Chapter 10: Peng City

  Xīng Cloud Fairy was taken aback, she knew that Zhōu Jiàn said this to prove his own strength. This young man was too arrogant, the villa where he lived was not heavily guarded, but it wasn't something an ordinary person could enter either. Moreover, her headpiece had always been on her head, and with her intentional protection, unless a professional special agent came close, how could it be stolen?

  Qingyun Xianzi was not one to easily admit defeat, and she had indeed become curious about this ignorant young man. Where did his confidence come from?

  She smiled and said, "Peng City Azure Coast Villa 36, I have a crystal headpiece with diamonds that I really like. If you can get it, I'll give it to your girlfriend."

  Inlaid diamond crystal headwear? That must cost a fortune, dizzy, what am I thinking, after all, I'm also a master, my vision should be long-term.

  "Alright, it's settled then."

  "But since it's a bet, there should be some stakes, right? What if you lose?"

  "If I lose, Ren Xianzi will be in charge."

  "Hehe." Qingyun Xianzi smiled, "I'll create a guild in 'Shenmo' later on. If you lose, you'll become a slave to my guild. How about that?"

  Zhou Jian thought for a moment and agreed, he had 99% confidence in winning, even if he really lost, joining their guild wouldn't be a loss, "Thanks for thinking so highly of me, but what if you lose?"

  Xīng Yún Xiān Zǐ chuckled and said, "If I lose, I'll introduce you to a girl who is absolutely pure and innocent. How about that?"

  Zhou Jian was slightly stunned, and couldn't help but admit that when Qingyun Fairy smiled just now, it was full of charm. The bet to introduce a girl to him also had a slight temptation. He composed himself and said: "This bet is too cunning, what if you introduce someone and they don't agree? Wouldn't I be left with nothing?"

  "Don't worry, if one doesn't work out, I'll introduce a second one. I know many girls, and I guarantee you'll be satisfied."

  The bet was settled like this, and after Zhou Jian left, Xiao Bai Tu Nai Tang discontentedly pouted her mouth, "Sister, why did you let that annoying guy join our guild? Didn't we agree that our guild would only have girls?"

  The fairy of light cloud smiled and said: "My good sister, what's wrong with him?"

  "He killed my Mimi, humph, I hate him to death." Mimi was Xiao Bai Tu's pet, the first time they entered the instance because of Zhou Jian Shuang's appointment, the Tian Zun team was completely defeated, and Xiao Bai Tu's pet Mimi naturally did not survive. Although pets can also be resurrected, after resurrection, their loyalty and strength will decrease a lot, requiring a long period of careful nurturing to recover.

  "This is unreasonable, it's them who helped us pass the dungeon, they don't owe you anything, whether or not to come is their freedom, if he doesn't come for the second time, won't you still be stuck?"

  "Pfft pfft pfft, who would get hanged? I wouldn't get hanged."

  "Alright, stop making a fuss. From now on, get along with him properly. Sister asked him to join the guild for a reason." In reality, Qingyun Xianzi and Xiao Bai Tu Nai Tang are biological sisters, but there were many things that Qingyun Xianzi didn't tell her sister, not wanting her to worry unnecessarily.

  They now look like they're in a good situation, but maybe in just a few days, they'll lose everything. The mastermind behind the theft of their property is using legal means, making it impossible for her to resort to the law. She had thought of finding a bounty hunter to help her solve this matter, but after finding several, they all said it was too difficult and couldn't take on the case. This time she came to Zhou Jian with a glimmer of hope, only to be disappointed once again.

  Once the company goes bankrupt, her personal assets will all be gone, but there is a loophole in the law! That is, virtual property in games is not counted as personal property. Yes, equipment in online games may be worth tens of thousands, but no matter how much theft or robbery occurs, it does not count as a crime! If she goes bankrupt, Lingyun Xianzi's assets in reality may be seized, but those in the game will not!

  So "Shenmo" is the retreat of Qingyun Xianzi, she has invested a lot of money in "Shenmo", and apart from legal factors, she also looks good at the prospects of "Shenmo". Now many people who don't play games have entered "Shenmo", with time, this will become a true second world, and there will be unimaginable business opportunities hidden within.

  However, having funds alone is not enough; setting up a guild requires talent. As a hidden profession, Zhou Jian, who can remain calm in extremely dangerous instances, is the kind of talent she values.

  Of course, everything is based on the premise that one has won the bet, but Qingyun Xianzi never thought she could lose.

  ……

  Peng City is very close to Flower City, with only one city in between. The magnetic levitation train goes straight there.

  Zhou Jian calculated that the total cost of the train ticket, accommodation and food would be around 700-800 yuan, which was not a small amount for him at present.

  There are over 400 yuan left on the card, just enough for transportation costs, plus living expenses afterwards, as well as internet cafe fees that need to be paid because there is no gaming headset.

  He sighed and smiled wryly, a single cent can bring down a hero.

  Of course, Zhou Jian still has 700,000 gold coins in "Gods and Demons", but if he exchanges them for RMB, he can only exchange them for 4,550 yuan, a loss of 35%, because when exchanging game currency for RMB, the online gaming company takes a 15% commission, as for the other 20%, it is the personal income tax collected by the state.

  In fact, the commission taken by online game companies is not high. When players exchange RMB for game currency, the state also collects income tax, so online game companies actually don't have much money left. They make money mainly through various consumption of players.

  Of course, there are also underground transactions that directly sell game coins to players, but they will lose 25%, because if players buy game coins directly from the official website, not only is it safer and more convenient, but most importantly, they can upgrade their VIP level and get priority, and buying more can even get free equipment, so rich people don't care about this 25%.

  So Zhou Jian didn't want to touch the 700,000 gold coins. Firstly, he didn't want them to depreciate, and secondly, they were the mule's money borrowed from him to play games, and it wouldn't be right to exchange them for RMB.

  Can't exchange, can only borrow. University classmate Zhou Jian really didn't know a few people because he rarely went to class, and there were only three boys in the class, Luózi, Xiǎoyǐn, and him.

  Zhou Jian really didn't want to borrow from Luoma and Xiaoyin again. As for Luoma, it's not necessary to mention that even Xiaoyin owed Zhou Jian more than 300 yuan in meal card money. Although Xiaoyin's family conditions were also good, they were much worse than Luoma's. Moreover, he took his weekly living expenses back home every week, so he didn't have much spare cash on hand.

  Can only borrow from high school classmates.