The Human Emperor (1-200)

C115: True Progress!

Wang Chong thought the matter with Six-fingered Zhang would take at least a few more days before there would be any progress. However, Wang Chong underestimated the other party’s audacity on the gambling table, as well as his confidence in his identity as an alchemist.

That very night, Six-fingered Zhang was attacked.

His talent in pill forging was extraordinary, but the higher one’s mastery in pill forging, the more boring one’s life was. Six-fingered Zhang seemed to be venting all his boredom on the gambling table, making him much more daring than ever, losing himself.

That very night, Six-fingered Zhang was attacked by the Goguryeons. They used extreme means, brute force, sleeping powder, sleeping pellets, and even slaked lime…

If not for Shen Hai and Meng Long appearing with Arloja and Ablonodan in time, Six-fingered Zhang would have suffered several slashes and a hand of his would have been gone.

The Goguryeons were known for their savagery and brutality in the capital.

But in a sense, Six-fingered Zhang reaped what he sow.

Despite having only two to three thousand gold taels on him, he dared to borrow fifty thousand more gold taels from the loan sharks in Great Golden Sky Gambling Den!

——Wasn’t he being too brazen!

The twenty thousand gold taels he borrowed was supposed to be returned by the third ke of the shen hour. However, Six-fingered Zhang had drunk too much in the gambling den, causing him to forget about this matter. As such, the Goguryeons started to panic.

(1545|shen hour -> 1500-1700|ke refers to 15 minutes)

“Have you paid his gambling debt yet?”

Behind the study table, Wang Chong asked.

“Reporting to young master, following your orders, we paid his debt and left immediately afterward. We minimized contact with him as much as possible.”

Shen Hai and Meng Long answered.

After helping the other party on such a huge matter, even giving out fifty thousand gold taels for free, they were told not to say or demand anything at all. This was something they couldn’t understand.

Even so, this was an order from their young master, so they weren’t in a position to say anything about it.

“Very well. From tomorrow onward, send him two thousand gold taels every day. Other than that, don’t say anything.”

Wang Chong said.

“Alright, young master!”

Shen Hai and Meng Long replied.

If it was anyone else, they would have definitely given up after throwing away fifty thousand gold taels for nothing. However, Wang Chong seemed unbothered by the matter.

The secret alchemist organization held great profits, but the doorway to trade was exceptionally high. Their clients were mainly established figures who had conducted trade with them for dozens of years or even longer.

These clients had undergone the test of time and they could be trusted. However, toward new clients, they were exceptionally careful and wary.

Even in the span of dozens of years, they might not even accept a single new client.

It was precisely because of this wariness and strict selection that the secret alchemist organization was able to remain hidden from the eyes of the royal palace and the kings.

Wang Chong’s greatest priority at this moment was to squeeze into their group and secure himself a steady source of valuable pills. Giving away fifty thousand gold taels and whatever wasn’t important for him.