Former Interstellar Mercenary In Urban Cultivation World
Chapter 627: Apprenticeship (Part 4)

Chapter 627: Apprenticeship (Part 4)

As Baolin Jia and his senior brother rushed towards his residence, he pondered the reason why two Main Peak disciples were looking for him.

Although Baolin Jia’s business was extensive, it hadn’t fully reached the Main Peak.

The ’noble families’ of the Main Peak which was backed by big power and strength, were the geniuses among young cultivators.

However, there was a significant issue: they often ventured into dangerous places, meaning their personal safety wasn’t guaranteed.

If one of them died, recovering the debt from them would be impossible, resulting in a significant loss.

Therefore, he wasn’t very willing to lend large sums of spirit stones to the ’noble families’ of the Main Peak.

Hopefully, these two Main Peak disciples weren’t here because they had heard he lent spirit stones and had come to borrow some money from him.

As they approached his residence, Baolin Jia noticed a familiar figure from afar.

This figure was so familiar that it instantly reminded him of the anger he felt when he realized he had been cheated out of sixty mid-grade spirit stones.

The person suddenly turned around, revealing a beautiful face that Baolin Jia would recognize even if it turned to ash.

His rationality was instantly drowned by anger.

"You fraud! I was just about to look for you, and here you are, walking right into my hands!"

Baolin Jia shouted angrily as he charged forward.

Seeing the situation escalating, his senior brother quickly grabbed him just before he could pounce on Amalia.

"Baolin Jia, calm down..."

"We meet again, Baolin Jia," Amalia said with a smile.

She roughly understood why Baolin Jia was so furious.

He should have gone to the Artifact Refining Peak looking for her and when he knows he was unable to find her, he must have thought he had been scammed.

"You fraud, you’re not even a disciple of the Artifact Refining Peak," Baolin Jia said, slightly calming down.

Amalia smiled again, "When did I ever say I was a disciple of the Artifact Refining Peak?"

Baolin Jia paused, "...It seems you didn’t."

He carefully recalled their previous conversations and realized she had never claimed to be from the Artifact Refining Peak.

It was all his assumption.

"But you bought so many materials for refining artifacts. If you’re not from the Artifact Refining Peak, which peak could you be from?" Baolin Jia asked, struggling to make sense of it.

"Does buying materials for artifact refining automatically make someone a disciple of the Artifact Refining Peak?" Amalia replied calmly.

Baolin Jia’s senior brother glanced at him, instantly understanding how Baolin Jia had been deceived.

Baolin Jia was stunned.

It was true; there was no such rule.

It was just a common assumption since only the Artifact Refining Peak had Artificers in the sect.

Those who joined the sect as Artificers would naturally be placed in the Artifact Refining Peak.

Seeing that Baolin Jia had no further arguments, Amalia smiled and tossed him a bag of spirit stones, "Count them. These are the spirit stones you lent to me. It’s not even been a month, so there shouldn’t be any interest."

Baolin Jia immediately opened the storage bag and, with a quick glance, saw that there were indeed sixty mid-grade spirit stones inside.

However, his heart bled at the sight.

Not only had he made a significant mistake by assuming she was from the Artifact Refining Peak, but he also lent out spirit stones without earning any interest.

If Baolin Jia had known they were from the Main Peak, he would never have lent out sixty mid-grade spirit stones.

To the ’noble families’ of the Main Peak, that amount of spirit stones could easily be gathered within a month.

Baolin Jia’s heart was bleeding at the thought.

"Baolin Jia, is the amount correct?" his senior brother asked quietly.

Baolin Jia nodded his head while gritting his teeth, "Yes, it’s correct."

His senior brother said, "It was just a misunderstanding, then. That’s good."

Baolin Jia looked at the smiling Amalia, realizing now that she had probably done this on purpose.

No wonder she had approached him so straightforwardly that day.

The saying "Once bitten, twice shy" rang true, and yet it had happened to him.

"Senior brother, you can go about your business. I’m fine now," Baolin Jia said, turning his head to his senior brother.

His senior brother noticed Baolin Jia’s calculating eyes and wanted to caution him.

However, with Amalia and Kenny Lin present, he could only sigh and leave.

Dealing with Main Peak disciples was not easy, and he hoped Baolin Jia would be careful.

Turning back, Baolin Jia put on a smile, "Senior Sister, you’re very impressive, paying back the debt within a month. You must have made a considerable profit on your mission. I have a proposal for you."

Amalia looked amused, "What proposal?"

"Since you could repay the spirit stones so quickly, you must have earned quite a little bit. If you have spirit stones that you don’t need to spend immediately, you could let me hold them for you and earn interest. This way, you can sit back and watch your money grow effortlessly," Baolin Jia suggested.

This chubby businessman had a broad scope of activities.

He recovered quickly from the setback and immediately thought of another way to make a profit.

Actually, it wasn’t really a scam; to put it simply, Baolin Jia was like a mobile mini-bank.

While others were focused on cultivation, he was solely interested in earning spirit stones from others.

Seeing Amalia unmoved, Baolin Jia continued, "Senior Sister, don’t doubt me. You see, I lend out spirit stones and have money coming in every month. No one would do something without profit, right? It’s not just about earning a little interest. People leave their unused spirit stones with me because I offer flexibility. They can deposit and withdraw anytime, which is very convenient. Many senior and junior brothers are happy to leave their spirit stones with me. I’m an honest person and never cheat anyone. You can ask around; if I ever kept someone’s spirit stones for myself, Nephrite Pill Peak would have kicked me out long ago.