Chapter 260 Chapter 257 Noble and Humble

The master concentrated on teaching Ge Gong Tao sword dance martial arts. Zhuang Xuteng was not only unable to attend, but was also dragged into voluntary labor by Lucy. Although mercenaries don't do anything without getting paid, it is their duty to be busy for the master's retirement ceremony.

The ceremony is called washing hands in a gold basin, which is actually a gold-plated copper basin. This kind of retirement ceremony is not only used by mercenaries, but also used by some gangs. The process is similar. A group of people gather together to eat, brag, fight if something happens, and disperse as soon as possible. Lucy believes that the simpler the process, the better, and the less words are said, the better, so as to avoid unnecessary complications.

Whether it’s a mercenary or a middleman, who doesn’t want a happy ending? But there is a characteristic of this industry: when you help some people, you often offend others. Tasks with high fees are difficult. The more difficult the task, the more difficult the task will be, or the more people will be offended. This has always been the case.

It's okay to offend a colleague. The worst is, I'll help him today and I'll help you tomorrow. Try to go back and make up for it. We are all colleagues, and everyone wants to have a happy ending. As long as it is not a blood feud, it will be easy to resolve. The trouble is actually offending people outside, especially big companies, who sometimes seek to regain their position at any cost.

Holding a golden basin washing conference is actually to hope that colleagues can take care of each other. We all meet each other and get to know each other. It would be a great favor if we could tip someone off or give someone a little shelter from the storm. Favors will never be in vain. Even if the retiree never comes back, won't he still have an apprentice? Zhuang Xuteng and Ge Gongdao can become famous, and they can return favors, whether they are positive or negative. The stronger they are, the other middlemen and mercenaries will take a high look at them, which is the best support for the Famine Stranger.

The task Lucy gave Zhuang Xuteng was to keep an eye on the venue and keep an eye on everyone with a suspicious attitude. The retirement ceremony will be held in the music restaurant. This is Lucy's territory and it is easier to control the scene. The chef, security, and band are all Lucy's people, so you can feel safe using them.

Even if they are all our own people, as a commissioned task, Zhuang Xuteng's in-depth participation is still very necessary. He represents the interests of the famine strangers and is an integral part of the ceremony. Zhuang Xuteng was also unambiguous. He inspected the venue with a very dedicated spirit, constantly reviewing every detail, and by the way, he searched out Lucy's shadow buried in every corner from the monitoring and alarm devices.

"How did you find it? If you dig again, you will demolish my base..." Lucy put her head in her hands and said helplessly to Zhuang Xuteng: "What did Ge Gongdao do? Hurry up and let him take over your shift."

Zhuang Xuteng expressed his understanding to Lucy, but before Ge Gongdao completed his special training, he would still use the Eye of Shadow to search for targets everywhere. This was called due diligence. The special training lasted for a week, and the Famine Stranger took a car driven by Ge Gongdao to the music restaurant. During the last three days until the ceremony begins, he will stay in the restaurant, along with his two apprentices.

Ge Gongdao walked in with a tired look on his face, nodded to everyone, waved to Zhuang Xuteng, and then walked straight to the bar. He ordered two large meat sets, drank a glass of ginger beer, and then sat down in a booth in the corner.

"What's wrong with you?" Zhuang Xuteng first sent his master to his residence upstairs, and then walked towards Ge Gong Road with a smile on his face. He looked at the joke and patted Brother Dao's leg. Judging from the strength of the feedback, Brother Dao was definitely exhausted. "How did you train? Didn't you use dormant martial arts to recover? Aren't all the mice dead?"

"They're all dead. They were all dead two days ago. I almost died from exhaustion." Ge Gongdao shook his head and handed the empty beer glass to Zhuang Xuteng: "Go get me another drink and I'll tell you something. ”

After Zhuang Xuteng came back, Ge Gongdao took another sip of beer, burped hard and knocked on his chest, saying: "I finally understand what the sword dance martial arts is and why I can't teach it to you. It requires re-establishing conditioned reflexes. The process can only be practiced after seven flashes, and the conditioned reflexes it establishes are different from those of normal people. Most of them are reversed and require special use of Qingquan to cooperate. You are right that you have not learned the sword dance - it does not cooperate. The effect when combined with Qingquan is about three times or one-third of the normal seven flashes.”

"The gap is so big?" Zhuang Xuteng looked shocked.

Ge Gongdao nodded. He took the double meat sauce set meal from the waiter and put it on the table first. After the people left, he continued: "If you want to exert the power of the sword dance, you must use the clear spring as a part of the body, so that the whole person The conditioned reflexes in close combat have to be rearranged. The master has tested it. If he replaces the sword with the same appearance, his strength will be greatly reduced. He thinks that it should be weaker than the sword dance martial arts at all. It’s a very partial thing. It pursues power in an extreme way without considering applicability. It’s completely understandable if I choose not to pass it on.”

Zhuang Xuteng scratched his head and said: "I don't think there's that much to pick and choose. It's good to be able to produce enough power. Master has gone from an ordinary person to being able to compete with the company's masters. He must have invested in the sword dance martial arts." It took a lot of effort, but we can’t let it disappear.”

"I think so too." Ge Gongdao filled a few mouthfuls of meat sauce rice with a spoon. After swallowing it wholeheartedly, he took a breath and said, "Master set the standard at the beginning. Whoever reaches Seven Flashes first will learn this martial art. In addition to spurring In addition to our progress, he also has another purpose: to see who among us is smarter. He hopes that those who learn sword dance can improve this martial art and make its upper and lower limits more stable, preferably without relying on Qingquan or retreating. Secondly, even if you can’t compare with Qingquan, it’s okay if you can use other weapons to exert the power of martial arts. Naike, this smart person should be you.”

"Pull him down, it's good for you to be a senior brother." Zhuang Xuteng shook his head and said: "I prefer to deal with enemies from a distance. I can use grenades, guns, and weird spells to try not to get into close combat. Besides, I usually I don’t care about boxing and using swords, and I have no idea about improving my martial arts. You can work hard on your own, I’ll just be a sparring partner.”

"Whether it's me practicing or you as a sparring partner, it will have to wait until after the seven flashes. If you don't polish off all the original conditioned reflexes, you can't practice new martial arts. Now I just memorize all the contents of the martial arts and continue to deepen them. Memory, nothing else can be done. Master is right about one thing: this martial skill is very strange."

"Then you practice hard. If you don't practice well, you may not be able to beat me. Uh... you don't know how to use a clear spring when we are sparring, right? If you don't use a clear spring, you definitely can't beat me?"

"Oh, it's possible." Ge Gongdao sighed, shook his head, and said, "Let's talk about it then! Not being able to beat you is a spur to me. Anyway, as long as I can be stronger than you with Qingquan. In the enemy In front of you, senior brother will protect you."

"Okay, just be tough! Stop bragging and eat quickly! After dinner, pick up my shift. I've been here for a week, but it's suffocating me to death." Zhuang Xuteng waved his hand and told Ge Gongdao to fill up. With his stomach still in his stomach, he huddled in his booth and began to meditate.

The sword dance martial arts relies more heavily on the Qingquan sword than imagined. If the lower limit is 30%, then seven dodges may not be able to beat six dodges. Although Qingquan has never disappointed his master, there is only one weapon, so it is a hidden danger anyway.

It would be nice if there was a second clear spring... Zhuang Xuteng thought of the black market merchant Boss Qian, who seemed to be able to buy exactly the same thing. Zhuang Xuteng waited for Brother Dao to finish his meal and handed him the task of guarding the venue. He left the music restaurant and went to the black market on the pretext of going out for fun. He waited outside the Black Flag Grocery Store for Boss Qian to finish attending to the previous customer, and then walked in.

"Long time no see. Aren't you preparing for your master's golden basin hand-washing ceremony? Why did you think of me here? Do you want to buy something?" Boss Qian wiped the table with a rag and asked Zhuang Xuteng to sit down.

"The long sword my master used, Qingquan, can you get a second one?" Zhuang Xuteng asked.

Boss Qian's eyes widened and he asked, "Did you lose your master's sword?"

"No! Why did you start talking nonsense... Can you get the second one? Just tell me this!"

"Yes, as long as it's not unique in the world or goes beyond the rules of the world, you can theoretically get it, it just depends on the price." Boss Qian raised his hand and tapped a few times in the air. He stared at the air, his eyes were a little complicated, and he said with a crooked mouth and teeth: "Qingquan, high-end shadow weapon, copy price: 300,000 euros plus a destiny gold coin."

Zhuang Xuteng had a destiny gold coin. He nodded and said, "Three hundred thousand euros is not expensive, and it is very suitable for a shadow slave."

"Wait a minute, don't say you want to buy a handful, otherwise it won't be appropriate if the deal is actually done." Boss Qian stopped Zhuang Xuteng and said, "Listen to me, the gold coins of destiny are very precious. If you can't afford it, don't spend it. Let's just say Qingquan. , it is not a unique item in the world, but it is very rare - this one is actually made - most of its value can be made here, and it has the same function, but it is not a clear spring."

Zhuang Xuteng frowned and asked Boss Qian to explain clearly.

"If you want a second clear spring, you have two options: Give it to you directly now, so that there are two identical clear springs in the world. The price is three hundred thousand euros plus a destiny gold coin. If the existing clear spring disappears, the new one will Qingquan is the only clear spring in the world, and the price is 3.8 million euros. "Boss Qian said: "I checked, if you don't want Qingquan, it just has the same function - the appearance will be different, but only for those who are familiar with it. To find out - it only costs two million euros."

Zhuang Xuteng understood. The more unique, the more expensive it is. Unique is the most expensive. You must use destiny gold coins to turn the unique into a match. He thought about it carefully, then suddenly smiled and said, "You are really a profiteer! If you can sell clear springs, can you build clear springs?"

"Uh...it can be repaired. The repair price depends on the degree of damage. It is more expensive to restore it completely, but if you only restore the function, it will definitely be much cheaper than buying one." Boss Qian pinched his nose, highlighted his innocence, and continued to argue: "I was only thinking about buying and selling, and I really forgot about repairs."

"As long as you can repair it." Zhuang Xuteng felt relieved, and then he had an idea and asked: "Do you sell the repair method of Qingquan's sword here?"

Boss Qian covered his forehead and nodded painfully: "You can buy it. If it is restricted to only people who own a clear spring can understand it - this is also the most economical way - the repair method only costs 10,000 euros."

"I'll buy a set." Zhuang Xuteng said with a smile: "Can you guarantee that the users of Qingquan can understand it?"

"I can definitely understand it. I can also tell you that you can find repair tools on the market, so don't go to the black market and waste money. But the materials needed for repair are hard to find, so you'd better come to me for repair."

"I understand. If I need anything, I will come to you. In fact, if you can open these services to Brother Dao, you won't need me to run around."

Boss Qian shook his head and said: "At present, I am not authorized to tell him the truth about the store. If you tell him what happened here, I can only deny it, and it will also affect your service, so you'd better not do this Dry."

Zhuang Xuteng nodded and said, "I understand. I will respect your rules. By the way, Boss Qian, you know my master is going to retire. He has arranged his life after retirement, but I want him to be more secure. Do you have anything to guarantee his safety?"

Boss Qian laughed, shook his head slowly, and said, "Safety is a good commodity, but there is no best one. No, the kind of thing you are talking about does not exist. No matter how many fate coins you use, you cannot buy a guarantee of safety. But what you can buy is a means of safety, such as a good fake identity. Famine Stranger will definitely use a fake identity after retirement, right? His original information is with the middleman, although he uses You can go back, but you will still be controlled by the middleman, right? "

"I don't know, and even if I know, I can't say it. Answering yes or no will be disadvantageous to my master."

"I understand, I completely understand. But I suggest you buy a fake identity as a backup, just in case you need it, right?" Boss Qian said: "A package includes a camouflage mask, a set of identity information, and a clean bank account, which you can use to escape inspection. There are such services on the black market, but they use the information of dead people or those drug addicts who choose to sell their identities, which is not safe. The information sold by the White Flag Grocery Store is good, and it can handle general inspections. "

Zhuang Xuteng became interested. In addition to serving his master, Dr. Booker also needs a set of information. "What is the extent of this general inspection?"

"If you want to get to the bottom of it and trace all the social relationships of a person, you can always find problems. This general inspection is to check basic information, do a physical examination, make a few phone calls... This level of investigation will not reveal any problems. This fake identity service is charged according to the length of time, 10,000 yuan a year. After the period is up, the identity can still be used, but there is no follow-up service."

Zhuang Xuteng asked in detail about the service content, and bought a seven-year service for his master, and a one-year service for himself and Booker. He wanted to buy one for Dao Ge as well, but Dao Ge's body shape was too easy to recognize, and his identity other than a mercenary was public, so Boss Qian kept repeating: "It's probably a waste of money to buy it."

"You and Dao Ge are both mercenaries, and you don't use fake identities to retire, but probably want to get through the inspection or something like that. You don't have any special features, and the fake identity is easy to use, but Dao Ge..." Boss Qian was determined not to let Zhuang Xuteng waste money in vain.

But Zhuang Xuteng was very persistent, and he thought it was better to have it than not. Anyway, a fake identity is just a cloth bag with a fitting mask inside, and then an ID card, a driver's license, and a bank card. Anyway, once you buy the identity, you have it, and you can use it after one year, but the longer the distance, the greater the problem may be. The so-called service period is actually to keep the identity active during this period, such as some consumption records, some social activity records, some unimportant traffic violation fines, etc. These records support the authenticity of the fake identity, and they will no longer exist after the period.

Based on this consideration, he felt that his and Dao Ge's one-year identity was enough to cope with special mission needs. If you really want to use it again after one year, the worst you can do is buy a new one or renew it. Booker's situation is even more enough. He uses a fake identity, and as long as he continues to use it, it doesn't matter whether it is extended or not. As for the master's, he has to buy a long-term one. After all, the master may not use it at all, and he also hopes that the master does not need to activate this fake identity.

This trip is worth it. After understanding the principle that things are rare and valuable and that it can be bought, Zhuang Xuteng's mind is opened. He wanted to buy teaching materials for Shadow Slave spells, but was told that he had to spend Fate Coins.

Faced with Zhuang Xuteng's question, Boss Qian could only confess: "I don't know why. It stands to reason that even if teaching materials are precious, they don't need Fate Coins. At most, they can be exchanged for gold, mithril, etc. This world has its own weirdness. Things like Shadow Slave Devices, Shadow Slave Implants, and Shadow Slave spells are considered extremely rare and cannot be sold. I can buy and sell Shadow Slave Guns on the black market and let you make Shadow Slave Guns, but you can't make them from the White Flag Grocery Store. I have been trying to figure this out. Maybe when I figure it out, I can leave here."

"You want to leave?"

"Please allow me I can't elaborate on it. It's like a commission you've given me: the content needs to be kept secret. "Boss Qian shook his shoulders and said, "This involves cross-world issues, it's too complicated."

Zhuang Xuteng had another idea and asked, "Are there any teaching materials for necromancy in the shadow world?"

"I'll check." Boss Qian muttered while busying himself, "It's so expensive in this world, it must be more expensive in cross-world. It must be asking but not buying... OK, I found it. The price is 5,000 euros and it requires payment in gold... How can it be so cheap?"

PS: It's my condition recently. I'm getting old... I'll resume updating twice a day tomorrow!