The girl selling goods at the market had never seen money before.

She gave Jia Ruolin a magic crystal just like Zhou Kai's, which could be activated to sense her presence.

After instructing her to keep her identity hidden and on other matters, Bai Jinxuan teleported away.

In order for the Witch Merchant Guild to operate normally, she now needs to go to the second floor of the dungeon to collect some raw materials. But before that, she opened her phone and typed in the words "Golden Dragon Merchant Guild".

Then, we saw Long Jinming's smug headshot.

[Great news! Jinlong Chamber of Commerce's latest product, the health supplement "Dragon Soaring and Tiger Leaping," is about to be launched! Are you still anxious about not being able to give her the full happiness she deserves? One "Dragon Soaring and Tiger Leaping" pill can solve your problem...]

[Life potions have been drastically reduced in price! Potions that used to cost over 300, 400, or even 500 are now all! All! All for a mere 100!...!!!]

Thank you all for your strong support! This batch of potions has sold out, and the next batch is being produced with everyone working overtime. You can completely trust the Golden Dragon Chamber of Commerce!

[99% Likes] [1% Dislikes]

"boom!"

Bai Jinxuan kicked over the trash can next to her.

Good, good, Long Jinming, you're living such a comfortable life, aren't you?

You're not only selling to me, but you also dare to steal my business. Just wait and see if the Witch Merchant Guild will mess with you.

She angrily used her telekinesis to right the trash can, then looked around to see if anyone was there. After confirming that no one was around and there were no cameras, she walked to a corner, teleported to the second level of the dungeon, and began to gather 'herbs'.

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"call--"

In the factory, looking at the neatly arranged medicine bottles, Bai Jinxuan breathed a sigh of relief.

The production of the medicine was faster than she had imagined; the task of producing 3 bottles was completed in just one hour.

I have to say, the Swift Gloves are really awesome.

She glanced at the lace gloves on her hands. These were magical items given to her by Shopkeeper Qiluo. Like the Snow Rabbit Headband, they were extremely powerful, purely increasing stats without any mechanics.

With it around, my already fast hand speed improved even further, and I finished bottling all the diluted medicine in no time.

I've been busy for so long, I'm starving, time to go to the cafeteria for lunch.

Just then, Tong Yishan sent me a message, saying she wanted to have dinner together and chat about the expedition team.

Her message reminded Bai Jinxuan of the Tong family 'head' who was sitting at the head of the auction. Coincidentally, she also had something she wanted to ask Tong Yishan, since her perspective had been separated from Tong Yishan's when the men in black robbed the auction.

To be precise, he was fully aware of the situation inside the auction, while Tong Yishan had a definition of the families whose homes were not raided during the evacuation.

For example, the Golden Dragon Chamber of Commerce.

These surviving families are forces that I must confront and cannot afford to ignore.

Xiao Tong is a perfect opportunity to probe the situation; she's the powerful eldest daughter of the Tong family! She must know a lot of undisclosed family secrets!

Little Tong, I didn't target your Tong family at the auction, so it's only natural that you'd give me some information in return, right?

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Volume 1: Chapter 131: The Girl with Undercurrents

The third floor of the cafeteria at No. 1 Middle School.

Bai Jinxuan sat in the chair, her fingers gently tapping on the crystal table in front of her.

Now, she no longer felt the surprise she had when she first arrived at No. 1 High School. As the big boss of the Witch Merchant Guild, her status could now be described as 'noble'.

At least in terms of her assets, Yao Yao's small business was really out of the question.

Explorers of Star City can skip watching Mewtwo, but they can't skip taking medicine, using magical items, or buying materia!

The products she has are all necessities for explorers, so she has no trouble selling them, especially the magic crystals, which she herself doesn't have enough of.

Flying vehicles, medicinal baths, grenades... all of these cost a lot of magic crystals.

If the Witch Merchant Guild grows bigger and stronger, and then finds more mining areas, it can become a large enterprise and rival the Tong Family!

Just as Bai Jinxuan was showing off her white rice and dreaming about the future, Tong Yishan couldn't help but complain.

"Bai Jinxuan, why are you still eating this kind of...nutritious food? With your abilities, you could easily go on a solo expedition to the second level of the dungeon to earn money, right? Why are you being so frugal?"

I'm used to being poor, I dare not spend a single penny.

These school meals are such a poor value for money, why would I eat them? The school cafeteria wants to make money off me? Dream on!

Bai Jinxuan smacked her lips as she swallowed the rice she had been eating to fill her stomach, then took out a box of strawberry cake from her rabbit-shaped handbag and slowly opened it.

I don't rely on food

"For me, it doesn't matter what I eat to improve my strength."

As she spoke, she flashed the red Arrogance Magic Circle on her chest.

20 credits a day, that's how generous we are.

Tong Yishan gave a thumbs up: "Wow, you're amazing! I really envy you. You don't seem to have any pressure."

She leaned on the table, picked up a spoon, scooped up a spoonful of soup, and put it in her mouth.

As she gradually became more familiar with Bai Jinxuan, she didn't pay much attention to etiquette in private, and behaved somewhat decadently and out of control.

Bai Jinxuan took one look and thought, "Wow, the Tong family must have been dealt with terribly. Let me inquire about it."

So she replied rather indignantly, "Why would you envy me? You're so rich, and you're a young lady of high society. What kind of pressure could you possibly have? Unlike me, who's penniless and has to work like a slave in the dungeon. You can just stay home and learn magic, can't you?"

Tong Yishan tilted her head forward, her eyes wide open like copper bells.

"Then let me ask you."

She stretched out her right hand and gestured on the table as if she were chopping vegetables.

"Do you think my money grows on trees? Do I need to direct my family businesses? Do I need to manage these people under my command? Huh? Answer me, you dog who said I'm just sitting at home doing nothing, answer me!"

Seeing Xiaotong's face turn red and her tone become intense, Bai Jinxuan was just thinking about how to respond when Tong Yishan couldn't help but continue:

"You're here even though you're still AFK learning magic at home? Let me ask you another question: are you going to the important clan meeting? Do you want to adjust the management decisions? If the guild raids your base, will you even survive?"

"Sure, the Qian Group is doing just fine, isn't it?"

Bai Jinxuan suppressed a laugh and said seriously.

Upon hearing this, Tong Yishan became even more agitated and said coquettishly, "Can...can...Qian Wanyu live...live my ass! If Qian Wanyu dares to provoke the guild, let me tell you, she'll die if she touches her. If you don't believe me, go to her guild, transfer 1000 billion to her, and let her fight the guild for the artifact. The guild will wipe out the Qian family. You try it."

"Did you see the news this morning? Do you know how many students died at No. 1 High School? And this hasn't even been investigated in detail. If they really bear responsibility, it's questionable whether I can even stand here and talk to you. Come on, bring out your dialectical thinking and argue it out. If you see my black-and-white photo in the official report later, let's see if you can still say that. You're not even under any pressure..."

Tong Yishan often looks angry, but this is the first time she's been this angry.

It seems the new city lord is indeed very powerful, and he probably frightened her quite a bit. After all, she was also at the auction, meaning she was only a hair's breadth away from those students who were executed.

Bai Jinxuan had a general idea of ​​her situation.

The Tong family wasn't a particularly strong family to begin with, and it was also in the midst of a change in the head of the family. It would be quite difficult for a young girl like her to manage the entire Tong family. In addition, the situation in Star City changed drastically, making her challenge even greater.

For example, if her employees want to switch jobs, it's difficult for her to stop them, because the Tong family can't offer them a better future.

After learning all this, Bai Jinxuan began to steer the conversation toward other families.

"Hey, if that's the case, then Qian Wanyu isn't having an easy time either. Why are you so panicked? It's not like you're the only one facing challenges. I've heard there's a group called the Golden Dragon Chamber of Commerce that's really powerful these days."

"Huh? The Golden Dragon Chamber of Commerce?"

Tong Yishan raised her voice a few decibels when she said this.

"They're just backed up by that mysterious outsider woman. They're complete opportunists. Look at who would dare to get too close to them now, they'd be betrayed the moment they turn their backs on them, humph!"

Bai Jinxuan liked hearing this.

She blinked curiously: "What about the Long Group? The richest family in the Upper District, I heard they also suffered heavy losses."

"How badly could it be?" Tong Yishan was speechless and didn't want to explain further. "Even a starved camel is stronger than a horse. As long as the Long Group isn't executed by the union, no matter how badly it's damaged, it's not something an ordinary family can easily take advantage of."

"That's true."

After the conversation, Bai Jinxuan gained a general understanding of her family's situation.

As a top-tier power, they are watched by a group of people both above and below, which means they have to be extremely careful in whatever they do at this critical juncture.

If you're not careful, you'll be blacklisted from above and replaced from below. Your family's little boat will capsize in an instant, and all the crew members will jump overboard to other ships, leaving you as the lone captain, destined to sink into the deep sea with your family.

Suffering to death.

But then she thought, what does the family's suffering have to do with Bai Jinxuan? The more they suffer, the more opportunities the Witch Merchant Guild has to manipulate things, right?

This is a great opportunity.

Thinking of this, Bai Jinxuan slowed down her eating pace and stopped rushing.

Seeing this, Tong Yishan realized what was happening.

She didn't come to Bai Jinxuan to complain; she had something important to discuss!

"Let's go to the dungeon to earn some more credits later. Credits are more valuable than ever before."

"What do you mean?"

"The literal meaning...that's right. You probably don't know yet, but in general, it's the overall direction of the new city lord."

Tong Yishan pointed to herself, then to the ceiling.

“I am a member of the Tong family. This is No. 1 Middle School. Most of the high-level combatants in Star City came from here. The direction of the new city lord will inevitably affect the planning of No. 1 Middle School, or more accurately, the planning of the Education Bureau.”

"As far as I know, the new city lord attaches great importance to the development of the dungeon. In the future, the bounty missions, or dungeon exams, will have a much higher credit ratio. These credits can be used to purchase more resources, such as dungeon land, merchant qualifications, rare magical items, etc., which may all be available for sale."

"Nowadays, it's hard to get ahead by continuing to conduct scientific research and make magical items on the surface. If you really want to make money, you have to develop the underground city. That's the future."

Bai Jinxuan's chin.

Upon closer reflection, Star City's development of the dungeons is indeed terrible. The defenses of the first and second levels are practically nonexistent, and they completely disregard the utilization of monster resources. Items, weapons, and material recycling are all monopolized by merchants.

Even the cities underground were mostly founded with funds from these families. For example, the developers of the pharmaceutical factories of Qiangjian Technology did not contribute a single penny to the land development. They completely ignored the issue and let these companies do the work while they made money off the land.

In contrast, the surface area is much more prosperous. Look at the Upper City District; which street wasn't built with money?

The cost of just floating in the air is enormous!

Now, Star City is going to develop the underground city. In other words, the development of the upper city will be stopped, and even maintenance will be stopped. All financial resources will be invested in the underground. The previously monopolized recycling of monster materials, medicines, etc. will be fully opened up. At that time, there will be more explorers, and it will be easier to make money from monsters. High-level explorers will be able to receive more preferential treatment.

This social status no longer signifies a poor, desperate explorer forced to venture into dungeons, but rather a great pioneer digging for treasure in gold mines to benefit humanity, a manifestation of ability and strength.

As for those who used to do scientific research, they have become beggars who live off their parents and beg for money in the blink of an eye. If they develop something, that's fine, but if they don't, they are just lazy bums who live off their parents and do nothing. They are useless, their skills are not good, and they can't even fight as magicians. They have wasted their magical theories and are just bookworms.

Realizing this, Bai Jinxuan immediately asked, "Do you think credits can buy resources in the dungeon? Does No. 1 High School have that much power?"

Tong Yishan countered, "What do you think No. 1 Middle School's status is in Star City? No. 1 Middle School isn't that big."

Energy?

Wow, it seems there really is one.

Having grown accustomed to life at No. 1 High School, Bai Jinxuan thought carefully about what No. 1 High School was when she was still at No. 5 High School. It was a secret sect, an existence that people in the lower city could not look up to, and pure 'alien'.

Moreover, No. 1 Middle School already has a mechanism for earning points by going to the dungeon, which is more in line with the new city lord's policy. When the new city lord wants to recruit explorers, train explorers, and develop the dungeon, he certainly won't be looking for those second- or third-tier people in the lower city, right?

Bao is a senior student at No. 1 High School, and they even have their own expedition team! Most of the promising young and talented Level 5 expedition team members are here!

"Wow... then No. 2 Middle School is finished."

Bai Jinxuan couldn't help but sigh, "No. 2 High School is all humanities students, and very few of them go to the underground city. If the direction is changed, won't they be furious?"

"That's why I told you to earn more credits before the school notice comes out. Their value will only increase... Besides, the weekly test is tonight, so we still have a few hours to warm up."

"Huh? Weekly exam?" Bai Jinxuan was stunned.

Seeing this, Tong Yishan, who was wiping her mouth, was also stunned.

The two stared at each other for a moment, then she put down the handkerchief and said softly, "Miss Bai Jinxuan, you haven't forgotten that today is Sunday and you have a weekly test tonight, have you? Didn't your smart bracelet remind you?"

"Oh, it's so annoying that I turned it all off and only kept the basic functions on."

"..." Tong Yishan sighed, rubbing her forehead.

Are you human?

That's a weekly test, an exam that earns credits. It's a ranking of the school's strength, symbolizing the status of every student at the school. How could you consider it so insignificant?

Is your mind filled with nothing but martial arts and boxing?

Tong Yishan was filled with resentment, but Bai Jinxuan was, after all, a member of her expedition team, so she couldn't say anything too harsh.