Game: Civilization Paradise

Much later, Long Ming walked out of the star-rail station exit and saw groups of luxuriously dressed, fashionable young men and women walking past him, talking and laughing.

He stood at the exit, gazing into the distance. All sorts of buildings with artistic designs and magnificent exteriors came into view.

In mid-air, a virtual image showed a woman with waist-long hair, skin as white as snow, and devastatingly beautiful features. She was holding a bottle of skincare product in a virtual advertisement.

"Angel’s Tear, you’re worth it!"

SWOOSH!

Just then, a cool-looking hover sports car passed through the virtual advertisement’s image. The young man and woman in the car shouted excitedly.

"WOOHOO!"

...

Long Ming gazed at the bustling scene before him, a slight smile appearing on his face. Then, he walked away along the street.

「More than an hour later.」

Long Ming appeared in the City of Stars’ First Layer Center—Light-Year Commercial Street.

This commercial street occupied the best real estate on the First Layer. To say that every inch was worth its weight in gold would be an understatement.

Long Ming walked straight toward a building ahead that was shaped like a metal puzzle cube.

That building belonged to the Extraordinary Transformation Club.

Soon, Long Ming arrived at the main entrance of the Extraordinary Club.

Just then, a rather handsome man wearing a white shirt, a black formal suit, white gloves, and a bow tie at his collar reached out a hand to stop Long Ming.

"Please wait a moment, sir."

"What is it?"

"This establishment is not open to the general public."

Ma Ti said to Long Ming with a smile.

"I’m here to repair a Mechanical God."

Long Ming replied, his brow slightly furrowed.

"Sir, could I trouble you to show me your identification card?"

Hearing this, Ma Ti immediately replied.

"Here!"

Long Ming took his ID card from his pocket and handed it to Ma Ti.

Ma Ti took it and glanced at it, the disdain in his eyes growing more obvious. The man’s entire outfit probably wasn’t worth a single Star Coin; he was clearly from a low-level civilization.

And as it turned out, he wasn’t wrong. The ID card’s number clearly indicated a Level 2 civilization.

"Sir, I’m very sorry, but you can’t come in."

"Why not? I’m a customer, here to get a Mechanical God repaired."

Long Ming replied, somewhat displeased.

"I said you can’t, so you can’t."

Ma Ti’s attitude was resolute. ’In truth, I’ve seen plenty of people like Long Ming who use the "customer" excuse to sneak into the club and find opportunities to harass our clients.

Last time, someone snuck in and bothered a client, and I almost got fired. I’ll be damned if I make the same mistake again.’

"If you keep this up, I’m going to file a complaint against you."

"Complain all you want, you’re still not getting in."

"Get your manager over here."

"I am the manager."

"I’ll say it again. I’m here to repair a Mechanical God!"

Long Ming was starting to get really pissed off.

"Sorry, we’re not taking your business. You can go over there to get it repaired!"

Ma Ti pointed to a small alley in the distance. There were some very small shops over there that also had signs up for Mechanical God repairs.

Long Ming took a deep breath, suppressing the anger in his heart.

’A part of me really wants to just walk away, but my rational side knows I can’t.

Those small repair shops have shoddy technicians, and they’re likely to use black market parts. If something suddenly went wrong during a battle, I’d be screwed.

But a place like the Extraordinary Club won’t pull that kind of stunt. That’s why I have to get it repaired here.’

At that moment, a middle-aged man with a mustache, a slight paunch, and a bespoke suit was walking out with a broad smile on his face, escorting a young, arrogant-looking man with blue skin.

"Young Master Kainata, your Mechanical God is already being repaired. The moment it’s finished, I’ll notify you!"

"Hurry it up. I need it."

"Of course. Let me see you out!"

"No need. Go on about your business."

After saying this to Manager Seken, Kainata got directly into his hover car and left.

Seeing this, Long Ming started walking toward Manager Seken, shouting as he went.

"Manager!"

"You can’t go over there!"

Ma Ti was suddenly alarmed and quickly tried to block Long Ming.

But with his build, there was no way he could stop Long Ming.

Manager Seken heard the shouting and turned his head. He was also taken aback to see Long Ming forcing his way over.

"And you are?"

"I’m here to repair a Mechanical God, but your man won’t let me in. Is this how you treat your customers? Isn’t the customer always right?"

Long Ming questioned him bluntly.

"Manager, don’t listen to his nonsense. Look at his clothes, he’s obviously here to cause trouble. Besides, I saw his ID card—he’s from a Level 2 civilization. This guy is just trying to sneak in."

Ma Ti quickly explained.

"Sir, our clients here are all either rich or noble. We don’t serve ordinary people!"

Manager Seken said politely to Long Ming.

"I told you, I’m here to repair a Mechanical God."

’I didn’t expect the discrimination here to be this bad. Looks like I underestimated what Xiaoqi told me.’

"In that case, we’ll need to verify your funds."

Manager Seken said to Long Ming.

"No problem!"

Long Ming replied readily.

Hearing this, Ma Ti grew anxious and quickly said to Manager Seken.

"Manager, don’t believe him."

He tried his best to stop it. ’If this guy really is a client, then I’m screwed.’

"Shut up. Sir, please come with me!"

Manager Seken ignored Ma Ti and personally led Long Ming to the fund verification area.

Long Ming followed Seken through the main doors.

They entered a very spacious lobby. The floor was paved with blue starlight stone tiles, their patterns incredibly beautiful.

A line of exceptionally beautiful young women with sweet voices, wearing tight-fitting work uniforms, bowed respectfully to Long Ming.

"Welcome."

Long Ming gave a slight nod in response.

Manager Seken watched Long Ming out of the corner of his eye as he led him toward the counter, saying with a smile.

"Sir, our requirement for fund verification is a minimum of 1,000,000 Star Coins."

"I know."

Long Ming replied nonchalantly.

Ma Ti followed behind, his face growing more and more terrified. ’He’s so calm... it can’t be real, can it?’

Soon, they arrived at the counter.

Manager Seken took out a special machine and said.

"Sir, just scan your bracelet and enter the amount for verification. And don’t worry, of course, the money won’t be debited."

"Alright!"

Long Ming raised his bracelet, scanned it, and directly entered 10,000,000 Star Coins.

BEEP BEEP~

The device immediately displayed the verified amount.

A brilliant smile instantly blossomed on Manager Seken’s face as he said to Long Ming.

"Honored sir, may I ask your name?"

"My name is Long Ming."

Long Ming replied with a smile.

At this, an expression of extreme terror appeared on Ma Ti’s face. He immediately fell to his knees before Long Ming and began apologizing profusely.

"I’m sorry, Mr. Long Ming, I was wrong!"

"Please don’t file a complaint against me!"

"I was blind to not recognize your greatness."

...

Seeing Ma Ti like this, Long Ming couldn’t be bothered to be angry anymore.

Manager Seken, however, asked with a smile.

"Mr. Long Ming, would you like to file a complaint against him?"

"Let it go."

Long Ming replied calmly.

"Then shall I assist you personally?"

"No need. He’ll do."

"Very well. If you need anything, please don’t hesitate to call me. I’ll get back to my work then."

Manager Seken said with a cheerful laugh.

"Mm, go ahead."

Long Ming nodded.

After Manager Seken had left, Long Ming spoke to the kneeling Ma Ti.

"Get up!"

"Thank you, Mr. Long Ming."

Ma Ti scrambled to his feet, his back drenched in cold sweat.

’This job was incredibly hard to get. If he’d filed a complaint, I would’ve been finished.

But honestly, I really can’t wrap my head around it. Mr. Long Ming is actually a VIP. I’ve never seen anyone so low-key.’

"Recommend a technician for me. I want someone skilled!"

Long Ming said to Ma Ti.

"No problem! Please, follow me!"

Ma Ti quickly led Long Ming deeper inside.

Soon they arrived at a private repair room. Ma Ti knocked on the door.

KNOCK KNOCK~

"Come in!"

A gruff voice rang out.

Ma Ti pushed the door open and made an inviting gesture for Long Ming.

Long Ming walked in.

The room was spacious. Both sides were lined with shelves holding all sorts of tools and parts.

At the far end was a metal repair platform, with multiple mechanical arms extending from the ceiling above it.

A large, muscular man with thick eyebrows and big eyes, wearing a repair uniform, turned his head to look at Long Ming and Ma Ti.

"This is Master Kaduwa. His skills are exceptional!"

Ma Ti quickly explained.

"Hello."

Long Ming replied politely.

"What Mechanical God needs repairs? Put it on that repair platform."

Kaduwa said to Long Ming.

Long Ming lifted his bracelet, tapped it, and released the damaged Gale.

Kaduwa took one look, a smile spreading across his face as he spoke to Long Ming.

"Well, look at the big spender. A newly unearthed Gale, and you snapped it up this quickly!"

"What can I say? Custom Mechanical Gods are hard to come by, so I had to spend a little extra."

Long Ming replied with a smile.