Item Exchange
Xia Fei had just stepped out of the library when Qin Mangs video call with Ye Jingshan.
Ye Jingshan looked as respectful as ever on the screen. Master, are you looking for me?
Yes. Qin Mangs nodded slightly. There are a few things I need you to do.
Ye Jingshan was stunned. It was rare for his master to take the initiative to look for him, and it was even more unprecedented for him to ask him to do a few things for him.
Master, just tell me what you need. Jingshan will do anything, Ye Jingshan said with his head lowered.
Qin Mangs cleared his throat. Since Xia Fei is back, shouldn't you fulfill the reward he got for discovering the complete ancient ruins?
Ye Jingshan's expression darkened. He never would have thought that the things his master was talking about were for Xia Fei. He actually made a call for Xia Feis sake, which made Ye Jingshan very upset.
He could not explain what this feeling was. In terms of talent, Xia Fei was about the same as him, but in terms of respect for his master, Xia Fei and Ye Jingshan were worlds apart. For decades, Ye Jingshan had been exceptionally respectful toward his master, whereas Xia Fei was different, calling him old man. Yet, Qin Mangs did not mind it at all, instead finding Xia Fei to be more to his liking.
Xia Fei often gave Qin Mangs tea leaves, snacks, and the like to curry favor with him. In Ye Jingshan's eyes, this was the style of a despicable person, but Qin Mangs fell for it. He even learned from Xia Fei and started smoking.
Ye Jingshan was an old-fashioned man. In his eyes, Xia Fei was no different from a hooligan on the streets, ignorant and incompetent, who only knew how to walk the crooked path. How could Ye Jingshan accept the fact that his most respected master had been fooled by Xia Fei's underhanded methods?
Master, according to the rules of the Union, Xia Fei will receive ten percent of the total value as a reward, as well as a hundred thousand contribution points. I will exchange all of these for him, Ye Jingshan said, suppressing the anger in his heart.
Qin Mang nodded in satisfaction. Very good. Since youve already decided to give Xia Feis reward, why dont you give him another chance and let him exchange his points in the advanced database. Thats not easy for the kid. His hair has turned white in just a year, and he has lost a lot of weight. Even that passable equipment of his has been damaged. How did he manage to survive this past year?
Qin Mangs words were very light. The Windshade Mark IV combat suit and Chasing Light were both Legendary-grade equipment, and in Qin Mangs eyes, these treasures that Xia Fei cherished so dearly could only be considered passable.
Ye Jingshan's arm trembled slightly as he thought to himself, Master, you've only known Xia Fei for a few days, yet you're already thinking of him in every way. I've been loyal to you for over forty years, yet when have you ever treated me like this?
Sighing, Ye Jingshan said, Master, it's not like you don't know that Xia Fei has no access to high-level databases. If I were to open it up to him on my own, I'm afraid that there will be people gossiping.
Qin Mang's two old eyes widened. Although they were separated by a screen, that intimidating aura still gave Ye Jingshan a fright.
Does that mean youre unwilling? Qin Mang furrowed his eyebrows.
Ye Jingshan hurriedly waved his hands. Master, thats not what I mean.
Then what do you mean? Qin Mang was still unrelenting, looking like he was going to pounce on him.
Helplessly blinking his eyes a few times, Ye Jingshan knew that his master was not joking this time. If he did not go along with him, he was afraid that he would be in deep trouble.
Alright, Ill agree to let Xia Fei choose three items from the C-grade database.
"B-class, no limit." Qin Mang said with disdain, Look at yourselves being so petty. The training camp isnt run by your family, yet you're guarding this junk like it's your treasure.
Ye Jingshan might look very dignified in the eyes of the other instructors in the training camp, so much so that everyone wished they could walk around him, but the strict Ye Jingshan was actually most afraid of his master, Qin Mang. This fear was not an act; it was a fear that came from the bottom of his heart.
Gritting his teeth, Ye Jingshan nodded. Ill listen to you. B-grade database, no limit.
Now that Ye Jingshan had agreed to his request, Qin Mang no longer made things difficult for him. Caressing Old Black in his arms, Qin Mang smiled. Jingshan, actually, you won't have to worry about him very soon, for Xia Fei will be leaving tonight. Didnt you always dislike him? Just in time, out of sight, out of mind.
Ye Jingshan did not say anything, tacitly agreeing to Qin Mang's words. His attitude toward Xia Fei had changed again and again, from the initial admiration to the current disgust. Even President Robert, who had strongly recommended Xia Fei to Ye Jingshan, was the same. Robert could not wait to expel Xia Fei so that he would not have to cause trouble all day.
However, Ye Jingshan could not understand why the young Xia Fei seemed to be busier than him, the battalion commander. Just what was he doing behind the scenes?
Qin Mang said a few more comforting words to Ye Jingshan, but the latter was too preoccupied with sulking to hear anything. Turning off the screen, Ye Jingshan unhappily called Xia Fei, who was waiting outside, in.
Xia Fei obediently made his way to the office and sat across from Ye Jingshan.
Battalion commander, is there something you need from me? Xia Fei asked with a smile.
Actually, Xia Fei's expression and tone were quite normal. He was neither fawning over Ye Jingshan nor did he have any intention of mocking him, yet every word that Xia Fei uttered sounded like an ear-piercing screech in Ye Jingshan's ears.
Where have you been this past year? Shouldnt you at least give an explanation to the camp? Ye Jingshan said with a cold expression.
Xia Fei shrugged and said the excuse he had long thought of. I dont remember. All I remember is that I fell asleep in the secret research center, and when I woke up, it was already a year later.
Ye Jingshan sighed. Xia Fei had actually used the excuse of amnesia to brush him off. With his teacher, Qin Mang, as his backer, Ye Jingshan could only helplessly accept any excuse, no matter how ridiculous it was.
"Alright, I'll report this matter to the Union. In view of your contribution in discovering the complete ancient civilization ruins in YZZ 7526, the Union has decided to reward you with ten percent of the total value in cash and one hundred thousand contribution points, Ye Jingshan said. He was in a hurry to get rid of the troublesome Xia Fei, so he skipped the questioning part and gave Xia Fei the reward. After all, it was pointless to ask any more questions since Xia Fei would not say anything.
Only ten percent, but thats still better than not giving me a single cent, Xia Fei muttered to himself.
He still had the carcass of the saber mantis in his spatial ring. Since there was no air in the ring, the carcass was still perfectly preserved. Xia Fei thought about it and decided not to take the carcass out for now. He wanted to see if there were any other research organizations willing to pay a high price for it. He could not just hang on to the Adjudicator Union, after all.
The items in the research center are worth about eighty billion star coins in cash, so the ten percent you got is eight billion. One hundred thousand contribution points can be freely exchanged in the Union's inventory. Do you want to exchange it now or save it for later? Ye Jingshan quickly said.
Eight billion! Xia Fei was stunned for a good while. He originally thought that ten percent would not be a lot of money, but who knew that it would actually be eight billion!
Swallowing his saliva, Xia Fei said, Id like to exchange it now.
Xia Fei had practically lost all of his equipment over the past year, and he only had a few supplies left. Xia Fei was practically penniless at the moment, so he was of course willing to replenish some of his necessities first since he had the opportunity.
Ye Jingshan opened the inventory without batting an eyelid, keyed in the password, and turned on the projected screen. Row after row of various equipment appeared on the screen, leaving Xia Fei dumbfounded.
Xia Fei had checked the internal inventory of the training camp many times, but the items there were not even a tenth of what he had here, and the grade of these items were also much higher than before.
Whats going on? Did the training camp's database expand? Xia Fei thought to himself. He was completely unaware that Ye Jingshan had used the B-grade database for Xia Fei to choose, and this database did not even belong to the training camp but belonged to the entire Endaro Star Region Adjudicator Union.
Heaven Execution Training Camp was only a subsidiary of the Union, so the items that could be exchanged were naturally much lesser than the entire Union. Moreover, the B-grade database was far higher than the internal database that was only open to cadets, so many of the high-grade items that were usually hidden deep within the Union's warehouse were all displayed on the screen.
Even Phantom could not help but exclaim in admiration. Not bad, truly not bad at all. These items are of a sufficiently high grade. Like I said, theres no way the mighty Adjudicator Union is full of trash.
Ye Jingshan purposely coughed twice. Ill be heading out for a bit. You have thirty minutes to choose the items that you need, and I will not wait beyond that.
With that said, Ye Jingshan strode out of his office. Actually, he had nothing to do with anything other than not wanting to be in the same room as Xia Fei.
Thirty minutes? Xia Fei muttered to himself. He immediately realized that there might be something fishy going on behind this matter. No matter what, this was an opportunity, and there might not be another opportunity like this once he missed it. He needed to make use of this opportunity to exchange for his most valuable items.
His journey into the Black Abyss was about to begin, and a worker must first sharpen his tools if he wanted to do a good job. Good equipment was especially important to Xia Fei at the moment, not to mention that Xia Fei was no longer the same as before, so he needed the support of top-grade equipment even more.
The Windshade Mark IV combat suit, the normal version. Why don't you buy another one? The original one is no longer wearable. Xia Fei saw a combat suit similar to the one he had seen before on the screen, so he asked Phantom.
Nope. Since there's a higher grade item out there, why buy a lower grade one? Phantom shook his head. Let's look through all these items first and find the best and most useful ones before filtering them out.
Hurry, dont just stand there. Thirty minutes isnt a lot of time. Hurry up and flip the page, Phantom said excitedly.
The two of them seemed to be immersed in a thrilling battle. Their four eyes quickly searched the hologram with dignified expressions.
Ye Jingshan stood outside the door, silently counting the time. For some reason, he could not help but feel a little worried.
There were several extremely valuable items in the Union's B-grade database, and Ye Jingshan was very worried that Xia Fei might end up choosing one of them. If that were to happen, he would suffer a huge loss.
The B-grade database was prepared for those members who had made significant contributions to the Union. Not only was there a wide variety of items, even the price was far lower than the market price. Ye Jingshan really did not want Xia Fei to pick out those top-grade items, so he played a little trick and opened up the database of B-grade and below. This way, those top-grade items would be drowned in the tens of thousands of trash, greatly increasing the difficulty of Xia Fei's selection.
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