"Shut up already! This is a place to live, go practice in the practice room!"
Swearing and cursing rose from downstairs. Tao Yu didn’t respond, but he still slowly executed the final moves and then turned his attention to the changes in his abilities.
[All-Shapes Mastery·Modified]: First, human is fundantal. By enlightennt of a whiff of the ’Root’ ambiance, one can transform spirit, energy, and mind at will.
Seeing this, Tao Yu couldn’t help but reveal a grin.
Firstly, the extra maximum cap on Qi-Blood and Gang Qi was already quite good.
Before, he could only rely on Dragon Spine to refine Blood Gang, but now he could do so anyti, anywhere throughout his body!
Besides, he could also replenish his spirit and True Yuan with Qi-Blood, and the sa was true for the rest.
When he previously struck Little Dragon, Tao Yu had indeed felt that attacks primarily consuming True Yuan might lead to it falling short, and it was only after incorporating a round of Deification into the Nine Yang Divine Skill that things began to fare slightly better.
But now it didn’t matter. With the strong combat sustainability effect from [One Proof Forever Proof], as long as he had any kind of reserve energy, he could nearly burst out with full force!
"Yuan Force is squeezed dry again. This month while moving, let them co over, and in the anti, do so tasks in the real world to supplent the family inco."
Tao Yu recalled the easy jobs from before, seventy-five thousand in one night, which not only covered the expenses for cultivation but also left quite a bit of surplus!
"There shouldn’t be many in the Inner City who could pose a threat to now, ti to seek out those high-reward targets..."
The poorer one is, the craftier one gets. Tao Yu now truly felt he was poor...
...
"Another poor day."
Early in the morning, Tao Yu stretched and his whole body cracked and popped as Qi-Blood surged within him like rcury.
"I’ll go talk to mom and dad first, see what kind of work they want."
Tao Yu muttered to himself.
Panda and the others hadn’t returned yet, and there was a ditation Master too. Finding a couple of safe and easy jobs was very simple, especially since they weren’t looking for high salaries.
Still, Tao Yu decided to first ask for their preferences...
Taking the elevator down, Tao Yu casually picked a nearby diner and ordered a bowl of fresh broth noodles for eight Yuan Force. Watching the skilled motions with which the owner, who had chanical prosthetic limbs, prepared the ingredients, Tao Yu knew the taste wouldn’t disappoint.
Indeed, the soup was rich and savory, and the noodles were chewy and elastic. Stuffing a mouthful of noodles soaked in the thick soup, it truly was a feast for the taste buds. Eating such a bowl early in the morning made him much happier.
"Living in the Inner City would indeed be a lot more expensive if you always eat out, but since we’ve already ordered ingredients to cook ourselves, mom and dad should be able to accept it."
Reflecting on this, Tao Yu headed toward the South City gate. Passing by the mission hall, he also took the opportunity to check inside, and saw Miss Mag, whose expression hadn’t changed much since he last saw her.
It seed she was sowhat bored, repeatedly wiping an already clean table back and forth.
"Miss Mag, are there any good tasks recently?"
The sound of Tao Yu’s voice made Miss Mag look up. She had seen him once before this return, and in just a few days she no longer needed any ti to react, resuming her teasing manner.
"What, not taking shortcuts anymore?"
"Haha, I wish I could."
"What kind of task do you want?"
Mag didn’t mind chatting with Tao Yu.
When she directly granted Tao Yu middle partner status, he knew this Miss Mag was definitely not just responsible for cleaning; she had a lot of power in her hands.
"I’m looking for high-reward tasks with so leads."
Tao Yu said with a grin, causing Mag to glance at him sidelong.
"Here we go again. The last few you took on had everyone on tenterhooks for a while. Don’t always do that, you’ll make enemies."
Mag thought Tao Yu, after so ti, wanted to cash in on those collection tasks again.
"No, no, no, not collection tasks. I’m looking for ones that pay more, anything above a hundred thousand would be great."
Tao Yu chuckled.
The difficulty of the collection tasks are usually middle partner level and above, but their nature is safe!
So, even if so are quite tedious, troubleso, or could even embarrass a middle partner, they rarely involve danger.
Such tasks are not too expensive. A few thousand in rewards are considered good, and very few exceed ten thousand. Those that do are definitely quite a hassle.
But...
Hunting missions are definitely different!
Last ti I captured a ’Mad Mud Monster’, even without counting the Heretic God Followers, there was a reward of tens of thousands, and for a top mid-level partner’s prey, a live capture could fetch up to a hundred thousand—that wasn’t impossible.
It’s just that these kinds of missions, where life-and-death combat is inevitable, are seldom taken on by solo partners; the risks are just too great.
Even if one is truly stronger than the opponent, factors such as environnt, terrain, state of being, luck, and hidden cards all stacked together could easily lead to a disaster.
It’s only for earning so money, why risk one’s life? Those with high bounties are definitely thorny characters.
"Have you been triggered by sothing? How long has it been since you last returned to the Abyss? Hmm, how long did you stay in the Abyss before coming here?"
Miss Mag asked Tao Yu curiously.
People do occasionally inquire about such missions, but those are usually from high-level partners!
And the completion rates for those are actually quite average, with news of high-level partners failing also erging from ti to ti.
It’s not unheard of for high-level partners to be killed by mid-level partners either.
Downward compatibility in missions does offer so leeway for error, but there’s a limit to it, and with various negatives adding up, one might just et with a cold end.
"Actually, I am quite strong."
Tao Yu extended his finger in front of Miss Mag, emitting a wisp of Gang Qi.
Although Miss Mag’s delicate face still showed no expression, Tao Yu could feel her emotional shock.
The shock was normal; she knew her own identity and the ti involved.
So far, there was no one who knew and was not shocked, but Tao Yu felt that this level of surprise was no big deal, having initially understated his own talents, along with a stroke of fortune.
Even now, had it beco known that he had used a fragnt of the Heart of the World, he could still hold steady!
This demonstration of strength, to exchange for corresponding benefits, was sothing Tao Yu had done quite a few tis before, just needed to grasp the right degree.
"I really underestimated you, kid, you’ve got direct access to high-level without any barriers now."
Mag murmured softly, then reached out and gave Tao Yu a pat.
"Co with , let’s talk inside."
Tao Yu followed Miss Mag into the room where his mid-level partner suit had been issued to him initially.
The room was still as cluttered as before, starkly different from when Miss Mag had been cleaning the main hall, just like the contrast between her personality and appearance.
Then, he saw the tiny Miss Mag jump directly onto the table to sit.
"The last ti you left, I already felt that you were not weak, but I didn’t expect you to improve this quickly."
Mag said with so emotion.
"Although I don’t know what your true talent is, or what fortune you’ve encountered, being able to grow steadily to this point before revealing yourself, your temperant is more composed than most of the young geniuses I’ve seen."
"You flatter , Miss Mag."
Tao Yu said with a smile.
Being able to issue his mid-level partner status, Miss Mag must be of a level equivalent to a high-level partner anyhow.
"There’s no flattery here. Currently, in the new Developnt Zone, excluding those from Floating City, there are only seven people in the Inner City suspected to be of high-level partner caliber, apart from you; five of them are from the very top powers of the Inner City, and the remaining two are the offspring of nearly top-tier powers."
She paused at this point.
"And you, you’re the only exception, and even an Outsider, following the Gang Qi path..."
"I’ve just been lucky, and my inco is rather high."
"This isn’t sothing that can be solved with inco alone. If Yuan Force could simply be poured into soone to bring out strength, there wouldn’t be so many troubleso matters."
Mag rolled her digital Byakugan but didn’t dwell on the issue any further.
High talent plus a fortunate encounter, she didn’t want to probe without a sense of boundaries. The relationship between them was still pleasant; there was no need to potentially bring up issues, when things were quite good as they were.
Afterward, Miss Mag pulled out a data line and inserted it into her own neck.
"I’ll help you look, but there are still issues you need to be aware of…"
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