Chapter 27：Xiong Da

Why are you still here with the earthlings…?

The young owner was looking at Bai Yang expressionlessly as if he was looking at an idiot.

Bai Yang kept quiet for a second, he took another puff and with a solemn face, he said, "Alright, I'll be honest with you. I'm actually preparing to weaponize an army in another world to defeat the gods there and conquer their lands...!"

"You need me to help you to call an ambulance to the mental hospital?"

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What's wrong with this world now, why wouldn't anyone believe it when he was in fact, telling the truth. Where has the trust betweem men gone to?

"Cut the crap, brother, just tell me if you have a way to help me," Bai Yang decided to let the owner make the choice.

Forging metal armors was not a difficult task, it doesn't any bleeding-edge technology or special techniques. Any random metal processing factory out there could easily forge them. The only reason Bai Yang came to the store owner was that he wanted to show his presence again.

Once or twice, or another few more times, slowly but surely, the store owner would eventually open up to him and become willing to sell him the real equipment.

The duo stared at each other for a minute until the young owner finally realized that Bai Yang wasn't joking about forging metal armor.

Speechlessly, he opened the drawer and went through the pile of items for a name card. He said, "Call the number on it. Tell them Old Wolf sent you. The rest will be up to you."

Bai Yang took the name card with a smile, he didn't look at the name card but instead, looked at the young store owner and teased, "Tsk, tsk, Old Wolf. Brother, you sound like a big shot, like a gangster or something like that."

"If there's nothing more you need, you may leave now." The store owner, Old Wolf, pointed at the door and said.

Bai Yang didn't mind the owner's attitude. After all, Old Wolf had never changed his facial expression and never showed any kindness before. Bai Yang stood up and walked toward the door, he suddenly turned around and said before leaving, "Remember to tell the guy to pay you commission."

Old Wolf didn't even raise his head, Commission? The metal armors you'd order will only cost at most a few tens of kilograms of metals. Just how much do you think the commissions will be?

"You'll regret if you don't," Bai Yang said and left the store.

He leaned back on his motorbike and looked at the name card.

On the topmost of the name card written the name of "Giant Bear Metal Processing Plant", in the middle was the name of a guy "Xiong Da", below the name was the phone number and at the bottommost of the name card was a description of the business involved, "We undertake orders of any kind of metal parts processing."

"Xiong Da? What a strange name. Is he like an actor of the Boonie Bears?"

Bai Yang murmured and called the number on the name card. To his surprise, the phone call was picked up almost immediately right after he called, in less than three seconds.

"Hello, this is Giant Bear Metal Processing Plant." A deep and hoarse voice answered the phone.

What's with this manly voice that feels like it is filled with so much hope? Is this feeling an illusion?

"I'd like to place an order…"

"No problem at all. The Giant Bear Metal Processing Plant is fully equipped with the best facilities that can satisfy whatever you need. As long as you've seen our place here, you'd be rest assured to give us your order!"

Bai Yang was holding the phone beside his ears and he slowly turned his head to look at the military store on the side. At this moment, he highly suspected that Old Wolf had made a joke with him. No matter how he analyzed it, it felt like the other guy was trying to lure him into a scam…

"I have your address here. We'll talk when we meet." After he said it, Bai Yang ended the call and searched for the location in his navigation app. Then, he rode on his bike and left.

The Giant Bear Metal Processing Plant was located in the suburbs. But the closer he got to the location, the more he felt like turning back. Not only had the environment turned desolate, but the road condition was also filled with potholes as if a war had just taken placehere. Just before his patience ran out, he finally reached his destination.

Yoho, one should never judge a book by its cover. This plant looked huge. Looking at the Giant Bear Metal Processing Plant, Bai Yang raised his eyebrows in surprise.

The whole plant took up at least ten mus of land, surrounded by a fence and the plant looks newly built just not long ago. However, why was the whole place so quiet, there were no noises from the machinery nor any living soul around.

Oh, there was one. From afar, Bai Yang saw a burly bear-like man walking back and forth in front of the gate while looking up from time to time. When the man saw Bai Yang coming, he immediately sprinted up to Bai Yang.

Even though Bai Yang was used to seeing burly men, he still felt like turning around and running away when the man was sprinting toward him. The man was at least two meters tall, wearing a black sleeveless shirt with bulging muscles. Moreover, he had an aura that shook Bai Yang's heart, as if he was a T-rex that would go rampage at any time.

Is this Xiong Da? He is really no different from the barbarians of the other world! I didn't know Earth could also raise this kind of horrible creature here…

Bai Yang was shouting on the inside, he didn't dare to shut the engine of his motorbike and was ready to speed away anytime.

However, the burly man automatically stopped five meters away from Bai Yang's motorbike. The moment when he tried to force a warm smile on his ferocious face, Bai Yang's heart twitched uncomfortably.

"Are you Mister Bai? I am Giant Bear Metal Processing Plant's Xiong Da."

He really is Xiong Da, Bai Yang murmured in his heart. But after all, he who has seen many burly barbarians was quick to calm himself down. Right after, he asked the question he had been dying to know.

"Ummm, Mister Xiong, do you have a little brother with the name of Xiong Er?"

"I don't have a little brother, I am the only son. Because I've been big since I was a child, that's why they named me Xiong Da." 

So, by that logic, if he was small since he was a child, he would be named Xiong Xiao?

"Mister Xiong, your plant here… is really quiet…" Bai Yang looked around and said.

Xiong Da scratched his head and replied, "That's because we have no job. But Mister Bai, please don't have doubts over our professionalism. As long as we have the materials, we can even make you the parts of planes and even rockets!"

Talking big, Bai Yang then asked, "Where are the rest of your crew?"

"Um… I'm the only one now… But Mister Bai, please don't doubt our professionalism. We have the best equipment here, we have the laser cutting machine, shearing machine, bending machine, water cutting machine and every other types of machine. I can make whatever you want. As long as the fees are in place, my men can come to work anytime. Mister Bai, do you want to take a tour of our plant…."

"Stop, stop, stop… Listen, I just want to ask. Can you forge a set of metal armor that doesn't affect any mobility, for people like your size?" Bai Yang quickly interrupted and asked. Although Xiong Da doesn't look reliable at all, he was, after all, introduced by Old Wolf. Bai Yang still had a tiny bit of hope in him.

"Mister Bai, are you joking?"

"Do I look like I am joking?"

Xiong Da kept quiet for a bit in hesitation. Then, he stomped his feet and said, "Alright, I can. For people of my size, yes? Do you want the armor in mail or plate? Mail-armor requires more work to be done, the metal rings can be forged with machines but to mesh them together needs some other work. The plate-armor is easy, a plate punching machine can…"

To be able to open up a metal processing plant of this size, Bai Yang never doubted his ability to forge the metal armor. He was only curious about one thing, he asked, "Umm, Mister Xiong. Do you mind if I ask, are you out of business?"

Xiong Da's confidence was damaged and his face blushed in embarrassment, he didn't even think of lying and nodded awkwardly.

"Can I ask, why don't you have any business? Your plant is huge, your facilities are in place, there's no way you won't have any business." Bai Yang added and doubled the damage!

"Because customers were all scared away by my looks. You are the only one who didn't run away. Uh, the plant has been operating for eight months, but I didn't even land an order. All the equipment and machines are still new and never used before…" Somehow, Xiong Da has answered honestly.

Bai Yang thought, He doesn't even know how to talk. What a dumbass, you aren't even suitable to make deals with customers. You've already spent all the money opening a metal processing plant this size, will it kill to employ a few more salespeople?

Bai Yang squinted his eyes and placed his hand on his jaws. Then, he looked into Xiong Da's eyes that were filled with anticipations and he suddenly said, "Do you know Old Wolf?"

Instantly, a burst of dangerous aura came from Xiong Da and he stared coldly at Bai Yang without saying a word.

Right, they definitely know each other, and they are definitely not any ordinary citizens!

No wonder, one didn't even care to attend to his customers in his own store and the other doesn't even know how to land a deal with his customers. These two were never good businessmen to begin with!

"Mister Xiong, can I ask, how much have you spent on this plant?"

"What do you mean?"

Bai Yang changed the topic so abruptly Xiong Da couldn't even follow…