Chapter 107: The Lost and Found Demonic Core?!
“You are simply a being with no moral bottom line, to actually use a child to threaten me.”
Facing Ning Zhuo’s silent curses, Mo Lin did not care in the slightest.
Morality?
Heh, morality was nothing more than the social opinion formed for the convenience of rulers to control their subjects, only useful for humans, these social creatures.
As for him, just as Ning Zhuo said, he was nothing more than a beast at birth.
Therefore, Mo Lin only expressionlessly forced Ning Zhuo to take his daughter with him, otherwise he would definitely watch his daughter die before his very eyes.
Ning Zhuo had no choice at all, and could only allow Mo Lin, in the form of a Grass Snake, to coil around his body, before holding the drowsy Ning Ruirui’s hand and walking out.
“Daddy, where are we going? Aren’t you going to take a bath?”
Facing his daughter’s question, Ning Zhuo’s expression was unpleasant, yet he could only comfort her:
“Daddy just remembered there is still something I have to do. Ruirui, be good, once Daddy finishes this matter, I’ll take you back to sleep, alright?”
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Ning Zhuo brought Mo Lin and Ning Ruirui to the warehouse where the Chamber of Commerce stored its resources.
Mo Lin peeked out half an eye from the cuff of Ning Zhuo’s sleeve, surveying the warehouse inside and out.
According to Ning Zhuo, Yongzhou Chamber of Commerce’s resource warehouse was guarded by two Earth Rank experts.
Not just anyone could enter—it required at least a middle-level member of the Chamber, one who was of Profound Rank mid-grade or above, to have the qualifications to enter the resource warehouse.
And even a mid-level member still needed to carry a “pass” before being granted entry.
The so-called pass was half of a waist token owned by every mid-level personnel, a Chamber-exclusive magical treasure.
Whenever they needed to enter the warehouse, they would submit an application to the Chairman or Vice Chairman.
Once the Chairman or Vice Chairman approved the application, they would inject their own power into that waist token.
In this way, the applicant could bring their waist token imbued with the Chairman’s or Vice Chairman’s power to the warehouse.
The warehouse guards also held the other half of the waist token which carried the same power.
When both halves were combined, if the power within came from the same source, they would merge seamlessly, and nothing would happen.
If the applicant’s waist token showed any abnormality, it would prove that the two tokens’ powers did not come from the same source, which would mean his entry had not been authorized by either the Chairman or the Vice Chairman.
In that case, entry would be denied.
Moreover, depending on the specific type of resource being retrieved, even if the approval came from the same Chairman, the quality of power injected into the waist token would differ, and unique traits would be displayed on the token.
At this moment, Ning Zhuo held his half of the waist token in hand—naturally, one without the power of the Chairman or Vice Chairman.
After all, if someone like him, a wandering operative, suddenly requested the Earth Vein Yin Marrow, there was no way such a request would ever be approved.
—As a wandering operative, all he needed to do was follow the tasks assigned to him. How could he take the initiative to demand resources?
That would obviously raise suspicion.
So Mo Lin chose not to let Ning Zhuo approach Dong Li or the others, but instead directly head toward the resource warehouse.
Standing outside the warehouse, Ning Zhuo nervously swallowed a mouthful of saliva, then brought his wrist—where Mo Lin’s head rested—closer to his lips:
“Are you really sure about this? You must know, the ones guarding the warehouse are two Earth Rank experts.If you can’t get past the waist token verification, don’t say me and my daughter—even you may not be able to escape.”
Mo Lin calmly replied:
“You don’t need to worry about that. I already have a plan. All you need to do is act according to my words.”
Mo Lin then whispered a few more sentences to Ning Zhuo.
Ning Zhuo’s pupils contracted. He glanced at his daughter, wanting to say something, but in the end, he held back.
He then brought Ning Ruirui and Mo Lin to the warehouse entrance, and as expected, was stopped.
“Stop!”
Two Earth Rank guards blocked Ning Zhuo’s way.
Ning Zhuo looked at the two Earth Rank experts, trying his best to remain calm. He forced a smile and cupped his hands toward them:
“Brother Lin Rui, Brother Chu Huai.”
For the Yongzhou Chamber of Commerce, the resource warehouse was undoubtedly the most important location. Thus, the Chamber had naturally stationed Earth Rank experts to guard it.
And since Ning Zhuo, as a wandering operative, often moved around the warehouse, he was, of course, acquainted with the two.
Seeing that it was Ning Zhuo, Lin Rui and Chu Huai both relaxed slightly.
“So it’s you, Brother Ning Zhuo.”
Though Ning Zhuo was only Profound Rank upper grade, one major level below them, he was still very young—just over thirty—and had mastered the astonishing Coiling Dragon Staff Technique that had once impressed the Western Seat.
On top of that, everyone in the Chamber knew that Chairman Dong Li valued Ning Zhuo highly. His promotion to Earth Rank was practically guaranteed.
Once he advanced, as an Earth Rank wandering operative, his status would definitely surpass theirs. So when Ning Zhuo approached them with humility, the two didn’t dare act arrogant.
“When did Brother Ning Zhuo return?”
Ning Zhuo tightened his grip on Ning Ruirui’s hand and said:
“Not long ago.”
Chu Huai glanced at Ning Ruirui:
“Since you’ve just returned, Brother Ning, are you here to deposit your spoils into the resource warehouse? Same as always, with Chairman Dong’s token, right?”
Beside him, Lin Rui, upon hearing this, habitually pulled out the waist token imbued with Dong Li’s power, preparing to carry out the handover with Ning Zhuo.
“Ah, yes, that’s right, haha.”
Ning Zhuo took out his own waist token and handed it over to Lin Rui.
But Chu Huai noticed that Ning Zhuo seemed to be suppressing some kind of excitement, so he curiously asked:
“Brother Ning Zhuo, what’s the matter with you?”
Ning Zhuo glanced at Lin Rui, who had just taken his token, and pretended as though Chu Huai had seen through him:
“Knew I couldn’t hide it from you, Brother Chu Huai. Truth be told, the spoils from this trip were truly astounding.”
Ning Zhuo’s smug expression caught Chu Huai and Lin Rui’s attention, causing Lin Rui’s movements in combining the waist tokens to slow.
As a long-time wandering operative of the Chamber, Ning Zhuo had interacted with them countless times.
Furthermore, he had limitless potential. So, the two didn’t feel much need for suspicion.
The token verification was usually just a formality.
And now, seeing Ning Zhuo seemingly eager to boast, they grew curious:
“So, Brother Ning Zhuo, what did you bring back this time? Would you allow us brothers to take a look?”
Ning Zhuo once again glanced at Lin Rui. The two tokens were almost touching.
But Lin Rui was staring at him with curiosity.
Feigning calm, Ning Zhuo reached into his pocket.
“Just a moment.”
After fumbling around, Ning Zhuo pulled out a jade-like object and placed it before Chu Huai and Lin Rui.
The two guards, already curious about his “spoils,” were shocked when they saw it.
“An Earth Rank Upper Grade Demonic Core!!”
Yes—what lay before the two warehouse guards was none other than the Earth Rank Upper Grade Demonic Core that Mo Lin the Anaconda Demon had seized in front of Chairman Dong Li of Yongzhou Chamber of Commerce!!!