Chapter 322 Yi Yi's Speculation
“Cautious and arrogant.”
These two words are not contradictory, and they are fully demonstrated in Wang Teng.
He almost never enters the main urban area of any city, and rarely goes to the suburban areas. He wanders in the wilderness all year round like a wandering soul, and even the mechanical race finds it difficult to catch him.
It is not cost-effective to spend a lot of manpower and resources just to capture him. Besides, Wang Teng is not like the masked monster who goes against the mechanical tribe, so the mechanical tribe is too lazy to pay attention to him.
As for arrogance... anyone with strength can be arrogant.
It is said that Wang Teng himself knew his bounty and was well aware of how many people wanted to kill him, but he was not afraid.
After hearing about the amount of the bounty, he even said in dissatisfaction: "My bounty is just this little? Only tens of millions, who am I looking down on? That masked weirdo has hundreds of millions, how am I, Wang Teng, inferior to him? If the foreigners next door see us, they will think we can't afford the bounty... Give me another ten million!"
Yes, in the column of the person offering the reward, Su Xia suddenly saw Wang Teng’s name.
He actually offered a reward for himself!
Even the bounty has been given out in advance. It is the largest amount currently in the bounty pool, and is larger than the official bounty offered by Seahorse City.
In fact, as long as Wang Teng can be killed, all his wealth can be obtained, so it makes no difference whether you take the 10 million or not.
But through these words, we can see how arrogant Wang Teng is.
After this news came out, many people were furious, especially the families of the deceased.
Unfortunately, Wang Teng is still alive and well.
His powerful strength and cautious character have made him famous today.
"For the first few missions, try to find some old members to lead you so that you are familiar with the mission process." The bartender kindly reminded, "Some old members have fixed teams. As long as you are willing to pay a sum of money, you can let them take you on missions."
"I'm here to make money, why do I have to pay first?" Su Xia said with a smile.
“That’s how new people come here.”
The bartender spread his hands and said, "It's easy to get into trouble if there's no one to lead in the early stages. I know some old teams. Do you need an introduction?"
Su Xia asked, "Will those old teams give you a commission?"
The bartender nodded and did not deny it: "Well, just consider it as making some extra money. You can get a lot by introducing a new person."
"interesting."
The interior of the Midnight Tavern is a small society with various small teams and organizations, which are either harmonious or conflicting with each other, and many people have grudges and hatreds.
In the past, Su Xia used the identity of the Masked Stranger casually and rarely paid attention to these things.
In the eyes of those small teams, the masked man is a big shot and cannot be talked to casually, so few people, almost no one, look for him.
"If I really can't complete the three tasks, can't I just quit at the end of the month?" Su Xia said, "At the beginning of the next month, I will join as a newcomer and get a new ID card, which will allow me to last another month."
"Are you stuck with a bug?" the bartender said.
"It's not forbidden in the tavern."
"But your identity and authority will forever remain at the 'newcomer' level. You will never be able to upgrade in your lifetime."
"Then don't upgrade, just do small tasks and earn some pocket money."
“…”
"cough……"
At this moment, a light cough suddenly came from behind the two of them.
The bartender stiffened, turned slowly, and smiled awkwardly at the man behind him: "Boss, what's the matter?"
Su Xia also turned around and saw a man in his thirties.
[Liu Yinjia: Level 4.1 psychic creature, manager of the Midnight Tavern’s Seahorse City branch…]
He turned out to be the store manager here, with a very strange name, similar to that level 5 creature Liu Jinjia.
Su Xia continued to read and saw another line of description.
【Liu Jinjia's followers】
It turns out they are a master-disciple relationship, which is not surprising.
Liu Yinjia frowned, stared at the bartender and asked, "Ah Feng, why are you dawdling here instead of going upstairs to entertain the guests?"
The bartender hurriedly explained: "Boss, I'm training a newcomer."
"Um?"
Liu Yinjia glanced at Su Xia, then looked at the self-service machine screen in front of Su Xia, and said, "You let a newcomer take on the task of [Hunting Wang Teng]? Do you think this newcomer is a masked weirdo?"
"Boss, he answered the phone himself. It's none of my business." The bartender immediately waved his hands to distance himself from the matter.
"Yes, I answered it myself." Su Xia also spoke up.
“…”
Liu Yinjia looked at the self-service machine again and confirmed that it was the task of [Hunting Wang Teng], and his brows frowned even more tightly.
He stared at Su Xia and said meaningfully: "Young man, don't be too ambitious. If you accept a mission and don't do it, it will sooner or later become a hurdle in your heart and will hurt you one day."
"Is there such a saying?" Su Xia asked humbly.
"some."
The bartender next to him hastily added: "If you accept a task and don't do it for a long time, you will keep thinking about it in your mind, which will easily cause you to be distracted when doing the work."
As a killer, if you are distracted for even a moment while doing your job, you will surely die.
Unless Su Xia really has the strength of the Masked Man, it is best not to accept such a difficult task.
As we all know, the Masked Stranger is also a newcomer to the tavern. He can be said to be the strongest newcomer in the tavern in recent years, perhaps the only one. It's a pity that he violated the rules of the tavern.
Before the betrayal, many people were quite optimistic about him.
"I see." Su Xia thought for a moment.
He had heard before that being a killer had many taboos, but he had never taken the time to understand them.
Liu Yinjia nodded slightly and continued, "If you want to develop in the tavern for a long time, you should listen more to the advice of the old members. A word from the old people is often more useful than a long article in a book."
"Well, thank you for your teachings, sir."
There are indeed many books inside the pub, many of which are written by our own people.
For example, "How to Become a Killer", "The Killer's Creed", "The Killer's Self-cultivation", "The Art of Bazooka and Tricycle Maintenance", etc., the bookshelves around the hall are full.
Internal members can borrow most books for free, and only a few books need to be rented.
As he spoke, Liu Yinjia waved to a young man in the hall.
The young man immediately ran over and said respectfully, "Master."
Liu Yinjia nodded: "Well, have you chosen your mission?"
The young man replied, “I have chosen it.”
"Come and take it, and let this young man take a look." Liu Yinjia pointed at Su Xia, "He is also a newcomer like you, but there is no one to guide him."
"OK."
The young man took out his own ID card and put it into the self-service machine. The three words "Liu Tongjia" were printed on the card.
Su Xia raised her eyebrows and suddenly felt a little happy.
The young man's note popped up in front of him.
[Liu Tongjia: Disciple of Liu Yinjia, grandson of Liu Jinjia, named by Liu Jinjia himself...]
The names of these three masters and apprentices are really weird. What if Liu Tongjia wants to accept more apprentices in the future? What should he do with the names of his apprentices?
Su Xia glanced at Liu Jinjia who was drinking at the bar, and thought that the cultural level of a level five creature was just like this.
At this moment, Liu Yinjia suddenly took out his cell phone from his pocket. It seemed that someone was calling. He frowned and glanced at the person on the screen. He whispered to himself, "Yi Yi, why is this guy calling me? Do you want me to report Fan Lu to the headquarters? Or do you want me to ask my master for help?"
Obviously, although Liu Yinjia was the manager of the local branch, he did not know the news of Fan Lu's death. The news was blocked very strictly.
His master Liu Jinjia held a high position and might have known about this, but he did not tell him.
After all, the death of a level five creature is a shocking event anywhere, not to mention that this level five creature was most likely killed by a masked monster.
Liu Yinjia thought that Yi Yi was unable to bear the bullying from Fan Lu and came to him for help.
"I'm going to answer a phone call, you demonstrate it to this young man." Liu Yinjia instructed his apprentice.
"Yes, Master, don't worry." His disciple Liu Tongjia replied respectfully.
Afterwards, Liu Yinjia walked away with his phone, went to the corridor, and chose a separate soundproof room.
Su Xia sent some nanorobots to follow and eavesdrop on the conversation.
The conversation between the two store managers should reveal some inside information.
The compartment was dim. Liu Yinjia closed the door, did not turn on the light, leaned against the door, and pressed the answer button.
"Lao Liu!" Yi Yi's voice came from the phone.
"Lao Yi." Liu Yinjia replied.
"Long time no see!" Yi Yi said again.
"Bullshit! You just came to my wine cellar and stole the wine last month!"
“…”
From the other end of the phone came Yi Yi's awkward yet polite laughter, as if a smile could make everything pass.
Liu Yinjia asked, "What's the matter? Did Fan Lu do anything excessive to you again?"
Yi Yi said, "No, Fan Lu is gone for the time being."
"Oh? Where did you go?"
"He went to your Kaiba Castle."
"What?" Liu Yinjia's face changed slightly. "When did he leave?"
"Just the night before yesterday, not only Fan Lu, but he brought his entire team to your Seahorse City."
On the other end of the phone, Yi Yi gave the detailed time and person.
Liu Yinjia frowned and thought for a moment, then said to Yi Yi: "So, Fan Lu has been gone for almost two days?"
"Yes." Yi Yi asked in surprise, "Why, didn't Fan Lu come to your store?"
"No, I didn't receive any message." Liu Yinjia shook his head.
"Where are the eyes you posted around the city? Has anyone spotted his team? They should be driving two black business cars."
"No, if there was, I would have sent you a message a long time ago."
“I see…”
"Lao Yi, do you know something?" Liu Yinjia asked, "I always feel like there's something else behind your words... Did you call me just to ask this?"
"Yes, that's it." Yi Yi replied quickly, "It seems that they may have gone to other cities. I will call Anemone City and Sponge City to ask."
"Okay, let me know when you have accurate information."
"No problem." Yi Yi agreed, "Then I'll hang up?"
"Wait a minute, cough..."
Liu Yinjia coughed dryly, seemed a little embarrassed, and changed the subject.
"Your apprentice's name is Yi Mo, right? How is the little girl? Is she feeling better?"
This topic has gone a bit far. It would not be mentioned without reason. There must be some ulterior motive.
Yi Yi immediately became alert and asked, "Amo is in good health, why are you asking this?"
Liu Yinjia smiled and said, "Look, our two disciples are both young and promising. The man is talented and the woman is beautiful. They are a perfect match. Why don't we find some time to let them meet more often?"
"Bah! What do you mean by handsome man and beautiful woman?"
Yi Yi immediately became angry and raised his voice: "My Ah Mo is talented and handsome, what kind of a thing is your apprentice?"
Liu Yinjia's eyes widened and his voice became louder: "How can you talk like that? My apprentice is extremely intelligent. All the teachers in the school praise him. He has always been the number one in the school since he was a child!"
"Your apprentice grew up in the village. His school only has two students! The other one is a child with dementia and can't even count on his fingers!"
"Then your apprentice is not much better!"
"My Ah Mo is extremely talented, your poor apprentice can forget about it!" Yi Yi said anxiously, "How can a tiger girl marry a dog boy?"
"Who the hell are you calling a dog?"
The two of them actually started cursing at each other over the phone.
We were chatting about business just fine one second, but the next second it turned out like this.
Su Xia was watching speechlessly. He wanted to hear some useful information.
Now it seems that Yi Yi might be worried that something might happen to him, so he called to ask, after all, he knew that Su Xia was planning to get rid of Fan Lu.
"Yi Yi should have guessed something." Su Xia thought secretly.
He withdrew his gaze, returned to the hall, and glanced at Liu Tongjia who was selecting tasks.
Judging from the description of the character, Liu Tongjia is indeed smart and not stupid. His strength is also OK, similar to Yi Mo, and his appearance can be considered handsome.
Such young people are considered to be extremely outstanding among their peers.
"My friend, please look carefully." Liu Tongjia smiled modestly and demonstrated to Su Xia, "For these tasks, the darker the color, the higher the difficulty. Click on the details to see the difficulty rating. High-difficulty tasks are often red, and the lowest difficulty ones are gray..."
He operated and clicked on a lot of gray tasks.
He pointed at one of them and said, "For example, this mission only requires you to teach an ordinary person a lesson. The risk factor is extremely low and it is easy to complete."
The mission he was pointing at was extremely light grey, and the danger level was close to zero.
【Task: Teach the math teacher a lesson】
[Difficulty index: zero stars]
[Posted by (name not hidden): Li Chaonan, a third-grade student at Chengnan Primary School]
[Task requirements: Put a sack on his math teacher and beat him up]
[Task reward: 100 yuan]
【……】
Su Xia pursed her lips. It was really not in line with the brand's temperament that the Zero Point Tavern even accepted tasks from elementary school students.
This one hundred dollar reward may not even be enough to cover the round-trip fare.
But to his surprise, it showed that the task had been accepted, and the number of people who accepted it was [27]. There was actually no limit on the number of times this task could be completed.
In other words, as long as you put a sack on the math teacher and beat him up, you can go to the elementary school student to get 100 yuan, and you can also complete one of the three tasks required every month .
To date, the math teacher has been beaten twenty-seven times.
This task was issued two months ago. On average, the math teacher would be beaten once every two days.
Su Xia couldn't help but mourn for the math teacher, and she didn't know if he had any way to protect himself.
"Tsk!" The bartender suddenly said, "He can come up with more than 2,000 yuan in his third year. He is a rich elementary school student. It will be faster to rob him."
"Afeng, have some ambition and don't think about the children's money." Liu Tongjia said with a smile.
"Okay, you are the boss's apprentice, you have a high status and you have the final say." Afeng said angrily.
“…”
Soon, with the help of the two, Su Xia selected her three new tasks.
They are all extremely easy tasks, such as going to the south of the city to teach a vicious dog a lesson, which can be accomplished even by ordinary people without psychic powers.
During the communication with the two people, Su Xia also gained a lot of understanding about the current grassroots situation of the Zero Point Tavern.
Not long after, Liu Yinjia came back after making a phone call.
He had just had a quarrel with Yi Yi and didn't gain any advantage. He was in a bad mood and had a gloomy face.
But after seeing his own apprentice, he felt much better. He walked over and asked in a deep voice, "How is it, have you chosen?"
"I have chosen." His apprentice Liu Tongjia replied: "This friend has also chosen."
"Oh? Let me see..."
Liu Yinjia glanced at the interface in front of Su Xia, saw the tasks, and nodded slightly. They were indeed suitable for newcomers.
But he soon said dissatisfiedly: "Why haven't you canceled the red mission to hunt down Wang Teng?"
Su Xia smiled and replied, "Red is festive and pleasing to the eye."
Liu Yinjia: “…”
For people in their line of work, this is not a festive color.
Sometimes, after killing so many people, I become numb to the sticky red color.
"Young man, listen to my advice and cancel this mission." Liu Yinjia took a deep breath and gave his final advice.
"Let's keep it." Su Xia replied, "Maybe one day I'll be lucky enough to get Wang Teng's head back."
"Okay..."
Liu Yinjia was too lazy to say anything more. As a store manager, he had done the most he could by saying so much to a newcomer.
The other newcomers don’t have this treatment and have to rely on themselves to figure things out.
