Li Pan was so angry that his teeth itched, but he also forced a smile and said,

"Imai-san appreciates you so much, Yamazaki, just go have a few drinks with me and I'll take care of the goods."

"Yes, manager, then I'm rude."

In this way, Yamazaki was dragged upstairs to drink. Imai Shoichiro regarded him as a junior student at Tokyo University and introduced him to a circle of young ladies and young masters. Then the smart doll quickly delivered the meal, and the group of people began to laugh and have dinner together.

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Li Pan was sitting alone downstairs, and the doll was sitting in front of him with a box in his hand. He actually held the box containing the golden Buddha in his hand and showed it to him, without even pouring him a glass of water.<

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Li Pan feels now like a driver who brought his boss to a business banquet but was not qualified to serve at the table and could only sit in the car...

Damn it, these damn sky people! This is not unintentional at all, it is intentional, Xiba!

But yes, the street boys in the Night City are full of envy, jealousy and hatred towards the second generation. Why don’t the young men in Sky City look down on these vulgar, violent, rude, poor and barbaric ruffians at all?

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Even though Li Pan is the manager of Monster Company, a check of his resume information shows that he was born in a compulsory military service technical school. These elites who have received higher education from the New East University of Science and Technology and have studied in other worlds naturally don't bother to pay attention. Zhang Yilang is willing to

The few words I spoke out were all for the sake of my junior fellow student, Yamazaki Ayato.

This feeling is probably like seeing a cockroach in your living room.

Feeling this kind of superior disregard and obvious boredom, Li Pan almost wanted to overturn the table and beat him up.

It was Yamazaki who was still discerning the appearance and quickly sent a bunch of information to the public. Many of them were internal files of the Security Bureau, which gave the boss something to do, lest they cause trouble and the Security Bureau would come to clean up the place again.

After all, people were looking for clients through connections, so Li Pan had no choice but to sit patiently, waiting for the collector to come to his door, while reading the information to pass the time.

In fact, Li Pan is really not a cyberpsychopath, and he won't explode at the first moment. And to be honest, "Skyman Discrimination" is also a common social phenomenon in 0791 nowadays. It is a manifestation of the sharp differentiation of classes within society, and it is seen a lot.

Of course, "Sky People" is a discriminatory term in itself. In addition to referring to the "Sky City" where these people live, there is also a deeper reason.

To put it simply, because every indigenous person on the earth usually calls himself an ‘earth person’.

As for the vampires of the Ye family, the Sons of Dorne at Dawn, various battle corpses transported directly by spaceships, artificial humanoids produced using alien technology, and those visitors from other worlds who use QVN to link to this plane.

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For security reasons to prevent Legion terrorist attacks, unregistered prosthetics are generally not allowed to come directly to Earth for their first visit.

These prosthetics are usually stored on space stations and spacecrafts. If they want to descend into the atmosphere, they must pass the customs biochemical security inspection and arrive in a space elevator or shuttle, so they are generally called "space people".

Therefore, those who are caught between the two groups, neither superior nor inferior, are the "sky people".

This word specifically refers to those people who are of indigenous origin on Earth, but who love the "space people" and even wish to actively change their prosthetic bodies to join the "space people".

Of course, the discrimination is also mutual. The 'sky people' also discriminate against the indigenous people on the ground, all the creatures who are physically bound to the surface of 0791, and even the samurai masters of Takamagahara.

So don’t worry too much, they are not targeting you Li Pan alone, they are equally discriminating against all the people on earth outside your own small circle...

Even the Takamagahara warriors that Li Pan had come into contact with before were not as extreme as the sky people. Look at Akiyama Saito and the like, aren't they still kneeling and licking him?

Of course, it is also possible that the kendo masters Li Pan came into contact with, including the hot spring female generals and Koka kunoichi, were themselves lower-level samurai who served others, so they were all proficient in kneeling and would not be able to show off any Chinese family records.

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Enthusiastic netizens often discuss this phenomenon. Li Pan also saw several popular science articles when he was browsing posts, but the information report sent by Yamazaki was more thorough.

According to analysis, this is because the Chinese in Takamagahara received traditional education. On the surface, they are presidents and cadres, but at heart they are still warriors. They respect the strong. They consider themselves lords and lords. They are members of the ruling class and certainly disdain the homeless and bankrupt.

Care, but not too extreme about company dogs.

So as long as you wear a formal suit, a tie, and follow the company's internal culture and tacit understanding, in the eyes of other samurai, you can be regarded as a first-rate Ashigaru attendant, at least a low-level member of the group, and an abide by the ruling order of Takamagahara.

Therefore, generally speaking, samurai bully their direct subordinates within the rules, and it is rare for them to discriminate against everyone else without distinction.

But things are different for people in the sky. If you don’t have the same family background and education, they won’t even want to tease you.

This is not only the discrimination of the wealthy against the bankrupt, but also the special historical reasons of the 0791 plane. The most important reason comes from the original shareholders of Gao Tianyuan.

Many people often mistakenly believe that Takamagahara is a private property established by the Oda family from scratch. In fact, this is deliberately misleading.

To be precise, it was the first generation Oda Sosuke who brought the 0791 dimension to join Takamagahara and obtained investment from the board of directors, so that 0791 gradually became the headquarters of Takamagahara.

It might be a little difficult to understand if you don’t start from the beginning, so I’ll say a few more words.

To simply understand, in the beginning, only Earth 0 was considered the Earth, and the other Earths were just parallel universe colonies of Earth 0.

Oda, the first generation time traveler, was just a mere cruiser captain on Earth 0. Although he could easily sweep across other worlds and rule Earth 0791, that was all.

With just an alien traveler and a cruiser, he can dominate the primitive tribes, but it is simply impossible to develop the rural earth of the 16th century and join the trade system of the heavens and the universe of Earth 0.

So he needs to attract investors, recruit partners, and get loans from banks to develop his own world.

So Oda used the intelligence collected during the 0791 crusade against the Legion to contact the Oriental chaebols under the Legion and recruit them to join the group.

At that time, the war between the Security Council and the Legion was gradually coming to an end, and the overall situation was decided. As the defeated party, the Oriental Chaebol almost lost all its fleets and colonies. If they did not want to continue their path to darkness, the remnants of the Legion would be captured.

Expelled to the edge of the universe, you can only start all over again.

So they grabbed this life-saving straw and accepted the invitation of the first Oda to surrender. Takamagahara was officially established, and the funds and technology of the Oriental Department were invested in 0791 Earth to participate in colonial development.

The name Gao Tianyuan is also very clear. The directors of the first Gao Tianyuan were all ‘cosmic humans and gods’ from other worlds.

Although the two parties are partners, the Takamagahara chaebol are the actual financial and technology investors. However, for the local indigenous people, especially the samurai class, they feel that they are the masters of 0791 and the co-owners of the world.

It is still the Oda family, so the Odas have always firmly controlled the appointment and removal authority of each company president.

Of course, those directors have dirty backgrounds and violate the taboos of the Security Bureau. They have no reason to jump out and compete with the Oda family for the real power of the chairman of the rural enterprise. Are they just looking for a place to invest and make money? Who really comes to work in land reclamation?

So 'Tian Shen' chose 'United Society', a local indigenous businessman, as a manager and white glove, operating funds and asset appreciation. At the expense of not participating in Gao Tianyuan's personal rights, he assisted trade and investment consultants, and served as an investment consultant.

Remuneration, received a large amount of income dividends.

In this way, with the massive capital injection and technological support, Gao Tianyuan grew explosively. Riding on the economic recovery of the post-war Zhutian Universe, Gao Tianyuan successfully joined the Zhutian Trade Agreement. The group's output value continued to rise, and the directors made a lot of money.

By the time of the eighth generation Oda, there was even an opportunity to join the Safety Committee. Although the attack on the committee failed in the end and the prosperity turned to decline, and then there was a financial crisis of the collapse of the real estate and stock markets, capital flight, and large-scale bankruptcies, but in the

The "Hehuizhong" who controls the actual capital of Gao Tianyuan behind the scenes, not only escaped unscathed, but also added insult to injury, took advantage of the situation and made a huge profit.

However, in this long economic winter, a large number of middle- and lower-level samurai families, including the upper-class Chinese, went bankrupt in the economic crisis. The dissatisfaction that the samurai class's upward path was cut off and their savings could no longer be concealed by economic growth. In order to transform internal contradictions,

The Oda family was forced to embark on the path of militarism, and even wanted to build a multiverse empire. In the end, of course, they suffered a disastrous defeat in the corporate war. This is a story for later.

In short, it is very clear that these "Sky People" themselves are the basis of the "United Society" and are the children of the plutocratic family. The education they received since childhood has been extremely elite and alien.

In order to serve the real master, they will engage in Gao Tianyuan's trade and capital operations with the heavens in the future. The elite education these people received since childhood is on the level of the multiverse. Coupled with their family conditions, they are often linked to the heavens and universe through QVN.

Even if you spend most of your time in the 'universe on the other side of the door', only occasionally 'awakening', how can you not broaden your horizons?

Having seen the stunning scenery of another world, and having no room for advancement in Takamagahara, it is natural for people to worship the converts, and feel that the City of Night is just a mud ditch, a remote mountain villa. From generation to generation, of course, they gradually become isolated from the aborigines and devote themselves to the country.

We are moving closer to the more advanced and civilized heavens and worlds.

In fact, don't talk about them, even Li Pan himself is the same. Now that he has become an immortal, he already sees everyone as an ant. How can he look at this piece of shit like the City of Night.

This is not alarmist. In fact, with the development of science and technology, the "sky people" are quickly being accepted by the "space people", and they are divided into two distinct groups from the indigenous earthlings in the City of Night.

The people of the sky benefit from today's trade in the heavens. Naturally, they are completely opposite to those red tengu who are bankrupt and defeated and clamor for independence. Compared with the so-called samurai empire, they support the financial order of the heavens established by the Security Committee.

They hope to completely integrate 0791 into the trading system of the heavens, so even though they are a group cultivated by Gao Tianyuan and make money from Gao Tianyuan, they are still emotionally inclined to the side of the Security Committee and are strong supporters, allies and compradors of the 'Space People'.

There are even rumors that even in the tragic defeat of Takamagahara, it is said that the "Sky People" played a very disgraceful role in the war. Therefore, they have always been the target of the Red Tengu's punishment, and they are increasingly afraid to leave the "Sky City"

', back to the ground.

After roughly sorting out the positions of the 'Sky People' and 'United Society', and looking at the banquet upstairs, Li Pan had a clear idea.

This time, Imai was so flattered by Ayato Yamazaki, his 'junior', that he was even willing to take out the family's 'Golden Buddha' and transfer it at a discount. Maybe he already knew Yamazaki's undercover identity secretly and wanted to help him through business.

Where is the Security Bureau?

However, many of the things that Monsters Inc. is eyeing were indeed bought by the "United Society" chaebol. It wouldn't be a bad thing to take Yamazaki Ayato's route and get them back if there is a chance. At worst, let him have one in the future.

If people come to buy, Li Pan won't be angry.

It's just that it was obviously a good opportunity, but at this time, a new competitor appeared. It was really full of twists and turns.

After flipping through the magazine and looking at the goods, I waited for two hours before the ACA collector finally arrived, guided by the smart doll.

The Collector also sent two representatives, one of whom used a female intelligent human prosthetic body and was obviously a cosmic being linked through QVN, and the other was a boy about the same age as Rama, probably in his teens.

There's not much to say about the intelligent human. It's similar to the intelligent human attendant in Sky City. It's a short-term business rental prosthesis provided by the space station. It's a level 5 intelligent human prosthetic specially prepared for tourists from other worlds and company employees who are on short-term business trips.

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The boy was from Earth. He was dressed like a street kid. He had blue eyes and a white head. His hair was black and white and stood up like a hedgehog. His forehead was very medium and he had to wear a forehead protector. There were tears on his left cheek.

There are similar tattoos, and the wrists of both hands are decorated with several leather wristbands.

This guy has a weird aura. Is he a ninja? No, this aura seems a bit like Rama... Could he be someone with super powers...

"Oh, yeah, in this formal suit, are you from Monsters Inc.?

First time meeting! What an honor! This is your business card!"

The white-headed boy stood at the door with his hands in his pockets, while the intelligent female figure took the initiative to shake hands with Li Pan.

Li Pan looked at the electronic business card sent by the other party.

Belia

ACA Antique Collectors Association

S68 Site Director

MA level collector

"It turns out to be Ms. Belia. This is our first meeting. I am the acting manager of TheM."

Li Pan exchanged business cards with her, and the other party also smiled and said,

"What a coincidence. Could it be that you are also here for the 'Russian Statue'?

I understand, it’s up to the guest to do whatever he wants. Since you’re here first, why don’t you make an offer first?”

Hmm? Rusi statue?

"No, no, they just buy a box."

Before Li Pan could speak, Imai Shoichiro floated out from the second floor and interrupted,

"Now that everything is here, let's take a look at the goods."

The intelligent attendant opened the box and showed the 'Golden Buddha' to Belia and asked her to look at it. He also specially closed the lid of the box and showed it to Li Pan...

"The goods are genuine." Belia nodded with a smile, then bowed to Li Pan, "Then let's take it, okay?"

Li Pan indicated that if you have money, please do as you please.

"Thank you."

Belia bowed to Li Pan again, snapped her fingers to pay the Imai family, and the young man behind her came up, reached into the box, and took out the 'Golden Buddha' with bare hands.

The moment he took it out of the box, Li Pan clearly saw that the 'Golden Buddha' was filled with black smoke, and blood and tears seemed to be shed on the Buddha's face. On the young man's hands, the leather rope wristbands shone, gathering two groups of rich white light.

Wrap the 'Golden Buddha' like a cocoon and suppress the black smoke.

Li Pan looked at the young man's hands with great interest. Sure enough, it was not Qi, but some kind of alien energy that he had never seen before. It emanated from the magic lines hidden under the forehead and wrist guards between the eyebrows and wrists, and then passed through

Protective gear amplification is effective.

Obviously, this kind of super energy must also abide by the monster rules of the 0791 plane.

"Is this also an ACA collector?"

Belia smiled and waved her hands, "No, husky is my pet."

Li Pan couldn't help but raise his eyebrows. The white-haired boy named Husky had no expression, and his eyes didn't look like he was under mental or drug control. He should have basic self-awareness and not be a bionic clone.

Imai Shoichiro's eyes lit up and he laughed,

"So you have this kind of taste, Miss Belia. We made a big deal today. If you are not in a hurry, how about I host a banquet for you?

I also have many puppies at home, I think you will like them, why not take a few back and treat them as souvenirs."

Belia smiled and said, "It's okay. Our Collectors Association is new here, and there will be many opportunities for cooperation in the future. It's better to be respectful than to obey. I'll excuse you tonight. Husky, look at things."

The husky held the 'Golden Buddha' in his arms, and he remained motionless when the smart man brought him a bulletproof suitcase. Li Pan silently put away the empty box.

Imai Shoichiro was also extremely happy when 75 million was received.

"It's great to be able to do this business, and it's rare to meet again. Let's have a class reunion tonight!

Ayato, come too, let your manager take the things back, and let’s have some fun together!”

"This... let's not be nagging..."

Yamazaki Ayato also felt that Shoichiro had gone a little too far. If he continued to stimulate him further, he would be afraid that he would not be able to shovel the corpse when he collected it...

Li Pan didn't care, he still stared at the 'Golden Buddha'. Sure enough, the moment he closed the wooden box in his hand, the 'Golden Buddha' suddenly opened his eyes, shot out a red light, and made a hole in the light cocoon.

, and then a black energy protruded from the mouth, breaking through the shackles of the light cocoon and escaping to the second floor.

This scene was almost fleeting, and Husky didn't react at all, so Li Pan said with a smile,

"Since it's rare to meet old classmates, don't be polite, Yamazaki. Just attend on behalf of the company tonight. If you have anything to do, I'll report it tomorrow. I'll take the goods back to the company first."

Then he and Belia looked at each other, nodded and left, and Li Pan walked out of the maze under the leadership of the intelligent doll and returned to the shuttle.

Does Lushi look like...

Li Pan checked the company's files and found that Lu Shi seemed to be a cultivator from ancient South Asia. The inheritance era was even before the emergence of ancient Buddhism. He could basically be understood as a monk of Asan's version, but he advocated extreme self-abuse.

Practice hard and torture your body to stimulate your potential. After all the hardships, you will be rewarded and become an immortal.

However, looking at the shapes of Lushi statues online, they usually have green faces and fangs, and look like evil ghosts, which is very different from the walking Buddha in Sukhothai. Logically speaking, it is impossible to confuse it, right?

Is it because the collector really knows the details of the Buddha statue?

Or is it that the other party sees something different...

No matter what, people look down on us earthlings, why should we stick to a cold butt when we are hot on the face? Just use the Imai family first to test the quality of this monster.
Chapter completed!