The Boss Behind The Game

Liu Chai was dumbfounded upon hearing the bounty quest Xiao Tian spoke of.

To be honest, all the information he had on the Sea Trading Association was from a sea tribe during an island exploring trip.

As far as they knew, the Sea Trading Association was a massive joint organization. The association members travel around the sea to gather spiritual materials and treasures. The association members had a similar trait – each of them would definitely own a Specter Ship.

Upon finding out the trait of the members from the Sea Trading Association, Liu Chai got the idea of swindling by disguising as a trading entity.

However, he had no clue of anything regarding bounty quests which made him speechless for a moment.

Liu Chai pondered and said, “Lord Xiao Tian, what is your request?”

“It’s a rather infuriating matter to say. Truthfully, a treasure was found missing here on Insect Island. I would like to ask for the Demolition Traders’ help to find out which clan is the force behind the thieves!”

In Xiao Tian’s opinion, the Sea Trading Association had a strong background and their information-gathering network was spread around most territorial waters. If they would be willing to take up the quest, finding the thieves would be an easy task.

After all, he needed to find the Son of the Sea to be able to answer to the Sea King.

Liu Chai pretended to be calm while listening to Xiao Tian’s explanation but he was actually on cloud nine.

“Lord Xiao Tian, what kind of precious lost treasure needs our help? The reward we request will be over the odds!”

“The Son of the Sea!” Xiao Tian answered with a grim expression.

“What! How could it be the Son of the Sea? How dare the thieves steal a treasure as precious as such!” Liu Chai exclaimed.

“Indeed, would your trading entity be willing to take up this bounty quest? You only need to find out which clan the thieves belong to. As for the rest, I will take care of it myself!”

“There is still one thing which I do not understand. Why have you not designated men to guard a treasure as precious as the Son of the Sea? I could understand if it was snatched, but to have it stolen, I am indeed puzzled.”

Liu Chai nearly laughed out when he was asking the question but he held it in.

Xiao Tian’s face turned green as he listened to Liu Chai’s question.

He had definitely made sure that his precious treasures like the Sons of the Sea were guarded by his army. In fact, his few strongest orcs were the ones on shift to guard the treasures. However, no accidents had happened throughout the years and this led the orcs to let down their guard, which resulted in the situation today.

“The spiritual field is located at the edge of the island and I was being careless. Will the Demolition Traders be willing to accept this task?” instead of explaining further, Xiao Tian took a deep breath to calm himself down.

“So, about the reward…”

“You’ll get 20 blades of Derived Spiritual Rice as the deposit. You’ll get another 30 strands if you can find out which clan is behind it!” Xiao Tian was reluctant to offer the reward but he did it anyway.

He was well aware of the consequences of losing the Son of the Sea. He was also aware that members of the Sea Trading Association were all avaricious, they would not put any effort into a job if the reward was scanty. Therefore, Xiao Tian had no choice but to grit his teeth and make a good offer.

Liu Chai was overjoyed as he heard the reward that Xiao Tian was willing to offer.

He initially thought that they were only using the identity of a sea merchant to make a deal with Xiao Tian. By the time they were supposed to hand over the goods, he would find a chance to have them snuck away and let Xiao Tian lose everything.

As for their own safety afterward, Liu Chai and the rest were ready to risk their lives just to pull a fast one on Xiao Tian when they went after him. They never thought of leaving this place alive anyway.

However, Liu Chai wanted those 50 blades of Derived Spiritual Rice more than the four blades now.

The orc who went to grab the spiritual material returned soon after and handed the bag of Derived Spiritual Rice to Xiao Tian.

Xiao Tian opened the bag to have a quick glance before handing it over to Liu Chai.

“Will you take up the task? Here are 24 blades of Derived Spiritual Rice with 20 being the deposit. I will pay you with 30 more blades after the job is done!”

“Alright! We, the Demolition Traders will definitely bring you the thieves within three days!” Liu Chai said confidently.

Xiao Tian nodded.

As a matter of fact, Xiao Tian’s trust toward Liu Chai came from the huge Specter Warship which he had parked in the harbor.

The most obvious trait which could determine the ranking of a member of the Sea Trading Association would be their transportation mode.

Ordinary members of the Sea Trading Association would usually own a Specter Ship as their transport.

The Specter Warship Liu Chai had was usually owned only by members with higher rankings in the Sea Trading Association.

The crafting of a Specter Warship would require a high price as an abundance of materials would be needed and the warship would have outstanding power after completion. This made Xiao Tian think that a highly-ranked member like him would not pocket merely 20 blades of Derived Spiritual Rice.

However, little did he know, under Bei Li’s settings, these Specter Warships were merely empty shells, not end products. It would require players to gather materials and build it up all on their own.

Liu Chai was thrilled as he stretched out his arms to receive the Derived Spiritual Rice from Xiao Tian. He then put up a message in the guild live chat channel.

“Brothers, hand over the goods to them. You can’t make an omelet without breaking eggs! I shall gain more benefits from Xiao Tian.”

His men placed the two boxes down after receiving his orders.

Xiao Tian was delighted to hear Liu Chai’s guarantee. He thought that he still had a chance to retrieve the Son of the Sea with the help of the Sea Trading Association’s powerful information-gathering network.

After the deal was done, Liu Chai and his men returned to the harbor calmly while an orc led the way.

The spiritual fields and spiritual plants they saw along the way made them envious and they strived to take over this piece of land one day.

Liu Chai and his men removed their masks and burst out laughing after boarding the battleship and after having traveled a certain distance to make sure that those from Insect Island could no longer watch what they were up to.

“Xiao Tian is such an idiot, 24 spiritual materials! We’re rich! We’re rich!”

“Boss, why must we hand over those two boxes? The equipment and spiritual materials cost us a fortune,” one of the men exclaimed with distress.

“What a fool, that was a trap. Didn’t you hear what he said? We can have another 30 blades of Derived Spiritual Rice if we could find the thieves!”

“Where do we find the thieves?” he was dazed.

“Aren’t you and I the thieves that he’s looking for?” Liu Chai burst into laughter. He was already plotting his next move in his mind.