# Chapter 1507: Consider This Round of Air My Treat!
Having finally snagged such a big client, Jiangnan was just about to push some other treasures on Baikou!
But just then, a rumbling sound came from afar!
A silver projectile shot toward them at an astonishing speed, even shaking the ground!
It plunged straight into the Silver Moon Force Field, skidding to a halt with extreme braking, carving a huge trench into the earth!
The sudden commotion drew everyone's attention!
The newcomer was none other than Bige, his entire body wrapped in a shiny silver aluminum foil thermal blanket!
He looked exactly like a sweet potato wrapped in tinfoil!
Frost covered his whole body, and he was shivering as he hugged his shoulders, clutching an empty oxygen tank in his hand!
(#ō ō#) Sss～
He took deep breaths with his mouth wide open, his face slowly returning from an ashen color to normal.
As it turned out, a Dao Heaven Rank powerhouse's HP bar really was slightly longer than the distance traveled!
Jiangnan looked utterly disgusted.
( yǐ mǐn yǐ angry ) "Look at you guys, being all stingy and cheap. Can't even pay for shipping? Trying to save money with your life or what?"
Bige was furious: ( honest mouth plus exclamation mark ) "Who do you think is the reason I don't have clothes on? Not only did you steal our spacesuits, but you also won't let Feng Ji go?"
"Didn't you promise to give Nicole back before dawn? Hurry up and return her!"
At that moment, Wang Dalei and Nicole were arm in arm, squatting by the stall, stuffing chives into plastic bags.
Everyone's eyes focused on Nicole.
Bige urged: ( serious expression ) "Nicole! Come over here quick! They didn't... do anything to you, did they?"
Nicole blushed: ( shy expression ) "You... you're so annoying~"
Bige: !!!
Did he even need to ask? She'd definitely been messed with!
( angry expression ) "You bunch of beasts worse than animals! Nicole, don't be afraid! I'll save you from this hell right now! Come over!"
Nicole looked reluctant, clinging to Wang Dalei's arm.
( reluctant expression ) "Eh~ It's... it's not dawn yet, is it? They haven't finished interrogating me!"
Bige grew anxious: "What do you mean not finished interrogating? As a Dao Heaven Rank of Ying Guo, what business do you have staying in Hua Xia's base?"
Nicole shook her head: ( pouting expression ) "No... I don't want to go back. It's warm like spring here, I can take a shower, and there's Wi-Fi! Our base has nothing! It's so boring!"
At this, the others stared dumbfounded at Nicole.
What? Being a prisoner in Hua Xia's base was so enjoyable she'd gotten addicted?
Bige's face turned green!
A dignified Ying Guo Dao Heaven Rank captured as a prisoner, yet she refused to leave the enemy base, complaining that her own home was too shabby and had no Wi-Fi?
Since when was Wi-Fi the main concern?
"Get your ass back with me right now!"
He reached out to grab Nicole, but Wang Dalei stepped in front to protect her.
Before Wang Dalei could speak, Jiangnan grabbed Bige's hand.
( O tilde~ tilde ) "What do you think you're doing? This is my territory! What, trying to take someone by force?"
She was his nephew's wife-to-be, after all—he had to protect her!
Bige glared: "Take her by force? She was originally one of our people!"
Jiangnan pouted: ( speech bubble expression ) "What's yours or mine? Is there really a need to draw such a clear line?"
Bige fumed: "How could there not be? We agreed that—"
Before he could finish, Jiangnan began counting on his fingers.
( one expression exclamation mark ) "Fine! Then let me break it down for you!"
"From the moment you entered Hua Xia's Silver Moon Force Field, you've destroyed 408 meters of silver vine vegetation, and breathed in 74 mouthfuls of air—probably about a dozen cubic meters, right?"
"All of these are Hua Xia assets! One breath costs a hundred billion! Pay up! Now!"
[From Bige's Resentment Value +1000!]
( angry expression ) "What the hell! You're charging me for breathing? And a hundred billion per breath? Are you robbing me?"
Jiangnan looked completely justified.
( one eyebrow closed eye expression ) "The value of something doesn't lie in the thing itself, but in the demand for it!"
"Air itself is worthless, but the thing is, right now we're on the moon. Air is a scarce resource! You breathed my family's air, so of course you have to pay!"
"Pay up! If you don't have the money, then spit out the air you breathed! Otherwise, stay here and work off the debt!"
"Still breathing? Still breathing? Trying to inhale Ying Guo's entire annual GDP, are you?"
Bige was so angry his teeth itched. If he took two more breaths, the money he'd set aside would be gone before he even got his hands on the pills!
[From Bige's Resentment Value +1000!]
Hearing this, the E Guo delegation panicked. Sweat poured from their foreheads, and almost instinctively, they all held their breath, staring with wide, terrified eyes.
( circle hand expression )...
Did they even have to pay for breathing over here?
With so many people in their delegation, just standing here for a while would cost them dozens of mines!
He really did set a price just for coming here? Jiangnan had been waiting for this all along!
Baikou's cheeks puffed up, her face red from holding her breath. Hart couldn't help asking.
( expression question mark ) "May I ask... about our breathing..."
Jiangnan waved his hand: ( O wink expression ) "Breathe! Breathe all you want! You're all friends—consider this round of air my treat!"
Mo Mo covered her face. Was he really being this generous?
Just then, Jiangnan turned back to Bige: "Still want your person back or not?"
Bige glared resentfully at Jiangnan: "Fine, I don't want her anymore! Let her do whatever she wants!"
"Give me ten thousand of those Rabbit Vomit Pills! Wire transfer! A computer..."
He was about to borrow Jiangnan's computer, but then thought twice—if Jiangnan charged him for breathing, he'd probably charge for internet usage fees, wear-and-tear fees on the computer...
So he turned to borrow from Baikou instead.
Baikou gave Bige a cold glance.
( cold expression ) "Not lending."
They hadn't settled the score for the trouble at the Ice Castle yet!
In the end, Bige had to borrow Jiangnan's computer and got charged a hefty usage fee.
Ying Guo didn't need to put up collateral—they just transferred a hundred billion directly to Jiangnan.
Their base didn't have too many people, so ten thousand pills would be enough for now.
But Bige didn't leave after the transaction. He lingered, wanting to see how much the other nations were buying.
Watching Nicole and Wang Dalei cuddle and flirt, Bige's face looked like he'd eaten a pair of shorts.
That traitor!
Soon enough, black clouds rolled in from the sky!
Salman and Saiban came charging over, cursing, just as frozen as popsicles!
Before they could land, a massive steel-jade ball, dozens of meters in diameter, appeared out of nowhere!
It crashed into the plaza. The sphere split open, revealing Qian Benying and her group inside!
They were all hugging their shoulders, shivering with snot running from their noses. Miyazaki hadn't come—he didn't want to see Jiangnan, so he stayed behind to watch the base.
Qian Benying shivered as she stepped out.
( expression shiver ) "Wuwah~ It's so cold! Your place is really warm!"
At that moment, Takahashi, Musashi, and the others stared in awe at the magnificent Silver Moon City.
Compared to this, their own base—patched up with tape—was nothing more than a crumbling shack!
Last time they'd come, this was just a vine forest. How long had it been, and now there was an entire city?
Rikka shook Qian Benying's arm, pleading.
( expression pleading ) "Sakura-chan, let's just come work for Boss Jiang, okay? His place is so warm, and they have Wi-Fi~"
Qian Benying gave Rikka a flick on the forehead.
( angry expression ) "How can you say something so gutless? We will never bow under someone else's roof!"
Rikka held her head, pouting pitifully.
( crying expression hugging head )
Jiangnan was surprised: ( starry eyes expression ) "You guys came too? Didn't I say I'd cover shipping?"
Qian Benying put her hands on her hips, looking proud.
( proud expression ) "Hmph! Don't think I don't know your sneaky plans!"
"You offered us free pills. But if I let you deliver them yourself, you'd definitely charge an astronomical shipping fee! You, Jiang the Greedy, would never pass up a chance to squeeze money out of me!"
"See? I'm not giving you even half an opening!"
Jiangnan's face twisted in frustration: ( yì yì expression ) "Damn! I've been found out! Are you the bad water in my stomach or something?"
Qian Benying grew even more smug: "As if I don't know you! So, how many are you giving me?"
Jiangnan tossed several baskets of pills to her.
( pout expression ) "Here! Take them! Ten thousand, enough for your use!"
The air fell into absolute dead silence!
Bige's eyes turned red!
We paid a hundred billion for ten thousand pills, and you're just giving them away for free?!
"Not fair! Why? Just because she's a woman? You damn simp!"
Jiangnan glared: ( angry expression ) "So what? They're mine, and I'm giving them away for free! What's it to you?"
[From Bige's Resentment Value +1001!]
Even Qian Benying was stunned. She teleported over to Jiangnan.
Bending down, she reached out and touched his forehead.
Then touched her own.
Jiangnan rolled his eyes: "What are you doing? Touching me? Not afraid I'll use you as a human shield?"
Qian Benying exclaimed in shock: ( surprised expression ) "Jiangnan, have you gone soft in the head? You're giving me this much?"
"I thought you were just saying that, or at most giving me my personal share—maybe a few hundred. I figured I'd have to pay for the rest!"
"Are you afraid I don't have money? This trip, I can get reimbursed, you know! You could at least gouge me a little!"
"Being this generous makes me feel awkward... I..."
Qian Benying was panicking. Jiangnan said he'd give them for free, and he actually did? Ten thousand pills at that?
That was a hundred billion!
Was my Sakura-chan's face really worth that much? Or had Jiangnan been possessed?
Suddenly not scamming me and being this nice instead? I can't handle this!
Jiangnan looked at Qian Benying like she was an idiot.
( squinting expression ) "Did your brain freeze to mush? If you don't want them, give them back!"
She actually wanted him to scam her? He was finally having a moment of generosity, and everyone was practically begging to be ripped off?
How was he supposed to manage that?
Sakura-chan swallowed hard, covering her chest as she took two steps back in disbelief.
( hands covering chest expression ) "You... you don't have a crush on me or something, do you? Is that why you're being so nice?"
"Sorry! Even though for a second my heart did race, after thinking calmly, I can't make such a rash decision!"
"Gomen nasai~ Ore wa..."
Jiangnan: !!!
( angry expression ) "I spit on that! You, Diaper-Sakura! Who in their right mind would like someone who pooped their pants and pe— Mmm!!!"
[From Qian Benying's Resentment Value +1000!]
( angry expression covering mouth ) "Shut up! Urusai! Damare~"
Qian Benying charged forward, clamping down on Jiangnan's mouth with all her might, her face bright red!