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Chapter 177 - 176 Hannah and Scheming_2

Chapter 177: Chapter 176 Hannah and Scheming_2

The narrow eyes were always squinted, the fierceness between the brows impossible to conceal, yet there was a preference for putting on a benevolent front.

As soon as Chen Qing appeared at the entrance of the shop, Luo Hui Han immediately went to greet him.

She knew Chen Qing, a very talented mechanic.

In Treasure Sea, there should be no one who didn’t know of Chen Qing.

He was a newcomer who had been personally acknowledged by Xia Li, Babaro, and other School Mechanics, having led the construction of the defensive works on Sapphire Island and Jade Island.

Hannah hadn’t expected Chen Qing to show up in such a place, her expression slightly subtle, unable to help but size him up with a measure of scrutiny.

"Is there something I can help you with?"

Hannah put on a smile, grinning like a sly and vicious fox.

"Mechanics for breeding and cultivation," Chen Qing replied coolly, his gaze landing on the mechanics behind Hannah.

The Tin Octopus’ recommendation had corresponded with the three types of mechanics Chen Qing needed.

Hannah’s character, just like her appearance, revealed her to be an extremely ruthless merchant.

More accurately, a ruthlessly exploitative capitalist who always fancied herself as a kindhearted philanthropist.

The mechanics sold by Hannah’s second-hand shop were often of mixed quality.

She enjoyed looking down on people.

Towards Chen Qing, Hannah also began to silently judge him in her heart.

She was always envious of these talented newcomers.

So, she liked to set traps for them.

"It’s really quite the coincidence, we’ve just received a batch of machines back from Steam Island!"

"These machines are absolutely top-notch!"

"Rest assured, any mechanics sold from our shop come with a three-month free replacement and repair period."

This was Hannah taking advantage of Chen Qing’s unfamiliarity with Treasure Sea, his lack of experience.

Steam Island was one of the few major grain-producing islands of Treasure Sea; they used the latest and best machinery.

For the sake of maximizing profits, Steam Island’s utilization of machinery was so thorough as to crush and swallow even the bones and dregs.

Machinery coming from these islands were essentially not worth recycling to anyone.

To describe the machinery recovered from Steam Island with an idiom, it would be ’all glitter and no gold.’

Just a nice facade.

Someone as cunning as Hannah would dress them up so well, it was almost impossible to see any flaws.

But once they left the shop, within no more than 12 hours, those machines would all break down.

Completely and utterly, smashed beyond any possibility of secondary use.

Even dismantling the parts was futile.

If you bought them, it was akin to throwing money into the water.

The Tin Octopus at the docks recommending such a place to Chen Qing was utterly condemnable.

Oh, no, that’s not right, mechanics don’t have hearts; it was the deceitful Hannah who deserved to die for tampering with the Tin Octopus’ data directives.

Customers who shopped on Rust Island, they had no background or strength, and if they were swindled by her, they had absolutely nowhere to seek justice.

As for fighting, they couldn’t beat her.

Hannah was somewhat of a local tyrant on Rust Island; her combat mechanics could hold their own against the Renault family.

Let alone a bunch of people with virtually no future to speak of.

"Take a look,"

"Right this way, please."

Hearing Chen Qing’s reply, Hannah couldn’t help but narrow her eyes further, her smile widening a few degrees more.

Following Hannah to the warehouse in the back plaza, the moment Chen Qing saw those ’excellent’ machines Hannah spoke of, without any hesitation, he turned and left.

"Hey!"

Chen Qing’s actions left Hannah dumbfounded; why would he just leave like that? She immediately blocked his path.

Joking aside, if he walked out, who would she sell those things to?

It took no small effort to find such a perfect mark; Hannah was not about to let Chen Qing slip away.

"Mr. Chen Qing, it wouldn’t be proper for you to just leave like this," Hannah’s face twisted into a forced smile, showing no intention of backing down.

She knew Chen Qing had talent, had strength, but talent needed opportunities to grow.

Chen Qing’s strength depended largely on his mechanical creations.

Whether it was the Daliya incident or later defeating the Ten-colored Renor Ghost Moon pirate group.

Hannah was quite aware of Chen Qing’s movements and the events he had encountered; he lacked personal strength.

A mechanic without their mechanical creations was like machinery without a core — utterly unremarkable.

And a fallen genius, well, they couldn’t really be called a genius at all.

Hannah had been running her ruthless business for many years; the number of people she had killed was not one thousand, then eight hundred.

The so-called geniuses, she had killed quite a few of them too, and they were just so-so.