Trafford Buyers Club

Chapter 3926 The Little Prince

"...In that case, I wish us a successful collaboration!"

Young Master Ge Fan smiled and raised his glass.

Although there were constant undercurrents of competition during the meal, the details of the collaboration were finally finalized... Now, all that's left is to wait and see how things unfold in the Layered World.

The governor's son is in the midst of an exciting entrepreneurial journey. Although he is meeting with so many powerful figures at the [Radiant Moon] level, it is mainly because they are giving face to his father!

However, his ability to facilitate this collaboration is also a testament to his capabilities.

Through this cooperative model, each party can save a lot of investment resources and obtain the resources they want from the card pool as much as possible—in short, they can minimize the chances of being ruthlessly exploited by the "shop"!

Young Master Ge Fan roughly estimated that, following this model, each company could save at least tens of millions in expenses—so it would be strange if these bigwigs disagreed!

All those difficulties just now were nothing but a show of bravado... It's just that it's a [Radiant Moon] level, so just take it with a grain of salt.

"Hehehe, that's good. Thank you for the banquet tonight, Young Master Ge Fan." A big shot from [Radiant Moon] said with a smile, "Of course, without Miss Sherry's presence, tonight would be much less impressive!"

"Miss Sheryl, it's getting late! I know you're about to have a concert!" Lord Mo said in a low voice, "I, Old Mo, will definitely be there to support you! Remember to save the best seats for me!"

"I will definitely have someone deliver the last ticket to you," Miss Xizi said, her face slightly flushed—mainly because she had also had a little to drink during the meal.

Even with her high alcohol tolerance, she was feeling quite tipsy at this point—no wonder Miss Sheryl was so drunk.

“Then I shall take my leave.” The God-King Odin smiled, clearly satisfied with the final outcome—he was also full of ambition at this moment, after all, if Asgard were to be revived, the only way at present was to develop the layers of the world.

"Let's settle the bill," Young Master Ge Fan said with a smile, looking at the waitress serving him.

A short while later, the waitress brought over the bill—along with the payment system in her hand.

"Honorable guest, this is the final bill. Please take a look. If there are no problems, you can pay here." The waitress said respectfully.

Not looking... is of course impossible, after all, it's this hotel.

Then I saw Young Master Ge Fan casually pick up the bill and glance at it—his pupils twitched almost imperceptibly a few times, and then he suddenly stood up slowly, supporting himself on the table.

"Young Master Ge Fan, is there a problem?" Lord Mo asked, frowning.

Although everyone's perception was restricted, they were still able to keenly observe the subtle changes in the governor's son's expression.

"Oh, it's nothing." Young Master Ge Fan smiled slightly. "I just remembered that my father once told me to upgrade my membership level at this hotel. I just did a rough estimate, and this spending seems to be enough for an upgrade."

"I see." Lord Mo nodded noncommittally.

Young Master Ge Fan said apologetically, "Gentlemen, please forgive me for not being able to see you off. I think I should go and process my membership application."

"Hehe, we're just going back to our rooms. Actually, we should be the ones seeing you off." Lord Mo laughed heartily. "Everyone, please! Miss Sherry, I'm really looking forward to your concert! I'll definitely be there!"

After all the big shots from [Radiant Moon] had left, the smile on Young Master Ge Fan's face almost disappeared.

He glanced at Miss Sheryl indifferently. "Miss Sheryl, I have some matters to attend to. Would you please wait in the hotel lobby lounge area for a moment?"

“Ah…no problem.” Miss Xizi nodded. “Um…Young Master Ge Fan, about my friend’s bill, perhaps I should handle it myself…”

“No need.” Young Master Gofan waved his hand. “Rost, take Miss Sheryl to the lobby to rest for a while.”

"Yes, Master!"

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"……what happened?"

Young Master Ge Fan looked at the hotel restaurant manager with a slightly gloomy expression—he wasn't actually that angry; only someone reckless would throw a tantrum here.

He just wanted to solve the problem.

"Distinguished guest, do you have any questions about this bill?" the beautiful young manager of [Prayer] asked respectfully. "Our hotel does not overcharge. Every charge can be clearly verified. Do you have any questions?"

Young Master Ge Fan took a deep breath. "And that bill that came in... exactly how much did they order?"

He had figured out the problem. The cost of tonight's meal was within his budget and obviously couldn't be exceeded—so the only possible culprit was Miss Sheryl's friend!

Should we confront Miss Sherry?

Young Master Ge Fan couldn't afford to lose face like this, and it was indeed his own rashness, but swallowing this bitter pill in silence...

It's even less likely that they would want to cause trouble for Sherry. Putting aside Lord Mo's attitude towards Sherry, Sherry herself is not someone to be trifled with—after all, the power behind Sherry's employer is immeasurable.

“That customer ordered half of the menu,” the pretty young manager said truthfully. “Unfortunately, after only two dishes, the customer felt unwell and left in a hurry… Should I go find that customer’s friend? I remember she was at the same table as you.”

"...No need." Young Master Ge Fan took a deep breath, gritted his teeth, and then roughly pulled out a checkbook from the Void Bank of Saint Gloria Port. "You accept Void Bank checks here, right?"

“Of course!” the beautiful girl minister said with a smile.

Our young lady is one of the shareholders of [Void Bank], how can we not acknowledge it?

"By the way, if I pay for this in my own name, what's the highest level of membership I can get for this hotel?" Young Master Ge Fan asked after thinking for a moment.

"The total amount for this transaction is 27,893,025!" the beautiful young manager calculated quickly. "In that case, the VIP can pre-deposit 10 million to upgrade to a VIP member of our store, and then pay the balance!"

Seeing that Young Master Ge Fan's face had darkened somewhat, the beautiful young department head acted as if she hadn't noticed, "Of course, VIP, you can also pre-deposit 50 million to become our store's Supreme VIP. You can enjoy a 50% discount on all your purchases here! I recommend you become a Supreme VIP to enjoy even better service!"

"...Honorary members, no discount?" Young Master Ge Fan frowned.

Yes, there is a 93% discount!

"The membership levels are only one level apart, so why is there such a big difference in discounts?" Young Master Ge Fan asked incredulously.

The pretty young minister blinked and said, "This is naturally to highlight the prestige of the Supreme VIPs! VIP, think about it, if the benefits of Honor Members and Supreme VIPs were almost the same, wouldn't that be disrespectful to the Supreme VIPs? So, what do you mean?"

“…Let’s upgrade to VIP membership for now.” Young Master Ge Fan sighed.

It sounds like the VIP membership is more cost-effective, but the problem is that he has limited funds... This time, he'll have to dig up development funds from the layer world to settle the bill!

Of course, I also replenished it from my own savings.

But with such a huge hole, one has no choice but to find a way to fill it back... Who understands the painstaking efforts of a rich second-generation entrepreneur who doesn't want his family to look down on him!

After signing the check, he felt as if he had been stabbed twice in the chest... Young Master Ge Fan silently put away the [Glory Member] card that was not originally in his plans!

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“…Young Master Ge Fan, please don’t trouble yourself to take me back. I’ve already called a driver.” Miss Xizi had already thought of an excuse to leave. “Regarding the concert, I still have some questions about the costumes that I need to discuss with the designer…We originally planned to meet tonight.”

Young Master Ge Fan had no interest in dealing with this "Galaxy Fairy" at the moment... he even felt a sense of annoyance—if it weren't for the need to please Lord Mo...

Sure enough, women only hinder the efficiency of starting a business!

However, he still said in a very amicable manner, "It's alright, it was my fault tonight... Miss Sherry, I'm very sorry about tonight, especially about Lord Mo. So, I will make amends properly later."

Miss Xizi smiled slightly and said nothing—keeping quiet was the best course of action at this moment.

"Oh, by the way," Young Master Ge Fan said cautiously, "Your friend ordered quite a lot of food, but hasn't touched any of it. What a waste. My guards have worked hard tonight, what do you think?"

"Then let's treat them to a meal!" Miss Xizi nodded. "It was originally Mr. Ge Fan who paid the bill... Ah, the car I called is here!"

"Goodbye, Miss Sheryl!"

"goodbye!"

After watching the [Galaxy Fairy] get into the carriage and leave, the smile on Young Master Ge Fan's face completely disappeared... At this moment, the leader of the guards, Rost, cautiously came up behind him.

"Young master...we're actually not hungry."

"I didn't say you could eat it!" Young Master Ge Fan sneered. "Seal all the packaged food inside with the highest-grade equipment!"

A meal costing over 20 million...

Even His Majesty of the Heavenly Court wouldn't do such a thing unless there's a reason, right?
"Find some time and try to investigate the background of Miss Sherry's friend!" Young Master Ge Fan instructed after thinking for a moment.

"As ordered!"

Damn it, I finally found a weak point in the [Designer System], hoping to avoid being fleeced of tens of millions in the Layer World investment... and now I've been wiped out!
"unlucky!"

Let's find some time to disperse these sealed-up vegetables to other places and see how much health they can recover!
He did manage to get a [Honor Member] card under his own name... so he won't have to use his father's membership card anymore, which should make it easier to do certain things discreetly.

"Go home!"

"Young Master Ge Fan said in a deep voice."

"Young Master Ge Fan, please wait."

Just then, a figure appeared silently—instantly, the guards around Young Master Ge Fan were both shocked and furious, locking onto this suddenly appearing figure with their powerful auras!
This is no longer within the hotel grounds; all the restrictive forces have vanished... Since the other party was able to approach silently, the danger is extremely high!
Young Master Ge Fan, already in a bad mood, was about to explode. His eyes were filled with anger as he demanded, "Who are you?"

The man slowly emerged from the shadows, but his body was still enveloped in a thick layer of black mist, making him appear eerie and mysterious... He chuckled and said, "I've heard that Young Master Ge Fan is seeking a partner... I'm not very talented, but I'm also quite interested in Young Master Ge Fan's [model]."

"You're also one of the designers of the layered worlds?" Young Master Ge Fan frowned slightly, then a thought struck him. "I remember now, you're the one who failed to seize the last layer of the worlds at the auction..."

"It seems Young Master Ge Fan has a deep impression of me." The man smiled slightly. "Then, would Young Master Ge Fan be interested in having a chat with us?"

"you?"

"Me," the man said calmly, "and a few of my friends who also happened to acquire the design rights to a layer of the world, but are struggling to figure out how to proceed."

Young Master Ge Fan's heart stirred; he was just worried about where to fill the hole.

He said calmly, "Since you have extended such a sincere invitation, how could I refuse? If it is convenient for you, why don't we meet at my private residence? Of course, your friends will also be there..."

"Haha, then I'll have to trouble Young Master Ge Fan!"

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Crackling, crackling!
Like diamonds, ice crystals were frantically poured into the bathtub—and at that moment, the real Ms. Sheryl was instantly buried under the ice.

Xie Nan watched expressionlessly, silently counting 1, 2, 3, 4...

As she counted to 10, Ms. Sheryl suddenly sat up in the bathtub, exclaiming, "It's...it's so cold! It's freezing!! What the hell is this?!"

Ms. Sheryl, trembling all over and feeling as if her soul was about to be frozen, instinctively wanted to climb out of the bathtub!
But Ah Nan immediately retorted with a sneer, "Cold is cold, of course. You think this is a joke? It's ancient ice from the depths of the Demon Realm."

"You...you you you you you?!" Miss Sherry, who was freezing to the point of madness, looked up upon hearing this. The moment she saw Xie Nan, she was first stunned, then exclaimed incredulously, "What are you doing here? Weren't you on the vacation planet?"

Ah Nan, expressionless, grabbed Sheryl's long hair and roughly dragged her out of the bathtub. "Ha, how did I get here? It's all thanks to you... you bitch! I got set up because of you!"

"Wait...wait!! Don't be so rough..." Miss Sherry's scalp throbbed, and she subconsciously said, "You bitch! At least let me warm up a bit!!"

Enraged, Miss Nan paid no heed to the words of this seductive and shameless woman. With a casual toss, she threw Miss Shirley into the darkroom of the room.

The dark red room was filled with all sorts of torture-like instruments.

“You bitch…” Miss Sheryl was taken aback at first, then flew into a rage, “What do you take me for!”

"You slut! Shut up!" Xie Nan slammed Sherry against the wall... Steel rings suddenly appeared from the wall, binding her body. "I'm furious right now!"

Immediately afterwards, Ke Nan took a gag and put it into Miss Sheryl's mouth.

Looking at the [Galaxy Fairy] in front of her, who was struggling fiercely but whose body was trembling with excitement, Ah Nan didn't know whether to cry or laugh.

Sure enough, every gift from the shop came with a hidden price tag!

She also said that the maid suddenly changed her personality...

—Could it be that what I did while slacking off in the [science section]...was discovered?!
—Otherwise, why would you point me out like that?

—That shouldn't be the case. Didn't that little prince say that his presence wouldn't be detected...?

hiss……

Xie Nan gasped in shock!
At the same time, Miss Sheryl gasped...

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The void, [Science side]... A certain resort, a bustling beach.

The man, who was picking his toes, was lounging comfortably on a beach chair, drinking fresh coconut water, and exclaimed, "Now I finally understand why Hou Yi liked wearing beach shorts so much, they're so cool!"

The boy in white next to him didn't want to talk to the other person, but would occasionally glance at a teenager playing in the sand not far away.

Wearing a baseball cap, with silver hair, and a very delicate appearance, she looked...innocent?
This guy suddenly appeared in front of them—but that "Miss Nan" seemed to value him very much!

"Speaking of which, Miss Nan suddenly disappeared without a trace. Second brother, do you know what she went off to do?" the man with the scraggly feet asked abruptly.

"Just ask her when she gets back," the young man in white said calmly.

The man picking his toes shrugged upon hearing this, then stood up and walked towards the baseball cap boy who was playing in the mud... The boy in white couldn't help but frown.

"Hey kid, what do you do?" The man with the scraggly feet squatted down beside him. "Since there's no one else around, why don't you tell me?"

The boy in the baseball cap blinked, then squinted and smiled, "Me? I'm an abandoned child, unloved by my father, uncared for by my mother, and my sister tries to kill me every day. I can only hide away... a little prince! So I have no choice but to seek refuge with Miss Nan, but it seems she's still considering whether or not to take me in!"

"A prince?" The man with the unkempt feet was taken aback, scratched his head, and said, "You're actually a prince? Well then, how big is your family's map? How high is your throne?"

"Wow, it's huge!" The little prince chuckled, making a large circle with his hands. "It's this big! I've never even seen the end of it! As for how high the throne is, I don't know, because I don't have one!"

The man with his feet shrugged and suddenly said, "Little prince, all the crabs are dead, what's the fun in that?"

The young prince casually said, "Killing it isn't fun, so I decided to bring it back to life... Look, it's alive now!"

The man picking his toes was momentarily stunned.

The crabs that should have been torn to pieces in the sand have come back to life, as if time has been reversed!
Then the young prince picked up the revived crab with both hands and presented it to the man picking his feet, smiling shyly, "Uncle, let's have grilled crab tonight!"

—This guy…