Trafford's Trading Club

Chapter 1669: Chapter 19: Irremovable Instincts

Undersea City, evening.

It’s considered evening because the weather system automatically adjusts accordingly.

“You want us to be your supporters during the race?”

While eating, Lei Yaz suddenly made quite an unexpected request at the dinner table—by the way, this dinner was prepared by the maid, which made Lei Yaz feel awkward for quite a while.

Facing Boss Luo’s inquiry, Lei Yaz bowed his head but tightly grasped his pants with his hands, “Y-Yes, earlier at the workshop, I saw Big Sister quickly grasping the structure of the Flywheel, she’s really amazing! So, I thought if it’s just for support during the race, then… there wouldn’t be any problem!”

The maid didn’t speak, she just served Boss Luo more dinner and then gracefully resumed eating.

Boss Luo asked curiously, “What made you suddenly have this thought.”

Lei Yaz replied helplessly, “The Flywheel competition involves teams registering for the race. Some long-established teams even have sponsors backing them. Although individuals can participate, they usually bring one or two assistants. Otherwise, I would have to replace worn-out parts myself, wasting a lot of time on each occasion… I really couldn’t find anyone else, and the preliminary race starts the day after tomorrow.”

Seeing Luo Qiu’s indifferent expression, Lei Yaz clenched his teeth and said, “I know this request is very sudden, but… but I truly have no other choice. I haven’t come of age and can’t find work. The Contribution Points I have were given by my mother, but most were already spent on buying Flywheel parts… but, as long as I can achieve some ranking, I will earn Contribution Points, which I can share with you. You just have to help replace parts during my race!”

Boss Luo casually remarked, “So, if you don’t achieve any ranking at the race, we would essentially be helping for nothing, right.”

“This…” Lei Yaz opened his mouth, suddenly clenched his fist and said, “I will try my best! Even if… even if I lose, I’ll write an IOU, and when I earn Contribution Points in the future, I will definitely repay you!”

“It’s not about Contribution Points.” Boss Luo shook his head but then added, “I’ve heard you’re participating to earn a large amount of Contribution Points to reduce your father’s sentence, right.”

Lei Yaz nodded.

Luo Qiu continued, “In fact, once you come of age, you could also earn Contribution Points through work. I think your work-earned Contribution Points and the reward Contribution Points from the race would be the same… do you understand what I’m saying? How long until you come of age?”

“Three years…” Lei Yaz said with his head lowered, “But, but I can’t wait three years.”

“Why not.” Boss Luo said calmly, “Is your father sick in prison and can’t endure three years?”

Lei Yaz shook his head, “My mother is a warrior of the Undersea City and soon she will embark on an expedition against the Sea Demon Clan… after this expedition, I don’t know if she will return. Next month is the anniversary of my mother’s and father’s marriage, I hope for them to meet before my mother sets out.”

“Your mother is a warrior of the Undersea City?” Boss Luo said with slight surprise.

“My mother has a specialty in physical abilities.” Lei Yaz nodded, “So after graduation, she was assigned to the soldier camp.”

Boss Luo said, “I looked at the introduction of the Undersea City… as a soldier, the benefits should be quite higher than ordinary jobs. Your mother should have quite a few Contribution Points on hand.”

Lei Yaz sighed, “They’re gone… all used up. My father was originally sentenced to death, my mother spent almost all her savings to get it commuted to life imprisonment, and visits are not allowed. This time, my mother is going on the expedition for high Contribution Points… If only I could grow up sooner, if only I were smart enough to show exceptional potential during my study phase… But it’s too late, I wasted all my past time just having fun…”

His fingernails deeply pierced into his palm, but he didn’t say more about the past, just looked resolute, “Participating in the Flywheel competition is the only thing I can think of and do right now… so, I beg you both! No matter what you want me to do!”

“I like the look in your eyes now.” Boss Luo smiled slightly, “But I don’t suggest doing things beyond your capability right now, nor speak lightly of saying ‘no matter what’.”

Lei Yaz opened his mouth.

Luo Qiu calmly said, “Before saying those words, do you understand whether you have sufficient power in the future to fulfill such promises? What kind of unknown and consequences are behind this statement, have you thought about them carefully? If I help you but my request is later for you to kill someone unconditionally, would you accept it… of course, this is just a hypothesis.”

The young boy naturally had never killed anyone, had never even thought about killing… The Undersea City hadn’t seen such terrible things as murder in who knows how many years now.

“I…” Lei Yaz sat down lost in thought, looking at the delicious food in front of him but had lost his appetite, mind chaotic.

The boss and the maid continued eating leisurely, appearing completely unperturbed… Lei Yaz felt like he was more of a guest in this room.

“I… I’ll go for a walk.” He pushed his chair away suddenly, stood up and quickly walked out, head down, “There are rooms upstairs, if you feel tired, you can rest up there… as you wish.”

The door opened immediately, then closed, and the young man ran out, very quickly.

Boss Luo did not speak for a long time, and when they were almost finished eating, he suddenly asked the maid, “There should be something like a warming pot here, right?”

The maid smiled, “Yes.”

Boss Luo said offhandedly, “Don’t turn off the lights at the door… Hmm, I’ll go look at some more Magic Energy Glamour.”

“Okay.”

The maid stood up and cleaned up.

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…

“Oh, isn’t this Lei Yaz? How’s it going, spotted something? I can give you a discount.”

Outside the Flywheel shop, the salesperson greeted Lei Yaz familiarly—most of the shops on this street are Flywheel stores, including many repair shops.

This was Lei Yaz’s favorite place to hang out.

“I… I’m just looking.” Lei Yaz shook his head, he had indeed spotted a balance gauge, but unfortunately, the price exceeded his affordability.

“I heard you’re planning to sign up for the All-Star Competition?” The salesperson suddenly asked.

“I… I’m just trying it out.” Lei Yaz stuttered, “I… I’ve got things to do, gotta go… goodbye!”

“Lei Yaz, wait, don’t leave.” The salesperson suddenly called out, beckoning mysteriously to Lei Yaz, smiling, “There’s a place that might suit you.”

Lei Yaz opened his mouth, but seeing the other’s mysterious demeanor, couldn’t help but step forward, following as if guided by instinct.

This salesperson worked at a Flywheel shop on East Thirteenth Street that had been around for several years. This shop primarily sold second-hand Flywheel parts, and it’s rumored they have channels to get some official, military-grade components.

But Lei Yaz had never seen anything military-grade; the best he found in this shop was an industrial-grade sensor.

Following the salesperson into a narrow alley… the darker the environment gets, the more Lei Yaz feels a vague uneasiness.

“Mr. Wolf, where… are we going?” Lei Yaz quickly stepped forward to ask.

“You’ll know once we get there.” The salesperson… named Mr. Wolf lowered his head and smiled, quickened his pace, “Lei Yaz, didn’t you want some better Flywheel parts? There’s a place that can help you.”

This seemed to instantly hit Lei Yaz’s soft spot, his heart rate suddenly accelerated, and it felt like ants were crawling inside.

Finally, after passing through a dark and winding path, Mr. Wolf stopped in front of a seemingly ordinary house.

This house backed up to the commercial street of Flywheel on East Thirteenth Street, and next to it was the Undersea City’s artificial canal of East Thirteen Street.

Mr. Wolf knocked three times, then twice, then once, and finally four times before stopping.

A code?

Lei Yaz looked at Mr. Wolf inquisitively, only to hear him suddenly say, “Once we’re inside, no matter what you see or hear, don’t make a sound… I’ll take you directly to see the person in charge here. If you want anything, you can say it; the person in charge can assist you.”

“Really?” Lei Yaz couldn’t help but widen his eyes, somewhat incredulous.

“Of course,” Mr. Wolf smiled and said, “But, help certainly doesn’t come free… You’ll need to pay a price.”

Lei Yaz was startled, then suddenly remembered something his big brother said at dinner, “I… I don’t kill!”

Mr. Wolf couldn’t help but be startled, then laughed twice, vigorously patting Lei Yaz’s shoulder, “I wouldn’t dare kill either! What are you thinking? At most, you just need to do some physical labor… Of course, if you want many things, the labor will be greater… Rest assured, you won’t be doing anything heinous.”

“Physical labor?” Lei Yaz looked at Mr. Wolf suspiciously, thought about it, and said, “If that’s the case, then I might…”

“Stop talking, it’s time to open the door!” Mr. Wolf suddenly said.

Lei Yaz quickly shut his mouth.

The door to the house slowly opened, but only halfway, revealing half the body of a tall figure from inside.

A scar ran directly from the left eye to the corner of the mouth… As for the left eye, it emitted a strange dark green glow.

Lei Yaz secretly drew a breath of cold air, realizing that the tall man’s left eye was fitted with a magical energy eye… He couldn’t help but speculate about the tall man’s origins.

“This one?” The tall man looked at Lei Yaz coldly.

Mr. Wolf stepped forward familiarly, smiled, and asked, “How about it, will it do?”

The tall man scrutinized him for a while before nodding, “Alright, follow me inside, just don’t speak, don’t disturb the guests here.”

“Understood.” Mr. Wolf made a gesture of understanding, then put an arm around Lei Yaz’s shoulder and followed the tall man into the house.

Lei Yaz found that the house wasn’t as simple as it looked from the outside… After leading them inside, the tall man took them all the way to a room, opened the floor of the room, revealing a staircase leading underground.

The tall man entered the stairs first.

Lei Yaz couldn’t help but whisper, “Mr. Wolf… Who is this man, why does he look so… fierce?”

Mr. Wolf whispered, “I don’t know his name either, he’s never told anyone. Here, we just call him 39.0. As for his fierce look, that’s natural; he’s a retired Magic Energy Warrior.”

“Magic Energy Warrior!” Lei Yaz exclaimed, but was immediately silenced by Mr. Wolf.

“Alright! Time for talking is over! From now on, you can’t speak anymore, understand?” Mr. Wolf said solemnly.

Lei Yaz’s heart raced as he nodded.

After traversing a long staircase, they finally reached the bottom… Lei Yaz estimated that this place was already beneath the artificial canal of East Thirteen Street.

Yet didn’t know who could have opened such a large space under the artificial canal.

Soon, under 39.0’s lead, they passed through a heavy metal door and into a bright white hall.

Just upon entering this bright white hall, Lei Yaz was stunned by the sight inside!

Around the hall were many transparent rooms, and within these rooms, Lei Yaz could see many scantily dressed young men and women.

At the same time, he also saw many people standing in front of the transparent walls of these rooms… They were all wearing masks, concealing their original appearance.

But from the voices, they seemed to be adults.

Some were tall, some thin, some fat, some bloated… There were men and women.

Lei Yaz watched this scene curiously… Even blushing and flustered when he saw the scantily dressed young women in those rooms.

At this moment, a particularly fair-skinned boy, wearing only a pair of white trousers and remarkably handsome, was being held by a masked woman whose body was four times the size of Lei Yaz.

“Auntie, I’ve thought it through, I don’t want to work hard anymore…”

“Oh, little darling, still calling me Auntie, huh?”

Then, he saw the woman embrace the boy, entering another sealed room… It seemed many people were like this, embracing handsome boys or girls and entering similar sealed rooms.

What exactly are these people doing?

Lei Yaz became increasingly puzzled… Mr. Wolf mentioned some physical labor, could it mean standing in these transparent rooms and entering a closed room with the so-called Auntie?

Though he had some embarrassment wearing only trousers, and didn’t know what would happen in the room… But now, Lei Yaz saw someone come out of the sealed room.

It was a man holding the hand of a girl, the girl had a blush and a smile on her face.

Doesn’t seem like a difficult task…

If that’s the case, perhaps I can give it a try.

Lei Yaz thought secretly to himself.

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