go, we'll head to the Teleportation Array first."
"Is there no need to disguise ourselves?"
"No need, we're going directly to Bibo Great City."
On the way, Chen Xing greeted the old master, "Old Master Qiu, you're here too."
"I've been sitting at home for too long; my bones are about to rust. It's time to get out and stretch a bit," Qiu Shangqing said with a chuckle, "Anyway, it's like spanking kids on a rainy day, just killing time. But you, lad, have been causing quite a stir."
"Have I?" Chen Xing said, feeling a bit embarrassed.
"Anyway, I have my special sources of information," Qiu Shangqing said with a smile. "Not bad at all, but why did you change your main Beast Taming creature? That chubby little Taotie, I think he's quite good. You should let him show off more when you have the chance."
"He will in time," Chen Xing thought about the purpose of the trip, if all went well, the materials needed for Taotie's evolution would be completely gathered.
Qin Xuan took the three of them to another underground factory. After passing through several layers of security checks, they arrived at the third underground level, where a massive Teleportation Array stood majestically in this secret space.
"Longbei City actually has a hidden Teleportation Array?" This thought flashed through Chen Xing's mind, but he quickly let it go.
It would be strange if a city as large as Longbei City had only those few known Teleportation Arrays.
"This Teleportation Array can reach Bibo Great City directly without going through the cities under the control of the Fentian Domain," Qin Xuan told Chen Xing, "I'm not going to make you sign any confidentiality agreement. Just don't mention it outside."
"I understand; I won't talk about it," Chen Xing assured.
"Captain Qin, the Teleportation Array will be activated in ten minutes; please wait a moment," the technician responsible for maintaining the Teleportation Array said.
"Let's go, we'll wait inside," Qin Xuan led the three into the Teleportation Array.
While waiting, Qin Xuan chatted casually with Chen Xing.
"Actually, our relationship with Bibo Great City is also just relatively harmonious at this stage, because we have a common enemy in Fentian Giant City."
"But if Fentian Giant City falls, and we jointly devour the Fentian Domain with Bibo Great City, then we'll be directly adjacent to Bibo Great City."
"Without an enemy, we'll become competitors. Although it hasn't reached that stage yet, we must always plan ahead," Qin Xuan explained.
Old Master Qiu snorted from the side, "The brats from Bibo Great City are no good either. They once wanted us to cede a piece of land to them in the Great Xia Domain to establish a branch city, under the pretense of relieving our pressures, but everyone knows what they are plotting.
Remember this, lad; these folks from the Exotic Region all have the same nature deep down, fearing power but ungrateful, honoring small favors but lacking in great virtues. To deal with them, you can't always adopt a conciliatory policy but need to hit them hard! They should tremble at the sight of you, and only then will they respect and fear you!
As long as you remain strong, they'll always be scared of you!"