Chapter 144 Chapter 142 Extra Income

Ge Gongdao sat up from the purple potion, wiped the water off his face, then picked up the mealworm corpse and temporarily threw it outside the pool. This time, three died, mainly because his injuries were more serious than before. But unfortunately, he still couldn't maintain a good balance. The worms following him were either intact or dead, and there was no middle state.

Looking at the pool water next to him, the iron pipe was still upright, indicating that Zhuang Xuteng was still recuperating below. This time, Famine Stranger was ruthless to Zhuang Xuteng. As a punishment for his wrong remarks, he gave him an intensity that would be used at least a month later. After a beating, Zhuang Xuteng couldn't walk at all. He was carried back by Ge Gongdao. Fortunately, his consciousness was still clear, and his hands could hold the iron pipe to breathe underwater, meeting the basic conditions for continuing training.

There were seven or eight yellow mealworms floating on the surface of his pool water, and soon another one floated up. Generally, sick mealworms just change color, and seriously sick ones will float up. The original intention of this design is to facilitate breeding management. However, in the mealworm farm, if the company's inspectors find floating mealworms, they will say that the farm is poorly managed and must be deducted.

This is the most common reason for deduction of money among hundreds of reasons.

Gongdao Ge looked at the water in Zhuang Xuteng's pool and envied his progress. At least he could disperse the damage from the beginning. However, his injury seemed to be a bit too serious. Another one floated up in a short while. I don't know how many of them have turned yellow in the water! Gongdao Ge got up and left the pool, came to Zhuang Xuteng, fished up the yellow mealworms and put them aside, and then replaced them with the white and fat healthy mealworms on his side.

His actions would definitely be noticed by Zhuang Xuteng. While he was moved, he felt a little redundant. Zhuang Xuteng took away the iron pipe, sat back, wiped the liquid on his face, and said, "Brother Dao, thank you, but don't worry. I'm basically fine now."

"You're fine? So fast! I see that your injury is so serious!" Gongdao Ge waved his hand and said, "Stand up and let me see."

"That's great." Zhuang Xuteng stood up. His skin was red, the kind of fresh red color of a newborn baby, and it would return to normal after a while. Indeed, the wound had healed, and there were still some traces left, which would disappear as the skin returned to normal. "I was just lying in there to consolidate it."

Gongdao Ge looked at it, felt relieved, and sat down on the ground, saying, "You deserved this beating."

"I know." Zhuang Xuteng said.

"Did you do it on purpose?" Gongdao Ge touched his chin and asked.

"Try his ideas and increase your understanding to avoid problems in the future."

Ge Gongdao nodded and said, "I have always felt that although you are very cruel, you are not the kind of person who kills innocent people. When you said that, I felt something was a little strange, so I didn't express my opinion. But you are worrying too much about this matter."

"Worrying too much? No, this kind of temptation is necessary. Maybe you know more about him. I really don't know what kind of person Mr. Ke is."

"I'm not talking about the act of temptation. If it were me - or I have tried it like you - before, for other things." Ge Gongdao said, "It's just that I think the reason for the temptation is a little unnecessary: ​​Mr. Ke is going to retire, which means he will no longer accept commissions and find a quiet place to live in seclusion. We just need to make sure he is not besieged by his enemies."

"You are only less than half right. If retirement means not to provoke mercenaries, gangs, middlemen and public The company is not in trouble, but that doesn't mean he won't provoke civilians. After all, there are still many civilians around. If he does whatever it takes to keep it secret, he will cause constant trouble, which is a huge burden and problem for us. I don't want to deal with such trivial matters and people. "

"Oh... So that's how you think..." Ge Gongdao shook his head and said, "You're still overthinking it. Killing civilians indiscriminately is more troublesome and will attract PCPD and the Riot Strike Team. Sometimes mercenaries, middlemen and gangs think that it's better to have less trouble than more, and PCPD has to take care of things. Mercenaries who choose to retire are clear-headed and won't make such mistakes. "

Zhuang Xuteng hummed and said, "I just don't want to find a bad guy as my master."

"That's right." Ge Gongdao nodded and said, "Well... your idea is correct, but your method is too immature. Let me do this!"

"Okay." Zhuang Xuteng nodded. He had just been taught a lesson, and it was not appropriate to cause trouble at this time. Being low-key and honest will be his normal state for the next period of time. Dao Ge was willing to help, so he could just observe secretly and learn by the way.

For the next two weeks, Zhuang Xuteng continued to be beaten half to death every day, and then dragged into the pool by Ge Gongdao. The improvement of his dormant martial arts was indeed obvious, but he often wondered when this hard life would end?

Ge Gongdao began his test as promised, and he was not as direct and obvious as Zhuang Xuteng, but he flattered him like chatting with family, so that the Famine Stranger would talk more and tell more stories from the past. They were able to understand the Famine Stranger's past through stories, and they could also observe his expressions, especially paying attention to his emotional state when he was telling specific plots.

Sadness, excitement, regret and helplessness are all distributed in Famine Stranger's past, becoming a profile of his psychology and spirit. Generally speaking, Teacher Ke is a very ordinary person, not a good person, but definitely not a villain. Although it cannot be ruled out that he has been acting, his mercenary career is not stained. As long as he can continue to maintain it in the future, Zhuang Xuteng is completely able to accept it.

"You two..." That day, Teacher Ke smiled at them abnormally and said, "Although I didn't expect it at first, after two weeks, I can figure it out: you are still testing my character! OK, you are so cautious and care about my threats, which shows that you have standards in this regard, which is a good thing, and I am very happy.”

"Then can you be gentler today? Or give us a chance to change hands..."

"Naike, when I finish saying one thing, your wish will be fulfilled. Sit down and listen." The Famine Stranger said: "These temptations originated from the conversation I had with the local farmers two weeks ago, right? They How are your buns? Are they delicious?”

"Very good." Ge Gongdao nodded and said, "These are genuine fresh buns, which are hard to find in Peicheng."

Zhuang Xuteng naturally said yes, but he had eaten too much since he was a child, so he only had a familiar feeling without any surprise.

"I ate it fifteen years ago, and it was also provided by them here. I didn't have this face at that time. I was bigger and didn't use a knife. I was very different from now. They couldn't recognize me." Famine Stranger Seeing the expected expression of surprise on Naike's face, he smiled and said: "You two are not the first time I have accepted a disciple, but the first time I have found a successor. Fifteen years ago, I was a little bored. I work alone and want to train an apprentice as a helper, so I can make money faster.”

"I didn't find Lucy that time. I planned and organized it all by myself. I found this place, set up a camp, found a compatible one among my previous mission partners, and trained him here. I also Buy mealworms from a nearby farm and ask them to deliver meals.”

Is there such a thing? Fifteen years ago? Zhuang Xuteng tried his best to recall that he was sure that his parents had never mentioned this matter. Calculating the time, he was less than ten years old at that time and could not remember many things clearly. That year...yes, he remembered that his parents sent his brother to a good school. Originally, his family could not afford the school fees, but for some reason, he suddenly had a lot of money. This incident left a deep impression, mainly because his grades were so poor that he was severely punished and began a period of "why are you not like your brother" that lasted for several years.

Could it be that the money that my brother went to your school earned was from selling bugs and steamed buns to hungry strangers? Zhuang Xuteng frowned slightly and listened carefully.

"Are you worried that I will kill people indiscriminately? Those fifteen years are not enough for me to kill people and silence them. But the family on the mealworm farm are still alive and well. You should be relieved, right?" said the Famine Stranger: "So Years of living as a mercenary have taught me one thing: because mercenaries are bribed with money, threats often come from their peers; ordinary people are the ones who can save you.”

"My former apprentice's mercenary codename was Meat Pigeon, and he was a smart guy who loved to laugh. When he was beaten to the ground by me, he was not as silent as you. He didn't even hum when he was pressed. He cried so loudly!" Stranger sighed and said: "Thanks to him being able to cry, I can better adjust the severity of my attacks, which will be of great help to me in summarizing and improving my martial arts in the future."

Ge Gongdao thought for a while and asked: "I have never heard of the name Meat Pigeon. What happened to him in the end?"

"He died a long time ago. It took many years before you became a mercenary."

The middlemen and mercenaries basically knew when Ge Gongdao entered the industry, because he "killed" his middleman, and his identity was disclosed before he completed a single job. This incident became a joke for a period of time, but At that time, no one expected that Ge Gongdao would choose to continue working in this industry and become famous for his work.

"He died while performing a commissioned mission alone, which is really a pity. Because the two of us are not the same intermediary, it is impossible to arrange all the missions together - but this is only part of the reason. The main reason is that I did not put Super Even if I teach him all the martial arts skills, the meat pigeon is not strong enough.”

The Famine Stranger raised his eyes, stared at Zhuang Xuteng and Ge Gongdao, observed their expressions, and said at the same time: "You observe me, and I will observe you. This is fair and reasonable. You two must be thinking in your hearts now: Will this old guy? Will you hide something from us and not teach the real thing? Naike, you have many ideas, am I right?”

"That's what I think, but I'm not worried, because even if you don't teach me, I will definitely become stronger." Zhuang Xuteng responded: "Even if you teach with reservations, I can figure out what's going on. Something! I believe that if others can figure it out, I can do it too!”

"Very good! You should have this spirit. In fact, my three major martial arts are only of my generation. They should never become the standard and the only one. Both of you should find ways to improve them." The Famine Stranger waved his hand and said : "I think you guys are much better than meat pigeons. He has a good temper, but he doesn't have the drive. He just does whatever I ask him to do. The biggest problem is that he treats me like this, and he treats the middlemen like this too. There is no precaution, There is no thought, no vigilance and no caution. In addition, he looks down on ordinary people after gaining power and often makes fun of them. Although I have never seen him being cruel to ordinary people, I just don't like him."

Famine Stranger took a moment to calm down and return to reality from his memories. He said, "At that time, I divided the training into two parts. He learned hibernation and then supercomputing. I kept a hand at this time. You are very lucky now. On the one hand, I have Sword Dance and I have said that I will not teach you, so I have kept a hand. On the other hand, I think you two are okay. After I hand over the martial arts to you completely, although you may not be able to make a big name, you will definitely not use it for bad things."

"From now on, I will teach you supercomputing martial arts. If you two learn and practice martial arts together, the progress may be faster. I have never taught anyone completely, so I don't know if I can teach well and whether it is suitable for you. So you are also your own teacher. You should think more, understand?"

"Yes, Master." Zhuang Xuteng said.

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