I, Lord of Prayer

"Isn't it beautiful?"

The birdman gazed in awe at the beautiful crystal radiating azure light, exclaiming from the bottom of his heart, "The essence of nature, the crystallization of the ocean, a magnificent treasure nurtured by the endless sea..."

On the dark web, one gram of Canaan Blue sells for 1.9 million, while a standard Canaan Blue crystal weighs ten grams. 🎈🐧 ☺💛

In addition to its ability to heal the soul, Canaan Blue can also be used as an alchemical material for advanced rituals. It has a 13.7% chance of giving water-type ascendants derivative abilities, so countless water-type ascendants would rather go bankrupt than not buy one, but it is often priceless and unavailable.

Zhou Chen stepped forward and unceremoniously picked up the Canaan Blue Crystal to examine it closely. He did not sense any signs of a curse, and Jiang Che's voice came through the communication channel. The instruments also did not detect any harmful substances.

With a snap of his fingers, the birdman had a mobile changing room pushed in by one of his men: "Please, it's best to consume this treasure as soon as possible. If it's accidentally lost, there will be no compensation."

"Thank you for your thoughtfulness." Zhou Chen walked into the mobile changing room, drew the curtain, slightly raised his mask, and put the crystal into his mouth.

At the same time, quickly make five identical wishes in your heart—to restore your soul to its equivalent.

In an instant, five stars flew out of the wishing bottle, transforming into dazzling light and merging into the soul. The ocean power contained in the Canaan Blue Crystal surged and rippled within the body, wave after wave, penetrating deep into the soul through layers of color, filling the seemingly endless void like a floodgate being opened.

Zhou Chen felt as if he had become a soft feather, or a tiny speck of dust under the warm summer sun on the beach. The sense of security that came from having the void in his soul filled made him feel so comfortable that he felt like he was melting.

After a long, long time, he let out a long breath. The emptiness and pain caused by the incompleteness of his soul had been relieved by most of it. At the same time, he also felt the world more clearly than before. As his soul was repaired, his extraordinary abilities, source energy capacity, and spiritual power would also be enhanced.

In the spiritual realm, dazzling stars emerge from vast dark areas, like a circuit diagram that has been relit and is now full of life again.

It is estimated that a full 15% of the soul was restored this time!

He recovered 5% through wishing, and the remaining 10% came from Canaan Blue... It was a bit too much to recover at once. He didn't know if he could fool the doctor during the check-up, but there shouldn't be any major problems... Now his soul had recovered to about 68% of its integrity. Under normal circumstances, he could live to be thirty or forty years old. At least he didn't have to wait to die anymore... Zhou Chen breathed a sigh of relief, gathered his thoughts, and pulled back the curtain to walk out.

"How are you feeling?" the birdman asked.

"Very good." After a pause, Zhou Chen added, "Very good, better than ever before."

"Congratulations, you've taken a big step towards success." The birdman smiled and clapped, as if congratulating him.

"Well then, I have a new task for you."

He unbuttoned his suit jacket and took it off. His subordinate promptly handed him an even more expensive and formal suit jacket. As the birdman changed his clothes, he said, "Tonight, we're going to make another deal with 'Snow White.' Come along. No fighting, no killing, just show your face, and the mission will be complete."

Zhou Chen was stunned for a moment, while the birdman slowly buttoned his clothes and said to himself, "The last transaction was disrupted, and that person was very dissatisfied. He punished Bai Xue and me and warned us that there was no room for negotiation on this matter, so we can only carry out another cooperative transaction."

Ah... I guess I have to thank you for this. I was really annoyed at first, but after Iron Python and Lady Gray fell, their seats became vacant, and the cake was divided between me and Snow White thanks to that big shot's manipulation. I have to say, Snow White and I have to thank you for this.

What was that saying again? Oh right, "Capitalists become bold when there's a suitable profit."

The birdman laughed and said, "If there's a 10% profit, they'll be itching to make a move."

With a 50% profit margin, they will take the risk;

With 100% profit, they dare to trample on all human laws;

  

With a 300% profit margin, they dare to commit any crime, even risking being hung from a street lamp.

To be honest, after dividing up the spoils of Iron Python and Lady Gray, our profit will reach four hundred percent. Faced with such enormous gains, hatred is nothing but a passing cloud.

Birdman straightened his cuffs and smiled, saying, "So, no one opposes the cooperation anymore; in fact, we're quite looking forward to it."

Zhou Chen nodded knowingly, maintaining his calm and indifferent attitude: "I understand. Shall we set off now?"

"Yes, now."

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The jet-black, streamlined hovercar streaked across the night sky, heading towards a destination Zhou Chen never expected.

—Eternal Chamber of Commerce.

This is Fu Qing's territory, and no one dares to cause trouble here. The birdman and Snow White are having talks here, which is equivalent to forcefully telling the entire black market of Jinzhu region who will be the boss in the future... Zhou Chen secretly analyzed and found that Fu Qing was ambitious and wanted to unify the black market of Jinzhu region.

Ten minutes later, two hovercars stopped in the open-air parking lot on the top of the Eternal Chamber of Commerce building. There were twelve people participating in the transaction, as well as several survivors from the last mission, including Han Laohu.

Led by the supervisor, the group walked through a secret passage to a certain floor. Zhou Chen observed that there was not a single window on this floor.

"Was the floor hidden by some special construction method? Or was a large-scale alchemical matrix set up?" Zhou Chen asked in the communication channel, but the question seemed to disappear into thin air, without receiving an answer.

No signal...

Beneath the mask, Zhou Chen raised an eyebrow. There must be advanced shielding equipment here, which not only shields electromagnetic signals but also the fluctuations emitted by alchemical artifacts.

Such secrecy doesn't seem like a proper place.

He followed the crowd into a magnificent and huge private room, where "Snow White" had been waiting for a long time. Among them was Li Ergou, whom Zhou Chen had seen before—he had stayed with the birdman for a few days before being redeemed by Snow White.

The private room was luxuriously decorated and resplendent with gold. In the center was a long jade table, with two pairs of carved wooden leather sofas facing each other. At this moment, a woman wearing a ball masquerade sat on one of the sofas, while Li Ergou and other men and women stood respectfully behind her.

If nothing unexpected happens, she will be "Snow White".

People in the underworld say that her heart is blacker than charcoal and her goods are whiter than snow. She is a wicked old hag who has committed murder, arson and all sorts of evil deeds. But at this moment, she looks like a beautiful young woman in her twenties, wearing an expensive evening dress, with fair and smooth skin and a graceful figure.

If this were at a proper party, it would definitely attract attention and countless suitors.

After the birdman sat down, the talks officially began.