The Female CEO's Personal Bodyguard

Chapter 2590 No spirit stones? We have plenty of jobs for you!
Lin Chen was completely numb.

Lin Chen had been mentally prepared that there would be many people who wanted to borrow the Burning God Sword, so when asked about his reasons, he openly stated his purpose.

Although I knew some people would want to borrow the God-Burning Sword, this is just too many.

What is this?
In the service hall, take a number, queue, and wait to be served?
That's pretty professional.

Has the Burning God Sword become a specialized service?

Since we're already here, let's just wait.

Lin Chen and the other two sat down at a table and waited quietly.

At this moment, the three had revealed their faces, and their human appearance immediately attracted a lot of attention, with many people whispering among themselves.

Lin Chen didn't care and remained calm.

Although Lin Chen and Shang Wenyan's strength is not top-tier, they are already considered extremely capable when traveling outside.

The Great Immortal of the Beginning?

There aren't that many Great Immortals.

Who is this Great Immortal who doesn't do anything productive all day long but runs around robbing and harming people?
After waiting for about half an hour, it was finally Lin Chen's turn.

Lin Chen and his two companions were led to a middle-aged man with a small mustache, who appeared to be the head of this business hall.

The middle-aged man sized up Lin Chen and calmly asked, "Does Your Excellency wish to borrow the Burning God Sword?"

Lin Chen nodded: "I don't need to borrow the Burning God Sword, but I need the city lord to help me wield the sword and sever the ties that bind one of my friends."

The middle-aged man raised an eyebrow: "A bond?"

Lin Chen briefly recounted the story of the Dark Ancestral Dragon and the Ancestral Dragon, and the middle-aged man's eyes revealed an interested look.

"A negative entity that has differentiated itself?"

Lin Chen nodded: "Yes, only by severing the bond between the two can they exist as two separate individuals. Otherwise, if the Heavenly Dao senses it, there will be great calamity."

The middle-aged man listened attentively while writing rapidly, clearly recording Lin Chen's situation.

After finishing recording, the middle-aged man looked up at Lin Chen: "So your request is for the city lord to intervene once, right?"

Lin Chen nodded: "Yes, I am willing to pay the fee."

The middle-aged man smiled and said, "Very good awareness. So the question is, how much are you willing to pay for this?"

Lin Chen stared into the middle-aged man's eyes and answered frankly, "I don't know exactly how much reward would be needed to impress the city lord. Why don't you name a price, and I'll see if I can afford it?"

The middle-aged man smiled and said, "If you are willing to pay with spirit stones, ten billion spirit stones, the city lord will wield this sword for you. Of course, it's not limited to spirit stones; other things can be exchanged for it, such as magic weapons and rare and precious materials..."

Lin Chen's eyes widened suddenly. Ten billion spirit stones? That's too outrageous!

Although Lin Chen has never lacked spirit stones, it does not mean that he possesses so many spirit stones.

As for other magical treasures and rare materials, Lin Chen had quite a few, but they weren't worth that much.

Lin Chen had previously looted the entire Black Tower City's treasury, and the total value, converted to spirit stones, was estimated to be only three to four hundred million spirit stones, still far short of one billion. Lin Chen asked, "One billion spirit stones is too much; I can't come up with that much at once. Could you reduce the amount?"

The middle-aged man clearly had a lot of experience with those seeking help who lacked spirit stones. He smiled and said, "It's alright if you don't have enough spirit stones. You can help us complete relevant tasks in Netherfire City. All these tasks are clearly priced. Completing a task will deduct the price in spirit stones. Once you have completed enough tasks to deduct one billion spirit stones, the city lord will personally step in to solve your problem."

"One body, two souls, bound by the bond of the heavens. Perhaps only the Burning God Sword can sever this bond without harming the original body. Ten billion spirit stones may be a lot, but it is absolutely worth it."

Lin Chen was shocked.

If you don't have enough spirit stones, you can actually do quests to pay off the debt?
Once you complete enough tasks worth 1 billion spirit stones, the city lord will be able to unleash this sword strike for you.

What a perfect commercial pitch!
The Lord of Netherfire City doesn't have to do anything all day long. He just sits at home and swings the God-Burning Sword a few times, and spirit stones, magic weapons, rare and precious materials are automatically delivered to his door.

Aside from the wealthy who paid directly, there were countless cultivators who worked hard for the Netherfire City in order to deliver that final blow to the city lord.

It sounds wonderful!

Lin Chen asked, "What kind of tasks are there?"

The middle-aged man reached out and took a form, which was densely listed with all sorts of tasks. Each task had a price tag behind it, meaning how many spirit stones one could get for completing the task.

Below the table is a note stating that the spirit stones obtained from this task form can only be used to offset the expenses incurred by the Burning God Sword.

Hey!
That's a really shrewd business deal!

You can work, but you can use virtual deductions from your account. As for spirit stones, no way!
Lin Chen quickly scanned the spreadsheet. The tasks inside were divided into many categories, and the requirements for each category were different.

Collection tasks involve helping the City of Darkfire gather certain cultivation resources they need. These tasks can be completed repeatedly, and you can submit the task again and earn spirit stone rewards repeatedly until the required task is canceled.

Combat-related activities include helping the City of Darkfire slay monsters in a certain area and receiving rewards based on the monster's corpse or parts that prove its existence, or going to the battlefield to fight for the City of Darkfire and slaying opponents to earn rewards.

For menial jobs, such as guarding resource mines in the City of Darkfire or protecting the airship along its route, one can earn a considerable reward for a period of time or a single journey.

The tasks on this table are all quite difficult. The lowest reward for a task is 100,000 spirit stones, while the highest rewards are tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of spirit stones.

"This is the newly updated task list. If you are interested, you can select a task, make a note of it here, and we will arrange it for you."

Lin Chen glanced directly at the tasks that offered rewards of hundreds of thousands of spirit stones. Doing those tasks was not as good as refining pills and selling them himself. After all, he was a high-level alchemist.

Lin Chen focused his gaze on the top few highest-paying tasks on the list.

Kill He Shuiyang, the city lord of Wanlong City—reward: 1 billion spirit stones.

One Snow Spirit Ice Crystal, a specialty of Ice and Snow City—reward: 500 million spirit stones (can be repeated).
Enter the Red Maple Mountains, hunt the Nightmare Dragon, and obtain the Nightmare Dragon Heart—a reward of 500 million spirit stones.

……

The middle-aged man smiled and said, "You don't need to rush to make a decision. You can take this list and ask the staff next to you for more details about the mission. Once you make a decision, you can register it with the staff."

"Okay, thank you!"

Lin Chen agreed and gave up his seat. Immediately, a new person seeking help was led to sit down on the chair.

Lin Chen waved the task list in his hand, looked up at Shang Wenyan and Yue Chengtian, and said with a wry smile, "Ten billion spirit stones is no small sum. It seems we'll have to work here to pay off our debt..."

(End of this chapter)