Chapter 678

Hearing Yanqing: "And now, as long as we can inspect the true nature of this shipment, we will uncover the truth."

The video continues.

【... Actually, it's not necessary for the client to be present—I just... hoped the procedures would be more compliant and complete.】

【Sigh, you all are quite eloquent...】

【Conducting a security inspection isn't out of the question.】

【But... give me a few days. This matter is too serious—I need to consult with the company headquarters.】

Scott's expression shifted, and his tone softened.

Yet he still refused to agree to opening the crates for inspection right away.

【Mr. Scott, are you trying to stall? Waiting until the ship is repaired so the Heavenly Fleet Bureau will have no choice but to let you leave without inspection?】

Hearing Yanqing caught Scott's intent and frowned slightly.

【As long as no laws are broken, company personnel are free to come and go.】

At that moment, a gentle female voice suddenly spoke up.

【You've got some sense. Who are you?】

Scott turned to look.

There walked toward them a woman dressed in ancient, elegant attire, unhurried and composed.

【Allow me to introduce myself—I am Lingsha, Chief of the Luo Fu Alchemy Bureau.】

Miss Yunli: "Huh? Is Miss Lingsha showing up now?"

Stelle: "Tch, so this is the mysterious new Chief of the Alchemy Bureau, dropped in from above?"

Stelle: "Finally seeing the real person."

Stelle: "Forgive me for saying so, but you clearly look like a big shot!"

Stelle: "Big shot, can we make a deal? When I go to the Alchemy Bureau for treatment, can I skip the queue?"

Bai Lu: "Huh?"

Bai Lu: "You make it sound like you've ever waited in line when you came for treatment..."

Brother Dan Heng: "Miss Lingsha... is she also a Zhiming?"

Miss Lingsha: "Mr. Dan Heng, your insight is sharp—yes, I too am Zhiming."

March 7th: "Huh? So Miss Lingsha is Zhiming?"

March 7th: "I didn't notice—I thought she was Xianzhou!"

Funa: "What race is Zhiming?"

Funa: "And what ethnic groups are there in the Xianzhoulian Alliance?"

Welt: "The Xianzhoulian Alliance has three major ethnic groups: the Zhiming, the Xianzhou, and the Foxkin."

Welt: "The Zhiming are also known as the Zhiming Dragon Descendants."

Welt: "It is said they are descendants of the Immortal Star God Dragon."

Hu Tao: "Oh!"

Hu Tao: "They're descendants of a Star God?"

Hu Tao: "That's quite a lineage!"

Miss Lingsha: "Heh, nothing remarkable about it."

Miss Lingsha: "The Immortal is long gone. Today's Zhiming have fallen into obscurity."

Brother Dan Heng: "Enough of this. Let's return to the matter at hand."

Brother Dan Heng: "It's just an inspection of the shipment—why would it require the personal involvement of Chief Lingsha?"

Dan Heng: "It's only a cargo inspection — surely there's no need for Miss Lingsha, the Cauldron Overseer herself, to come in person?"

Miss Lingsha: "Perhaps I just happened to have nothing else to do?"

The video continues.

【Could she be...?】

Brother Dan Heng looked at Miss Lingsha, surprised.

【Yes, she is the newly appointed Chief dispatched here from the Zhuming Xianzhou.】

Hearing Yanqing nodded to Brother Dan Heng.

【The Engineering Bureau sent official notice: a shipment containing unknown biological samples has been detained here and requires inspection by the Alchemy Bureau.】

【Since I'm idle anyway, I might as well come myself~】

【Mr. Scott, if you truly don't want us to inspect it, we won't. It doesn't matter to us.】

【Mr. Scott, if you truly don't intend to let us inspect, then we won't bother — it's no skin off our back.】

March 7th: "Is Miss Lingsha joking?"

March 7th: "How can we not inspect it?"

Hearing Yanqing: "Exactly—this shipment has serious issues!"

Hearing Yanqing: "If we don't investigate thoroughly and an accident occurs, none of us can bear the responsibility!"

Yanqing: "If we don't investigate carefully and something goes wrong, none of us can bear the consequences!"

Miss Yunli: "Miss Lingsha is being sarcastic!"

Miss Yunli: "Can't you tell?"

Miss Yunli: "By the time Dengguoyi Society arrives, Mr. Scott will surely be handled by Miss Lingsha."

Miss Lingsha: "Haha, little Yunli, you really trust me."

Lingsha: "Haha, little Yunli, you really do trust your sister, don't you?"

Lingsha: "Aren't you afraid I'll make a mistake?"

Yunli: "Just an ordinary company clerk — could that really stump Sister Lingsha, a Cauldron Overseer?"

Stelle: "Not bad. Anyone the Alliance sends to serve as Cauldron Overseer must have real substance."

Stelle: "I have faith in Miss Lingsha's methods!"

Stelle: "If you really can't smooth things over, no worries — I'll just take a swing and knock him out cold!"

The video continued.

【How can you say it doesn't matter?】

Hearing Lingsha say this, Yanqing immediately grew anxious.

【Why has she suddenly become so easy to talk to?】

【Since you say we're not investigating, then I'll be taking this cargo crate along with me — no objections, right?】

Scott asked tentatively.

【Objections? What objections could this lady possibly have?】

【Not just this sample — the cargo on the transport ship, you can keep all of it too. We won't inspect it.】

Lingsha replied without the slightest concern.

【Wait!】

The moment Lingsha finished speaking, Yanqing grew so anxious he made as if to stop her.

But a single glance from Lingsha was enough to talk him out of it.

【Now that's more like it!】

【Having such an understanding of human nature... I mean, such a reasonable attitude — there was no need to fall out just now.】

【In a few days, once the engine is repaired, our ship will depart.】

Seeing the Luofu Xianzhou Alliance yield,

Scott's expression improved considerably.

【The ship may leave, of course, but the cargo cannot go.】

【According to the import-export regulations signed between the Xianzhou Alliance and the Company, all biological products may only leave port once it is confirmed they pose no danger to the outside and have not lost biological activity.】

【However, since we cannot determine whether it will pose a danger, we can only wait for it to lose its biological activity on its own.】

【Based on the existing assessment, let me think...】

【Usually, forty-seven stellar years should be enough.】

Furina: "Goodness, I was wondering why Miss Lingsha gave in so easily — turns out she was just waiting for Scott right here!"

March 7th: "There's such a regulation between the Alliance and the Company?"

March 7th: "Aiya, why didn't you say so earlier!"