Starting to Gain Experience from Push-Ups Chapter 1020 - 509

Night City, Naihe Bridge Intermediate Office.

The spacious and bright service hall was bustling with noise and activity.

The enormous crystal chandelier cast a gentle light, illuminating faces filled with anxiety, indifference, or greed.

The numbers on the electronic display screen jumped constantly, accompanied by mechanical announcements, maintaining order here.

Fang Cheng stood in the queuing area in front of window 2, still emanating a faint golden light used to conceal his identity.

He did not push forward to cut in line despite having just completed an A-Class difficulty task.

Instead, he honestly held a crumpled number plate, mingling among the crowd as he waited.

The number plate contained an electronic credential from when he accepted the "Chen Family Curse Case" task.

When Fang Cheng first logged into Night City, it automatically appeared before him as a temporary ID to enter Naihe Bridge for business.

Approximately half an hour later.

"Ding——"

"Customer number 1098, please proceed to window 2 for service."

Fang Cheng glanced at the number in his hand and stepped forward.

Behind the glass window was still the same bespectacled, efficient-looking female clerk.

Without lifting her head, she habitually tapped on the keyboard, asking in a formal tone:

"Hello, what business would you like to handle?"

"Submit task receipt and collect reward."

Fang Cheng replied calmly, handing in the number plate containing the electronic credentials.

"Alright, please wait a moment while I verify the task number..."

The female clerk took the credential, glanced at it indifferently, and then entered a string of codes into the system.

However, the next second.

The previously calm screen suddenly popped up with a striking red window, followed by a series of golden alerts representing extremely high authority.

The clerk’s hand froze abruptly on the keyboard.

She adjusted her glasses, somewhat incredulous, and checked the number again.

Then she suddenly raised her head, her eyes, which were initially indifferent, instantly filled with shock and confusion.

Through the golden halo, she could not discern Fang Cheng’s face, but the ID "Mr. Xiao Bai" at this moment seemed to radiate a brilliant light in her eyes.

"Are you... are you Mr. Xiao Bai?!"

Her voice, elated, was slightly off-key, and she subconsciously stood up, knocking over the water cup on the table in the process.

"I am."

Fang Cheng raised an eyebrow slightly, feeling somewhat bewildered by the sudden enthusiasm.

"I sincerely apologize for making you wait!"

The female clerk quickly stepped out from behind the counter, her previous business-like attitude taking a complete 180-degree turn.

Her demeanor became respectful, even slightly flattering:

"Your business level is classified as S-Class VIP; there’s no need to queue in the hall. Please come with me, our business manager has been waiting for you in the VIP room for quite some time."

The moment these words came out, the onlookers in the queue cast gazes filled with envy, jealousy, and resentment.

"S-Class VIP? What a massive deal must have been completed for that?"

"Look at that stature, that golden glow, it’s either a big shot or a ruthless individual..."

Amid the murmured discussions, Fang Cheng remained calm, nodding slightly.

Then, he followed the female clerk towards the exclusive elevator, which could only be accessed with certain permissions, located on one side of the hall.

.........

Ninth floor, Supreme VIP Reception Room.

The decor here was extremely luxurious, complete with Persian carpets, mahogany furniture, and antique paintings, and the air was filled with top-grade ambergris.

No sooner had Fang Cheng entered the room than a middle-aged man in an impeccably tailored suit and with a beaming smile quickly approached him.

"Mr. Xiao Bai, so pleased to meet your acquaintance! My surname is Wang, I am the business manager for this area."

Manager Wang enthusiastically stretched out both hands, gripping Fang Cheng’s hand tightly and shaking it.

His friendliness was akin to that of long-lost brothers.

"You’ve really accomplished something earth-shattering this time! Not only did you perfectly resolve the Chen family’s commission, but also..."

Manager Wang paused mid-sentence, hastily stopping himself and clearing his throat a few times:

"Ahem, in short, higher-ups specifically requested that we receive you with the highest standard."

Fang Cheng smoothly retracted his hand and sat down on the leather sofa.

Though his heart brimmed with doubts, he maintained a calm tone as he asked:

"Manager Wang, you are too kind. Earlier, I heard the lady say that I am an S-Class VIP? Could you tell me what this status entails?"

"Oh, it entails quite a lot!"

Upon hearing this, Manager Wang immediately perked up.

Like a magician, he presented a beautifully crafted gilded booklet, flipping through it with exuberance as he introduced:

"This S-Class membership offers the highest level of hospitality at Naihe Bridge, and in the entire Night City, the number of people with this qualification can be counted on one hand!"

"As long as you possess this card, you can enjoy a series of top-tier privileges."

"First is priority for intelligence. You have access to all S-Class classified files in our Naihe Bridge intelligence database, and fees are directly halved."

"If you wish to purchase any information, even exclusive insights not yet listed, we will deliver them to you immediately."

"Secondly, there’s the Black Market green channel. Whether it’s prohibited drugs, curse artifacts, or rare materials, if you speak, we’ll arrange global sourcing, waiving all intermediary mark-ups, only charging the cost price."

"There are also private housekeeper services, voice and video transmission services, cross-regional business representation, and even our globally-spread safe house network in the real world..."

Manager Wang eloquently and tirelessly listed off a plethora of enticing benefits.