Trafford's Trading Club

Chapter 1449: Chapter 176: Exchange

——Boss, give me a thirty-dollar point card!

Suddenly, this phrase flashed through Da Zhe’s mind… of course, it was just a fleeting moment, evoking some long-forgotten memories — although, Da Zhe was indeed somewhat intrigued by Adam’s suggestion.

Adam said that the trial account has a thirty-day free trial period… After the thirty days, you can choose to either officially start renewing or stop using the trial account.

Da Zhe felt that the maid really was like a devil — not only finding ways to extract maximum benefits from customers but also finding ways to squeeze out the hard-earned performance points from the Black Soul.

As long as transactions exist, this world probably can’t eradicate the act of consumption?

Whether it was because of sheer boredom, the need for something fresh in life, or simply a curiosity about the mysterious world in the [Main God Project]… or maybe just because the thirty-day free trial was too good to pass up, Da Zhe found himself nodding in a daze.

“Trial account creation successful… Character appearance generated… Birthplace set successfully…”

As Adam continued typing on the keyboard, Da Zhe felt a strange force pulling him out of this reality… It was a very special feeling, not like the departure of a soul, but more akin to being pulled out of this world.

It’s unclear how much time passed before Da Zhe suddenly saw everything turn white — white engulfed everything, he couldn’t even tell direction!

This white swiftly faded away, replaced by blue skies and white clouds, lush mountains and clear waters, like a scenic wonderland — what was before his eyes could not simply be described as realistic.

This is real!

Da Zhe extended his hand, spread his fingers, feeling the wind as it flowed through them… he even touched his face, clenched his fist, and stomped hard on the ground.

Indeed, this was a real feeling — it was entering a real world, not some so-called virtual world, let alone the holographic technology humans are still studying.

All Da Zhe could do was describe his experience as an awe-inspiring one — this was his first time entering the world of the [Main God Project].

At this moment, a beam of white light suddenly shot down from the sky — the light fell directly in front of Da Zhe… Within the light, a figure slowly emerged.

A checkered shirt, beach shorts, sunglasses, hair styled into dreadlocks, and a beard — in his left hand, he was even holding a fresh coconut with a straw: Tai Yinzi!

“I am Lord Taiyin, and this place is… eh?”

Despite his beachwear style of checkered shirt, shorts, and sunglasses, the so-called [Main God] Taiyin always had an aura of holiness — probably. But when he saw that the one who descended here was not a human, but his only colleague, Tai Yinzi was startled.

“Wow! It looks like there’s something over there!” Tai Yinzi suddenly, with a solemn expression, pointed forward.

Da Zhe was taken aback for a moment and instinctively turned around — aside from the scenery like a paradise, in fact, there was nothing there, but when he turned back, the Tai Yinzi figure in beachwear had already transformed into a solemn one, with an immortal-like aura, looking very much like the NPCs in low-quality domestic page games.

“Ah, it’s Da Zhe, my good fellow.” Tai Yinzi clasped his hands and bowed, “Fellow traveler from afar, forgive this humble monk for not greeting you sooner, my apologies.”

Da Zhe hadn’t spent much time with Tai Yinzi — they mostly missed each other, and the few activities together only involved brief conversations… but from this encounter alone, he felt he could silently categorize Tai Yinzi and Nero into the same circle.

These two guys have undoubtedly reached a certain level of thick-skinned… Such guys, probably only his boss has the tolerance to accept them.

“Tai Yinzi Dao… Um, actually, there’s no need for such formality, just call me Da Zhe.” Da Zhe shook his head, clearly unable to learn this kind of scholarly way of speaking, “I guess I’ll just call you Tai Yinzi?”

“That would be wonderful.” Tai Yinzi stroked his beard with a smile, looking every bit like a kindly elder, “Then, if I may, I’ll call you Brother Da Zhe… May I ask, Brother Da Zhe, what brings you here this time? Did your master, or Ms. You Ye, give you any instructions? Actually, Brother Da Zhe didn’t have to come here in person; you could have just used an emergency command outside to notify me. I would have appeared immediately.”

“You don’t need to worry, I came here out of sheer boredom, not because the boss or Ms. You Ye wanted anything from you.” Da Zhe waved his hand, “I originally intended to come in and experience this game a little.”

Tai Yinzi suspiciously rolled his eyes and then nodded, “I see, Brother Da Zhe came for the experience… In that case, would you like me to be your guide?”

“How can I impose, after all, you have your own work…” Da Zhe chuckled, “Managing such a large place must be exhausting, right?”

——It’s not exhausting, not exhausting!

——You all never come, so it’s definitely not exhausting!

——It’s best if you all never think of me!

“How dare this humble monk claim to be tired!” Tai Yinzi said seriously at this point, “This is the master’s domain! As the first Black Soul envoy personally transformed by the master, and entrusted with the [Main God Project]… The master has placed such trust in this humble monk, Tai Yinzi is truly grateful and has no way to repay him, except to…”

“Ahem! Brother Taiyin, what fun things are here?” Da Zhe interrupted, then curiously asked, “I mean, what is it about this [Main God Project] world that attracts so many to abandon everything and enter here?”

Tai Yinzi smiled slightly at this moment, “You’re not aware yet? Come… Brother Da Zhe, allow me to properly welcome you today; I’ll show you why this place attracts so many humans and why, once they’ve entered, they never want to leave and return to the mundane and hopeless reality!”

Da Zhe originally came to take a look… and had some intention to learn, so with Tai Yinzi’s offer, he naturally did not refuse and fluently complimented him a few times — after all, before becoming a Black Soul envoy, Da Zhe was a genuine member of society, even having spent ten years in prison, dealing with matters smoothly was natural for him.

It can be said that among the many Black Soul envoys who have already appeared before Luo Qiu, Da Zhe is the most down-to-earth and has the most normal personality—all the others have more or less some personality defects.

“Hmm… Brother Da Zhe, you must be using a special experience account for Black Soul envoys, right?” Tai Yinzi thought for a moment and said, “That’s why you directly descended from me.”

“Is there anything different about it?” Da Zhe asked curiously.

Tai Yinzi said: “Actually, there wasn’t in the past… Before, all humans entering here from the present world would directly descend here to me. But recently, there’s an additional transit place, so the humans directly descending to me have started to decrease.”

“Transit station?”

Tai Yinzi immediately spoke with some sarcasm: “It’s just two little greenhorns who know nothing, acting all high and mighty as if being personally converted by the master makes them something special, totally disrespectful towards seniors… Brother Da Zhe, I’m telling you, when you meet these two kids in the future, you must not show them a good face. The younger generation today is really too much, just a little bit of color and they turn into rainbows… They say my reincarnation system is too low, inefficient! They also say I’m randomly giving humans talents, causing the world to be full of [Borg]… By the way, Brother Da Zhe, what does [Borg] mean?”

“…I’m not very sure either.” Da Zhe shook his head… Looks like the boss has something going on with those two new Black Soul envoys safely in another sub-world.

But Tai Yinzi wasn’t done complaining yet, “Look, because of those two brats, the ones reincarnated through me as the Main God now are less than a tenth of before… There’s an unknown number of bizarre churches emerging in the lower realms now! I’m almost being taken as an Evil God by those New Gods! And they plan to crusade against me—I can’t believe this! When I go reason with those two brats, they tell me it’s some new expansion pack… Brother, I am seriously in the dark here! Isn’t this a joke… Forget it, I’m embarrassed, Brother Da Zhe, these are just small matters! With my position in the boss’s heart, how can I be so easily displaced by these two brats? When I get the chance to see the boss, a few words will definitely restore my sovereignty! Haha! Hahaha!”

Da Zhe… Da Zhe accompanied him with a bright smile — has this old ghost truly not left here for far too long, living too comfortably?

…

Not long after, Tai Yinzi brought him to a colossal palace—Da Zhe dared to bet that the grandeur of this magnificent palace was even a few degrees more extravagant than the palace of the Penglai Immortal he had seen in the [Penglai Treasury]… And according to Tai Yinzi, this was just one of his palaces, used as a summer retreat.

Extravagance… That was Da Zhe’s reaction upon seeing this palace—which made Zhao Le and Chen Mingming’s criticisms of Tai Yinzi seem quite justified.

“What’s this?”

Tai Yinzi brought Da Zhe before a mirror—he let Da Zhe stand in front of it.

“Brother Da Zhe, this is the [Magic Mirror] I created with my privileges!” Tai Yinzi said proudly, “I originally used it to reward those who reincarnated from here. As long as they complete some special tasks I issue, they can use this magic mirror! But brother, you and I are family, since you’re visiting my house, feel free to use it!”

“Oh?”

Tai Yinzi chuckled: “You just need to place your hand in front of this mirror, then think about the person you want in your mind, and the person you want will emerge from the [Magic Mirror]… Simply put, you can use this [Magic Mirror] to create a person, a person you can control according to your thoughts… Of course, it can also be a creature! Whatever is created can act according to your thoughts!”

Da Zhe was stunned, he instinctively placed his hand in front of the mirror, and suddenly a face deeply cherished in his memory flashed in his mind—his daughter.

The surface of the [Magic Mirror] began to ripple… The mirror surface, like mercury, began to bulge after a while, and then a small human figure separated from the mirror surface… and walked out.

It started to have a physical form, then turned into a little girl with braided hair—the little girl had big, shiny eyes. She looked up, saw Da Zhe, and immediately gave a sweet smile, “Papa! I missed you so much, you finally came to see me!”

Da Zhe’s body trembled slightly… The little girl hugged him affectionately, Da Zhe looked down at this tender face, feeling somewhat at a loss.

Since becoming a Black Soul envoy, he has never had such an experience… It was a moment he had longed for day and night—realized so easily right here.

He knew that this was just the ability of Tai Yinzi’s created [Magic Mirror]—these were all fictitious.

But… how many people can resist such [reality]?

“Indeed hard to refuse.” Da Zhe took a deep breath, looked at the little girl in his arms, and said faintly, “I can somewhat understand why people come here and don’t wish to leave… Who can resist it?”

“Right!” Tai Yinzi looked smug.

Unexpectedly, Da Zhe shook his head, gently pushed away the little girl in his arms, “But fake is always fake… Tai Yinzi, I appreciate your [Magic Mirror], but I can’t accept it.”

“Why?” Tai Yinzi asked in surprise, “At my place, Brother Da Zhe, you can enjoy yourself! After all, you’re using an experience account, right?”

Da Zhe still shook his head, casually making an excuse: “I have to manage the manor today, the boss and Ms. You Ye have just gone to school, I need to finish these tasks before they come back.”

“The master and…” Tai Yinzi blinked suddenly, then said: “Brother Da Zhe, how about this? Leave managing the manor to me for now, so you can enjoy your experience here!”

“Leave it to you?” Da Zhe furrowed his brow.

Tai Yinzi suddenly said with a solemn expression: “Yes, it’s just cleaning the manor, do you think such a small task is beyond my capability? Plus, it gets dull staying here every day… Let me go out to get some fresh air, while you enjoy yourself here… Well, I mean have a good experience—I mean, you can continue to use this [Magic Mirror]!”

Da Zhe was silent for a moment… The little girl who walked out of the [Magic Mirror], looked up at him hopefully, causing Da Zhe’s most delicate soul string to move lightly.

By some strange impulse, he nodded: “Then… alright.”