Meteor Fall Master in the 'Starry Abyss'
Chapter 726 - 337. Frost Plated Boxing, a secret technique!

Chapter 726: 337. Frost Plated Boxing, a secret technique!

Harlowe was momentarily bewildered.

As a carnivorous Tree Person, his cognitive ability was actually not much inferior to that of the Cosmic Human Race. After all, having ascended to the Zeta Rank (6), he had his fair share of experience and knowledge.

But Li Aozi’s boxing technique from Frost Plated, a barrage of punches thrown, emphasized preemptive strikes. The sound of his voice bounced around in Harlowe’s wooden head like reverberating echoes, disrupting his hearing with the waves of gravity.

"You, as a Hunter and a merchant, have no public spirit at all. You even deceive your comrades on the battlefield. Have you exchanged your conscience for ammonium gold with Redd Gold? If I hadn’t exposed your true face this time, who knows how many more would have been deceived by you!"

As Li Aozi spoke, he stamped his feet, making noise and continuously interrupting Harlowe’s train of thought.

"It’s not like that, all my goods are genuine items assured by the institution; they just disappeared once they got into your hands."

Harlowe panicked, his mind racing, and he hastily said:

"Was it you who stole my merchandise? Two institutions got wiped out by you in a row; give me back my institutions!"

"Who covets your stuff? Help, family, anyone understands; this tree below actually accuses me of slanderously defaming him. As a boy, how could I make a joke out of my own innocence!"

Li Aozi, unhurried, used the advantage of being an Echoer to allow more people to overhear their conversation.

The natural curiosity of civilized life forms is to enjoy watching excitement; Li Aozi held onto Harlowe and refused to let go, drawing an ever-increasing crowd their way.

"What’s going on over there? That guy looks pretty handsome; can I sneak a photo of him?"

"Be careful, only guys are allowed to sneak photos. A woman taking a picture of a man, are you looking to be sued under allegations of sexual harassment?"

"I’ve been listening for a while, and it seems to be a dispute between a Layer Abyss Silver Hunter and a stall holder."

"I remember that Tree Person; the quality of his goods is really average. It’s said that he even stormed into a temple before, urging monks not to be vegetarians."

"My goodness, an extreme plant protection advocate? How is that different from a terrorist?"

With the growing crowd, as opposed to Li Aozi who had just entered the Hunter’s Universe, Harlowe, a well-known local face, was quickly recognized. The crowd began to talk about Harlowe’s shady past.

"I’ve heard that those plant protectionists often assassinate vegetarians! Just because they harmed artificially cultivated plants!"

"That’s terrifying. Good thing I’m a Sharkman; I never eat vegetables."

"Is it really that outrageous? It should be okay if I eat carbs, right?"

"Carbs are also derived from plants, like wheat, cassava, potatoes... and even some carbonated drinks are included."

"What? Someone dislikes carbonated drinks? That person is definitely up to no good! Soda Gate."

Listening to the more and more exaggerated discussions around, Harlowe began to panic:

"It’s not like that; don’t listen to his nonsense—he’s framing me!"

"It’s hard for people to believe you with such a wooden head," the surrounding crowd expressed. "Look at that young man, he has the face of a gentleman, handsome and beautiful. You, on the other hand, have a sleazy, damp look to you."

"Besides," they continued, "look at him; he’s a Silver Hunter."

Someone pointed to Li Aozi:

"This young man has achieved the level of a Silver Hunter at such a young age, he speaks clearly, is versed in literature and martial arts, and is exceptionally handsome. Do you think someone of his stature would falsely accuse a second-rate peddler like you?"

"I didn’t frame anyone! It’s this Tree Person merchant’s trick! Whenever someone buys his implant gear, it’s bound to mysteriously disappear after a while."

Li Aozi wore a face of righteousness.

"You’re saying it’s a deception? If my stuff is gone, wouldn’t I be the one who has suffered the loss?" Harlowe, frantic, began hopping in distress. "I don’t care about your baseless accusations for now, just give me back my implant gear—where on earth have you hidden my implant gear, you... you young man?"

"Would I take your things?"

Li Aozi sneered as he took off his jacket and stood before the crowd, turning full circle:

"Everyone, look, I don’t have anything on me, and this guy is still accusing me of stealing his institution—tell me, with nothing but these clothes on my body, where would I steal from? How could I have taken your stuff?"

With a flick of his wrist, he proved he had nothing on him:

"So tell me, if I took your institution, where could I have possibly hidden it?"

"Do you think I’m an idiot?"

Harlowe sneered:

"Don’t play dumb, isn’t everyone here an Ascender? Space artifacts or magic. Everyone has the ability to temporarily store things."

"Then check if I’m carrying any."

Li Aozi spread his hands, emitting the aura of his Implant Gear, his secondary profession as a Biochemist endowed him with the skill to manipulate Life Source Energy. A slight release of it was enough to convince those around him.

"Watch closely!"

Li Aozi said with a strong voice:

"Open your eyes wide—I’m not a Magician, I am a genuine Biochemist standing before you. How could I perform magic?"

To add to his persuasiveness, he took off the headpiece of his Implant Gear, held his breath, and avoided causing any grey spatial ripples to fluctuate.

"Huh, it truly is an Implant Gear body."

"Looking at it this way, he definitely is a Biochemist, no doubt."

"Hilarious, a Biochemist doesn’t perform magic, he has nothing on him, let alone space equipment—the space storage stations that a Zeta Rank can use are not possibly small."

"Harlowe is being underhanded here."

"A guy who doesn’t understand the principle of integrity in business, I don’t want to be in the same trench fighting against Society with such a person."

Harlowe panicked.

In essence, he was just a second-tier dealer, albeit with a slightly higher profit margin, but that didn’t mean he deserved to be labeled this way.

Normally, he could have simply settled this dispute through a duel, but the moment he saw the Silver Hunter badge on Li Aozi’s chest, he instantly abandoned that idea.

Forget it.

This was someone who had truly fought life and death battles with Society’s Senators and had a record of repelling a Society invasion. He stood no chance against him.

After all, Harlowe was just an ordinary Zeta Rank (6), not outstanding in combat strength, and made his living by doing business in the Hunter’s Universe for a profit margin. He had no guts to confront a man who could resist Society.

But then again, he was here to make business and earn money, so he couldn’t just let an outsider bully him.

"No matter the quality of my products, they shouldn’t just be taken back after being sold."

Harlowe took advantage of an opening and immediately said:

"Don’t think you can falsely accuse others just because there’s no surveillance here—young man, I have quite a few customers in this cosmic universe, and the goods were fine when they got to them. How come they disappeared as soon as they got to you?"

"Oh, realizing you’re at a disadvantage, you start resorting to distractions, do you?"

Li Aozi scanned around, and indeed some of Harlowe’s past customers were discussing among themselves.

But it didn’t matter.

One of the core principles of Frost Plated Boxing: When the facts are in your favor, emphasize the facts; when the law is in your favor, emphasize the law; when neither facts nor law are in your favor, pound the table and stir things up.

And this was what Li Aozi excelled at.