The next morning, Lin Fan ran his store like normal.
The morning rush came and the kids were pushed to the limit of their stamina, but still they performed much better than they had done yesterday.
When the morning rush was over, they collapsed on the ground as exhausted as yesterday, but at least there was Elder Hua who had been there with cakes for them.
Even though Elder Hua looked like a kid herself sitting with them and handing breakfast and cake to them, she had quite the happy smile on her face. For someone of her age, she was someone who didn't have kids, so her motherly instincts came out in different methods.
Well it was hard for her to find someone when she looked the way she did. The ones that were interested her were all perverts or weird people.
But even with how relaxed they looked on the surface, they were actually also tense deep down since they were waiting for Elder Chen's arrival.
Today was the third day limit that Elder Chen had given them and with what happened last night, he definitely wasn't going to let them off easy.
They were expecting the full assault, but they were disappointed since Elder Chen never arrived.
They continued to wait until noon, but even then Elder Chen didn't come.
It was only after they let their guard down and decided to get some lunch that he finally came, but he wasn't alone.
Behind Elder Chen was a large group that all had an imposing aura around them as they approached the store.
Lin Fan and the rest were all gathered around the counter with their food when Elder Chen suddenly led this large group into the store.
Lin Fan and the rest all looked up in surprise to see Elder Chen with food in their mouth, but they quickly swallowed and put their guards up, all except Lin Fan and Angela who were quite relaxed.
Elder Hua was the first to speak, "Old man, what are you doing with all these people? Are you planning to start a war?"
Elder Chen ignored her and said to Lin Fan, "Owner Lin, it's been three days, I'm here for your answer."
Lin Fan looked at him and the group behind him with a calm look before saying, "My answer is the same as before, there is nothing to gain from cooperating with you, so why would I agree?" Then he spread his hands and said, "I just want to run a normal pet shop."
Elder Chen narrowed his eyes and said, "It's clear that you have a power behind you, but do you really think that you have nothing to fear since that is the case? You should know if you come onto the territory of another force, you should pay respects to them. The Alchemy Tower isn't as weak as you think it is."
Lin Fan narrowed his eyes at this, "Oh, what do you want to do then? Moreover, can you really speak for the entire Alchemy Tower?"
Elder Chen laughed at this, but then he said, "While I can't personally speak for the entire Alchemy Tower, I think that we can speak for it as a group. Don't you guys think so?"
At this, the people behind him took off their cloaks and there were four other old men revealed, as well as one middle aged man.
While Lin Fan and Angela didn't recognize them, the other people present did.
Elder Hua said in a shocked voice, "The four elders and the Alchemy Master! Just what are you trying to pull today!"
Elder Hua knew that they were in a bad situation if this came down to a fight.
They only had four Platinum Realm Experts present, while the other side had six and one who was in the peak Platinum Realm!
She knew that Lin Fan was a Platinum Realm Expert because of what happened back in the Alchemy Tower back then, but she didn't think he was at a high level. As for Angela, since she followed Lin Fan, she was probably at the Platinum Realm as well. Elder Hua never would have dared to imagine that Angela was actually far beyond that since she looked like she was even younger than Lin Fan.
The only thing she could hope for was that the force behind Lin Fan made a move, otherwise it would be hard for them to escape today.
In a worst case scenario, she could only send Yang Yun and Mu Xiao Hai away with her life. If they could leave, perhaps they could do something with the other elders and the Mu Family…
During this time, she also made a few secret hand signs to Elder Gu who moved a bit closer to Yang Yun and Mu Xiao Hai.
But even though Elder Hua had revealed the identities of these people, Lin Fan didn't seem worried at all.
Lin Fan just calmly said, "What are the intentions of your Alchemy Tower then?"
Elder Chen moved to the side this time and the middle aged man came forward, "Owner Lin, I've long heard of your fame, but it really is a shame that we're only able to meet in this situation. If possible, I would have preferred to meet an outstanding man like you in a different situation."
Lin Fan raised a brow as he looked at him before asking, "And you are?"
The few elders became a bit agitated at this, but the middle aged man raised his hand. Then he looked right into Lin Fan's eyes and said, "How rude of me not to introduce myself, especially since we'll be partners from now on. I am the Alchemy Master of the Alchemy Tower, I'll be looking forward to working with you."
Lin Fan just calmly said, "I look forward to working with you as well, but unfortunately there's no work at all."
The Alchemy Master revealed a smile, "Oh, but I don't think so. After all, your store will be falling under the domain of the Alchemy Tower from this day forward, so our relationship will be quite close in the future. If that isn't considered working together, I don't know what would be."
Lin Fan said in a calm voice, "But I wonder who was the one who agreed to this? It certainly wasn't me or anyone from my shop."
The Alchemy Master still had the same smile, "Owner Lin, it really is an honour for you that our upper realm faction has decided to accept you into our midst. You will officially become a branch of the Alchemy King Hall of the Galactic Humanity Alliance, just like our Alchemy Tower. Since we all will serve the same master, of course we will be working together from now on."
After he said this, the Alchemy Master took out a decree that was filled with the power of laws. These power of laws far surpassed the limits of this world, so it clearly came from an upper realm.
Elder Hua tightly knit her brows at this.
She never expected such a move from the Alchemy Tower.
This wasn't a simple matter, this was being folded into an upper realm faction. As long as one wasn't an idiot, they definitely wouldn't reject this.
Moreover, Lin Fan's shop would be receiving the same treatment as the Alchemy Tower. That wasn't a small honour, this was definitely giving him plenty of face.
But it did make sense since Lin Fan could bring out 100% purity pet food which didn't exist in this lower realm, so that meant that he probably had another upper realm faction behind him.
Although the decree said that he would be a branch, it was equal to saying they would be willing to make an alliance with the faction behind him, creating a path for cooperation between both sides.
This would allow Lin Fan to end this matter peacefully and establish a friendly relationship between their so-called factions, it was definitely in Lin Fan's best interests to accept this.
However, their one mistake was thinking that Lin Fan actually had a faction behind him.
This was the same reason why Lin Fan didn't want to join the Dian and Ying Families.
If he joined these upper realm factions, he would be drawn into their matters and it would mean trouble for him. But for him who had the system, as long as he was able to continue building up his shop and his power slowly, he would eventually surpass them and even reach the level of Angela and Momonga. To put it simply, there were no benefits to him other than these factions leaving him alone, but the downsides far outweighed the benefits.
While Elder Hua was worried about what might happen next, she was surprised to hear what Lin Fan said.
Lin Fan just shook his head as he said, "While it is an honour to be invited, I can't accept this honour."
Everyone except Angela was shocked by this, even the Alchemy Master!