Chapter 639: This is a Huge Gamble, Friend.

Day broke.

Ninglan New City welcomed a new day.

The Dream State creatures far off in the sky vanished from the city's edge at this moment, and the guarded areas were also unsealed for personnel this morning.

Some people, too excited to sleep all night, were still recounting the miracle that happened last night.

And it truly was a miracle.

It wasn't just these highly curious ordinary people who didn't sleep well this night; many members of the societies anchored by profit who were stationed in Ninglan New City also didn't sleep well.

Yesterday's "negotiation" was less of a negotiation and more of a direct declaration.

The opponent had no negotiation skills, only output, not even knowing the significance or how crucial the interests and their lifeline were to them.

The only bottom line they could test was... that Teaching Assistant Yang Yuehan indeed wanted to make a big profit from this, and the only means they had to resist her was to stand firm on the cost already given.

If she disagreed, then let it be, making the opponent understand that this was truly their bottom line...

Even though this negotiation had no reporters and was not fully recorded, the entire process still leaked out.

The content... made their scalp tingle!

The opponent was simply a brute-force outsider who didn't understand the rules of capital operation, charging in with a literal brick to grab money, but the awkward part was that no one dared to touch her.

Their only means of resistance was for everyone to withdraw their profits and let the whole thing fall apart, and then the opponent, seeing the money already in her hand, would say: Okay, let's leave it at that for now.

This simply made them want to cry!

However, my condition at the moment was quite good.

After completing my daily Meditation practice, I happily enjoyed breakfast, completely unconcerned about what had happened yesterday.

However... I did acquire quite a lot of benefits from Ninglan New City.

Although they seemed financially painful, they were all "one-time" gains.

The only thing that truly bothered them was accepting the Plant Network system, as this condition was not one-time and would be deeply rooted in every corner of Ninglan New City, influencing their future development.

Ninglan New City would eventually recover.

In a sense, Ninglan Qiuyue was my half-spy.

She could see the assist I gave her, and she also helped me secure benefits.

She felt no regret for these benefits being "given away," because these benefits were ultimately going to land in someone's pocket, and by offering them as repayment and investment, how could she feel distressed?

In addition, yesterday I made an example of one person to warn the others.

The person who first refuted me is now in a very miserable state.

He was immediately arrested after the meeting, and no one dared to bail him out now.

I heard he would face a public trial in the next couple of days.

Perhaps he was going to be the scapegoat, and some unresolved debts might even be laid upon him, but no one would care about that.

After finishing breakfast, I was not in a hurry to leave Ninglan New City immediately.

Because I knew the matter was not over.

Rather than leaving and waiting for them to track me down individually, which would be troublesome, it was better to resolve everything from the start.

After all, seeing the problem of Ninglan New City solved so easily would make many people unable to sit still.

However, I hadn't expected the first person to seek me out to be... Millian.

“We meet again, Big Sis Xiaohan.”

Millian appeared in front of me again, raising her characteristic smile.

Both her tone and expression showed an eagerness to please.

“We certainly meet again. What are you looking for me for this time?”

After Millian found me, she immediately found a nearby cafe and invited me into a private room.

“I'm truly sorry to bother you again this time.”

Millian first apologized, then handed over a stack of documents.

These were all parchment papers, entirely covered with the content of a Witch's Contract.

“This time, I primarily represent the Wan Shi Wu Club to seek cooperation matters regarding the Dream State Dispel for resource points...”

Millian kept her language as concise as possible, clearly stating the purpose of her visit, as she had already grasped one of the opponent's characteristics: "hating trouble."

In fact, she wasn't the one originally intended to discuss this cooperation, but she took on the task through some small maneuvers.

Given the current shortage of personnel in the Expansion Realm, and the fact that she was currently one of the few people who had contact with Teaching Assistant Xiaohan, she needed to use some tricks to take on this difficult task.

The reason she did this was naturally that she saw a way out for herself.

She had certainly seen the negotiation involving Teaching Assistant Xiaohan yesterday.

What others saw in it didn't matter—perhaps aggressive tactics or arrogant behavior—she didn't care about any of that.

She saw Teaching Assistant Xiaohan's lack of negotiation skills, coupled with the fact that she knew the other party hated trouble.

A reasonable deduction: could she become the person the other party needed?

The answer was yes.

But this required her to fight for it and take a gamble, which was why she was the first to seek out Teaching Assistant Xiaohan.

Such efficiency was astonishing; it had only been half a night.

She hadn't slept at all, but all this was worth it.

So now, she needed to demonstrate herself in two aspects.

The first was her own means.

She was, in principle, a member of the Wan Shi Wu Club and needed to maintain the club's interests.

However, given the current environment and the information asymmetry about Teaching Assistant Yang Yuehan held by the Wan Shi Wu Club, her room for maneuver was vast, so she was ruthless enough to cut into her own side's benefits.

The second was her ability.

She could become the person who replaced Big Sis Xiaohan in the wrangling, representing Teaching Assistant Xiaohan's position, and using her own means to secure the maximum benefit within a reasonable, or even unreasonable, range.

Admittedly, doing this might... no, would certainly get her in trouble with the Wan Shi Wu Club, but as long as she was fast enough and could demonstrate her value, being valued by Teaching Assistant Xiaohan, she could be protected, becoming the genuine link between the other party and Teaching Assistant Xiaohan.

After all, the Wan Shi Wu Club in the Expansion Realm still needed to rely on this Teaching Assistant, so even if old scores were brought up, she wasn't afraid.

She knew the Wan Shi Wu Club's code of conduct too well.

“Something troublesome...”

I sighed lightly, then took the thick stack of parchment papers.

This was a complete set of Witch's Contracts, including the main contract, attached contracts, supplementary contracts, and so on.

I briefly flipped through them but didn't see anything wrong, as I wasn't very good at reading contracts, and this contract was no exception.

“Please rest assured, Big Sis Xiaohan, this contract is the maximum benefit I secured for you...”

“Whether it's the maximum or your bottom line is not something you can guarantee with just your words.”

I interrupted the other party.

Although I could sense the other party's sincerity, I chose to understand the facts.

“I have my ways to find out these things.”

I lightly flicked the contract.

The Earth Vein Appraisal Spell immediately acquired the informational data.

Subsequently, the information regarding this contract, anchored to it, instantly unfolded like a web.

Countless pieces of information continuously spread out, detailing everything thoroughly.

This scene caused Millian's pupils to constrict, her breathing to momentarily stop, and her body to even tremble slightly...

And I, upon understanding this information, discovered a thought-provoking aspect.

“You truly dared to do this... aren't you afraid of the Wan Shi Wu Club coming after you?”

After understanding everything, I deliberately pulled out a segment of information.

The information contained in this segment was the internal logic behind everything Millian was currently doing. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞

“This is truly a huge gamble, isn't it? Aren't you afraid that I'll ignore you, and then expose you to the Wan Shi Wu Club? If so... you'll be ruined forever.”

I pulled this piece of information and presented it before her.

The information even contained scenes of her making her decisions.

She swore that in her life up to this point, nothing had made her feel so suffocated!

Everyone seemed to have no privacy in front of her... But... this development was even more effective than her having to use her words to explain!

At least she demonstrated the prerequisite of "being trustworthy."

“I am afraid... but, one must always take a gamble in life... Big Sis Xiaohan, I believe you will need me. I can help you solve those troubles, and I won't let the annoying, wrangling words of those people pollute your ears for a single word...”

Millian continued to argue her case.

“Interesting...”

I briefly evaluated her, then meticulously checked her other circumstances, and performed a cross-appraisal using her as an anchor to unfold more information acquisition channels.

During this time, I once again saw a familiar item: the "Little Han Support Group."

This support group was still active, and its scale was not small.

Without my knowing, they had grown considerably, and the support group even crossed grade levels.

There were many people even from the upper years... This truly surprised me.

“Does this mean you agree?”

Millian asked, surprised.

“Not exactly. You must at least demonstrate your value to me. Let the people who are coming to find me today be your test. You must demonstrate a value that is more useful than the Earth Vein Appraisal Spell to convince me.”

I picked up the pen and signed my name on the contract.

The Witch's Contract instantly transformed into a binding force under the witness of the contract's power: one copy for me, one for the opponent.

This contract had been checked by the Earth Vein Appraisal Spell; it had no problems, so I naturally accepted this cooperation.

Of course, the most important thing was that they hadn't realized I could make the Dream State return.

However, I was too lazy to use this method to extort them; that method was only for striking a heavy blow after they tried to cheat!

Therefore, this contract was not only beneficial to me but also contained loopholes that only I could exploit.

Why wouldn't I sign it?

“Now you can act as my proxy and begin your performance with those people. I will collect your results tonight. If I am not satisfied, I will not sign any of the contracts, and the consequences of this will be entirely borne by you. Do you dare to take on this cost?”

“I dare!”

Millian said with a determined clench of her jaw.

This time, it truly became a huge gamble.

“Then I look forward to your good news.”

Hearing the other party's decisiveness, I didn't mind giving the other party a chance just like that.

Sure enough, once one's own strength was powerful, there were plenty of people coming over to take orders from you.

Just like those Teaching Assistants, they didn't need to dirty their own hands to do anything they wanted.

“Um...”

“Is there anything else?”

I asked, seeing her hesitate.

“Um... Big Sis Xiaohan, could you please give me a token of proof? Something to prove that I am qualified to represent you in communication with them, anything that can prove it, even a representative item of yours, or a contract.”

Millian quickly said.

“I see, that makes sense...”

I nodded, thinking there was no problem with this.

However, contracts... it was better to sign fewer of them, so I took out a casket.

“This is the weapon I usually use for reading or fighting. It was custom-made for me by Mentor Natalie. Its name is 'The Persuader - Book in the Casket.' I hope you take it with you; it might help you persuade your opponents.”

I pushed the book casket on the table toward her, said nothing more, and then stood up and left.

After all, I had originally expected to face a full day of trouble.

Now that the trouble was transferred, I naturally felt light and relieved.

I must say, this girl named Millian was a very interesting person.

As for whether she was trustworthy... whether she was betraying the Wan Shi Wu Club... or whether she would eventually betray me... these things were meaningless.

For now, her significance to me was that she did indeed reduce a lot of my trouble.

Immediately after I left, Millian followed me out.

My whereabouts were very conspicuous in Ninglan New City.

For an unstable factor like me, they naturally needed to know my exact location in real-time, or I might accidentally cause a major incident for them.

Soon, another figure saw me from a distance.

“Teaching Assistant Xiaohan... eh? Who are you? Don't block my way.”

“I am now Teaching Assistant Xiaohan's proxy. If you have anything you need to communicate with Big Sis Xiaohan, you can communicate with me.”

“You?”

The girl frowned, looking at the girl who blocked her, then recalled, “I vaguely remember you. You're Millian from the Wan Shi Wu Club, right? What are you doing!”

“I am not joking. I am now acting as Big Sis Xiaohan's full-authority proxy to handle her affairs. If you don't believe me, you can go find Big Sis Xiaohan, but do you think she will listen to you?”

Millian said, showing the book in her hand.

“You should be familiar with this book, right? If you don't recognize it, I would think you are not even qualified to discuss the next matter with me.”

“This! You, you're serious!”

She naturally recognized the book.

This book was too famous; it had been used to hit the renowned Teaching Assistant Liliana twice!

It was hard not to recognize it, and only this unconventional Teaching Assistant Xiaohan in the Witch Academy would use a book to smash someone!

“I don't have the audacity to play such a joke on you using Big Sis Xiaohan's name. So... please, let's negotiate and see if the contract you prepared has any sincerity.”

Looking at Millian's smug expression, the girl was absolutely miserable!

This was originally a tough assignment.

She had pressure not only from the club behind her but also from having to deal with the unapproachable Teaching Assistant Xiaohan.

It was double the pressure.

She had originally planned to act pitiful and claim poverty, thinking the opponent didn't understand negotiation tactics, hoping to muddle through to appease her club.

But now she had to face someone from the Wan Shi Wu Club...

Such people were the most difficult to deal with!