"A pledged arms deal with the Liu family?"
Jiang Yuan frowned. He didn't know what contract Shi Xuyao, Lin Man, and the Liu family had signed after he left, so he was completely bewildered when Liu Zhaodi brought it out.
“According to the contract, you are obligated to deliver a batch of ninth-tier charged weapons to the Liu family today. If you fail to deliver, Party A has the right to urge Party B’s blacksmiths to complete the work as soon as possible!” Liu Zhaodi read the contract while stealing glances at Jiang Yuan’s reaction.
"Who signed the contract with you?" Jiang Yuan didn't believe it. He knew Liu Zhaodi well enough to know what kind of person she was. There was a high probability that she had forged the contract.
Liu Zhaodi glanced at the contract, then declared firmly, "Of course it's Shi Xuyao!"
"Don't believe me? Look, this is his signature!"
Liu Zhaodi handed the contract to Jiang Yuan, then glanced around the oath and asked curiously, "By the way, where's Shi Xuyao? Where has he been these past two days? You should have him come out and testify!"
Jiang Yuan gave him a look that said, "You think I'm stupid? You clearly know Shi Xuyao isn't here and are just trying to scam me!"
"By the way, do you have any blacksmiths in your sworn alliance?" Liu Zhaodi asked Leng Yue with a serious expression.
"Here you go!"
Leng Yue pouted and gestured to look at Jiang Yuan, "He is our oath's chief blacksmith! And as far as I know, he should be the only blacksmith in the oath right now!"
"boring!"
Jiang Yuan shrugged, ignoring Liu Zhaodi's contract, and turned to walk towards the underground palace.
"I'm done eating!" Ning Yanlan stood up and added, "By the way, I'm going to the Northern City Alliance today. Leng Yue, will you come with me?"
"Okay, then wait for me!" Leng Yue hurriedly ate a couple of bites, then got up and left following Ning Yanlan's retreating figure.
"Damn it, they left me behind again! Are they going to make me lead a team to hunt monsters again today?!" Little Fatty panicked and chased after them with his bowl in hand.
He possesses the Earth War Song—no, it should now be called the Devouring War Song—which is incredibly beneficial to team battles, so he's the one who leads most of the reserve team into battle.
Liu Zhaodi sat there feeling a little awkward, because everyone had left within minutes of her arrival.
"Phew, Liu Zhaodi, don't be discouraged!"
She cheered herself up, glanced at the contract on the table, and then smiled and said to herself, "We have a contractual dispute now, but it doesn't mean I'm bothering you!"
After saying that, she skipped and hopped towards the underground palace.
"Liu Zhaodi, are you ever going to stop?"
Liu Zhaodi had just crawled into the hole when Jiang Yuan was waiting for her at the entrance below.
"What are you doing here? Go do your work, I'll help you out!" Liu Zhaodi said, rolling up her sleeves. "As the client, I'm very considerate of the service provider!"
“There’s no need for this. You are the second young lady of the Liu family. You don’t need to be humiliated by me!” Jiang Yuan sighed.
Liu Zhaodi hid her hands behind her back, occasionally kicking her toes to the ground.
"To tell you the truth, I'm not capable of forging weapons right now. Didn't you see last night that I couldn't even fight a basic battle?" Jiang Yuan raised his voice a few decibels.
Upon hearing this, Liu Zhaodi silently took out the contract, tore it into pieces in a few quick movements, and then whispered, "You know I didn't mean to make things difficult for you, it's just..."
"But..." Liu Zhaodi hesitated, then, after a long pause, mustered her courage and said, "I just like you!"
Jiang Yuan was at his wits' end seeing that Liu Zhaodi was completely unyielding. He glanced at the scraps of paper on the ground and finally said, "Tell me, what did you give Shi Xuyao when you signed this contract?"
"There's not much, they need some materials to forge weapons, so I bought some for them to practice with!" Liu Zhaodi said honestly.
"Are you sure it's just a little bit?" Jiang Yuan asked irritably.
"Maybe a little more, which is why he decided to forge weapons to repay this favor. But I changed the date on the contract to today!"
Liu Zhaodi glanced at Jiang Yuan guiltily, afraid of upsetting him.
"How much exactly?" Jiang Yuan couldn't bring himself to be angry at Liu Zhaodi's submissive demeanor.
"In terms of Holy Spirit Stones, it's roughly... roughly several hundred thousand ninth-tier Holy Spirit Stones!" Liu Zhaodi cautiously stated a number.
"So many!" Jiang Yuan's heart skipped a beat.
Liu Zhaodi then said, "There are 500 reserve soldiers, each of whom has a ninth-tier charged weapon. In addition, Shi Xuyao and Lin Man used some materials for practice, so that's about it!"
"Are you stupid? Why don't you ask Shi Xuyao for Holy Spirit Stones?" Jiang Yuan was speechless. Shi Xuyao and Lin Man were both skilled at forging weapons. They could forge some and sell others. They would never lack Holy Spirit Stones.
Liu Zhaodi blushed slightly upon hearing Jiang Yuan's words, but finally said weakly, "They call me sister-in-law, I can't treat them unfairly!"
Jiang Yuan: "..."
"It's alright, you can pay me back when you have the money! Anyway, the Liu family controls two or three tenths of the business in Nancheng, so they don't lack this little bit of money!" Liu Zhaodi was afraid that Jiang Yuan would be in a difficult position, so she quickly shook her head to explain her true intentions.
"Are you stupid? Can you compare hundreds of thousands of Holy Spirit Stones from ten days ago with hundreds of thousands of Holy Spirit Stones from ten days later?" Jiang Yuan scolded.
Resources are extremely volatile in the early stages of a catastrophe; even in just over ten days, the value can change several times over.
"Hehe, then you'll make it up to me what they owe me!" Liu Zhaodi laughed innocently, her pure eyes like a pool of clear water.
Jiang Yuan sighed and said, "Seriously, I'm speechless!"
"What are you standing there for? Come in!"
Jiang Yuan still led Liu Zhaodi into the underground palace. Liu Zhaodi had been here quite a few times, so she was quite familiar with the place.
"By the way, where's Little Dumpling? Is it still asleep?" Liu Zhaodi walked along, craning her neck, trying to find Little Dumpling here.
"I'm cultivating, and I probably won't be coming out for the next few days!" Jiang Yuan said calmly.
"oh!"
Liu Zhaodi responded lightly, then added mysteriously, "Actually, I also prepared breakfast for you!"
"look!"
Jiang Yuan stopped in his tracks and looked in the direction Liu Zhaodi was holding: a steaming bowl of beef noodles.
“If you had paid any attention to me, I wouldn’t have embarrassed you in public, but as soon as I arrived, you wanted to kick me out, I…” Liu Zhaodi put on an angry expression.
"No nutrition at all, this amount of calories isn't even enough for me to throw a punch!" Jiang Yuan said with disdain.
"But it tastes great! People can't always live for useful things; sometimes we need something useless to add variety!"
After saying that, Liu Zhaodi naturally picked up a stack of noodles and brought it to Jiang Yuan's mouth.
"I can tell you're very free!" Jiang Yuan said coldly.
"Really? I think it's quite bland!" Liu Zhaodi even tasted it herself, and then brought it over, saying, "You should try it, the taste is just right, not too salty or too bland!"
"Come here, I'll make up for your losses. I can't let you lose both your reputation and your money!"
Jiang Yuan remained unmoved, simply leaning back in front of the bronze door.
"You'll make it up to me! Didn't you say you couldn't forge weapons?" Liu Zhaodi asked, puzzled.
"Forging weapons is out of the question, but I can change your talent!"
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