Early in the morning, Li Xiu got up and saw Sha Chu, who lived in the east wing, busy in the kitchen making breakfast. Shortly after, breakfast was served.

"Is this our breakfast?" Li Xiu looked at the food on the table with a peculiar expression.

"Is there a problem?" Sha Chu scrutinized the breakfast on the table. She didn't see any issue, but judging by Li Xiu's expression, there seemed to be a big problem.

"Can I eat something cooked?" Li Xiu looked at the fish slices and raw lettuce on the table and said with a grimace.

The fish slices were thinly cut, translucent and glistening, with plump, tender meat; the vegetables were raw, washed clean, green and vibrant, seemingly healthy.

But Li Xiu was used to eating cooked food, and having these things first thing in the morning was quite uncomfortable for him.

"Being able to eat vegetables in Longevity City is already impressive. The main food here is seafood, which is relatively cheap. Other foods like rice, wheat, eggs, and milk are very expensive," Sha Chu said.

"Don't worry about spending money, my stomach can't handle these things," Li Xiu said.

"Of course, you're not worried about spending money because it's not your money," Sha Chu rolled her eyes at him. "With those gemstones you brought, if we eat noodles every meal, they'd probably only last half a month."

"That expensive? I am a Commander after all, I should have a salary, right? The Commander's pay can't be so low that it's not enough for rice and noodles?" Li Xiu said.

"You can afford it, but you'll have to wait until your salary is paid. What about this month? Furthermore, if you spend all your salary on food, how will you purchase the resources needed, how will you enter the Trial Gate?" Sha Chu pouted.

"I don't care, I just can't eat these things. At least cook these fish slices for me and stir-fry the greens, okay?" Li Xiu said helplessly.

"Cooking fish and stir-frying vegetables requires oil, doesn't it? Oil is quite expensive around here. If you eat dishes with oil every meal, your gemstones won't even last ten days." Although Sha Chu said this, she still took the fish slices and vegetables back to the kitchen. After some tinkering, she brought out fragrant pan-fried fish slices and stir-fried greens, along with a fried egg.

"Thanks to the mercy of the Goddess," Li Xiu consumed some pan-fried fish slices, finding them a bit fishy and tasteless, ultimately resorting to eating the fried egg and stir-fried greens.

Sha Chu quietly ate the pan-fried fish slices beside him, commenting as she ate, "The condiments here are also very expensive, make do with it."

Li Xiu was somewhat speechless. Initially, he thought Longevity City would be the epitome of luxury, but he didn't expect even eating here to be so challenging.

After finishing the meal, Li Xiu said to Sha Chu, "Let's go to Vice President Bai first to take over the Magic Armor group."

Sha Chu cleaned up the dishes and utensils and led Li Xiu to Vice President Bai's office.

On the way, Sha Chu briefly introduced Vice President Bai's background to Li Xiu.

The Bai Family used to be one of the Eight Families, but now they're not as successful. They don't hold a position among the Four Families, but because they're close to the Li Family, they still hold some status in Longevity City.

This Vice President Bai is currently the most powerful person in the Bai Family.

Apart from managing the Magic Armor group, Vice President Bai also handles many affairs within Longevity City, resembling a General Affairs Department head.

"This is definitely a profitable position," Li Xiu knew that places like the General Affairs Department, even leaking a bit from the cracks, would be a lot of money.

The saying goes, "Three years in administration, poor but jingling with gold."

"The Bai Family is considered direct affiliates of the President, otherwise, given their current status, it's difficult to hold this position," Sha Chu pondered for a moment before continuing, "Although the Magic Armor group isn't highly regarded in Longevity City, many Trial Gates are guarded by Magic Armor Masters from the group. Plus, the Magic Armor Laboratory is a significant expense, there are many benefits to be found. Whether Vice President Bai will hand over the Magic Armor group to you easily, it's still uncertain."

Li Xiu originally thought the Vice President's office would definitely be within an institution like the City Lord's Mansion. Unexpectedly, it was merely a small building on Sunset Avenue, without even a guard at the entrance.

"Chief Technician, pleasure to meet you, pleasure to meet you. So young and already a Chief Technician, bound for great achievements in the future..."

When Li Xiu and Sha Chu met Vice President Bai, he was as round as a ball but was very enthusiastic, standing up to shake Li Xiu's hand and even personally pouring them tea.

"Vice President Bai is too kind, there's a matter I'd like help with from you," Li Xiu said with a smile.

"I've prepared the handover for the Magic Armor group quite thoroughly, it can be done anytime," Vice President Bai said.

"No rush on the handover. This is my friend, she was originally in the Seeking Path group. Can Vice President Bai do us a favor and transfer her to my Technician group?" Li Xiu asked, looking at Vice President Bai.

"This... might be a bit tricky..." Vice President Bai said with a troubled look, "Each group's members are generally recruited by their respective Commanders themselves. In principle, unless permitted by the Commander of the original group, members of each group cannot change groups freely."

"Of course, the Seeking Path group's situation is a bit special now. The old Commander has just passed away, and the new Commander hasn't been in position long. These members were not developed by the new Commander, but by rights, they belong to the Seeking Path group's Commander. If they want to transfer to another group, they still need his agreement to proceed; otherwise, it's difficult for me to manage…"

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