Chapter 514: Lao Da Arrives!

Besides the praise on the regional channel, this morning's business was so good that Chen Qing Shan ran out of several registration books.

After confirming that the accumulated orders could barely be completed today, the Qing Shan Car Shop closed its doors, telling the customers behind them to come back tomorrow.

When the news spread, the people waiting behind naturally were displeased, especially those now at the front of the line.

They had waited so long, barely making it here, and now a single sentence that today's orders are closed wants them to go back?!

On what grounds?!

If they come tomorrow, won't they have to wait just as long? That's a whole morning!

Even though mud makes it impossible to drive forward, everyone knows queuing here isn't as comfortable as being inside a vehicle. Moreover, the vehicles are soaked and need cleaning, so there's no time to waste on a line.

When the news came out, the crowd instantly erupted.

"What?! No repairs? We've been queuing all morning! We were about to get our turn!"

"Exactly! How can you just say it's closed? Aren't we people? Isn't our time time? Do you even consider us?"

"The announcement never said limited! Aren't you just toying with us?!"

"Does Black Feather operate like this? All hype up front, then shut the door when it's our turn?"

Dissatisfaction and anger are like a single spark—harmless at a glance, but accidentally splashed into a barrel of oil, it erupts instantly!

Especially the few players at the front; their hopes were highest, so the letdown hits hardest, making them the most dissatisfied and thus the most agitated, their flushed faces and thick necks surrounding the Black Feather member delivering the notice, shouting questions.

The uproar attracted more onlookers, who pointed and chattered.

The rave reviews that were just flooding the regional channel now seem about to be wiped out by this chaotic scene.

Even… the reputation seems about to plummet like this.

The surrounded junior apprentice turned pale, trying to explain:

"Everyone, brothers and sisters, we're truly sorry! Our master and senior apprentices went out to fix cars; we're short on staff! We haven't stopped since morning; we've already used dozens of single‑challenge tickets! We simply can't take more orders; if we do, we risk delaying everyone, fixing poorly or slowly, and that would really be an apology to you…"

"Cut the act!" a burly player shoved to the front, voice gruff, "If staff are short, say so early! Let us wait in vain this long? My car is out there broken down; if it isn't fixed today, tomorrow's plans are all delayed! Who will cover the loss?"

"Right! Compensate the loss!"

"Either fix it today! Or give us an explanation!"

The crowd boiled with anger, on the brink of losing control.

The junior apprentice, terrified, quickly posted the situation in Black Feather's faction group chat.

He'd only been with Chen Qing Shan for a few days, originally just an assistant, so he couldn't stay calm under pressure. Everyone in the group is a comrade, and the shop is essentially Lao Da's shop, so asking the group for help was perfectly normal.

Other players, seeing his move, grew even more angry; not only did he fail to soothe them, he even opened his friends list… he's trying to call for outside help?!

"You still dare to shake people?!" the sharp‑eyed burly player, after seeing the page, his fury flared, grabbed the junior apprentice's collar: "What, now that you're in the wrong you want Black Feather folks to crush us? Think we're scared?!"

The surrounding players were ignited by this act; shouts and shoving erupted, and the scene seemed about to turn from a verbal spat into a clash.

The junior apprentice, with his face flushed from the grip, was frantic and scared, at a loss for what to do.

At this critical moment—

"Stop!"

A clear shout, not especially loud, but with a strange penetrating power, instantly cut through the clamor.

The voice came from behind the crowd, exceedingly calm yet authoritative.

Everyone instinctively turned toward the sound.

They saw a tall, slender figure in a simple black combat suit, who had somehow already positioned themselves at the edge of the crowd.

She wore little expression, her gaze calmly sweeping over the player clutching the apprentice's collar, over the angry crowd, finally resting on the door of the little hut bearing the Qing Shan Car Shop sign.

It was Cheng Shuili.

Or rather, the awe‑inspiring, much‑discussed ID on the regional channel—Wu Ya Zuo Fei Ji himself.

The air seemed to freeze for a heartbeat.

The player's grip on the apprentice loosened; the junior apprentice staggered back, coughing violently.

Everyone recognized her.

She is the undisputed number one of the Long Guo region, leader of Black Feather, the only player acknowledged by the entire server, even… the strongest among all players.

Those titles piled together created an invisible pressure, making the previously noisy crowd instantly fall silent enough to hear each other's breathing.

Cheng Shuili ignored the varied gazes and stepped forward.

The crowd automatically cleared a passage.

She reached the hut's door, first glancing at the still‑shaken, teary‑eyed junior apprentice—after all, they were also a Black Feather member: "Are you okay?"

"No… I'm fine, Lao Da," the junior apprentice's voice still trembling.

Cheng Shuili nodded, then turned, facing the now‑silent crowd.

Her gaze wasn't deliberately fixed on anyone, yet anyone whose eyes met hers involuntarily looked away.

"I've heard about the situation," she began, her voice still calm, "Qing Shan Car Shop is a shop within the Black Feather Safe Zone, it follows the Safe Zone's regulations, and also the regulations of conducting business."

She paused, her gaze flicking over the few most disruptive players: "Rule one: clear pricing, no cheating the young or old. Did they follow it?"

No one spoke.

But the positive reviews on the regional channel were still fresh.

"Rule two: act within capacity, ensure quality and quantity. Their staff is limited, they can't take more orders; they gave advance notice to avoid needless waiting and to prevent rushed, lower‑quality repairs. Is that wrong?"

Silence remained.

The logic is that logic, but…

"They could have told us in advance! If we saw the crowd was huge, we wouldn't have waited here in vain. Is this the situation we wanted to see?"

The burly player craned his neck, knowing his own actions were wrong, but was Qing Shan Car Shop blameless?

Which of his previous statements was wrong?

If Black Feather members' time is time, then is their time not time?

Cheng Shuili also understands this logic; she came here in person precisely to settle this matter.

"You're right." Cheng Shuili spoke up suddenly, admitting it bluntly, which left the burly player and the surrounding crowd stunned for a moment. "Your waiting, your anxiety, are all genuine. Time is precious to everyone, especially now under these circumstances."