Quadruple split.

Chapter 2577 Anka Member

"That was just now..."

After the black-skinned dwarf slowly left and several temporary coachmen [3 of Spades] parked the convoy in the open space next to the door, Haroni pursed her lips nervously and looked at Birge who was also a little confused opposite.

Even though she is the backbone of the younger generation of the [Destroyer Mercenaries], and the most tough-minded battle-crazy beauty among them, this does not mean that Haroni will not be nervous, especially in the face of that person who just had a great time playing bungee jumping. Even she cannot remain calm.

Not only that, as a permanent staff member of the Anka Market, she knew even more clearly that the unprepossessing dwarf was definitely not a simple character. Judging from the badge composed of weights, eyeballs and olive leaves casually hung on his chest, this person was most likely a grassroots or even middle-level member directly under the Market Supervision Bureau.

Although such people do not have as much authority as the managers we deal with on a daily basis, the fact that they appear in the public eye is enough to prove that the seriousness of the matter is no longer beyond the scope of the managers' authority.

Considering that the bunny girl called the dwarf "senior" before, that is to say, at the west gate of Anka Market alone, there were two members of the Market Supervision Bureau, one old and one new, appearing at the same time.

You know, even Largo, who managed the [Wrecker Mercenary Group] to such a scale, was only familiar with a few members of the Market Regulatory Bureau. He also often told everyone that no matter what the circumstances, as long as there was no direct conflict with the interests of the mercenary group, they should stand on the side of the Regulatory Bureau as much as possible and help and contribute whatever they could.

However, just now, the bearded dwarf who was obviously a full-time employee of the Regulatory Bureau was actually very respectful to Mr. Gast. This really shocked Haroni, especially when the other party intervened in the interrogation without any warning, making her almost think that the matter was about to be exposed.

"Mr. Gast."

Bilger, who was equally confused, did not hesitate at all. He turned to the big goblin next to him who was always smiling and repeated Haroni's mumbling just now: "What was that just now?"

The latter smiled and said cheerfully: "Don't be so reserved. If you have anything you want to ask, just ask directly."

"Ok."

Burge was not polite. Seeing that the other party did not mind, he immediately got to the core of the issue: "If I am not mistaken, the person just now should be a member of the Market Supervision Bureau, and the way he addressed you... To be honest, although we have been in Anka for several years, this is the first time I have heard of it."

"I see. So what you're most curious about is the identity of this [Gray Jade Member], right?"

Gast was not surprised by this question. He simply took off the jade ring on his thumb and used some fancy techniques to make it fly up and down between his fingers. He chuckled and explained, "As far as I know, the [Gray Jade Membership] represented by this ring is one of the special privileges in the Ankh Market system that is not open to the public and is relatively rare."

Bilger was stunned for a moment, and murmured again: "Special permissions..."

"Yes, special permissions."

Gast nodded, stroking his third chin as he recalled, "If I remember correctly, in addition to the [Gray Jade Membership], there are also [Gold Spot Membership], [White Pearl Membership], [Yellow Gravel Membership], [Sapphire Diamond Membership], [Red Brick Membership], and [Black Card Membership], a total of seven memberships."

Burge was confused by the many unfamiliar terms and asked, "So what are these?"

"The vast majority of them represent forces that have made outstanding contributions to the Anka Market or have a considerable market share within Anka. Each force can obtain membership certificates ranging from 10 to 30 from the Market Supervision Bureau every year based on their contributions to the Anka Market. Those who hold these certificates can enjoy considerable convenience in the Anka Market."

Gast did not keep anyone in suspense and explained very cheerfully: "Among them, [Golden Spots] represents the Gold Coin Chamber of Commerce, [White Pearls] represents the Steam Consortium, [Yellow Gravel] represents the Chavan Empire, [Blue Sapphire] represents the City of Miracles, and [Red Bricks] represents the Wanderer's Inn. The more special [Black Card Membership] will be awarded to individuals or groups outside of the 5 permanent member forces in the middle of each year, that is, on the 50th day of the Star and Moon Prayer. The validity period is also one year."

Bilger nodded and exclaimed, "I see. This is the first time I've heard of this."

"I think Mr. Largo should know something about this. However, with the size of our [Destroyer Mercenary Group], although we have a promising future and will definitely be among the top mercenary groups in Anka in the next few years, considering that you all need to prove yourselves more, you probably don't really need something like [Black Card Membership] yet."

Gast, who was very pleasant to hear, smiled and encouraged, "I remember that every year many mercenary groups stationed in Anka can obtain [Black Card Membership]. For example, the [Opera House] that you should be very familiar with has been obtaining [Black Card Membership] status for several years. So for us, it should be a matter of time."

"Uh……"

Burge was slightly choked, and suddenly he didn't know how to respond to this. The reason was that the example the other party just gave was too different from his own.

[Opera House] is similar to [King of Destruction] in that both are large A-class mercenary groups headquartered in Anka Market. If we simply compare the number of people, the latter has even more members, with more than 300 Loya people. But apart from the advantage in numbers, no matter how much one admires the King of Destruction mercenary group, they will feel that there is no comparison between the two sides.

Even Bilge and Haroni admitted that the reason why [Wreck-It Ralph] was an A-level mercenary group was because they indeed possessed the strength of an A-level mercenary group; and the reason why [Opera House] was an A-level mercenary group was because the upper limit of the mercenary group was only A-level.

They still remembered that during a drunken gossip session, Aunt Limrein insisted that the Opera House only needed a special operations team of thirty people to defeat the Wreck-It Ralph. Largo was furious and said that at least forty people would be needed.

It has to be said that the men and women of the Loya tribe are very open-minded. At least when facing powerful peers, few people can be as open-minded as they are.

All in all, the two young Highlanders looked at each other awkwardly, both feeling that Mr. Gast's compliments were a bit too much, as he actually mentioned "Opera House" and "Wreck-It Ralph" together.

however--

"I sincerely hope that you two will not underestimate yourselves. After all, the so-called 'powerful' is never as simple as being able to fight and kill."

As if he could see through people's hearts, Gast, who referred to himself as "I" instead of "I" this time, shook his head and said cheerfully, "Although the strength of the Opera House is indeed awe-inspiring, compared to you, they have not even heard of the name of Harlequin, let alone asking me, Ms. Liz, and the noble Ms. Spider to come all the way to cooperate." Spider frowned slightly and said lightly, "Let's get back to the topic, Mr. Gast, you have gone too far off the topic."

"Oh, look at my head."

The round goblin slapped his forehead in annoyance, and quickly brought the topic back to the two people, and continued to explain to the two people: "As for the token I showed the dwarf brother just now, it came from the group [Gray Money] that has made considerable contributions to the Ankh Market together with the Gold Coin Chamber of Commerce. Their corresponding member name is [Gray Jade]. This year, they received a total of 19 [Gray Jade Rings] from Ankh, of which about 15 were directly tributed to the Fortune Church behind them, and the other four were in the hands of four 'Bronze' level cadres of [Gray Money]."

The two young men, who had already received a lot of information today, were confused again and asked in unison: "Gray money?"

"Yes, it is [Grey Money]."

Gast nodded and said with a smile, "It is a mysterious group under the Wealth Cult. It is mainly responsible for things that are not so...great, bright, and just, such as debt collection, debt collection, and liquidation of non-performing assets. In general, it is a gathering place for efficiencyists that is not as extreme as the Inquisition, but much more treacherous."

Burge, who wanted to know the "other side" of Ankh, listened very carefully and followed his thoughts and said, "Then what are the contributions of these people to Ankh..."

"black market."

Gast gave a light answer, still smiling faintly: "In the early days of the Anka Market, the person in charge of the 'Market Security and Stability Center', the prototype of the Market Supervision Bureau, reached many agreements with the Pope of the Fortune Sect at the time. Soon after that, [Gray Money] was sent to the small Anka Market -"

In the next few minutes, Gast gave the two of them a brief scientific explanation in an easy-to-understand manner. In simple terms, the group called "Grey Money" created the entire black market system within the Anka Market, and threw a large number of black businessmen and dishonest people who were deeply persecuted by them but basically deserved the persecution here to raise Gu.

Because of this impressive "black market system", and the fact that the person in charge of the "Market Security and Stability Maintenance Center" at the time was able to get along with everyone and mediate between the major forces, Anka gradually developed from a "small settlement" into a "big fat sheep", and finally into an orderly and complex behemoth.

During this process, the Gold Coin Chamber of Commerce, the Steam Consortium, the City of Miracles, and the Wanderer Inn also provided considerable assistance to Anka and became members recognized by the new generation of the "Market Regulatory Bureau". The last one to be added as a member after Anka grew stronger was the Chauvin Empire. This was because the "Merchant King" William Bohe worked hard and almost single-handedly took on all the shipping links, and even opened up several trade lines with the sea people. He was granted membership status by the current director of the Regulatory Bureau.

As for [Grey Money], although it did not invest too much in terms of manpower, material resources or financial resources in the subsequent development of Ankh, it laid the foundation for the growth of Ankh and was backed by the behemoth of the Wealth Sect. Therefore, even if [Grey Money] has lost its talents in the year 9571 of the Holy Calendar, so that even the highest "gray" level leader has been vacant for nearly two centuries, it still has a big enough reputation in the Ankh market.

"But please don't misunderstand me. I only want to do good deeds and contribute more to the world. I am not affiliated with the Wealth Sect, nor am I a member of the Gray Money Sect."

Gast chuckled, raised the unremarkable jade ring in his hand, and explained in a brisk tone: "The reason why I have this thing is because our ace has a good relationship with a 'Bronze' level cadre in the [Gray Money], and thus reached a short-term investment, and the investment content happened to include this 'membership certificate' that can save us from some trouble in Anka."

At this moment, Spider suddenly interrupted and said, "If I remember correctly, this thing was not included in the agreement that the [Supervisor] negotiated with the cadre at the time."

"That's right, ma'am. But not long ago, Ace contacted the other party through the Supervisor and made another appointment as quickly as possible. Based on the conditions agreed upon by the Supervisor at that time, some details were optimized."

Gast answered humbly and smiled, "And this ring that was temporarily lent to me is one of the results of the optimization."

Although Spider was undoubtedly a member of the 'black' faction, he did not intend to hastily create a conflict with the 'red' faction. He nodded noncommittally and did not continue to ask questions. Instead, he made a 'please' gesture to Bilge and Haroni, indicating that they could continue to ask questions.

But the two young men from [Wreck-It Ralph] obviously needed to digest this information carefully, so they didn't ask any more questions until the bearded dwarf from the Market Supervision Bureau came back.

"Dear Member, sir."

The bearded dwarf, who had changed his clothes and even sprayed some perfume, stood beside the carriage and stood straight. He saluted through the window to Gast who had opened the curtain. "Everything you want is ready. In addition, the deputy director asked me to say hello to you all. He also said that if you don't have any special plans, he hopes to welcome you at the Steam Fish Pot later."

Gast was stunned for a moment, then he smiled happily: "If that's the case~"

"Humph!"

With a pleasant sound of coquettishness, a pretty girl wearing a long skirt that seemed to be woven with snowflakes, woven by the elemental power of many high priests of Sumir, and combing her hair into two exaggerated ponytails, trotted over from the back of the convoy, holding up her skirt, and crossed her slender waist angrily: "I won't go!"

The cute girl pouts and acts coquettishly.

"I want to go to the black market!"

The most stunning beauty said so.

"I don't want to socialize!"

The Supreme Queen solemnly declared.

Then, all things bowed their heads and all living beings submitted.

Chapter 2568: End