Chapter 3045

Song Ji 【Mr. Zhao Chi, hello. Thank you for agreeing to add my contact. I am Song Ji, the head of the Ruby Chamber of Commerce in Snowfield City.】

A slightly husky, middle-aged-to-elderly male voice.

But very polite.

Zhao Chi 【Hello, Head Song. What can I do for you?】

Song Ji 【It's presumptuous of me, but so as not to take up too much of your time, I'll get straight to the point and keep it brief. I hope to obtain the production rights for your fashion designs — I only need the two: "Movement-Speed Stockings" and "Evasion High Heels." I can pay an appropriate price.】

How the hell does everyone know I have these designs...

Zhao Chi was genuinely getting annoyed.

But it wasn't strange that the people over at the Ruby Chamber of Commerce knew — this matter had already been made public within the Breaking World Army, so it would be child's play for the Ruby Chamber of Commerce to get hold of such information.

Zhao Chi now shipped large quantities of premium- and fine-grade fashion designs to Yao Feng every day.

The 210,000 craftsmen in Yao Feng's territory kept producing them in a steady stream.

The nobles and other legions should have already received quite a few.

The other regiments of the Breaking World Army had received even more.

So Zhao Chi's monthly-use fashion designs could be considered already spread around.

Under these circumstances, there were bound to be plenty of lords reselling the fashion designs.

After all, the outside world had none.

Now was the best time to resell.

The price was steep, but someone would surely buy.

Especially the chambers of commerce.

It would be stranger if the Ruby Chamber of Commerce didn't know about this.

Zhao Chi had originally assumed Song Ji was contacting him about Shopkeeper Wanyan's matter, but it turned out he wanted a technology license.

Isn't that a pipe dream?

Zhao Chi 【Impossible.】

Song Ji 【I'm sorry, Mr. Zhao. I know your fashion-design technology is extremely confidential, so I'm willing to offer you "Cave Serpent Bloodline," "Stone Person Bloodline," "Night Elf Bloodline," and 2 "Attribute Jades." You should need those quite a bit, right?】

Zhao Chi narrowed his eyes.

Trying that line on me?

Damn it...

He really did want them...

But...

This wasn't the time to be greedy. He had never had any contact with this Song Ji before.

Even if Song Ji was a member of the Ruby Chamber of Commerce, Zhao Chi would only treat him as a stranger.

If it were Shopkeeper Wanyan, Zhao Chi could relax a little — they cooperated often, after all.

But facing a higher-ranking head like Song Ji, he still had to be careful.

Besides, Zhao Chi's technology was top-tier — offering just 3 bloodlines and 2 Attribute Jades in exchange?

How could that possibly work?

Also, how did he know Zhao Chi needed bloodlines and Attribute Jades?

Did Shopkeeper Wanyan tell him?

Song Ji was, after all, the head of the Ruby Chamber of Commerce in Snowfield City. Even if Shopkeeper Wanyan didn't tell him, he should still be able to figure out what Zhao Chi needed.

Zhao Chi was a major client, after all.

Song Ji couldn't possibly not have asked Shopkeeper Wanyan.

Zhao Chi 【Head Song, the one who's always been in contact with me is Shopkeeper Wanyan, Supervisor Yin. How is she doing now?】

Song Ji 【Sigh... it's a long story. She and Qinglian went to the central district occupied by the werewolves to buy supplies and were detained by the werewolves. Qinglian was killed, and Wanyan is probably not coming back either. I'll arrange for someone new to liaise with you on our end, but the werewolves have now opened an investigation on us as well, so it'll take a few days before I can arrange a service representative to connect with you.】

Zhao Chi 【Shopkeeper Wanyan might be able to come back. If she returns safely, I hope you can let me know.】

Song Ji 【Yes, yes, but the odds aren't good.】

Song Ji didn't know Zhao Quan was going to mount a rescue, so he held out no hope.

Zhao Chi had no intention of telling him either.

No need.

Zhao Chi 【Head Song, isn't your Ruby Chamber of Commerce a member of the World Abandoners Alliance? Two of your subordinates were captured, and no one's going to rescue them?】

Song Ji 【How could no one? We sent two batches of people, but they were all detained by the werewolves...】

Zhao Chi 【Huh?】

Song Ji 【Mr. Zhao, you may not be fully aware, but we're a loose alliance organization. Normally everyone is scattered in different places, and unless there's a special situation, we don't gather together.】

Song Ji 【Besides, our main personnel and combat strength are concentrated in the south, not in the north.】

Song Ji 【Of course, if there's a special situation, they can be mobilized over.】

Song Ji 【But Wanyan and Qinghuan being captured... this matter is simply too trivial for the entire alliance. It doesn't matter at all — there's no way they'd mobilize forces from the south for this.】

Song Ji 【Originally, when our people were captured, we could rely on our relationship with the werewolves and pay some ransom to get them released.】

Song Ji 【The biggest problem is... you should also know that the werewolves have recently come to regard you as a bitter thorn in their side, right?】

Song Ji 【Wanyan and the others were gathering supplies for you, Mr. Zhao. The werewolves somehow got wind of this and arrested the two of them, which in turn dragged our entire Ruby Chamber of Commerce into it.】

Song Ji 【So those two simply can't be rescued.】

Song Ji 【Qinghuan is dead, but at least she suffered less. Wanyan is in for a rough time...】

Song Ji 【Sigh...】

Damn it...

Does this have anything to do with me?

Although it has nothing to do with Zhao Chi's own wishes, it counts as an objective change in circumstances, and it has dragged the two of them down.

Fortunately, Zhao Quan can still save one.

Song Ji 【Mr. Zhao, please rest assured. Your previous orders will be handed over to someone else for handling. The 2 million gold coins you prepaid will not suffer any loss because of this matter, but the speed of purchasing supplies for you again will definitely be slower.】

Song Ji 【With something like this happening, we can't possibly continue buying supplies for you on the werewolves' turf. We can only go elsewhere, so the speed will indeed drop a lot.】

Song Ji 【If you wish to cancel the order, we can first refund the remaining one million-plus gold coins you have on deposit. The rest will need to wait until we finish negotiating with the werewolves and get them to return it, and then we'll refund it to you.】

This really isn't good news.

Setting everything else aside, Zhao Chi mainly wants that Angel Bloodline.

Other supplies, even the 2 million gold coins, can all be put on the back burner.

I'll ask him in a bit.

I'll ask him in a bit.

Now that he has Yao Feng, if Zhao Chi wants any supplies, he can have Yao Feng exchange for them with other noble clan leaders and friendly army commanders.

Yao Feng's speed is more than a notch faster than the Ruby Commerce Guild.

But Yao Feng can only achieve this kind of effect within the Snowfield City area. If supplies from outside Snowfield City are needed, he can only rely on the Commerce Guild.