PFC Chapter 1643: The Surprise of the Managers
Chapter 1643: The Surprise of the Managers
Hearing the sudden bell, a group of stall owners began to pack up their things and have final exchanges with the interested visitors in front of them. This was the signal that the market was about to end.
"My Lord, we have finished counting the powerful individual warriors. Although there are no demigod-level warriors, there are more than thirty half-step seventh-level warriors!"
Lila came to Lei Xiao and reported excitedly.
You know, more than thirty half-step seventh-level strongmen are already close to half of our top combat power, which is obviously an extremely impressive scale!
Among these strong men, there are many alchemists, forging masters, magic craftsmen and other talented people with special skills. Although these talented strong men do not master the high-level technologies monopolized by the first-class forces, their foundation is very good, enough to become a great help to us!
"Very good, I will see them as soon as possible after the market is over."
Lei Xiao nodded to Lila, then moved his eyes to look at the orange-robed stall owner at the beginning.
Among these individual warriors, the other party is the only demigod, and is very likely a sixth-rank magic craftsman, that is, a magic craftsman who can make staffs and robes. However, he did not sign up and just watched silently from the side.
"I'll find a chance to talk to him at the dinner later. Even though he seems to have some hidden meaning in what he said just now, I won't miss this opportunity easily. Maybe I can help him solve his problem."
Lei Xiao nodded slightly, and then walked out of the market with the powerful men who were accompanying him.
At this time, in addition to the leaders and strong men of the second-rate forces who were accompanying him, many independent strong men who had just registered also gathered around Lei Xiao, as if they had already regarded themselves as one of our side.
For a moment, the force behind Lei Xiao was so powerful that it far exceeded the teams of other first-rate forces.
Of course, the first-rate forces consist of at most a dozen people, but there are hundreds of people around Lei Xiao.
"My goodness, this is a bit too ostentatious."
After thinking it over again and again, Lei Xiao only asked the clan leaders to separate a little and did not let these individual strong men leave. This was undoubtedly an opportunity to further deepen the relationship with these new strong men.
"Haha, it seems that His Majesty the Human Race has made a lot of money in this special market."
Manager A was already waiting at the entrance of the market. When he saw Lei Xiao, a hint of surprise could be seen in his voice.
Others who came to the Shadow Market would at most return with a lot of items they liked, but the human king was different. He directly took many stall owners away.
"It's all thanks to the platform provided by the Administrator."
Lei Xiao smiled faintly and spoke politely to the other party.
"Haha, as long as His Majesty is satisfied, I will go and entertain other distinguished guests. The thank-you dinner will begin soon."
Manager A greeted Lei Xiao and turned to leave.
Our manager, who had been waiting here for a long time, immediately came forward and said to Lei Xiao, "Your Majesty, please follow me. The venue for the dinner is not here, but in the Misty Shadow Market, which is exclusive to the Market Brotherhood. We need to go there through the teleportation array between the markets."
"The Market Brotherhood has its own market?"
Lei Xiao nodded slightly and said to the other party with curiosity.
"That's right. The exclusive market of the Market Brotherhood is usually not open to the public, and we only go there when there is a management meeting."
Our manager nodded to Lei Xiao and introduced: "The exclusive market is not only the strongest, but also more luxurious than the number one market. The dinner held there is absolutely luxurious and will definitely make your Majesty's trip worthwhile."
"Then I'll have to look forward to it."
Lei Xiao raised his eyebrows slightly and said with a polite smile.
With Lei Xiao's current financial resources, he is able to live an extremely luxurious life, so he doesn't take these things too seriously.
What Lei Xiao is thinking about now is how to further interact with the guests from first-class forces at the dinner, so as to open the door to the hall of first-class forces.
Lei Xiao was talking to the manager, and soon they arrived at the teleportation array area on one side of the square.
At this time, the several teleportation arrays here have all been opened, emitting a thick gray magical light everywhere. From time to time, strong people from first-class forces who were attending the dinner stepped in and disappeared in an instant.
"Your Majesty, Sister Helena and I will leave first!"
In the team at the Ancient Tree Courtyard not far away, Jasmine waved to Lei Xiao and followed Helena into the teleportation array: "I'll come find you later!"
As the voice fell, the girl disappeared in front of Lei Xiao along with the forest elves.
"Although this girl says she doesn't want to go back, she must be homesick, right? After all, she hasn't been back for over a hundred years."
Lei Xiao looked at the empty teleportation array and couldn't help feeling a little emotional.
Jasmine has really worked hard during this period of time. When my strength is enough to shake the forest elves, I will definitely help Jasmine regain the family's former status and honor.
"Your Majesty, the teleportation array is ready."
Our manager nodded to Lei Xiao and said, "Just now the Market Brotherhood issued an instruction, saying that we managers should wait here for a while. There will be other guards at the other end of the teleportation array to guide Your Majesty to the venue."
"But didn't they say at the beginning that you would accompany me throughout the whole process?"
Lei Xiao frowned slightly, a look of confusion on his face.
From the sudden special market just now, although I have gained a lot, I always feel that the market brothers change their orders every day, and it seems that they don’t take this thank-you dinner too seriously.
But no matter what, my purpose this time is very clear, and the dinner is just a platform, so it doesn’t matter.
"To be honest, Your Majesty, we also find it a little strange, but this is the order of the Market Brotherhood after all, and we cannot disobey it."
Our manager spoke bluntly to Lei Xiao and shrugged helplessly.
Then, our manager nodded to Lei Xiao and said, "But I think it won't be long before I come to see Your Majesty."
"Got it, see you later then."
Lei Xiao greeted our manager, and then stepped into the teleportation array with the powerful men accompanying him.
When there was a flash of gray light, the group disappeared in an instant.
After Lei Xiao and others stepped into the teleportation array, other teams from our side and individual warriors who were attending the dinner also stepped into it one after another, and were soon teleported away as well.
Soon, the entire teleportation area became quiet, with only a group of managers and market guards still standing there.
"What on earth were those bigwigs of the Market Brotherhood thinking? Not only did they temporarily add a special market and postpone the dinner time, but they also refused to allow us to accompany them. My guests are all a little unhappy."
One of the top managers said helplessly to his colleague beside him, "This is a thank-you dinner. I plan to deepen my friendship with the distinguished guests at the dinner."
"How can we figure out what those big shots are thinking? We just need to follow their orders."
Another manager nodded slightly and responded, "This is not something we should worry about."
Upon hearing this, other managers also started discussing the matter.
"That's right. The elders can think of what we can think of."
Manager A stood up and nodded to the other managers, saying, "Okay, according to the instructions of the elders, we will go to the conference hall and wait for the next notification. The guards of the direct market will definitely help us entertain the distinguished guests for the time being."
After Manager A finished speaking, all the managers nodded in agreement and then walked towards the conference hall together.
But at this moment, the captain of the market guard who was in charge of guarding the teleportation array on the side obviously noticed something and quickly reported to Manager A: "Sir, the Brotherhood's direct market is forcibly cutting off all the teleportation arrays connected to here!"
"What? That will cause the entire teleportation array to be overloaded and damaged. How are we going to get there later?"
Manager A was stunned and blurted out: "Did the other party make a mistake?"
But before Administrator A could finish his words, the row of teleportation arrays that were originally shining brightly all went out, making the surroundings instantly dim.
"How is this going?"
For a moment, all the managers looked at each other, obviously not knowing what had happened.
You know, the Market Brotherhood’s direct market is full of powerful people, and they should never make such a low-level mistake, unless the other party did it on purpose, but how is this possible?
Before the managers could figure out what was going on, another market captain flew over and reported to Manager A: "Sir, the Brotherhood's direct market, which was also located near the Elf River, suddenly disappeared and cut off all communication channels. I don't know where it was teleported to!"
"What? How could this happen?"
At this moment, even the calm manager A lost his composure and quickly ordered the captain of the market guard: "No matter what method you use, you must locate the location of the direct market as soon as possible!"
Looking at the hurriedly departing back of the market guard captain, the managers once again looked at each other in bewilderment.
Such an unexpected and sudden situation, combined with the series of matters that led to the postponement of the dinner, made even the slowest-reacting manager understand instantly that something major must have happened in the direct-affiliated market, otherwise it would never have made such an incredible move, and it is even possible that it has been occupied!
The most crucial thing is that all the distinguished guests attending the dinner have been teleported there. The reason why the other party did this is probably to harm the distinguished guests!
If something happened to these VIPs, how would they explain to their respective forces? The reputation that Shadow Market had accumulated over the past three thousand years would surely plummet!
When they all thought of this, an irrepressible sense of doubt welled up in the uneasy hearts of the managers.
Having said that, among the guests this time, although many first-rate forces did not send heavyweight figures, there were at least dozens of demigods gathered together. This was obviously not a force that could be easily shaken.
Furthermore, the market directly under the Presbyterian Church is heavily guarded and impregnable. How could it be possible for the market to change hands quietly?
But if the direct market has not changed its owner, how can all this be explained? !
The managers became more and more panicked the more they thought about it, making the whole scene even more chaotic.
What kind of scene is going on in the Brotherhood's direct market right now? !
……
Accompanied by a familiar feeling of lightness, when Lei Xiao's vision became clear again, he found himself in a small square, which was obviously very different from the magnificent square just now.
However, the surrounding buildings are majestic, exuding a sacred and ancient charm, and are obviously also located in a shadow market.
As far as the eye can see, there is a small fountain in the center of the square, which is flowing gently. In addition, there are several teams of guests attending the dinner waiting around.
Lei Xiao vaguely sensed a smell of gunpowder quietly spreading.
"Oh my goodness, it turns out to be them."
When Lei Xiao saw those teams of strong men clearly, he couldn't help but smile helplessly.
On the left side of the fountain were the powerful light elves that they had just encountered not long ago, and on the right side were the powerful dark elves led by Zhen.
The two sides are still in a standoff with neither side giving in, which is the source of the tension.
As for the other powerful men nearby, Lei Xiao was not unfamiliar with them. They were the leaders of their clans, including Lila and Hollis, and a dozen individual powerful men who came here from the teleportation array nearby.
"His Majesty!"
Seeing Lei Xiao's figure, everyone on our side came forward to greet him.
"Are you the only ones here? Where are the others?"
Lei Xiao narrowed his gaze and asked Hollis.
"My Lord, the others were not teleported here."
Hollis touched his chest and saluted, responding, "Glenn and the others were clearly walking ahead of me just now, but in the blink of an eye, they seemed to have been teleported to another place here."
"So that's how it is. It seems like the other party is intentionally separating the guests, and is even constantly adjusting the destination of the teleportation array."
Lei Xiao nodded thoughtfully and said solemnly.
"My Lord, but why did the organizer do this?"
Lila's fair face showed a trace of confusion, and she asked Lei Xiao: "Shouldn't they just teleport us all to the front of the banquet venue? But this is obviously not the venue for a banquet."
"This is indeed a bit puzzling. Perhaps the other party has some special arrangements."
Lei Xiao hesitated for a moment, then ordered: "No matter what, it's always right to be cautious. Tell everyone not to leave my side. If those independent warriors are willing, let them come over as well."
"As you command, Lord."
Lila bowed to Lei Xiao and immediately took action.
Soon, including those independent strong men, except the two parties who were in confrontation, everyone gathered around Lei Xiao.
But at this moment, something unexpected happened. (End of this chapter)