Former Interstellar Mercenary In Urban Cultivation World
Chapter 626: Apprenticeship (Part 3)

Chapter 626: Apprenticeship (Part 3)

"Wait a minute," Baolin Jia suddenly stopped fiddling with the abacus, "Tomorrow, I should be receiving more spirit stones. The sixty mid-grade spirit stones I lent to Senior Sister from Artifact Refining Peak—starting tomorrow, he has to repay me twelve low-grade spirit stones daily. I need to start counting this too."

Baolin Jia thought happily.

Over a month, that amounted to three and a half mid-grade spirit stones.

If this senior sister turned out to have great potential, he could continue to profit from her.

"Come to think of it, I haven’t visited this senior sister at Artifact Refining Peak. Maybe I should check on her. If she dies on a mission, I won’t be able to recover my debt."

His expression changed, increasingly feeling he should check her.

He immediately packed his things and ran out of Nephrite Pill.

When a senior brother asked where he was going, he replied, "Artifact Refining Peak."

Shortly after he left, Amalia and Kenny Lin arrived at Nephrite Pill.

"Are you looking for Baolin Jia?"

The young man they had stopped looked at them suspiciously.

These two people were so outstanding in appearance, yet he had never seen or heard of them.

"I borrowed some spirit stones from Baolin Jia last time, and I’m here to return them. Is he not around?" Amalia said gently.

The young man immediately showed a look of realization.

So they were here to repay a debt.

Baolin Jia’s business really was extensive, even reaching such a handsome and beautiful senior brother and sister.

"I don’t know where Baolin Jia is, but wait a moment, I’ll find someone to help you ask. May I know which peak you two seniors are from?" the young man asked tentatively.

"Hmm, the Main Peak," Amalia replied.

If they mentioned Nameless Peak or the Upper Nine Peaks, they’d likely be mistaken for frauds.

The Main Peak was a safer bet, especially with Renshu Chang around to vouch for them if needed.

"So, you’re from the Main Peak. My apologies for any disrespect," the young man’s eyes sparkled.

Realizing they were from the Main Peak, he became more eager to help and quickly went to find someone.

He returned shortly, "Seniors, Baolin Jia went to Artifact Refining Peak. It’s quite a coincidence you didn’t run into him on your way here."

Amalia and Kenny Lin exchanged glances.

He went to Artifact Refining Peak at this exact time—could he be looking for her?

"Thank you. Can we wait at his place?" Amalia asked.

"You want to wait for him? But he might not be back anytime soon," the young man said in surprise.

"It’s fine, I estimate he’ll be back soon," Amalia replied with a smile.

The young man was even more surprised.

Were they very familiar with Baolin Jia?

How did they know he’d be back soon?

When he had asked around earlier, he was told Baolin Jia had just left, and given his usual leisurely pace, it would be at least an hour before he returned.

Amalia thought to herself that if Baolin Jia was upset, he’d return quickly.

"If you want to wait, then go ahead. Baolin Jia’s place is just ahead. You can ask anyone, and they’ll know where it is," the young man said before hurrying off.

Meanwhile, when Baolin Jia arrived at Nephrite Pill, he thought finding Amalia would be easy.

Given her striking appearance, many should know her.

However, after asking several people, none had heard of Amalia.

Baolin Jia began to worry and quickly sought out someone he knew on Artifact Refining Peak.

"Amalia? Very beautiful looking girl?" His acquaintance thought for a moment, then shook his head, "You must be mistaken. There’s no someone named Amalia among the Artificer here."

This revelation hit Baolin Jia like a bolt from the blue, leaving him dumbfounded.

Noticing his strange reaction, the acquaintance entertained a possibility and asked incredulously, "Did someone scam you?"

Baolin Jia snapped back to reality, his teeth grinding in anger, "How dare they trick me, Baolin Jia! I’ll find them even if I have to dig up the whole mountain!"

The acquaintance laughed heartily, "Baolin Jia, the famous miser of Nephrite Pill, got scammed out of spirit stones. This is big news! How much did you lose?"

"Sixty medium-grade spirit stones," Baolin Jia said with a dark expression and turned around to leave, "No, I must find them. If they don’t compensate me threefold, I won’t let them off!"

"Where are you going to look?" his acquaintance called after him.

"I have my ways," Baolin Jia replied without looking back.

While the Green Lotus Sect was large, it wasn’t so big that he couldn’t find someone.

He had plenty of connections.

Baolin Jia angrily returned to Nephrite Pill, where a senior brother approached him.

"Baolin Jia, you’re back so soon? What’s wrong? You look upset."

"It’s nothing," Baolin Jia replied with a sour expression.

He was too embarrassed to admit he’d been scammed.

Everyone knew him as someone who made a lot of money, with spirit stones pouring into his pockets daily.

If they found out he had been tricked, this black mark would haunt him for life, becoming an indelible shame.

Seeing that Baolin Jia didn’t want to talk, the senior brother didn’t press further and simply said, "Alright, but just so you know, right after you left, two people came looking for you. They’re waiting at your place. You better go see them quickly; don’t keep them waiting. Nian Cao said they’re senior brother and sister from the main peak. Those are the genuine direct disciples, far above the other eight peaks."

"The main peak?" Baolin Jia was momentarily stunned.

"What, you don’t know them? You better not have offended them. Want me to go with you?" the senior brother offered, concerned.

Baolin Jia didn’t refuse.

He had done business with disciples from the main peak before.

These ’noble families’ had strong backing and cared about their reputation.

Their business was actually easier to handle than that of disciples from other peaks because they wouldn’t default on their debts.

However, the transactions were few and far between.

They either didn’t borrow at all or borrowed a lot at once.

Lending to them wasn’t as profitable as lending small amounts to other disciples, where repayments were quicker and the risk was more spread out.

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