When the sky was about to get completely dark, in a certain low-rent housing area, Li Qingming waited at the agreed intersection and saw an old dark green SUV full of scratches.
The driver also saw a man in black standing alone in the wind from a distance. After stopping in front of him, he jumped out of the car, threw away the cigarette butt in his hand and greeted him with a smile: "Li Qingming, right?"
"Um."
"I'm Zhao Xin." He shook Li Qingming's hand firmly, and couldn't help but look up and down and said, "I almost didn't see you in your black shirt, black sweatshirt, black trousers, black boots, and black backpack."
"That's reasonable. I'm just mediocre." Li Qingming reluctantly shook his hand.
"Ah...right..." Zhao Xin felt that this was a bit difficult to say.
"What about you? Are you going to take pictures?" Li Qingming asked looking at Zhao Xin's outfit.
Indeed, as he said, Zhao Xin feels like a middle-aged photographer, with just the right wrinkles on his face, just the right sloppy hair, and just the right build.
In addition to the dark green waistcoat and trousers that are full of pockets, he only needs a tripod on his back.
In short, Li Qingming can feel that he has a little more than his peers, but it is very limited.
"What's wrong? Doesn't my outfit suit me? I've been wearing it for seven or eight years. Who thinks there are too many pockets?" Zhao Xin patted the pockets on her body and said with a smile, "The things that can be brought into the secret realm are very limited, and this outfit is completely sufficient. Well, we are only entering the murderous secret realm, there is nothing to be particular about."
"Only killing people?" Li Qingming asked in confusion, "It's like eating only fried chicken for every meal. Wouldn't it be boring?"
"Haha, no, the creatures in the secret realm are different every time we encounter them. Besides, our ability is not enough for rules-based masters, right?" Zhao Xin waved her hand as she spoke, "Let's talk on the way here. The cleaning time registered with the Security Bureau is nine o'clock in the evening, so don't be late."
Li Qingming nodded and got into the passenger seat.
As he expected, the interior of this old car, which was falling apart, was far more messy than Zhao Xin's condensing hair, and had a strange smell, which was in line with the style of this kind of old man.
But after all, Li Qingming was a hitchhiker, and the other party expressed friendliness. He really had no desire to criticize and sarcastically. All he could do was open the car window and try to breathe in the outside air.
"You're kidding, brother." Zhao Xin started the car and said with a smile, "If you were a girl, I might clean it up a little bit, and forget about it once I see you're a boy, haha."
Li Qingming just looked out the window and raised his hand to indicate that he didn't mind.
"You really don't like to chat." Zhao Xin inquired casually, "You look very young. Are you a freshman in which college? Or did you get the qualification to be a top soldier and then try your luck in Xinhai?"
Li Qingming raised his hand again, indicating that he was beginning to mind.
"Ah, yes, you shouldn't pry blindly." Zhao Xin was amused again, "Then can I call you Qingming?"
"Um."
"Okay, you can just call me Lao Zhao. Of course, you can also call me Brother Xin or Uncle Xin. It depends on how you feel comfortable. Hey, they all called me that at first, but later on, those who got ahead were not willing to call me when we meet again. Brother, you give me the impression that you are the type who can get ahead, so I might as well just call you Lao Zhao to avoid any embarrassment in the future, hahaha."
Li Qingming felt a little annoyed, but still answered politely: "I like to be called by name directly."
"Okay, okay, no problem, Lao Zhao, Xiao Li, etc., aren't we trying to be friendly?" Zhao Xin sighed with a sigh, "But that's right, you are the youngest in the elite circle. , they are the generation born after the secret realm broke out. The idea of respecting elders and younger ones has long been outdated. Now we all call our parents by their first names, right?"
"I don't like chatting."
"Oh, I forgot...I forget it every few minutes. I'm so stupid." After Zhao Xin apologized, she also put away her cheerful smile and said seriously, "Then let me introduce it to you. This is a secret realm. It’s our first time working together. Let’s clarify the rules before we start talking ugly.”
"Um."
Zhao Xin took out a pack of cigarettes from a pocket, took one into his mouth, and handed it to Li Qingming.
Li Qingming just sighed and opened the window wider.
"Ah, do you mind?" Zhao Xin said quickly, "Then I can tolerate it? But I can't keep an eye on you after driving for more than an hour..."
"You can take your car as you please." Li Qingming just shook his head and said, "It's my fault. I shouldn't take other people's cars, I shouldn't take a ride with a man of this age, and I shouldn't take a ride when it's clear whether smoking is prohibited or not. .”
"Ah...haha..." Zhao Xin opened the car window with an awkward smile, lit up the cigarette, took a puff and blew it out. She also put her hand on the window and let the ashes blow into the car.
After his brain was fully infiltrated by nicotine, he finally relaxed a little and started talking.
“This secret realm broke out late the night before yesterday, in a hospital building on the outskirts of the city.
“No one should have been within range when the outbreak occurred, so the security bureau did not launch a rescue, but conducted an auction after assessment.
"After all, the hospital still has to treat patients, so the auction time limit is only one day, and the cleaning time limit is only 36 hours. It is the kind of broken and urgent work that companies and agencies don't like much, so it's our turn. Pick up the meat foam and eat it.
"For agencies, they only use this kind of secret realm when training new recruits; for companies, in order to prevent capital from bullying people too much, their tax rate for developing such low-level secret realms is very high, about 10 times higher than when I lead the team. point, so I generally don’t invest heavily.
"Then I will briefly tell you about the secret auction, you will also need it in the future.
"First of all, the auction is time-limited. You can increase the price at will, but the last 10 minutes are secret auctions. Everyone can only bid once, and it will be announced after the auction ends. So for experts, the previous bidding is nonsense. , only the betting in the last 10 minutes is the key.
“Now it’s about seeing who has the right vision, it’s a bit of a gamble.
"Based on my experience of 100 killing secret realms, this location, scope and intensity, and the guaranteed income can be worth 600,000. If I can get a decent treasure phantom, I will go for 1.5 million. As for better treasures and collections , scripts, etc., are extremely unlikely events. You can indeed make a fortune if you run into it, but it is unlikely that you will run into it. Anyone who insists on betting on this will be ruined. There are many people who are bankrupt and in debt, but this is really addictive haha.
“So after all the rounds, I finally won the 910,000 that I secretly opened, and I didn’t feel bad if I didn’t win.
"What happened? Do you think I got it?
"Haha... don't wear earplugs, stop making trouble.
"Then, let me introduce to you. There are four people in my fixed team. Each of us paid more than 220,000 for each person, sharing the cost of the secret realm equally. Later, in order to reduce taxes, I recruited you and another person.
"As for whether we can recover our capital, I don't dare to guarantee it. I can only say that based on my experience, the expectation for this secret treasure is about 1.1 million. Our expected profit is 200,000, divided among six people, with an average of 30,000 per person. A little more, probably just like this.
"It sounds a bit low, but fortunately the risk is not high. I have been so stable all the way. If I can get a job like this in a month or two, I can get by.
"But to be honest, this secret realm is actually enough for me and my apprentice. After all, both of us are stuck in strength. The level 2 secret realm is the lowest level we can enter. If we go in and do it for a while, there is a high probability that we will be able to defeat each other in succession." There will be no flesh wounds.
“So many people are shooting together, purely to raise funds and share risks, so that if there is no product, they will not go bankrupt.
"After all, in our industry, if we don't sign contracts with agencies or companies, once the free vanguard goes bankrupt in middle age, he will become a useless old vanguard who wants nothing. It will be difficult for him to have the opportunity to enter the secret realm. Even if he does, he will just drink swill and work in vain. , but this is still a grab.
"As for why you're here, it's an insurance policy. If good goods come out, the tax rate will be extremely low with you, and you can make hundreds of thousands more net profits at once.
"Then there is that agreement. Although you have already signed it, I still want to reiterate it to you.
"In short, if this secret realm ends up losing money and the goods sold are not worth 910,000, then we will take care of it and you will just have a round of experience, and you will not lose any experience gains.
“If the value of the goods shipped is higher than 910,000 yuan, and the profit is between 0 and 600,000 yuan, as mentioned above, the six of us will share it equally.
“But if the profit exceeds 600,000, the extra part will belong to us. After all, you didn’t pay a penny, right?
"I'm talking about pre-tax. Everyone's tax rate is different."
When Li Qingming heard this, he actually heard a hint of wisdom.
Although Zhao Xin's culture seems to be worrying, after surviving more than 100 low-level secret realms to this day, he has accumulated some experience and figured out mathematical expectations.
As he said, the gameplay of this auction secret realm is actually very similar to gambling on stones.
As the initiator, Zhao Xin organized a team of four people, raised 910,000 yuan to take a picture of a stone that might contain jade, and invited Li Qingming to open the stone together.
If the stone is finished and the result is a loss, then Zhao Xin and the others will admit defeat and Li Qingming will gain experience.
If there is a profit, everyone shares it equally.
If you make a big profit, the taxes will be much less due to Li Qingming's presence, but the excess profits have nothing to do with him and only belong to the four investors.
Mathematically speaking, everyone seems to have made money with the above method of playing, except for the tax bureau, which is responsible for the losses.
But in fact, if you think about it with your buttocks, you will know that the agency will not lose money.
They are just relying on this bait to let the veterans take the initiative to hang out with the new recruits, and become grassroots teaching staff without knowing it and willingly, thus building a healthy industry ecosystem for top soldiers.
This is much more valuable than the tax rate ceded.
In addition, since electronic products are completely unavailable in the secret realm, the advanced military industry is more like a "traditional handicraft industry" and often relies on the "master-apprentice" system for inheritance.
Therefore, for newcomers, it is safest to follow a reliable master to enter the secret realm.
As for a master like Zhao Xin, although he deserves to be called mediocre, he can at least ensure safety and popularize some practical skills. He is also a not too bad grassroots teacher, enough to benefit the rookie recruits.
It's a pity that Li Qingming just comes out to have fun on weekend nights and does not need any teaching at all. The only thing he is interested in in the master-disciple relationship is to deceive his master and destroy his ancestors.
