"I solved three more commissions and made a lot of money~" Rei Shigure counted the money with a happy face, "The net income is three thousand pounds. It's great that I don't have to pay compensation!"
Gongsun Ce pushed up his glasses: "This sigh sounds quite sad. Isn't it the kind of rookie that Servais mentioned, who uses nearly half of their income from a mission as compensation?"
"What do you know! It's easy to accidentally teleport bad things just by relying on Ying Canglan. Besides, this industry is extremely harsh. The crazy dragon and the gangsters will have to pay compensation on my head. I have to work hard to earn some money as a hunter." Is it easy?" Shigure Rei was furious.
"Yes, yes, after all, you are already a legend in the industry, so let's act like a big shot. You see, the guys at the front desk are holding back their laughter..."
Bright and soft pure white lights were cast on the circular marble dome, and the kingdom hunters dressed in black came in and out carrying various weapons, discussing the recent new intelligence and the new weapons launched by the logistics department this month. This is the hall of the "Wild Hunting Force", a newly built subordinate organization of the Knights' headquarters, directly managed by the Seventh Knight. The gray-haired superpower and the blue-haired hunter were standing next to the front desk discussing the rewards for the missions they had received. Phyllis, the employee in charge of distributing missions, couldn't help but laugh.
"Sorry, I didn't mean to make fun of you." Phyllis raised his hands, "I was just thinking that both of them are so powerful and still come to take over the hunter's mission... If everyone knew that Jihui Si and Huanyue Zun were here, the hall would be awesome It will become a meeting place for celebrities.”
"This is called remembering youth, remembering youth. One of the great pleasures of a big man after becoming rich is to go back to the place where he started and lament his awesome power and status now!" Rei Shigure said proudly, "Tell me about you. How come the guy at the front desk still knows his nickname?”
Gongsun Ce raised his eyebrows: "Hey, how dare you underestimate the guy at the front desk? Do you know who Felice was hanging out with back then? He was from the Dust Theater Troupe!"
"real or fake?!"
Phyllis, who was adjusting his peaked cap, let out an embarrassed cry when he heard this. He was a little thief who sold tickets in the theater troupe, and he met Gongsun Ce because of a murder case in the theater troupe.
"Forgive me, Mr. Gongsun. Can a handyman be considered a member of the troupe?"
"I don't understand. This is called resume technique. As long as it's not fake, just write it all down." Gongsun Ce snapped his fingers, "Do you have any other interesting commissions? Miss Hunter has a lot of time, so if you have any problems, just ask."
Rei Shigure made a rare trip back to the capital on a whim, recalling his past time as a hunter. This afternoon, he took on several arrest missions and earned a large amount of pocket money. She casually flipped through today's task list and curled her lips when she found that there were no interesting tasks: "Hey, who allows you to make decisions for me? I don't look down on this little cat and puppy sister... Come on, let me tell you. Reminiscing about the past, why did you come here halfway? Weren’t you just sitting on the boat fishing for the past few days? "
Gongsun Ce pressed her shoulders and said deeply: "Did you see the look in Qiluo's eyes this morning?"
"……no, what happened?"
"That's the gaze of a hunter who wants to eat me alive. If I stay on the boat any longer, I'm afraid something unexpected will happen to me." Gongsun Ce's face turned pale.
Rei Shigure laughed twice and said: "...you should put some insurance on your waist, right?"
"Can we not worry about our waists? Can you just concentrate on your mission?"
Phyllis in front of the counter looked at the to-do list with great concentration, trying hard to pretend that she didn't hear anything. When he received Gongsun Ce's request for help, he immediately sat up straight in his seat and put on a very serious look:
"In fact, there is indeed an extremely difficult task that I want to entrust to Mr. Huanyue Zun! I heard that the acting captain will come to inspect the Wild Hunting troops today. I think it will take a long time for the big man to come here. I'm afraid the king doesn't know how the hunters usually do. How do you live... This is my personal commission, I wonder if you can be his personal guide?"
"Your emotional intelligence is really inferior to the talent of the front-end guy." Gongsun Ce said deeply, "Take it! I'll give her the reward!"
"Tch~ I'll give it to you, who cares about your little stuff?" Rei Shigure curled his lips, "Let's take a walk and let you see what the bleak life of a low-level hunter is."
Gongsun Ce looked at the banknotes in her hand and was deeply suspicious: "To be honest, the average income is too low or you are spending too much."
"If I ask Big Sister again, I won't take the order!"
"You can tell it's the latter just by looking at your performance! What on earth do you, a woman, do with your salary!"
Thanks to the psychic weapons made by Airendia for big shots, they avoided the embarrassing scene of being recognized by the hunters. The two walked out of the hunter's hall noisily, and were led by Rei Shigure to the bicycle shed behind the knights. Miss Alice's car from back then is still parked neatly at her work station. The 90% new dark blue second-hand bicycle is bright and shiny, and it is obviously maintained regularly by dedicated personnel.
Rei Shigure covered his face with one hand: "Oh my god...do they still clean my car for me every day..."
Gongsun Ce put his hand on the huntress's shoulder: "You have to believe in the moral standards of the kingdom's knights. Is it possible that someone would throw your car away after you haven't been to work for more than half a year? Such despicable actions are definitely not done by our kingdom's gentlemen! "
"What's your nationality? You just naturally classified yourself as a member of the Kingdom."
"I am officially registered as a registered citizen of Cangdu. Cangdu is co-governed by the Three Kingdoms, so legally I have the nationality of the Three Kingdoms." Gongsun Ce got on the bicycle first, "Let's get on the road, you guide me and pedal... hiss!"
Not knowing which fragile muscles were touched by the ordinary action of getting in the car, Gongsun Ce covered his waist and took a deep breath of cold air. Rei Shigure burst out laughing: "Are you okay? You still ride a bicycle? Young master, be careful of a broken lumbar spine."
"Don't talk nonsense. Mr. Gongsun's waist is normal and there is nothing wrong with it." Gongsun Ce gritted his teeth, "Absolutely! No!!"
"It's really hard to compare your physical strength with the Kaiten Warlock~~" Shigure Rei squinted.
Gongsun Ce became angry: "You can't get in the car! If you don't get in the car, I'll leave by myself!"
"My bicycle doesn't even have a back seat." Shigure Rei spread his hands.
Gongsun Ce turned around and knocked, casually adding an iron-gray back seat. After returning his white matter, he was no longer able to create things at will as before, but after the breakthrough appeared, he also had his own replacement skills. Shigure Rei knocked on the back seat that was created out of thin air. The iron-gray seat made a crisp metallic sound and had flame-like patterns on it. She estimated that this was a derivative of the Jue Hate Seal. She turned around and got into the car, poking Gongsun Ce in the back of the head.
"Why are you sitting in the front?"
"Because I have been looking forward to taking girls for a ride on a bicycle since I was a child." Gongsun Ce adjusted back to his original state and said seriously, "When I was in junior high school, I often imagined myself riding in the wind in front of me, holding the girl's hands. My waist, her good figure is pressed tightly against my back, and it moves with the pace of pedaling... Thinking about it like this, I feel that life is beautiful, life is worth looking forward to, the world is full of surprises and unknowns, I am leaving All that's left of beauty is a bicycle and a girl willing to hold me."
Rei Shigure shivered and said, "Hey! I have goosebumps all over my body. If I want to take advantage of my eldest sister, just tell me. Do you have to be so literary?"
"Look at this sad woman like you, you just have no sentimentality."
Gongsun Ce pretended to ring the bell and rode his bicycle out of the Knights headquarters. He rode the car very fast, and Miss Witch hugged his waist from behind, her slim body pressed against his back.
"Do you still want some romance now?" Ms. Shigure smirked, "I have to be careful in my arms to avoid breaking your fragile waist."
Gongsun Ce sighed loudly: "The TV series is bullshit. It's hard to exert force and there's no wonderful feeling. I just feel hot when they are crowded together."
"I've told you a long time ago that TV shows and movies are all lies. If you repeat it in your life, you'll know how stupid those specially posed scenes are!" Rei Shigure pinched his neck, "Let's go. Take the intersection ahead and turn right to the Blue Church District, where I will show you the ecological circle of the hunters in the royal capital."
Gongsun Ce turned a few turns under the guidance of the hunter and came to a small road in the Blue Church District. It is only two streets away from the church attractions where tourists gather. The shops on both sides of the road are not popular. It looks like an ordinary street. However, in the eyes of the two people who drove here, the streets looked completely different.
"You should see it more clearly than me, right?"
"Ah, it's very lively."
Under the influence of the Eyes of the Netherworld, all the illusions used to conceal the truth were dissipated, and the streets in Gongsun Ce's eyes were like the scenery in a fantasy movie. In front of the weapons store with brooms as its sign, there are a handful of simple-looking psychic weapons. Opposite the "Magic Pet Shop", there are three-headed dogs and fire-breathing lizards having fun at the entrance. People dressed in weird costumes are on the second floor in broad daylight. They gathered in front of the bar upstairs, whispering under the cover of newspapers. Hunters dressed in black wandered among these shops, purchasing items or seeking information.
Gongsun was curious about strategy: "Are you shopping here? Don't you go to the Knights?"
"Of course the equipment of the Knights is first-class, but the price is also very high. Many times you don't need 200 pounds of disposable items to do a small task of 100 pounds, so we just come here to buy some things. Use it." Rei Shigure said.
"It looks very professional. It looks like a gathering place for people with supernatural powers." Gongsun Ce said with great interest.
Shigure Rei rolled his eyes: "Please don't say such funny things... Do you know how many psychics live on this street?"
"Ten or so?"
"Except for the owners of the weapon shop and the pet shop who are magicians, the rest are all clear souls. There are also ordinary people who know nothing~"
Gongsun Ce was surprised: "Isn't that true?"
"Recognize the reality, little brother, this is the so-called 'Impermanent Dharma Association'. Most of the associations and organizations are places where low-class people gather together to keep warm. There are a few organizations that have a rich history. , the manifested Dharma Master can start his own sect and become a modern leader." Rei Shigure said, "These organizations have no opportunity or money, so they just live at the bottom of the ecological chain and rely on free trade to make a living. As for you Those real organizations that you are familiar with - the Martial Arts Association, the Military Frontier, the Mithril Pillar, the Ritual Hall and your Knights - they are not in the ecological chain at all. They are towering behemoths, and the entire environment will be shaken if they move. Shake three times. The Wild Hunt troops are like ladders given by the behemoth out of kindness. I don’t know how many people have squeezed their heads and crawled up just hoping to use this ladder to turn over."
Gongsun Ce slowed down his riding speed, and each family looked at the gathering place of the low-level impermanent envoys: "I really haven't had much contact with this kind of thing."
"It's because you are too strong. Just think about it. Back then, I was a worthy future star of the Wild Hunt team just by fighting with Shadow Canlan, but your kid was the one with the most dangerous ability from the beginning." Rei Shigure looked unhappy. , "Even the guards who come to the royal capital are knights of dawn, what kind of prince of Cangdu, tsk tsk tsk."
"Look, you're angry and you're jealous of people with super powers." Gongsun Ce poked her with his elbow, "So you hunters should be the upper reaches of the ecological chain. Why are you here in this small place?"
Shigure Rei said lazily: "You also know that knights are not all great and upright. The Wild Hunting Force is greatly hindered. Many times, if you want to get help internally, the efficiency will be procrastinated, and the intelligence needed for the mission is not available. It’s better to rely on yourself.”
"Orianna would be pissed to know the details."
"No, there are indeed many hunters who are not worthy of trust." Rei Shigure said, "For example, I am still a fugitive."
"You're at it again hey."
Rei Shigure hugged his waist again and rested her head on his shoulder.
They strolled around several streets frequented by hunters, and Rei Shigure explained to him the uses of each place one by one: a bar for gathering information, a trading point for bartering, a training ground for simulated battles... …The world in which hunters live becomes a little bit fuller during the explanation. He learned that many hunters would not go to the Knights for treatment when they suffered minor injuries, because they were afraid of being looked down upon by the big shots; the clothes of hunters are often customized to make them easier to adapt to. Everyone has their own fighting style and hides their own little secrets; those magic pets that look very powerful are basically money-losing toys designed to trick novices. Most of them are biochemical animals from Hezhong and Cangdu, and they cannot keep up with them in terms of actual combat ability. The standard war horse for knights...
Gongsun Ce felt that he knew the hunters very well, and as the afternoon passed by in a hurry, the gathering place of the hunters also disappeared behind him.
"I guess hunters cook less at home, right?"
"Who has the time to use a spatula?" Rei Shigure curled his lips, "Two more intersections, turn left, and I'll take you to Big Sister's private store."
Shigure Rei's recommendation is an exotic tavern, whose signature items are Hezhong Northeastern-style snacks and the store's home-brewed wine. Their dinner was an omelette with potato cubes, and slices of good ham were spread on the pancake, with the almost transparent fat shining attractively. Gongsun Ce tried a bite and praised it for its excellence. Miss Shigure, who was well prepared, put half of the cake on her plate and guarded it.
"Just say that the place I recommended is good, right?" Rei Shigure proudly held up his fork, "I like this shop because it is a tavern and can be open until late at night. I can fill my stomach after completing my tasks at night and go home."
"I thought you would take me to the restaurant recommended in the travel brochure."
"It's all a rip-off! The cheap stores are basically lined up to death, and the stores with really good taste are the high-end ones that you can't afford." Rei Shigure vomited bitterly, "It's the first month since I came to the capital. After running around for a while, I felt like I was dying, and then I tried the ‘restaurant where locals only eat’ recommended by my colleagues...”
Gongsun Ce stretched out his finger: "You will find it tastes worse than the recommended restaurants! They are all dark dishes that only people from the Kingdom can understand!"
"That's right! They're all 'delicious fried fish restaurants' and 'excellent kidney pie restaurants', but in fact they taste just like the ones in the cafeteria." Rei Shigure couldn't agree more, "I think so. To balance cost-effectiveness and taste, you have to explore stores one by one... Then your dining circle will be limited to two or three streets around your home, which can be called a gourmet quagmire."
Gongsun Ce imagined Miss Hunter trying the delicacies of the Royal Capital one after another, as if some personal travel blogger was working hard to create a food guide for the Blue Church District. Maybe given more time, she can really make something similar. Visitors to the capital can find the recently popular "Alice Adair's Food Travel Diary" by searching online...
He couldn't help laughing, which earned Rei Shigure a roll of his eyes: "What's so funny?"
"It's okay, I think you are an interesting woman." Gongsun Ce picked up the bill and glanced at it, "Hey, is this price a bit over budget? It doesn't seem to have anything to do with cost-effectiveness, right?"
The cost of this dinner is enough to eat three meals in an ordinary restaurant. When paying the bill, Shigure Rei said casually: "Of course you have to be extravagant when paying your salary. The purpose of making money is not to make yourself happy."
"Wow, so every time you make money, you feel happy first and then talk about it..."
"It's not like you spend a fortune, spend it appropriately." Rei Shigure held his face with his hands and glanced at the various people in the tavern. "There are also very expensive steaks and lobsters on the menu. I haven't ordered any of them, so I thought I'd save them." Make some money to plan for the future, and one day when you are rich, you can eat and drink until you are tired of it... But now that you are really rich, you are no longer interested, so you can still be happy eating the same things as before."
"Isn't it contradictory to think about how you can get drunk today and plan carefully for the future?"
"Hunters are like this. They can't think about things in the future. Thank God that they can take care of the present." Rei Shigure raised his wine glass and touched it lightly with him. "Cheers."
(End of chapter)
