After arriving in the Principality of Lestain, Yang Qinglan accompanied Li Qianxia to negotiate with Bea Triss, while Li Changzhou returned directly to Earth.
There was another negotiation with the Special Operations Bureau that evening, and building the lunar base would also take a long time, so they had to split up.
If anything happens, Yang Qinglan can summon him at any time using the "follow me through life and death" spell.
Back on Earth, I entered Qinglan Bookstore, where there were three customers.
Two female employees were on duty; one was serving coffee and desserts to customers, while the other stayed behind the bar.
Upon seeing Li Changzhou, Guo Xue, who was behind the bar, greeted him with a smile, "Boss, you're back."
"If you can talk like that, I'll give you an extra thousand yuan bonus this month." Li Changzhou liked hearing that.
"Thank you, boss!" Guo Xue smiled even more happily, not only because of the money, but also because the conversation itself was very interesting, and Li Changzhou was a super handsome guy.
"Where is the landlady?" Guo Xue glanced behind him.
For the past six months, Li Changzhou has either not appeared at all, or he has been with Yang Qinglan. This is the first time I have seen him alone.
"My sister and I are at a friend's place." Li Changzhou found an empty seat and sat down.
"Boss, what would you like to drink?" Ye Jianing, another employee who had just finished serving coffee to a customer, walked over directly. Her figure under her apron was very slender.
“You’re also very good at talking, but I can only give you 500 because you’re the second one.”
"That's because you were the first one she saw~" Ye Jianing said coquettishly, knowing full well that he was the boss's boyfriend, but he was just too handsome.
"A cup of Americano." Li Changzhou smiled, picked up a book, and said no more.
It's fine to chat with Yang Qinglan, but casual conversations between men and women are out of the question. He doesn't even plan to meet Yaochi, so why would he chat and laugh with Yang Qinglan's female employees?
Sipping coffee and reading a book, the view outside the window gradually darkens, the bright yellow streetlights illuminate the riverside road, making it seem as if I've stepped back into ancient times.
'I wonder which dynasty the next instance will take us to.' Li Changzhou occasionally looked up at the window and couldn't help but wonder.
Behind me, two female guests were talking about the paranormal events that had occurred at Carra Square during the day. The square, which was so large, had suddenly disappeared. The government said it was a sinkhole, but not many people had died.
One of the female guests raised her phone and took a picture of the glass wall reflecting Li Changzhou.
Around 9 a.m., Zheng Qing and two men pushed open the door and entered Qinglan Bookstore.
"Sit down." Li Changzhou put down "The Moon: The Extraterrestrial Spaceship" and leaned back in his chair.
This is a small table against the wall; even if you bring in another chair, it can only seat three people.
Seeing that Li Changzhou showed no intention of changing seats, one of the men sat opposite Li Changzhou, while the other two moved their chairs and squeezed into the space opposite the wall.
Zheng Qing moved closer to Li Changzhou, as if she were one of his accomplices.
Ye Jianing came over and asked the three of them what they wanted to drink. While writing down the menu, she looked at the group with a bit of a strange expression, like... well, the two old men who often played chess under the shade of a tree that you could often see along the river road, and two other old men who had come to join in the fun.
Both sides introduced themselves.
The two people opposite me, whom I didn't recognize, were Liu Liwei and Chu Chengen, one a deputy minister of the Special Operations Bureau and the other a director.
"Where are Qianxia and Qinglan?" Zheng Qing asked when the coffee arrived.
“On other planets,” Li Changzhou replied.
“Four Seasons Star? Or—” Zheng Qing glanced at the book on the desktop, “The Moon: Alien Spaceship”.
She overheard Li Changzhou's lunar base plan during the day.
"Neither."
Ye Jianing brought over the coffee, but none of the three of them drank it.
"Mr. Li, shall we begin?" Vice Minister Liu asked, his tone slightly questioning.
“Okay.” Li Changzhou nodded, sat up, picked up his coffee and took another sip.
Vice Minister Liu also picked up his coffee, took a sip, and asked, "Mr. Li, what are your thoughts on Four Seasons Star?"
"I don't have any particular thoughts, I just promised someone I would do it. The Central Government still belongs to the Central King. We can enter the Xia Kingdom, but we must abide by their laws—I think the Special Operations Bureau also hopes that I can keep my word."
“Of course,” Vice Minister Liu nodded. “Anything else?”
"There's a Qingshui tribe in the summer, but don't touch them. They're my sister's friends, and they helped me a lot during the event. That's all, it's up to you."
The vice minister and the director exchanged a glance, their expressions blank, but they were incredulous.
Players with access to the Four Seasons Star portal, such as Steel Bones and Deadly Flame, demanded exorbitant prices from the Special Operations Bureau or even more generous treatment from other factions. However, Li Changzhou, who actually held the power over the Four Seasons Star, wanted nothing.
"Oh, right."
That's more like it; the two felt a bit better.
I'm not afraid of having many conditions, nor am I afraid of having harsh conditions; I'm only afraid of having no conditions at all.
Mutual interaction and shared interests are the foundation of cooperation; otherwise, one party may break the agreement at any time.
Li Changzhou put down his coffee and said, "Regarding what happened at Carrefour today, I hope the Special Operations Bureau can help with compensation, covering all property losses, medical expenses, and emotional distress. If anyone dies, the minimum compensation will be one million, depending on the family's circumstances."
It would be a large sum of money, but it's nothing to the Special Operations Bureau.
Considering the purpose of this money—to secure profits for Four Seasons Star—it's a piece of cake.
“No problem.” Vice Minister Liu agreed without even thinking.
This is practically a house along the river for only 10,000 yuan per square meter, so cheap that it makes you wonder if there's something wrong with it, like seventeen people—note, not just one—who died as homeowners, etc.
"Alright, that's all. Spring, autumn, winter, and summer on Four Seasons Star are all yours. I won't interfere. If any issues arise that require my intervention, we can discuss appearance fees then," Li Changzhou said.
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