Chapter 507 - 318: Getting Revenge on Baili Xueyuan

As Lin Qi saw the two of them with his Spiritual Vision, the old man also spotted them through the video intercom.

The old man clearly didn’t want to do business at a time like this. "The clinic is temporarily closed for business. If you need anything, you can visit the clinic’s official website to make an appointment."

Although he didn’t want to do business right now, the old man was a businessman, after all, so his attitude wasn’t overly hostile.

King Arthur, however, was quick to react. "Dr. Lin, this is an emergency! We can pay more! Double... no, five times the price!"

In an underground Prosthetic Clinic, there were few problems that couldn’t be solved with Credit Points.

And if there were, it just meant you hadn’t offered enough of them!

Seeing King Arthur act this way, Master Ma, who was standing to the side, was utterly dumbfounded.

’Pay more?’

’He didn’t mention anything about that a moment ago!’

Master Ma was already calculating his balance, trying to figure out if he could afford the fee at the fivefold price King Arthur had proposed.

After running the numbers, Master Ma quietly breathed a sigh of relief.

’Thankfully, more than half of the prosthetics on my body are A-Class. I don’t have that many S-Class parts. Otherwise, if the implantation fee for S-Class Prosthetic Bodies was multiplied by five, my wallet wouldn’t be able to handle such extravagance.’

On the other side of the intercom, the old man carefully sized up the two men’s prosthetics.

With a single glance, his eyes locked onto King Arthur.

’European tech? And a full-body S-Class conversion? What’s someone like that doing at my little rundown Prosthetic Clinic?’

’Don’t tell me these two just got mixed up in an Eastern Alliance operation?’

The old man thought it over, weighing the pros and cons.

At five times the price, the profit from this one job would be equivalent to installing a hundred Divine Iron Bulls!

As for the risks of doing business with these two...

Doctor Lin wasn’t worried about that.

Lin Xin was still at home, after all.

’If these two have a feud with the Eastern Alliance, that would be a real jackpot. I could just sell them directly to Baili Xueyuan!’

At that thought, Doctor Lin instantly made up his mind. ’I’ll do it!’

Affecting a troubled tone, he spoke through the intercom, "But... very well. Since you are willing to pay five times the price, I’ll take the job. Please, come in."

Doctor Lin remotely unlocked the main Door of the Prosthetic Clinic.

Master Ma and King Arthur exchanged a glance, then walked through the main Door of the Prosthetic Clinic without a shred of concern.

Besides, regardless of the clinic’s possible connection to the Wizard, it was just a mere Prosthetic Clinic. What could it possibly do to two Tier Four Extraordinaries?

...

Up on the second floor, Lin Qi felt a headache coming on as he watched the scene unfold.

’This is going to be trouble. They probably have no idea that Baili Xueyuan could show up here at any moment. If she happens to run into them...’

Lin Qi rubbed his forehead, his gaze drifting toward Master Ma with a look of pity.

’If Baili Xueyuan arrives, Master Ma might have to resort to using his charms.’

’Luckily, this has nothing to do with me. Those two are probably just here because of the No. 1 Prosthetic Clinic’s stellar reputation in Red Fruit City.’

Doctor Lin was, without a doubt, the most famous underground Prosthetic Doctor in Red Fruit City as of late. Bar none.

...

Down on the first floor, since Doctor Lin was about to receive clients—and clients of unknown identity at that—he displayed the professionalism expected of an underground Prosthetic Doctor and temporarily sent Sister Li away from the reception area, telling her to go rest on the second floor.

Doctor Lin received King Arthur and Master Ma in the reception area.

"Gentlemen, what services do you require that bring you to my clinic in such a hurry at this hour?"

Doctor Lin wore a professional smile, one that could have earned him a spot on Red Fruit City’s "Top Ten Most Approachable Faces" list.

King Arthur got straight to the point. "Our prosthetics have malfunctioned. The vast majority of our internal prosthetic parts need to be re-implanted and calibrated."

Doctor Lin’s smile didn’t waver. He sized up King Arthur and said, "A full-body S-Class prosthetic conversion, and with rare European models in the Asian Administrative Region, no less. The price won’t be low, I’m afraid. And you did promise to pay five times the rate..."

King Arthur waved a hand. "Don’t you worry, Dr. Lin. We’ll follow the rules of the underground. An agreed-upon price is an agreed-upon price. Credit Points are not an issue. I only hope you will also abide by the rules of an underground clinic."

King Arthur had been operating in the Asian Administrative Region since he was young; he knew the rules of the underground Prosthetic Clinics by heart.

The clinic doesn’t ask about a client’s origins, and the client doesn’t ask where the clinic’s prosthetics come from. The price is settled before surgery, and no haggling is accepted afterward.

The Mercenary gets their service without worry, and the doctor makes their money in peace.

Doctor Lin’s smile grew even wider. He turned, activated the reception area’s projector, and began his quote. "For implantation, repair, and calibration of A-Class and above prosthetics, the labor fee is 120,000 per unit. There’s a thirty percent discount for more than ten units. However, since you have European models, I’ll have to go through some channels to find the corresponding implantation manuals and crack the software. That will require a twenty percent premium."

"If any prosthetics are damaged and require repairs or replacement parts, that will be a separate charge."

King Arthur, clearly familiar with the process, answered truthfully. "All the prosthetics are intact; they just need to be re-implanted and debugged. That’s twelve external prosthetic parts, four organ implants, two operating systems, and three neural augmentations. Twenty-one S-Class prosthetic parts in total."

As King Arthur spoke, Master Ma couldn’t help but start calculating the price on his behalf.

’Twenty-one pieces!’

’120,000 per piece, times a thirty percent discount, plus a twenty percent premium... and then multiplied by five!’

’Over eleven and a half million!’

HISS!

’So expensive!’

Master Ma started calculating the price for his own prosthetics.

Suddenly, Master Ma realized something and hurriedly asked, "Is the price for A-Class prosthetics the same as for S-Class?"

Doctor Lin’s gaze shifted to Master Ma, and he first sized up his prosthetics.