304: Settlement Rewards

Shen Bei was only curious why a large bag full of cash contained a somewhat eerie golden pot.

But he didn't expect Fu Tao's reaction to be so extreme.

It was as if that item was his taboo, not to be touched by anyone.

Is it that serious?

Shen Bei only glanced at it lightly before looking away, smiling as he asked, "How much money do I get for seeking death?"

A hint of annoyance appeared on Bo Tao's Face: "The person is already dead, even if I give you money, you'd have nowhere to spend it."

Shen Bei clicked his tongue, responding, "You're a Martial Artist, right? I also want to earn that much money."

Without an Aura, a Martial Artist is no different from an ordinary person.

But Shen Bei could sense that Bo Tao and Ren Qianna should be Martial Artists.

Concealing wealth is basic common sense; if they weren't Martial Artists, flaunting so much money would have led to them being robbed long ago.

Only with confidence would they dare to be so extravagant.

"This has nothing to do with whether I'm a Martial Artist or not." Bo Tao stroked his chin, his eyes darting around, then he said sinisterly, "You want to make money, right?"

Shen Bei nodded frantically.

After Shen Bei became a Martial Artist, he hadn't really earned much money.

The balance in his card now either came from selling junk he picked up in the catacombs or from completing missions.

Shen Bei hadn't really explored other ways of earning money.

Of course, this also had to do with Shen Bei's time management.

He was either working odd jobs, brushing up on Attributes, or Cultivating Cultivation Techniques to improve his strength.

He hadn't genuinely earned money or been short of it.

"Please teach me, please teach me." Shen Bei said somewhat humbly.

Bo Tao's somewhat cloudy eyes fixed on Shen Bei, his cold gaze and eerie smile making one's hair stand on end: "Alright, how about this..."

Bo Tao grabbed Shen Bei's palm and held it up, admiring it: "I'll chop off one of your fingers and give you 50,000. What do you think?"

"You really know how to joke."

"I'm serious."

"All your money is earned by chopping off other people's fingers? Why would someone give you a price difference?"

Bo Tao's voice was particularly low, and he said seriously, "Something like that. As long as you let out a painful wail, it will be pleased and give a large amount of money."

Shen Bei tilted his head: "Who is he?"

"I naturally won't tell you who it is, just tell me if you'll do it or not?"

"That's too cheap."

"Then there's nothing I can do." Bo Tao grabbed a wine bottle, took a swig of red wine: "Go to work, drinking with you is boring."

Shen Bei smiled silently: "Then I'll call a few young ladies for you?"

"Get lost, am I that kind of person?" Bo Tao squinted at him.

Shen Bei gave a thumbs up: "Rare indeed. They all say men get bad when they have money; I guess I won't get to experience that."

Bo Tao said in an educational tone: "It's not the money that's bad, it's the person."

"Profound words." Shen Bei praised, then turned to the bar and shouted: "Big Brother Bo Tao, a Royal Salute!"

"It's not too much for me to earn a commission, right?" Shen Bei asked Bo Tao with a grin.

Bo Tao didn't say anything, just threw out 100,000 yuan: "This is for your Face."

"Generous!"

Shen Bei cupped his hands, then turned and disappeared into the crowd, continuing his work.

Towards the middle and late stages of the night, Bo Tao and Ren Qianna had had enough fun, and the bag of money became empty, with only the golden pot weighing down the bottom of the bag.

The two staggered towards a sports car.

This sports car was clearly very expensive.

The roaring sound of the engine was simply explosive.

Bo Tao drove off immediately.

Shen Bei stood in a corner by the door, watching the sports car leave.

Zhuang Bifan on the side was grooming himself in front of a mirror.

His hairstyle was a mess, like a bird's nest.

His Face was covered in fiery red lipstick marks.

According to Zhuang Bifan, he was simply too popular; several wealthy women hugged and kissed him, and he simply couldn't resist their overwhelming hospitality.

Zhuang Bifan sprayed hairspray, muttering: "If Bai Wei hadn't insisted I monitor you, I'd be lying in a hotel bed right now, with one arm around each."

Shen Bei pursed his lips: "You're a VIP client of the anti-vice and illegal publications office."

"Don't talk nonsense, this is called mutual consent. What's more, I've never heard of anyone being able to control the people's plan for human reproduction."

"There were some, in the past."

"Uh..."

At this moment, after watching Bo Tao's taillights disappear, Shen Bei was silent for a moment, then said, "Do you know any traffic police in Jingcheng?"

Zhuang Bifan shook his head: "Shen City, maybe, but not much connection in Jingcheng."

Shen Bei's voice was hoarse like a desert lizard: "Then call Bai Wei, have her send traffic police to check Bo Tao's car. Drunk driving is unavoidable. Get him in there to sober up, and then get me his information."

Zhuang Bifan raised an eyebrow: "Did this guy provoke you?"

"No, I just feel that this guy's way of earning money isn't legitimate."

"What's that got to do with you?"

Shen Bei turned and left the doorway, returning to work, saying, "I'm envious, I want to earn it too."

Zhuang Bifan took out his phone, dialed a number, and scoffed dismissively: "I think you just can't stand to see others doing well."

Shen Bei shrugged.

Ah...

It seemed Zhuang Bifan had hit the nail on the head.

If one day Qi Chuanyu drove a Land Rover, he would feel very bitter.

He could only smash the Land Rover, everyone save on carbon emissions, and take the bus together.

...

They finished working around 4 AM.

The DJ's upbeat music finally ended, and as dawn broke, the exhausted young men and women left, yawning, arm in arm, heading to nearby hotels.

Shen Bei also received his salary, base pay plus commission, totaling over 10,000 yuan, which made the old employees green with envy.

Originally, the boss wanted to give Shen Bei an opportunity to become a full-time employee.

Shen Bei, fearing that if he worked there long-term, the military might send tanks to flatten the place with a single shot, ruthlessly refused with a look of saving the boss.

The two took the subway back to what looked like a manor but was actually a high-ranking prison.

Without another word.

They immediately collapsed into sleep.

By noon.

Shen Bei finally woke up, yawning.

Just then, the daily settlement System popped up.

This time there were two settlements.

One was the bounty mission obtained from killing Apocalypse Cult members during the actual combat exercise on Qipan Mountain.

Because Shen Bei had been undergoing a joint review by the Martial Arts Management Bureau and the Ministry of Education in Jingcheng the next day, he hadn't had time to check the rewards.

The other was from his odd job at the DJ club yesterday.

【Daily Settlement Rewards are as follows:】

【You have completed a bounty mission, gaining Money +500,000, Strength +10, Physique +10, Agility +10, Spirit +10. Running Speed +10%, Resistance to Future Peeking +20%, Resistance to Sword Skill Damage +10%.】

This was the reward settlement from Qipan Mountain.

Now it seemed, 500,000 in cash, plus the 500,000 bounty from the Martial Arts Management Bureau, a total of 1,000,000, was quite a sum.

But it was only equivalent to Bo Tao's ten consecutive Royal Salute shots.

He instantly felt it was dull and uninteresting.

The Four Dimension Attributes given were good, all +10.

Fairly speaking, for two consecutive high-difficulty battles, 10 points was appropriate.

The Four Dimension Attributes surged again.

And what surprised Shen Bei the most was the Fifth Dimension Attribute.

Increased Running Speed, this was generated when chasing Wu Jue.

And Resistance to Future Peeking, this was an Attribute that appeared for the first time!

Shen Bei stroked his chin, enlightened: "I knew there was something a bit strange about Wu Jue; he might be able to deduce the future, and it turns out I was right!"

"This guy must have performed several future deductions on me, found that no matter what he did he couldn't win, and that's why he suddenly ran away."

Shen Bei sighed: "What a pity, when I asked Wu Jue to hand over his Martial Skill, he refused to his death."

Being able to deduce the future, if played well, is absolutely a Heaven-Defying existence.

It's just that Wu Jue was a noob; he messed up such a good trump card.

If it were in the hands of the Headhunter Tribe, and they optimized it well locally...

Shen Bei couldn't help but shiver.

He could only say that Wu Jue's death was a good thing!

Another Attribute, appearing for the first time, also showed up on the panel.

That was Resistance to Sword Skill Damage, although not much, it was very interesting.

"After a few more times, I'll be able to ignore Sword Skills in the future?"

Shen Bei shivered again.

Perverted.

Simply too perverted!

However, after Shen Bei calmed down and thought about it, Wu Jue's Sword Thirteen was indeed formidable.

That sword strike was as if heaven and earth revolved around Wu Jue as the Dominator, as the Dao shore.

The Aura was indeed terrifying.

If Shen Bei didn't use Yin Yang Reversal Fist, he would have undoubtedly died.

Presumably, in the future, to improve Sword Skill Resistance, anything inferior to Wu Jue's Sword Skill probably wouldn't activate it.

However, the future is promising.

As for Qiu Bu Ye... that good-for-nothing, he didn't even activate two Fifth Dimension Attributes.

Heh.

Then, the second panel popped up.

【Yesterday's Settlement Panel Rewards are as follows:】

【You completed your waiter job, gaining Money 10,500, Strength +1, Agility +1. Spirit Resistance +20%, Dark Vision +20%, You gained Bo Tao's attention +50%.】

The beginning of this reward wasn't very exciting.

The increased Strength Attribute came from moving beer crates back and forth.

Agility was naturally from moving through crowds without spilling snacks or other food.

The Fifth Dimension Attribute reward was also good.

Spirit Resistance finally increased; if he remembered correctly, it should be around 50% now.

Actually, to get accurate data, Shen Bei could check the panel records.

But he was too lazy to look; whatever it was, it was fine, just getting stronger was enough!

Dark Vision goes without saying; currently, in the dark, Shen Bei's vision clarity was already sufficient.

The higher, the better, no problem there either.

The last prompt, however, was thought-provoking.

The last time this prompt appeared was when You Wuchang, as a murderer, lived upstairs from Shen Bei's house in Changtu County.

Now the prompt appeared again.

Why was Bo Tao paying attention to him?

One must know that at the DJ club, he was just a small waiter.

Shen Bei stroked his chin: "This guy wouldn't suspect that I reported him for drunk driving, would he?"

"Petty, I didn't make the report call."

Shen Bei temporarily couldn't figure out what Bo Tao's focus was on.

Just then.

Zhuang Bifan knocked and entered, holding a stack of documents, which he placed on the table: "Here's the information you wanted on Bo Tao and Ren Qianna."

Shen Bei didn't rush to look, but instead asked, "Was Bo Tao released?"

"A Martial Artist, you know." Zhuang Bifan admired himself in the mirror: "Just pay some money, it's not like he hit anyone. These are old rules."

Shen Bei shrugged.

Indeed, the country did grant this preferential treatment to Martial Artists.

If a Martial Artist was caught drunk driving, they would definitely be taken in, but as long as they paid a fine, they wouldn't be prosecuted or jailed.

Ordinary people, however, didn't get this treatment; they would be jailed for at least three months.

Then, Shen Bei opened the thick stack of documents and began to read.

Shen Bei was just curious how Bo Tao had made his fortune.

But after one look, he fell silent...