Chapter 126: Lin Meng Advises Ye Heng to Use His Connections

Where is the person? Damn! Just let him run away like that?

The Floating Light Merchant Guild's steward no longer had the smile from earlier business dealings; his face now showed a sinister expression as he spoke coldly to the empty alley.

Quickly gather the brothers, blockade the Tenth Special Zone, don't let that kid escape—he definitely isn't an upper citizen here!

Ye Heng, hiding in the independent small space, hearing this thought it was bad; he absolutely must not be caught by them, otherwise he alone would surely come to no good.

Seeing that this alley also had no place to hide, the Floating Light Merchant Guild's people glanced a few times and then left.

Ye Heng didn't rush to reveal himself, mentally calculating how to escape.

Lin Meng was holding a fruit tray on the rooftop terrace, basking in the sun, lying in a lounge chair, soaking up the sunlight, relaxed and content.

Just then, the First Space showed some movement.

She focused her gaze and saw that five more alleys had appeared.

Recalling yesterday's contact with Ye Heng, when the other party said he would go to the Tenth Special Zone today to trade weapons, Lin Meng guessed that Ye Heng must have already succeeded.

Thus Lin Meng called out to Ye Heng using mental power.

Is today's transaction going smoothly? Can I take a look at these few weapons?

Ye Heng, hearing Lin Meng's voice, couldn't help but want to ask for help, but upon further thought, the help Lin Meng had given him was already too much; how could he add more trouble for her?

Lin Meng clearly sensed Ye Heng's mental power fluctuation, but that side remained silent, and she secretly had a bad premonition.

Ye Heng? What happened? Did the transaction run into trouble?

Under Lin Meng's repeated questioning, Ye Heng had no choice but to tell her what had happened to him.

Upon hearing this, Lin Meng instantly broke into a cold sweat for Ye Heng and quickly came up with an idea.

You disguise yourself and hurry out of the Tenth Special Zone—would that work?

Ye Heng sighed: "That won't work; judging from their attitude, the Floating Light Merchant Guild wields great power in the Tenth Special Zone, and they might require identity checks for anyone leaving."

Every upper citizen inside the high towers possesses an identity crystal that cannot be forged.

Ye Heng, being a commoner, naturally doesn't have that; even if he had a recommendation letter from the 13th Special Zone, it would be useless and would only arouse suspicion from the Floating Light Merchant Guild.

At this moment, Lin Meng thought of something and calmly said to Ye Heng:

Can you contact Luo Song, the Team Captain of the 13th Special Zone right now? If you ask for his help, could it guarantee your safe escape?

Ye Heng nodded: "There is, but..."

But the Floating Light Merchant Guild also has a branch in the 13th Special Zone.

In this era of extreme scarcity in the Fe Tu Shi Jie world, a merchant guild's influence can even surpass that of the military.

Very few Special Zone high-level officials would dare offend a merchant guild, especially since this Floating Light Merchant Guild is one of the world's major conglomerates.

Seeing Ye Heng seem hesitant and still hesitating, Lin Meng quickly said:

I can't reach that far for you right now, and I can't think of a better way to help you; you can only go to that Team Captain Luo Song in the 13th Special Zone to think of a solution—you must make use of your connections, believe in yourself; although you're just one person, I believe that from their perspective, they should understand your potential value.

Take a gamble; after all, there's nothing to lose.

After Lin Meng finished speaking, Ye Heng thought it made sense as well.

Luo Song is a smart person; although his forces are few and weak, after several contacts, the other side should be able to sense that the precious resources he can produce are far scarcer than those available on the market in the Fe Tu Shi Jie world.

If Luo Song wants to continue trading precious resources from him, he should make a choice from among them.

If he this time chooses not to fear offending the Floating Light Merchant Guild and secretly helps him escape, that would further prove that he is trustworthy and worth associating with.

But if Luo Song doesn't help him, it will also let him see a person clearly; in the future, if there are any good goods, Luo Song will have no share.

Having figured this out, Ye Heng immediately used special equipment to contact Luo Song.

Luo Song's communication contact is online 24 hours; upon receiving Ye Heng's message, he replied immediately.

"Team Captain Luo, I was carelessly noticed by a steward of the Floating Light Merchant Guild while trading weapons in the Tenth Special Zone; they seem to covet the materials on my person—please help me escape."

Ye Heng wasted no words and immediately sought help.

Luo Song was very effective; he immediately gave Ye Heng a calming pill to take.

"Brother Ye, don't panic; stay hidden well. The people of the Floating Light Merchant Guild are always overbearing and domineering; falling into their hands would surely be a loss. I will now contact Lord Chen Yu; with him intervening, I will certainly keep you safe and sound."

Luo Song immediately set out to find the Special Zone Chief.

Ye Heng felt certain in his heart; upon hearing Chen Yu's name, his inner self also gave a little jolt.

This Special Zone Chief of the 13th Special Zone seems to have not been in contact for a while; I wonder how his daughter's illness is doing?

Back then he also only gave them two sprays.

Calculating the days, perhaps that medicine is about to run out.

Luo Song was just patrolling inside the Special Zone and soon arrived before the Special Zone Chief.

Upon hearing that the commoner who provided the holy medicine had run into trouble, Chen Yu panicked and immediately contacted his network in the Tenth Special Zone.

In no time, a detachment of troops found the alley where Ye Heng was hiding.

After they stated their purpose, Ye Heng then slowly revealed himself.

Seeing that originally empty little alley, suddenly a figure appeared out of thin air; the leading young man's expression flickered slightly.

The other party politely nodded at Ye Heng and said:

"Hello, sir. I am the person sent by Uncle Chen Yu to meet you; you can call me Xiao Chen."

It appears he is the nephew of Special Zone Chief Chen Yu, and he actually works on assignment in the Tenth Special Zone.

Ye Heng wasn't very familiar with these Special Zones; he had thought that, following the continuation of civilized era kinship ties, people would choose to settle in the same Special Zone.

It seems that each high-ranking official of noble status in the Special Zones has their own people stationed in various Special Zones, perhaps to facilitate intelligence gathering.

Ye Heng didn't pursue this further, and followed Xiao Chen as they quietly left the Tenth Special Zone.

With this group helping to provide cover and handle the aftermath, Ye Heng's escape went very smoothly.

The Floating Light Merchant Guild's people were still searching every corner inside the Special Zone for Ye Heng's trace, even stationing personnel at the high walls' entrances and exits to keep watch, but ultimately found nothing.

Those few seasonings that the steward had obtained from Ye Heng's hands ended up on the conference table of the Floating Light Merchant Guild's highest level.

Several senior members of the merchant guild stared fixedly at the seasoning bottle before them, their faces showing shock.

Afterwards, each person carefully tasted every seasoning, their eyes filled with both surprise and delight.

"Starting today, orders must be given down the line so that everyone pays attention to the situation at all major trade fairs; once such seasonings appear, we must find a way to detain the shipper!"

"Such seasonings have only appeared in the civilized era; no matter who the other party is or how they obtained this batch of supplies, this person must definitely be recruited into our Floating Light Merchant Guild."

"If the other party refuses, then according to convention, the person can be secretly disposed of, but the supplies must end up in our merchant guild's pockets..."