novelraw Chapter 1698 1702: Give Him Two Slaps
Chapter 1698 1702: Give Him Two Slaps
The banks in the Skyless Realm have branches in six districts, all open to the public. The branch in the sixth district is the busiest because its main clientele are Sixth Grade citizens. Thus, not only are the facilities modest, but the service capabilities are also weak.
In contrast, the branches located in the core areas have excellent facilities, and any customer coming in for a transaction receives high-quality service, highlighting the difference in class.
Since it was announced that the Hong Yun Empire would also have an assessment location, countless young talents have flocked to the Skyless Realm, especially after the news of the auction for Teleportation Array spots, causing the bank's business to surge more than tenfold.
Although the Divine Crystal is a worldwide currency substitute, it's important to note that the Skyless Realm is a lawless area, which makes business transactions between external banks and those here extremely difficult.
Even if you're immensely wealthy in your own country, in this Skyless Realm, you might not be able to withdraw a single penny. Services like transfers and withdrawals are not only complex, but also require numerous procedures and take a long time.
Zhang Menglong had just made an appointment for a withdrawal service. In the sixth district, even with staff working overtime, the queue for various services is over five days long, and even in the fifth district, it's more than three hours.
Zhang Menglong used his First-class citizen status to book a withdrawal in the first district, and the appointment was quickly completed. Within three hours, he could go to the first district to handle the withdrawal.
Zhang Menglong passed through many city walls; as a First-class citizen, he no longer required any transit or stay fees and arrived at the first district unimpeded.
The Skyless Bank in the first district is as grand as a palace. Normally, even Low-level citizens can pay to enter and conduct transactions here, but due to the surge in business, Skyless Bank directly adjusted its business rules—only citizens of corresponding ranks can conduct transactions in the corresponding branch.
As for others, they're allowed too, but only if the workload for First-class citizens isn't saturated, in which case their turn would come.
Another young man entered the branch at the same time as Zhang Menglong, and as they stepped in, they exchanged looks. Zhang Menglong distinctly felt a strong sense of provocation in the other party's eyes.
"Is that guy sick? Did I provoke him?" Zhang Menglong looked at the black mist and Black Meng beside him.
"Boss, some people might think that acting domineering can gain them fortune, so that's probably why," Black Mist guessed.
"What an idiot," Zhang Menglong said, not paying much attention. After all, he'd seen plenty of show-offs like this in middle and high school. There's always someone who thinks this behavior is cool.
He shook his head and directly walked into the business hall.
"Dear sir, welcome to Skyless Bank. Do you have an appointment?" A sweet-looking girl bowed deeply in front of Zhang Menglong.
"Yes, I've made an appointment for a withdrawal. Can I process it now?"
"Please show your appointment number."
Zhang Menglong nodded and showed her the appointment number.
"This way, please," the girl said. "You're quite fortunate—that was the last appointment slot for today. If you were any later, you might have had to wait until tomorrow.
"Oh, really? Then I'm quite lucky," Zhang Menglong smiled.
With that magical scroll, Zhang Menglong was in urgent need of money, as he had no idea what might happen this night.
The two major figures of the three major forces inexplicably lost an auction to a dark horse, and they must be frantically investigating now. Being a shareholder of the bank, only heaven knows when they might trace it back to him. Zhang Menglong had to ensure he had enough resources, so he had to get the money today.
"What? My appointment has been canceled at the last minute?" Zhang Menglong was about to proceed when suddenly a furious voice erupted beside him.
He turned to see the same young man he had encountered earlier.
"I've already come here, and now you're telling me it can't be done?"
"Sir, we should have informed you of the relevant risks when you made the appointment," the business representative stated calmly. She was strictly following the bank's rules, so she was confident. As for anyone wanting to cause trouble at the Skyless Bank, unless that person was tired of living.
"When you made the appointment, our business volume for today was already full. We informed you that if a First-class citizen made an appointment, your number would be postponed, so you might have to come again tomorrow."
"This is ridiculous," the young man muttered angrily. "Which damned person stole this young master's slot? Damn it!"
Zhang Menglong wasn't initially planning on paying attention, but the youth's insulting words made him stop.
He knew that he was the one who had snagged the last slot for today; in other words, the person the youth was cursing was him.
"If you ate dog shit today, I wouldn't mind helping you clean your teeth," Zhang Menglong said coldly to the youth.
"Who the hell are you to lecture this young master?" The young man, already upset, was happy to find a target to vent his anger.
Judging by Zhang Menglong's age, he guessed that he might also be here for the superpower selection, and since they were both outsiders, he had never been afraid of anyone.
"I'm the person who made the last appointment. You were cursing me quite vigorously just now, weren't you?"
"So it was you," the young man said with a grin that was slightly twisted. "It's just as well—I wasn't planning to wait until tomorrow. How about you cancel your appointment?"
"Why don't you call me Dad first?" Zhang Menglong picked at his ear. "Usually, I only pamper my son like this."
"Do you know who I am?" The youth wasn't angry but laughed instead, "Although it's my first time in the Skyless Realm, you shouldn't think I'm the same as everyone else."
"Why should I care who you are?" Zhang Menglong sneered. "Take back what you said, kneel and apologize, and I'll pretend this never happened—I'm counting to five seconds!"
"You better listen carefully. I'm from the Mu Family of the Hong Yun Empire. If it weren't for some matters that led me out, I wouldn't even bother staying here in the Skyless Realm wasting time. Forget about you outsiders—even this entire Skyless Realm means nothing to me."
"Oh? Someone from the Hong Yun Empire?" Zhang Menglong murmured to himself, "No wonder you're so arrogant!"
The Hong Yun Empire, as a Ninth Grade Empire, definitely cannot be compared to the Seventh Grade kingdoms surrounding the Skyless Realm. From the youth's tone, it wasn't hard to deduce that this Mu Family was not simple—it is certainly a family of substantial weight.
"The Mu Family from the Hong Yun Empire?" Black Meng's face changed dramatically and he quietly whispered to Zhang Menglong, "I've heard of this Mu Family—they have dozens of Divine Cultivators at the Ninth Grade, and even one who's touched the bottleneck of a breakthrough. They're very powerful, boss. We might not be able to afford to mess with this guy."
"Hahaha, what's wrong, scared?" Seeing Black Meng's wary look, the youth's grin widened.
"There's no one in this world I wouldn't dare to offend," Zhang Menglong said to the young man. "Five seconds are up, aren't you going to kneel and apologize?"
"Black Meng, go and give him a slap on the face!"
"You're the first person to talk to this young master this way," the youth confidently declared, "If you dare to touch me, when I reach the Hong Yun Empire, I'll make sure you leave not a single piece of your corpse intact!"
"That's great," Zhang Menglong said with a satisfied smile, "Now, give him two slaps on the face!"