Beauty and the Bodyguard

"Shopkeeper, I understand what you're saying. I've really done everything I can and tried everything I could think of." Cui Mingshan smiled bitterly.

"This ..." Honest Chai scratched his head, feeling a headache coming on. Although it was a great achievement to use Huang xiaotao's relationship to re-cooperate with the morning stars Academy, if he made a fool of himself at the morning stars Auction this time and allowed his competitors to take advantage of him, he might not be able to keep his position as a business partner.

"It can't be helped. Before we came here, the Morning Star branch was already in a mess. The suppliers we've contacted in the past have all switched to other companies. Although it has recovered a little in the past six months, it won't be able to recover to its previous scale in a short time. It's not easy to get high-quality goods ..." Cui Mingshan sighed helplessly.

Lin Yi, who was drinking his tea, paused when he saw the two's dejected faces.""Let me see the list."

"Oh." Although honest Chai felt that it was a little embarrassing, he still hurriedly handed over the list in his hands.

Lin Yi took a quick look. The items on the list weren't cheap-at least in the South continent and the other Sky Class islands, they were rare items. But from Lin Yi's perspective, more than half of them weren't that rare.

If Lin Yi was like this, then the guests from the East continent wouldn't be able to get much attention with just these things, let alone in an auction like the Morning Star Auction. The Hong Chamber of Commerce would be laughed at if they couldn't take out anything good.

"Are the items being auctioned very important?" Lin Yi couldn't help but ask. From what the two were saying, this auction seemed to have a huge impact on the Hong Chamber of Commerce-otherwise, the two wouldn't be so worried.

"It's very important. Vice-President Lin, you may not know this, but this morning Star Auction is actually aimed at our Hong Chamber of Commerce. Success or failure will directly affect whether we can gain a firm foothold!" Honest Chai laughed bitterly.

"Oh? Wasn't this the auction with the highest standard in Morning Star City? Why is he targeting our Hong Chamber of Commerce?" Lin Yi couldn't help but ask.

"The reason is actually very simple. Ever since we fell out with the morning stars Academy, our morning stars branch has rapidly declined, and the right to cooperate has since fallen into the hands of several other competitors. However, a while ago, due to the personal request of the Vice President of eastsea, we fought for the right to cooperate again, and that's why we've become enemies." Honest Chai explained.

"Even if this didn't happen, we're still competitors, right? does it matter if we start a feud or not?" Lin Yi said.

"That's different. Although these Chambers of Commerce were competitors in the past, they had never tasted the sweetness of this after all. At most, they would be envious for a while. But this time, we directly snatched the cooperation qualification from their hands. How could they be willing to let it go so easily?" Honest Chai smiled bitterly.

"Alright, but what does that have to do with the Morning Star Auction?" Lin Yi asked, confused.

"All the Chambers of Commerce that can establish themselves here are more or less related to the higher-ups of the Morning Star Academy. This time, they've collectively come out to pressure the higher-ups of the Academy to hold the Morning Star Auction. The Chamber of Commerce that stands out the most in the auction will be able to obtain the qualifications to cooperate and become the only supplier to the Academy!" Honest Chai said with a bitter face.

"Oh? Donghai's divine nun also agreed?" Lin Yi couldn't help but frown.

Regardless of the final result, this would naturally deprive the Hong Chamber of Commerce of their right to cooperate. It was also equivalent to slapping the face of Donghai's nun. After all, she was the one who spoke up to restore the Hong Chamber of Commerce.

"We have to agree. Although the vice principal of the eastern sea Academy has a high status, she doesn't have the final say in the morning Star Academy. With so many higher-ups working together, even the principal Ling Yuanqing can't suppress her with a single word, let alone the vice principal." Honest Chai shook his head.

"Not only that, as far as I know, the chief Alchemist of the Morning Star Academy has already formed private alliances with the rich and powerful. He played a big role in this matter. It was because of his appearance that the Academy finally decided to hold this morning Star Auction." Cui Mingshan added.

The position of the chief Alchemist was extremely high in any Yellow Class academy in the East continent. Just like in the soaring Cloud Academy, Ren tiansuo's position was only second to the principal. In the morning Star Academy, even if it wasn't as high, it was still no small matter, especially when it came to cooperation.

It was impossible for any Academy to refute their chief Alchemist's face for the sake of a Chamber of Commerce outside. After all, there were many powerful Chambers of Commerce, but if the chief Alchemist ran away, it would be difficult to find a qualified substitute, and it would even affect the strength of a large number of Academy disciples. They could not be careless at all.

Lin Yi nodded, deep in thought. He suddenly remembered the tier six and seven pills he saw in the display cabinet downstairs. He couldn't help but ask,"Since the Academy's alchemists are already allies with other Chambers of Commerce, then how did those sixth and seventh ranked pills come from downstairs? Could it be from another branch?"

"Vice-President Lin, you must be joking. The two of us have just arrived and have not even seen the managers of the other branches of our Hong Chamber of Commerce. Who would be so kind as to supply us with goods? "This kind of high-grade pill is directly related to our performance. Everyone would rather keep it to themselves. Unless they have a particularly good relationship, then they might be able to help out in an emergency. Moreover, they have to return it immediately. Otherwise, it's useless even if you beat them to death!" Honest Chai smiled bitterly.

To some extent, the competition between the Hong Chamber of Commerce's branches was even more intense than that of other Chambers of Commerce. After all, the competition with other Chambers of Commerce was only related to the interests of the Chamber of Commerce, while the competition between the managers of the branches was directly related to each other's future.

"Then how did it come about?" Lin Yi asked curiously. As far as he knew, Tier 6 and 7 pills weren't something that could be obtained through normal supply channels. It was either from the Hong Chamber of Commerce, or they worked with the Academy's refiners. There shouldn't be a third way.

"To be honest, Lao Chui and I bought these pills one by one from other cities. Basically, we're making a loss, but we have no choice in order to maintain the situation." Honest Chai laughed bitterly.

Lin Yi couldn't help but be stunned. He looked at honest Chai and cui Mingshan pitifully. The branch manager and vice manager of the Hong Chamber of Commerce were in their position. It was really tragic. (To be continued.) "If you like this work, you're welcome to come to Qidian.com to give your recommendation and monthly vote. Your support is my greatest motivation. For mobile users, please read on M.Qidian.com.)