Chapter 390: Products from Deep Pit
It only took one day for Lin Ye to successfully advance and become a first-level spiritual energy user.
After becoming a spiritual energy user, Lin Ye could finally normally use mental energy to create spiritual energy items.
This was Lin Ye's first time creating this type of clothing spiritual energy item. He referenced the style of the Nightfall Formalwear and, using only two hours, produced a complete set of light gray formalwear that looked particularly intimidating.
After changing clothes, Lin Ye left his residence, picked up a set of matching accessories on the commercial street, and then went to the city center to find a lending institution considered relatively reliable in Free City.
Abyss Products Company.
Their main business was purchasing various products from the abyss, but they also offered loan and mortgage services, making them one of the more reliable large companies in Free City.
Lin Ye was received by a young female employee, but when she heard Lin Ye intended to borrow one million Free Coins, she very naturally led Lin Ye to a quieter room. A short while later, a middle-aged manager entered the room.
"Hello, I am Rost, a supervisor at Abyss Products."
Rost glanced at Lin Ye's attire and immediately revealed a very friendly smile.
"Hello, I want to borrow one million Free Coins. What procedures do I need to complete?" Lin Ye crossed his right leg over his left knee, leaned back naturally in the chair, and spoke with a completely calm expression.
"May I ask your identity?"
Although he discovered Lin Ye was only a first-level spiritual energy user, Rost maintained his smile.
"No, my identity is rather troublesome. If I tell you, you might not dare lend to me. I only need to borrow for three months. Three months from now, I will repay you two million Free Coins. Of course, you can also refuse me."
Lin Ye looked directly into Rost's eyes, his expression calm to the point of being somewhat cold.
He was very good at acting and even better at seeing through others' lies, because he clearly knew how people behaved when lying. So if he wanted to lie, no one could see through him.
Moreover, he wasn't lying. He had no intention of defaulting on these two million, and would even repay early, because only then could he truly gain the other party's trust.
His credit was worth far more than two million.
And this one million in interest was the price he paid to gain the other party's trust. It couldn't be too high, nor too low. One million was just right.
"...Would you like cash, or deposited on a card?"
Rost believed he was a good judge of character. He believed this was a worthwhile deal.
"On a card. I still need to go shopping at the mall next door later."
Lin Ye's expression remained calm, showing no change at all from obtaining one million Free Coins.
Rost quickly handed a golden card containing one million Free Coins to Lin Ye. He wasn't afraid Lin Ye would run. In Free City, no one dared cheat Abyss Products out of Free Coins.
Lin Ye certainly wouldn't run. He didn't even know where he could go if he left Free City.
Picking up the Metal Sphere placed beside the chair, Lin Ye left the Abyss Products Company.
"Are you crazy?! Actually taking this thing to Abyss Products! You just killed their people and stole their stuff the day before yesterday!"
Maggie leaned close to Lin Ye's ear and whispered nervously.
"I hate trouble. There were so many witnesses;
there are many ways they could find out I was the one who stole their things. Since we'll have to face off sooner or later, it's better to prepare early. This is called striking first to gain the upper hand."
Lin Ye pushed Maggie away. Black Dog, Little Ke, and Wendy were also nearby. Standing on the street in Free City's central district, even after changing into clean clothes, they still felt somewhat uneasy.
"You want to deal with Abyss Products? That's one of the Five Great Companies of Free City, a behemoth!"
Maggie said worriedly.
"I never said I wanted to deal with Abyss Products. I just borrowed some money from them. Follow me, let's go buy some good stuff."
Lin Ye took out that golden card and walked towards the shopping plaza, separated from Abyss Products by just one street. There was a storefront for the Spiritual Energy Biotechnology Company there.
The Spiritual Energy Biotechnology Company was also one of Free City's Five Great Companies. This company mainly researched biotechnology related to spiritual energy, including technology to directly elevate a spiritual energy user's tier.
"Boss, is it okay for us to appear here?"
Little Ke asked somewhat worriedly.
"Relax. As long as you don't act particularly shady, no one will know who you are."
Lin Ye didn't believe that Captain would have left files on them when recruiting pathfinders.
Entering the shopping plaza, Lin Ye quickly found the area where the Spiritual Energy Biotechnology Company was located.
"May I ask what you need?"
A female service staff member's eyes lit up when she saw Lin Ye, and she quickly walked over to ask.
"I want four first-tier enhancement injections, one second-tier enhancement injection, and one third-tier enhancement injection. Card."
Lin Ye didn't even ask the price, and the other party didn't dare overcharge.
"Alright, that's a total of one hundred forty thousand Free Coins. Would you like to receive the injections here? We provide complimentary assisted injection services."
The service staff swiped the card and returned the gold card to Lin Ye.
"Prepare three quiet rooms for me. No injection services needed."
Lin Ye was a master of physical enhancement himself;
he didn't need others' help.
Moreover, injecting enhancement serums was a very dangerous thing. Entrusting your body to an outsider was no different from seeking death.
The other party could easily tamper a little and make the injector suffer for life.
"Please follow me."
The service staff prepared three rooms for them. Lin Ye had the men and women separate, and the remaining room was his own.
"Who goes first? Although I'm confident, this is after all my first time injecting this type of serum. There's a certain probability of handling failure. The first person will be my practice run."
Lin Ye looked at Little Ke and Black Dog and spoke.
"Boss, these injections aren't cheap, right? Can you become a spiritual energy user right after the injection?"
Black Dog's eyes held longing. He had been practicing the breathing technique these past two days, but the results were mediocre.
"First-tier is five thousand, second-tier is twenty thousand, third-tier is one hundred thousand. It takes effect upon injection. But injecting this serum will significantly increase the injector's degree of body Alienation, and will also cause difficulties for the injector's future advancement. That's why adjustments to the body's state are needed during the injection. I can help you minimize the side effects."
Correcting Alienation of this degree held no difficulty for Lin Ye. He just hadn't used this type of injection before and didn't know if there would be other issues.
"I'll go first! As long as I can become a spiritual energy user, that's enough. Future problems can be dealt with later."
Little Ke said first.
"No, your physique is too weak. If something goes wrong, you might not even be salvageable. I'll do it."
Black Dog hesitated for a moment before speaking.
"Whatever. My skills aren't that poor."
Lin Ye directly injected a first-tier serum into Black Dog's body.