Chapter Forty-two: Winning Over

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  "What? Galloping Snow actually left Colin and went towards that black-haired youth."

  "Haha, how could this be? Did we guess wrong earlier? It seems that Jialuo Xue and Colin actually have no relationship at all."

  "Colin really lost face this time, not only did he fail to buy the Wind Spirit Fruit, but his female companion also left him and went to find the person competing with him to buy the Wind Spirit Fruit."

  "Look at Colin's face, if I were him, I would also be furious."

  "Will Coleridge explode, can he contain himself? It is a shame of shames, an endless shame, and the deepest ocean cannot wash it away, he certainly cannot bear it."

  Under the gaze of one glance after another, each with its own implications.

  Colin's face turned blue, white and red in turn, with a deep-seated resentment that was like a stormy sea, boiling over, but ultimately suppressed by him.

  His face returned to normal, and he walked step by step towards the stairs, disappearing on the second floor in the blink of an eye.

  Everyone was astonished that Colin could endure such humiliation.

  Even those with simpler minds are mocking Colin for being like a turtle, trampled by others without making a sound, and walking away dejectedly.

  Only a few people from the same clan, who had experienced many twists and turns, looked at Colin's departure with deep eyes.

  "Colin, no ordinary person could endure such humiliation at such a young age and with such composure. He's a dangerous individual."

  One by one, they all raised their impression of Colin a few points in their minds.

  Xiao Chen at this time.

  Sitting upright in a chair, sipping tea slowly, with an air of ease and contentment.

  Only the Dennox in his mind was roaring: "Master, that blond kid is a bit dangerous, he must be harboring hatred towards you, let me turn him into an idiot or thoroughly refine him into a puppet for your use. Danger, it should be nipped in the bud."

  Denoix lived for several hundred years, a truly ancient figure with piercing eyes and rich experience. Compared to him, Colin's little city and mind were as tender as a chick.

  "No need, you're in the academy, you can't make a move, if you possess Max, you'll definitely leave behind clues, once you make a move, it's possible to be linked together." Xiao Chen said calmly: "Besides, this kind of insignificant person, I don't even put them in my eyes, as long as there is absolute power, any conspiracy can be easily suppressed."

  That's demeanor.

  Xiao Chen was once a top-notch master, an otherworldly star, although his current strength has greatly decreased, that kind of demeanor is still making people feel unfathomable.

  De Knox was deeply convinced at once.

  "What the master said is right, I'm indeed too narrow-minded. If I still had the strength of a 9-star mage, I wouldn't have paid attention to this little ant at all. Now, sigh..."

  "Well, that woman is coming over."

  Xiao Chen's eyes flashed, his nostrils slightly trembling, as he sensed a faint musky fragrance wafting through the air.

  A slender figure slowly walked over, surprisingly it was the woman beside Colin.

  She came to Xiao Chen's front, pulled her skirt, crossed her feet, slightly bowed and said in a soft and pleasant voice: "Sir, hello, I'm Jialuo Xue."

  "Oh, hello, at Xiaochen's." Xiaochen's eyes brazenly sized up the woman.

  Can't help but say, this girl's appearance is truly a calamity-level beauty, with deep facial features, piercing eyes, and a profound classical temperament. Even her twin sisters can't compare to her, being slightly inferior due to their youth. The only one who can rival her in aura and even surpass her is Zihuang.

  Jialuo Xue felt a fine layer of goosebumps on her skin under Xiao Chen's gaze.

  She is a princess of the Kingdom of Jialuo, with a noble status that is unmatched. At the same time, Jialuo Xue is as her name suggests, intelligent and wise like ice and snow, having met countless people, and her position is even more noble than Xiao Chen's by who knows how many times.

  Normally, they are proud and arrogant, no matter how calm they appear, when interacting with others, they can't help but have a condescending gaze, and when interacting with people of the same age, they have never had this kind of feeling before.

  Her deep feelings, her appearance, status, and confidence couldn't suppress the other person at all, but instead was deeply intimidated by the other person's aura.

  The body's reaction is the most natural and cannot be deceived.

  "Xiao Chen, with the surname Xiao, is really rare to see, and I haven't heard of any famous person with the surname Xiao. Who is this person, after all? He looks like he's slightly younger than me, not only does he have an A-level VIP card from the Castro Merchant Alliance, but his demeanor is so deep and mature, it's as if he's been alive for many years, an old antique. I, on the other hand, can't see through him at all, and instead, I feel like I'm being seen through."

  Jialuo Xue felt a bit depressed and unwilling to give up, but at the same time, she had an even stronger curiosity.

  In her position, it was inevitable that she would make friends with some young talents.

  In the tens of millions of kilometers under the influence of the Tianxing Empire, hundreds of countries' nobles and royal families are eager to enter the Tianxing Academy.

  Make connections, win people over, divide and conquer, build relationships, is there anything easier than this in this college?

  Otherwise, the entire continent is full of nations standing like dog's teeth, and the forces are intertwined. If you're not careful, the destruction of a country can happen in just one day. Even if she was a princess of a third-level civilization, compared to the countless high- and mid-level civilizations on the entire continent, she would be at the bottom of the pyramid, with no sense of security whatsoever.

  "Xiao Chen Ge Xia," Jia Luo Xue's eyes revealed a hint of pitifulness, matching her stunning beauty, which drew countless wolf-like howls from the second floor.

  "I'm currently stuck at 3-star Samsung Fassten Peak and can't break through to 4-star, so I urgently need a Wind Spirit Fruit. Do you have one that you could transfer to me? I'm willing to pay double the price."

  "Double?" Xiao Chen shook his head faintly.

  "I'll triple it." Xiao Chen still shook his head.

  "Four times, how is this all my money?" Galois's face also turned ugly.

  "Master." De Knox said with a sinister tone: "This woman, must be harboring ulterior motives. Even if the Wind Spirit Fruit is hard to come by, it's not worth this much money. With her status and position, even if she can't get it here, she can definitely obtain it from somewhere else, no need for Master's one."

  However, she grew up quite well, and was controlled by the old servant, signed a slave contract, and directly became the master's female slave, serving the master.

  "That's it, this woman shouldn't be hostile towards me, she should just want to pull me in and gain some benefits." Xiao Chen's eyes flickered with a hint of profound wisdom as he said coldly to Jialuo Xue: "This isn't about money, but I also need it urgently."

  Xiao Chen's rejection made Jialuo Xue somewhat embarrassed.

  For a moment, the atmosphere was stifling and neither of them spoke.

  Fortunately, Tok returned at this time, with four strong men behind him, each carrying two black trunks, a total of eight.

  Although slightly surprised that Colin's girlfriend was with Xiao Chen, while Colin was nowhere to be found, Tuo Ke, apart from being opportunistic and a chameleon, had impeccable professional ethics, not showing any unusual behavior, treating Jialuo Xue as if she were air, and solely focusing on serving Xiao Chen.

  "Xiao Chen Ge, this is the alchemy equipment you wanted." Tuo Ke gestured for the sturdy man to put down and open the eight boxes.

  "So many." Xiao Chen was taken aback. All he saw was the open box, inside which were rows and rows of bottles, tubes, and many other devices that couldn't be named.

  "This is the most complete and top-notch alchemy equipment that our merchant guild has equipped, it can even refine high-grade medicinal pellets." Tok said humbly.

  "Not bad, not bad at all. This set of equipment is quite impressive, and it even includes a magic meter, a medicine activator, and a medicine stabilizer. Although they're far inferior to the ones I used in my alchemy lab back then, it's still rare to find such a set of alchemy equipment here. Master, let's buy it." De Knox said.

  "Alright, I'll take it," said Xiao Chen.

  "Alright, Young Master Xiao Chen, since the alchemy equipment is rarely sold, this set was also temporarily assembled by us, so we'll only charge you 650,000 gold coins." Tok still maintained a humble expression, but his eyebrows and eyes revealed a hint of seeking praise, as if he had gone all out for Xiao Chen.

  "What, 650,000. Xiao Chen's eyebrows jumped violently, almost cursing: "You swindler, this pile of scrap metal is worth 650,000."

  "Wow, so cheap! Master, this set of equipment is worth at least 2 million gold coins in Nordend, how can the Tianxing Empire be so much cheaper?"

  Xiao Chen settled down and quietly pulled out a card: "You pay the bill."

  Jialuo Xue's eyes sparkled with excitement, far surpassing Xiao Chen's pseudo-noble demeanor. She couldn't help but be surprised by the generosity of the Castro League - such a good set of alchemy equipment was only sold for a mere 650,000 gold coins.

  At the same time, more mystery was generated about Xiao Chen's identity.

  "This person must have a very impressive background, otherwise the Castro Chamber of Commerce wouldn't be so eager to please him. The alchemy equipment, could it be that this person is a noble alchemist, and not just any ordinary one?"

  Gerro's dark and vague conjecture.

  Tuoke quickly returned and handed the card back to Xiao Chen, saying: "Xiao Chen, these devices are very cumbersome. You can inform me of the address and I will have the people from the Merchant Alliance deliver the items."

  "It seems that I need to find a place to stay first, the preparatory class is definitely not feasible, these things are too conspicuous. Xiao Chen thought for a moment and asked Tok: "I don't know if your merchant alliance has hotel services, I need to book a room first."

  "This... is naturally available." Tok said after a brief pause, "I'll take care of it for you right away."