Chapter 273: Chapter 207: Saving the World Naturally Comes with Formidable Challenges...
Qianqian’s words made everyone in the cabin immediately look around.
Where’s the person?
Just nearby, how could he vanish so suddenly?
"Check the surveillance!"
Under the operation of the crew leader, everyone quickly pulled up the surveillance from the previous period.
However, at the most turbulent moment in the footage, a dense fog suddenly emerged around Lin Hao, with purple lightning seemingly wandering within.
The next second, the fog dispersed, and Lin Hao’s form disappeared.
No matter how you looked at it, nobody knew how Lin Hao disappeared or where he went.
But soon, with the vibration of Li Chuchu’s phone, they saw a message from Lin Hao—
"I’m still in River Debris City. You guys go back first, and I’ll return once the flight path is normal in a few days."
...
Just after sending the message to Li Chuchu, Lin Hao received a video call request from her.
Connection established.
"Lin Hao, are you okay?" Li Chuchu’s voice was full of concern.
"I’m fine, I’m actually ... in the city center of River Debris City."
Spreading Divine Thought, Lin Hao quickly confirmed his location.
Saying this, Lin Hao flipped the camera to show his surroundings.
As Lin Hao spun around showing his surroundings, he also found it odd:
"Aren’t you guys on a plane? How come there’s signal, and you can video call me?"
"Our family plane always has signal!"
Seeing Lin Hao is safe now, Li Chuchu’s worried heart temporarily settled down.
"I may not know what’s happening, but, stay safe! If there’s anything I can help with, be sure to tell me."
Lin Hao’s disappearance from the plane surely involves extraordinary elements.
As an ordinary person, Li Chuchu believed the most important thing she could do was not letting Lin Hao get distracted.
As for why Lin Hao returned to River Debris City, if he wanted to share, she would listen; if he didn’t, she wouldn’t ask further.
If Lin Hao possessed telepathy, he would definitely think that Li Chuchu was overthinking; his return to River Debris City was not due to him.
Lin Hao looked up at the Thunder Tribulation Cloud above him and frowned.
He was forcibly pulled back by the Thunder Tribulation Cloud, and, in short term, he couldn’t leave.
Any attempt to leave River Debris City is sure to have the Thunder Tribulation Cloud pulling him back.
Why did Lin Hao come to this conclusion?
It naturally involves cultivators’ understanding of causality, but more so, Lin Hao saw the log explaining—
[River Debris World forges Asura Cultivation Path Seed, Heaven is intolerant]
[Luckily, Residual Pill Ancestor Lin Hao killed monsters and demons, upheld the righteous path, even at the cost of breaking the ban, called down heavenly thunder, restoring the world’s clearness]
Lin Hao: Good, good, well done narrative reversal. If I didn’t know myself that I was pulled back by Thunder Tribulation Cloud’s energy connection to River Debris City, I’d truly believe your nonsense...
Now isn’t the time to argue with the log; its issues are longtime, but now there’s something more important.
Facing the phone camera, Lin Hao spoke seriously to Li Chuchu:
"I really do have something that needs your help now..."
Lin Hao took a deep breath:
"Can you lend me some money?"
Though it’s not the first time borrowing money from Li Chuchu, it’s still quite embarrassing!
[Residual Pill Ancestor Lin Hao is facing extremely challenging tasks to save River Debris World]
[Wealth, companionship, magical power, and land are crucial]
"How much?" Li Chuchu asked without hesitation.
"Hmm... the more the merrier."
Though unknown what River Debris City is experiencing now, exchanging more cash for Spirit Stones must be right.
And the better the quality of Spirit Stones, the better.
"Lin, are you in urgent need of money now? Asking Nannan won’t help, she only has pocket money, better borrow from me." Mr. Li Sr.’s face squeezed into the frame.
"Yes, Mr. Li, I now need a sum due to some reasons, but I might not repay it anytime soon." Lin Hao sincerely said.
After all, the process of converting cash into Spirit Stones is irreversible.
A lower grade Spirit Stone is one thousand, a middle grade Spirit Stone is ten thousand, an upper grade Spirit Stone is a million...
Thinking about converting borrowed money into Spirit Stones later made Lin Hao feel a sudden heartache.
Why isn’t anyone here to have a fierce magical combat with, so he could properly "pick up the spoils"?
The spoils are gifts from above, no repayment needed, but borrowed money must be repaid.
After hearing Lin Hao’s words, Mr. Li Sr. nodded thoughtfully, looked at his granddaughter outside the frame and said:
"No worries, no hurry to repay, but if later you can’t pay back, do you agree our family won’t give betrothal gifts?"
"Grandpa, what are you saying!"
Li Chuchu pushed Mr. Li Sr.’s face out of the frame, returning to the screen, her face was flushed, unclear if due to anger or embarrassment.
Li Chuchu: "Lin Hao, I will quickly transfer the money to you."
Mr. Li Sr.: "I also..."
Mr. Li Sr.’s words cut off as the video call ended.
During the time Li Chuchu arranged the funds, Lin Hao naturally didn’t idle...
Lin Hao started researching the loan mechanisms of apps in River Debris City that could disburse cash promptly. After all, cash - the more, the better.
What if during magical combat, he’s just short of a small piece of a lower-grade spirit stone or a spirit stone fragment?
[Loanable, very loanable]
[To save the mundane, Residual Pill Ancestor Lin Hao leapt into the abyss, trying to seek a glimmer of hope in the River Debris World]
Opening various online loan apps, ignoring those with interest rates above 36% per annum, Lin Hao carefully looked at these fees for instant loan services, channel fees, membership fees, limit increase fees, guarantee fees...
Really, every fee is different, every loan has its novelty, and the informed consent forms of various online loans were quickly glanced over by Lin Hao’s divine thought, all being language traps.
Although Lin Hao has now become a cultivator and isn’t afraid of violent collections, after calculating, the money from these loans in hand really results in a loss.
Especially after Lin Hao saw the 500 million credited to his bank account...
[When the abyss tries to devour a cultivator, the cultivator flies out of the abyss with a swoosh]
[Residual Pill Ancestor escaped the abyss curse of "one loan, one corpse," earning likes from Black Impermanence and White Impermanence]
These five hundred million are equivalent to fifty pieces of upper-grade spirit stones.
Upper-grade spirit stones, which Lin Hao obtained during his Qi Refining Stage when playing in the wild, are of extremely high purity, deemed by the log as cultivation resources usable even in the Divinity Transformation Stage.
For Lin Hao in the Residual Pill Stage, using upper-grade spirit stones to sustain the operation of magical power means as long as the spirit stones exist, the magical power exists.
Indeed, cashing out from online loans is not as good as finding affluent...partners.
Loan? What loan!
Lin Hao sensed the location of the nearest bank with his divine thought, leaped off the building, and rode the wind away.
Finding a secluded corner to land softly, Lin Hao entered River Debris Bank.
Upon entering the bank, a customer service manager quickly approached with eyes gleaming, enthusiastically saying:
"Handsome, you have a great image. Would you like to know about our bank’s exclusive launch of loan for streamers, borderline loans, or going abroad loans?
Our bank also cooperates with insurance companies, offering products like single insurance and no worry about being a cuckold insurance. Especially the no worry about being a cuckold insurance, it’s specially designed for men. As long as your legal spouse’s child during marriage is not yours, you will get a large compensation to soothe your injured heart.
Of course, if you enjoy entertainment daily, our bank also offers the Stardust Card, which allows you to credit consumption at designated high-end clubs, private cinemas, theme bars, billiard rooms, and foot massage parlors..."
All these recommendations have a distinct River Debris City character.
But none were what Lin Hao needed.
Lin Hao: "Stop, stop, stop, I’m not here for loans, cards, or insurance, I’m here to withdraw money."
At the mention of withdrawing money, the customer manager’s expression immediately grew less friendly, yet maintained a professional smile, took a number for Lin Hao, and returned to the original position.
Then, every time someone pushed open the bank door, this customer manager started their NPC-like guiding task—
"Handsome/Beautiful, you have a great image..."
None of these were Lin Hao’s concern.
Half an hour later...
"Hello, I need to withdraw money urgently."
"Sir, please wait patiently."
"Aren’t there enough staff and empty windows here?"
"Sir, our bank has its arrangements, please wait patiently."
[Residual Pill Ancestor Lin Hao faces extremely strenuous challenges in saving the River Debris World]
An hour later.
"I really need to withdraw money urgently."
"Sir, everyone who comes for offline business with us has urgent matters, please wait patiently."
Lin Hao seemed to hear the roar of thunder.
[Residual Pill Ancestor Lin Hao faces extremely strenuous challenges in saving the River Debris World]
After a wait approaching two hours, it was finally Lin Hao’s turn.
When Lin Hao handed over the card, entered the password, and requested to withdraw all the money, over 500 million, with several tens of thousands more, the bank teller showed a formulaic smile:
"Hello sir, today we can’t approve your withdrawal request."
"Why, isn’t this my money?"
"Hello sir, according to our bank’s regulations, large sum withdrawals require a ten working day advance reservation and a description of the usage after withdrawal.
Especially seeing that your 500 million was just transferred in, you also need to provide legal proof of fund transfer for us to conduct the withdrawal business.
If these funds are income, our bank will also contact the tax department to perform tax withholding before withdrawal.
If these funds are borrowed, you need to provide an IOU, and the lender’s legal tax certificate.
If these funds are..."
Lin Hao listened for a while, only catching...
You can deposit money in our bank, but withdrawing your money?
You can’t!
The money belongs to the bank, what are you withdrawing?
[Residual Pill Ancestor Lin Hao faces extremely strenuous challenges in saving the River Debris World]
Lin Hao never thought that he, a dignified cultivator, would be defeated by a bank...
Lin Hao: "Can’t I really withdraw it?"
Bank clerk lady: "Really can’t withdraw it, but I can give you my personal contact."
Lin Hao: "What’s the use of your personal contact?"
Bank clerk lady: "Oh my, don’t ask so directly, you’ll know at night."
Lin Hao: "No, I really need to withdraw money urgently, call your bank manager over."
Bank clerk lady: "Even calling the manager won’t help, the manager is my uncle you know, Five Billion Brother, it’s better if you have my personal contact."
[Residual Pill Ancestor Lin Hao faces extremely...strenuous challenges in saving the River Debris World]
