Chapter 630: An Anomaly Recognized by the Hundred-Ghost Eater
Before, he could only get a loan of seven thousand Silent Gold Coins, but now he could get seven thousand five hundred.
It seemed his credit was good, which made that old bastard Hou Junji loosen up on the loan limit.
Hmm, keep nurturing it a bit longer, and maybe there’d be a pleasant surprise!
Chen Ye shook his head repeatedly. “Elder Hou, don’t even think about my Monster Pickup Truck. There’s no way I’m putting him up as collateral!”
“This isn’t just a Wonder or a vehicle; this is my flesh-and-blood brother. I’ve long considered him family!”
“Family, you understand, Elder Hou?”
Chen Ye’s expression was dead serious.
Seeing Chen Ye’s reaction, Hou Junji’s face showed even more satisfaction.
As he’d thought before, if Chen Ye had agreed right away, Elder Hou probably wouldn’t have dared to approve it.
“Chen Ye, don’t say that. If you agree, seven thousand five hundred coins will be in your account immediately!”
“With seven thousand five hundred coins, you can buy most of the good stuff in this shop!”
“Just save up another five hundred, and the Wonder’s Heart you’ve been wanting will be yours! How about it!”
“The Wonder’s Heart works wonders on mechanical-type Wonders!”
“Plenty of people are eyeing that thing right now!”
“Tell you what, just nod, and I’ll count it as seven thousand six hundred, deal?”
The bird on Hou Junji’s shoulder let out a tempting, sharp chirp, eager to seal the deal with Chen Ye.
Truth was, the pressure on him was immense.
The Silent Council had been trying to promote Silent Gold Coins, and while there’d been some minor progress, it fell far short of their expectations.
Right now, in this huge base, less than ten Silent Gold Coins were circulating in the market.
That was only because Chen Ye and his group had led by example before.
Otherwise, not a single coin would have moved.
This situation basically meant the promotion campaign was a failure.
If Chen Ye agreed and completed this loan, others would see how he used it to boost his strength.
That would make a difference.
That was why Elder Hou was bothering, in the midst of his busy schedule, to make Chen Ye take out a loan.
Chen Ye shook his head again.
He’d built up his credit for this long, and he wanted to cash in big at least once.
That old miser Hou Junji was too stingy.
Only seven thousand six hundred? If it were ten thousand, he’d agree right now.
Nope, the credit needed more nurturing!
“Chen Ye, we’re still in the early promotion phase. If you agree, we can waive all the procedures. We can lend you the coins right now, and the interest is negotiable!”
“Blah blah blah…”
That part was true.
Elder Hou just wanted to push out as many loans as possible, cutting all the red tape.
It was like decades ago.
Back before the Anomaly apocalypse, when Daxia was just starting its economic recovery.
Back then, banks begged people to borrow.
If someone wanted a loan, they just signed at the bank and got the money.
It couldn’t have been simpler.
Yet even then, few dared to sign and take the cash.
People later on couldn’t even imagine that.
After the economy grew, anyone wanting a loan had to wade through endless procedures, which were thousands of times stricter.
Now, the Silent Council was in that early stage.
As long as the loan went out, they’d skip whatever procedures they could and simplify the rest.
If someone borrowed, the rest wasn’t a problem.
Chen Ye knew this loophole was exploitable now.
But later on, it wouldn’t be so easy.
Still, he had to play the part.
Chen Ye kept shaking his head, looking completely unmoved.
In reality, he was waiting for Hou Junji to up the ante.
As long as he could handle the Silent Council’s debt collection.
Chen Ye would treat this as a free gift from the era.
The world was huge, and everyone would be migrating everywhere soon.
Good luck to the Silent Council finding him then!
But in the end, Chen Ye didn’t make Hou Junji’s trip a total waste.
He borrowed another hundred Silent Gold Coins from Elder Hou.
A pure credit loan, with zero collateral.
This counted as building his credit.
Before the apocalypse, Chen Ye had a few credit cards.
He knew the principle: pay on time every time, and the credit limit grows.
Of course, paying on time was a virtue.
Chen Ye definitely had no intention of being a deadbeat, absolutely not!
He was a man of his word!!!
Hou Junji sighed, but at least his trip wasn’t completely fruitless.
With those hundred Silent Gold Coins, Chen Ye bought ten clear-heart talismans. He had ninety coins left, which he planned to save for… repayment!!!
As for why he only bought ten?
Those things were way too expensive. Converted to food, that would be a hundred and ten pounds of it.
Before he made his final big grab.
He intended to repay this money!
Definitely would repay!
Plus, Chen Ye didn’t plan to keep clear-heart talismans as a daily staple.
He’d only use one to reset his state when he absolutely couldn’t hold on anymore.
“By the way, Elder Hou, didn’t you say the Sky Whale people were coming? Why aren’t they here yet?”
Chen Ye brought up the topic again.
“Soon, soon!”
Hou Junji seemed to have been asked this question by many people, so he sounded quite impatient.
They exchanged a few pleasantries, and then Elder Hou left.
As the Silent Council’s head here, he was actually busy every day.
He’d just come back to the shop to handle some business, happened to run into Chen Ye, and decided to chat a bit.
After all, in his eyes, Chen Ye was very likely to become his first big client.
Chen Ye also left the Silent Council shop.
No sooner had he stepped out than he saw a big crowd gathered not far down the street.
These people were clustered around a Taoist priest’s stall.
Chen Ye had intended to head straight back to camp to rest.
But the snippets of conversation he overheard made him stop.
“Holy shit, this Taoist priest has some balls! He’s even selling Anomalies!”
“I told you, he’s a Taoist priest. Their methods are different from ours!”
“Selling Anomalies? Where? Where?”
“No way, quit shoving, asshole, you’re stepping on my foot!”
“So what if I step on it? Be honored I’m stepping on you!”
“Say that again!”
“I’ll say it again if I want…”
“If you’re gonna fight, take it somewhere else!”
“Who the hell are you talking to?”
And then…
Those three idiots, shoving each other, went off to the side to brawl.
This kind of scene was common at the base.
Superhumans fighting each other, survivors fighting each other—it happened every day.
Of course, there was a basic rule: as long as no one died, anything went.
The Silent Council folks would, at most, just keep order.
The excitement of the fight drew more people over to watch.
Then Chen Ye saw the Anomaly the Taoist priest was selling.
At the same time, his heart jolted slightly.
Because he felt the Hundred-Ghost Eater stir. It seemed this Anomaly before him was recognized by the blade.
It could be sacrificed.