Trafford's Trading Club

Chapter 1466: Chapter 193: Maid Training Program

——This is a small gift from the next successor.

When Maid Eleanor heard the Club Owner utter this sentence, her expression slightly changed — clearly, she knew what the successor meant in the Club Owner’s words.

This signifies that the omnipotent owner of the Shop will eventually undergo a succession — and moreover, this kind of succession has already appeared in the future! And now, the future Club Owner, through some means, has sent the entire information to the current one!

——A Club Owner from the future!

This well explains why Nero, also a Black soul envoy, has not been registered, and her Life Lamp hasn’t been stored in the Covenant Chest… Because Nero is also a Black soul envoy from the future!

——I know someone much like you, who used to be a Maid too!

Suddenly, the words Nero once said reappeared in Eleanor’s mind, making her fall into a kind of contemplation — in the future, a new Maid might emerge… And this Maid will replace her position, managing the Shop’s Black soul envoys.

At this moment, when she looked at Nero again, there was something different in her eyes — this kind of look made Nero subconsciously frown, though she hid it well… At least, she thought it hadn’t been noticed.

“I wonder what this gift from the future Club Owner truly is.” Eleanor suddenly asked in a low voice.

The current Club Owner at this time pondered silently, only after a while did he coolly say, “Actually nothing much, just a simple greeting, telling me that I will indeed depart from the Shop in the future.”

Confirmed?

Eleanor was slightly taken aback… Perhaps the current Club Owner already had the idea of departing? But when exactly did this idea originate?

Eleanor isn’t very clear about these things — although she’s been a Maid at the Shop for some time, the truth is the Club Owner has been there longer… Some Black soul envoys in the Shop have existed far longer than her as well.

There’s always many things she herself is still exploring.

Nevertheless, facing the current Club Owner’s response, Eleanor instantly understood one thing — she shouldn’t continue to press on… This is a major issue about the transfer of sovereignty in the Shop, far beyond what someone of her servant rank can access.

“Nero… right.” At this time, the current Club Owner glanced at Nero, smiling faintly: “Although you weren’t transformed by me personally… but in terms of time, you are considered a lineage of those Black soul envoys I created. If you don’t mind, why not come sit in my Shop? I’m quite interested in knowing some things about the future Club Owner from your mouth.”

In response to this invitation from the past Club Owner, Nero immediately appeared very respectful, cautiously and reverently nodding.

Unexpectedly, the Club Owner slightly shook his head now, casually saying: “There’s no need to act cowardly and foolish before me, because it’s unnecessary… Don’t you think your current foolish appearance would make me consider the future successor, who would replace me, as possibly uninspired?”

Nero’s eyes squinted immediately, then broke into a brilliant smile, “Oh my, does everyone who can become a Club Owner have such a charming side? From what I see, that’s called keeping it in the family, isn’t it?”

The current Club Owner smiled faintly… like a kind elder watching children, “Seems, in the future… he must make you very fond of him, doesn’t he?”

Nero shrugged, said coolly: “Anyway, he’s not bad.”

“Then you, what do you hate?” At this unexpected moment, Maid Eleanor asked — she disliked Nero’s current demeanor… this demeanor made Eleanor feel a kind of collision entirely different from herself, like some sort of natural adversary.

“Hate what?” Nero blinked, then laid back her head with hands under it, gazing at the sky… watching the Void Primordial Demons bustling through the dimensional rift, “Well, what do I hate… forcing to say, guess I hate everything?”

“Everything?” Eleanor sneered, “Does it include yourself?”

“Since it’s everything, it definitely includes myself, yeah! Oh~ Former Maid Miss, your IQ is very high up!” Nero retorted playfully.

Eleanor didn’t confront her… she thought of the future — in the future, how does the person replacing her as Maid get along with Nero — whether she gets annoyed with her gritting teeth or such.

She even thought of another thing — Nero claimed to hate everything, but she didn’t dislike the future Club Owner.

But as a Maid, Eleanor dutifully didn’t go discussing about the Club Owner — even if it’s the future Club Owner.

Eleanor deeply looked at Nero for a moment, then directly walked past her — she reached out and opened the passage back to reality, then said coolly: “Well then, please… Ms. Nero.”

Nero liked seeing the helplessness of others… at this moment, she directly made a heart gesture to Eleanor, then said with a sweet tone: “Love ya~”

Eleanor shook her head… not knowing what the future Maid had done wrong to end up with such a weirdo?

——No! If there truly is a Maid to replace her, then it must be nurtured by her own hands… must train her to be a lady, absolutely not allowing a Maid like Nero, more like a wild animal, to manage the Shop’s Black soul envoys!

She secretly made a certain determination.

Thus she turned and went into the passage first, Nero chuckled, then followed joyfully… nowhere was she showing the dumbfounded and frightened look she had at the start, simply like a bear child on a field trip.

The Club Owner then walked towards the passage — only he suddenly stopped before entering, he glanced at the remote held in his hand, then turned back to look at the entire dimensional rift behind him.

The current Club Owner was heard softly saying, “Interesting… The future you, what exactly do you intend to change, or rather… want me to do something? Or… have you finally realized the essence of The Origin?”

He suddenly chuckled softly, then put away the remote, walked into the passage with hands behind him… returning to reality from here.

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“This… Where is this?”

Nero eventually showed a bewildered expression once again — after passing through the channel Eleanor opened, returning to reality.

“Reality, any problem?” Eleanor turned back, asking indifferently.

Nero opened her mouth, then walked ahead — she was now located within a building, and this building might have a height near one kilometer!

The world before her, such tall buildings were ubiquitous, inside lots of pipelines weaving through… it was downright a super sci-fi futuristic city.

But even that’s okay, Nero looked up to the sky… up there, she even saw another world — a world turned upside down.

“Is this… reality?” Nero was utterly shocked by the sight of this inverted yet simultaneously existing world before her.

[Eleanor] smiled slightly at this moment… Finally, some things have really scared this ignorant little Black Soul, haven’t they?

She said calmly, “This is Sub-world No. 0063, the Inverted Civilization World. The Upper World and the Lower World exist simultaneously… This is not strange at all. There are many similar Sub-worlds, and you will later…”

Unexpectedly, Nero suddenly cheered, directly jumping from the rooftop toward the inverted Lower World above, completely ignoring what [Eleanor] was saying at the moment.

“Indeed, quite a wild animal…” [Eleanor] shook her head, once again firming her resolve to properly educate any successor she might have in the future.

“Truly a very energetic child.”

Suddenly, the voice of the [Club Owner] came from behind the Maid [Eleanor], and she quickly stood up respectfully.

The [Club Owner] waved his hand, indicating [Eleanor] could relax a bit, and said calmly, “Compared to this child, [Eleanor], you actually seem a little too reserved.”

[Eleanor] said calmly, “As the master’s exclusive maid, I must always pay attention to my words and actions.”

The [Club Owner] thought for a moment and said, “In that case, I suppose I’ll have to find a new maid… I don’t like having people around me who are like puppets without their own thoughts—hmm, maybe I should really find a doll to take on the role of a maid, so you can be freer, Eleanor.”

[Eleanor] said nothing— she knew clearly that the [Club Owner]’s will was above all else, even if it was a joking remark, it couldn’t just be listened to lightly.

“Entirely at the master’s will.” Maid [Eleanor] nodded respectfully.

The [Club Owner] just shook his head, then waved his hand… An invisible force pulled Nero, who was leaping towards the Upper World, back.

Only to hear the current [Club Owner] say calmly, “Little one, if you want to play, I’ll give you time later… for now, stay with me.”

“There will be a charge~” Nero said with a cheeky smile, “Eight hundred per session, double for overnight!”

The [Club Owner] didn’t care at all, just casually tapped Nero on the head and smiled, “You don’t belong to this era, even if I give you performance points, you can’t exchange them for anything… However, I won’t let you make the trip for nothing either.”

“Wow~ The former [Club Owner], did you wear a leg accessory?”

Nero had already decided not to care about her dignity.

The current [Club Owner] smiled slightly… it seemed because he had encountered something that genuinely pleased him—not that kind of calm, polite smile.

It seemed to come from the heart… Maid [Eleanor] was slightly stunned, as she recalled that it seemed to be the first time she had seen the [Club Owner] in this way.

The future… Why does he want to leave the Shop in the future?

The future… What is the nature of the next [Club Owner] who succeeds him, and will they be easy to get along with?

The future… Is there really a way to return from the future to the past? Or is there a way to move from now to the future?

Eleanor suddenly shivered—yes, as long as the cost is sufficient, there must be a way!

With many questions, Maid [Eleanor] slowly followed behind the [Club Owner] into the building below—by the way, this tallest building in Sub-world No. 0063 is currently the [Club Owner]’s property.

The other identity of the [Club Owner] is the CEO of the largest corporation in this Sub-world—of course, it’s out of boredom.

“Oh… by the way, Eleanor,” before entering the top-floor residence of the building, the [Club Owner] suddenly ordered expressionlessly, “Provide a fifteen percent tax to the Lower World… the current transaction volume is still too low, we need to make the residents of the Lower World more discontent and longing.”

“Okay, Master.” [Eleanor] nodded directly.

Nero, who was listening behind, blinked and watched this scene with great interest—this [Club Owner] is probably a completely different type compared to her master, isn’t he?

Inside the office of the building, the [Club Owner] slowly sat down and casually asked, “What kind of person is the next [Club Owner]?”

“Let me tell you!” Nero’s eyebrows curved, “The one who transformed into my master is a flirtatious person! He not only makes moves on the maid but doesn’t even spare small employees like me, and he’s always playing around…”

Hehe, hehe, hehehe… Listening to Nero’s incessant talk, the [Club Owner] just occasionally smiled… Knowing that conversations with Nero wouldn’t be too easy.

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The manor’s gate slowly opened, and Da Zhe seemed to be waiting early in front of the door.

As the Beetle car slowly drove in and finally parked in the garage, Da Zhe looked completely relieved.

“Today was lucky, stumbled upon the supermarket’s discount day here.”

Boss Luo came down from the car with bags in hand, wearing a satisfied smile… Da Zhe quietly took the big bags over.

Just how much do you like shopping, sir…

“By the way, did anything happen at the manor today?” Luo Qiu asked casually.

He genuinely didn’t care about matters at the manor—constantly observing the manor would equate to a lack of trust in Da Zhe… which, clearly, isn’t good for the rapport between a club owner and an employee.

“Miss Luo Ya hasn’t woken up.” Da Zhe thought for a moment and said, “And nothing special happened in the manor… Oh, by the way, I went into the world of the [Main God Project] today.”

“You used a trial card.” the Maid said with a slight smile, “It’s okay to occasionally experience it; Black soul envoys have free trial time anyway.”

Da Zhe nodded, then added, “However, I later swapped with Tai Yinzi and let him out.”

The Maid smiled slightly.

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