Chapter 5152 — Another Letter from Wei Zhao
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"Wei Zhao? I see—a favor done at no cost." Luan Xiaofu understood at once, though she could not help feeling a secret chill. That even a figure like Okuda Zhou would step forward on Wei Zhao's behalf—this Wei Zhao's influence truly could not be underestimated.
As she spoke, Luan Xiaofu glanced at another letter lying on her desk. This one came from the Center's headquarters in the mundane world; by coincidence, it was Lan Xiaoru asking about matters concerning Wei Zhao—so the two inquiries had landed at the same time.
At the Center's mundane-world headquarters, everything had been proceeding as usual until a letter suddenly appeared on the transfer platform. Once it was discovered not to be internal correspondence but an express letter bearing both sender and recipient, the Center's members were all thrown into shock.
"What? Another express letter has come through from Yunjie Island?" Lan Xiaoru was startled when the report reached her. The Center's express service had been personally ordered shut down by her "original self," Luan Xiaofu—how had it suddenly started again?
Judged purely on cost and profit, this service was in fact a rare case of low cost and high margin. Even without it, the Center frequently had to correspond between Yunjie Island and the mundane world, and the Central Chamber of Commerce regularly brought in goods from the mundane world; the express service was thus purely incidental—one might say it cost nothing at all.
But the problem was that in the long run this was no good thing for the Center. Given the formidable strength of Yunjie Island's top-tier powers, once they grasped the slightest thread, seizing the opportunity to reach into the mundane world was hardly unimaginable.
And the reason the Central Chamber of Commerce had been able to rise so swiftly was precisely the complete isolation between Yunjie Island and the mundane world. If that isolation were breached bit by bit, it would be a fatal blow to the Central Chamber of Commerce. After all, stripped of the gimmick of technological products, compared with native chambers such as the Hong clan's, the Central Chamber of Commerce's foundations were far too shallow.
What was more, once the isolation between Yunjie Island and the mundane world was broken, it would deal a tremendous blow to the Center's grand strategy as a whole. By comparison, that little bit of spirit jade was mere chicken feed, not worth mentioning.
Others did not know these inner workings, but Lan Xiaoru was perfectly clear on them—which was why she was so shocked. And when she saw the recipient named on the express letter, her shock deepened further.
"Wei Zhao?!" Lan Xiaoru could not help frowning. Along with the express letter came an explanatory note in the hand of her "original self," Luan Xiaofu. Only after reading it did she finallyunderstand: "So this one has projected here through his primordial spirit—and even the great figures of Yunjie Island give him face and sell him favors. He is truly no ordinary sort."
Though she had long since taken note of Wei Zhao's existence, she had never imagined he could reach such a level. Realizing this sent a chill through her. And to think she had meant to keep Wei Zhao dangling with Brother Dafeng—seen in this light, that had been playing with fire.
Faced with such a dangerous figure, the best course was to act decisively and cut the weed out by the roots; any other response risked capsizing in a ditch, and one must guard against it. (To be continued.)