Chapter 2408

Zhao Chi looked at Su Qin.

It really was a face full of youthful beauty, and she was wearing a full set of close-fitting leather armor. Although it completely covered every part of her body, her great figure could still be revealed through the outline of the leather armor.

If it were the Zhao Chi from before, talking to this kind of school beauty, he might have stammered a little too.

Su Qin smiled and pulled Zhao Chi toward the door.

But at that moment, Zhao Chi heard very faint complaints from behind.

"Why do you care about them? They're people from the White Tiger Regiment."

"She was just asking for directions..."

"You're really cheap. Is it that you just can't help acting cheap when you see a pretty woman?"

"Damn it, stop talking crap."

"Heh, but speaking of which, that woman really is quite good-looking, pretty indeed."

"No matter how pretty she is, she's someone else's. You can't even touch her with a finger."

"But she smells so good. I've never smelled that kind of fragrance before. If the girls at Spring Flower House had this kind of perfume, business would probably be even better."

"Keep your voice down, don't let them hear you."

"So what if they hear?"

"After all, they're the Lord."

"Hmph!"

Zhao Chi turned his head in surprise.

But those soldiers were all standing perfectly normally, as if they hadn't said a word.

Their voices were very soft, and Zhao Chi indeed didn't catch some of the words clearly, but the overall meaning shouldn't have been misheard.

They seemed to not welcome the White Tiger Regiment?

That shouldn't be the case.

Su Qin hadn't heard these words, or had heard their talking but couldn't make out the content at all.

She was still happily clinging to Zhao Chi's arm as they walked forward.

Her face was full of the excitement before going shopping.

Forget it.

Zhao Chi shook his head and followed Su Qin out onto the street.

Shu Bei Town's layout was about the same as Jiao Ya Town's.

There was also one main road running east-west and one running north-south, with many smaller roads layered on top.

The main road was very wide, but very crowded.

There were many shops on both sides.

Su Qin was practically dazzled.

Her head was like a rattle-drum, really swinging left and right nonstop—looking at this side, then that side, then back to this side again.

She didn't want to miss a single shop on either side of the street.

"Doesn't your head get dizzy spinning that fast...?" Zhao Chi found it hard to understand: "And the opposite side is so far away, with so many people in between, can you really see clearly?"

"Hehe, with the help of Dynamic Vision, I'm not dizzy at all, and there's also a visual zoom effect, so I can see the opposite side perfectly clearly too."

"Alright."

"Let's go take care of business first. After we come out of the Exchange, I want to look around a bit, is that okay?"

"Of course."

"If you don't have time, you can go back first, it's fine, I can just look around by myself."

"We'll see how it goes later."

"Mm!"

Going shopping wasn't a bad thing either.

Besides selling regular goods and food, most of the shops here also sold various item-type goods.

After all, the Exchange charged a handling fee, so these shop owners sold things in their own stores, and the handling fee went to themselves.

Moreover, many residents also occasionally obtained items or materials, and were willing to sell them at the small street-side shops, where the handling fee was cheaper than the Exchange's.

The Zhao Chi from before actually also really loved browsing the small street-side shops.

But now he had money.

He could just go directly to the Exchange to buy fine-quality supplies in bulk.

He wouldn't bother with this kind of time-consuming thing.

If Su Qin wanted to look around, then let her—he wouldn't interfere.

Not long after.

The two arrived at the Exchange.

This Exchange was not small, with a full three floors.

Bluish-gray stone was the main material, supplemented by a large amount of light brown wood, making it a standard stone architectural structure.

The moment they stepped through the main door, they could feel the hubbub of voices inside.

The number of people inside the Exchange was proportional to the local population.

From the Exchange one could also tell that there were more people here than in Jiao Ya Town.

"Zhao Chi, look, the second floor is the Lord's Trading Floor, and the third floor is the VIP Trading Floor."

Su Qin pointed at the notice board on the stairwell wall.

Zhao Chi said: "Let's go, up to the second floor!"

After arriving on the second floor, as expected, the crowd had thinned out considerably — only a few dozen lords were here.

But there was still a queue.

Of the more than ten trading windows, only six were open, with seven or eight lords lined up at each.

He estimated it would take about twenty minutes to reach the front.

In front of the staircase was an area enclosed by a low wooden fence, with a service counter right in the middle.

Behind the counter sat a female staff member verifying the lords' identities.

Only after identity confirmation could one enter the second-floor lord trading hall.

Both Su Qin and Zhao Chi walked up.

The staff member's face was expressionless, not even lifting her eyelids.

"Open your personal information — I need to confirm your lord identity."

That was nothing.

When trading at Horn Cliff Town, the same identity had to be shown.

Zhao Chi activated the system.

The staff member then looked up at Zhao Chi.

"You're from the White Tiger Group?"

"That's right." Zhao Chi nodded.

"Go in and find a line to queue in."

"Alright, thanks."

"Next… you're also from the White Tiger Group?" The female staff member stared at Su Qin.

"Mm."

"Go on in."

"Thank you, sis."

The staff member shot Su Qin a look, then said: "Next."

Su Qin was a little baffled.

She had been perfectly polite.

And her tone and the way she thanked her were perfectly normal — she hadn't deliberately put on a cutesy voice.

Her tone really was soft, but that softness shouldn't warrant an eye-roll, should it?

She had no idea what was up with that staff member.

Zhao Chi frowned and said: "Don't mind her, Su Qin — she's jealous of your looks."

Su Qin gave Zhao Chi a smile and said nothing.