Chapter 5: Bounty Hunters
The staircase is narrow enough for two people to walk side by side. Zhi Chong blocked the middle of the building, and his hands were half open to block the entire entrance of the building.
The blue wolf didn't even brow in the face of Zhi Chong's childish behavior, and there was no trace of emotion in his dark green eyes. The two confronted each other silently, and he unexpectedly made a movement and stretched out his right hand. Just when Zhi Chong happily thought that this was to compromise and shake hands, but unexpectedly, the blue wolf's arm was raised and slapped on his left arm, and his five fingers instantly closed and grabbed Zhi Chong's clothes and then exerted force in an instant.
The blue wolf's attack was sudden and strong, and Zhi Chong was not guarded, and it was too late to break free after being caught. The body could only follow the direction of the wolf's strength, and the whole person of the good young man was thrown to the other end as if he was carrying a chicken.
By the time Zhi Chong grabbed the railing with his backhand to stabilize himself, the blue wolf had already walked down from the second floor.
The other two ninth-level bounty hunters in the hall walked out of the room next to them, and when they happened to see this scene, they immediately shared the same hatred: "Zhi Chong, you don't pay attention to the blue wolf." He's going to put on a dead face and look down on anyone, who does he think he is!"
The Kyushu mainland advocates force, and the bounty hunters take the initiative to give up the farmland, and the household registration is vague like duckweed without roots. Even so, as a bounty hunter, no matter which country you go to, your status is higher than that of ordinary people, so it is inevitable that you will be alone.
But their solitude is only relative to outsiders, including anyone who is not part of this circle, and bounty hunters are not so hostile to each other for no reason, unless there is a real conflict of interest. Otherwise, sometimes in order to better compete for tasks and have good relations with others, it is necessary to set up factions and take sides.
No matter how powerful people are, they will need support and friends, and they will not make enemies lightly. It's rare to see a loner like the blue wolf who rejects people thousands of miles away,
The lone wolf-like blue wolf is an outlier of humans and an outlier among bounty hunters.
"The ninth-level joint quality task let him try it single-handedly! Hmph, look at how strong he is this time. โ
"He's like this, it's light to learn a lesson, and if you're not careful, you'll lose your life. โ
Whether it is the resentment of the former or the worried curse of the latter, all these feelings are more or less accompanied by jealousy, jealousy of the blue wolf. There are fewer bounty hunters and fewer quests at level nine. The blue wolf was the best among them, and almost half of all the ninth-level tasks were snatched by this call.
Zhi Chong stabilized his body and stood up straight, lowered his head to sort out the messy neckline, scratched the back of his head very embarrassedly, and still had a smile on his face, but this time he was a little wolf bรจi in it: "The blue wolf may be born with a cold temperament, but in fact, he is not bad in nature." The last time I was in trouble on a mission, I almost had an accident, but it was he who helped me out of it. โ
Although the task was snatched away by the blue wolf in the end, at least the blue wolf did not fall into the well at the moment of life and death, and the hidden arrow hurt people but reached out to help him.
As individuals, the conflict of interest between bounty hunters has existed since the birth of the profession. No matter how kind they are with each other, they may not be able to point out that someone will stab you when you are in trouble. It's not about kindness, it's just a survival instinct that is stimulated.
Natural selection, survival of the fittest.
Perhaps on the side of the arrogant blue wolf, the strength of him and their group is far apart, and there is no way to compete, so naturally he is not regarded as an opponent, and there is no source of contradiction. Whatever the reason, it is a fact that he saved his life. Zhi Chong really wants to make a friend of the blue wolf, and if he has the opportunity, he will repay him for saving his life. It's a pity that no matter how close I am, people have been dealing with it coldly.
Even though they had the intention to defend the blue wolf, the pale words were not convincing at all, and the two bounty hunters did not agree, and their faces showed obvious disdain.
Zhi Chong sighed and no longer bothered to explain more, a person's good and bad are not divided by other people's mouths, and they will be seen in people's hearts over time. Zhi Chong looked at the luggage in the hands of the other party and changed the topic: "Okay, let's go." Everyone else should have already set off. โ
The first floor of the Huren Building.
Directly opposite the suspended glass water mirror, there is an oversized iron table, and behind it there is an iron cabinet against the wall that reaches the height of the second floor. This is the coin storage place in the Huren Museum, a small bank dedicated to bounty hunters. They don't need to receive cash after completing the task, they can directly transfer the bounty to zร i here, and when they want to use it, they can withdraw cash at will in any of the ten countries, which is very convenient.
The blue wolf took off the silver identity card from his waist and handed it over, and said a number to the old man behind the iron table. The old man turned around, trembling, and took out a small bag of broken silver from one of the cupboards and handed it over.
This is the road fee prepared by the blue wolf, and there is still a long way to go from the capital of Qingguo to the country of Xin.
Walking out of the Huren Pavilion, the line of sight suddenly opened up.
Qingguo is a rich and peaceful country, and the capital of Qingguo is even more prosperous. The street is wide and clean, and the buildings on both sides are new. On the street, there are merchants in sedan chairs, peasants carrying burdens, warriors with swords at their waists, ladies dressed decently and maids accompanying them when shopping, and children running and frolicking.
All kinds of sounds are mixed together, and it looks like a level.
The blue wolf took a few quick steps before suddenly stopping, pricking up his ears. An older child under the locust tree next to him was chanting words, and a smaller child next to him was chanting word by word.
"A thousand years of catastrophe, midsummer Shaoyue, the southern country of the Yin genus.
The red devil is out, the ten countries are in trouble, and Kyushu is destroyed. โ
The blue wolf listened for a moment, and continued to stride away.
I don't know when the prophetic poems began to circulate throughout the Kyushu continent, the specific time is unknown, and the wide range of streets and alleys, women and children know.
On the continent of Kyushu, the countries of the ten directions: the lord of the country is the sky, the ruler is the assistant to the government, the general is the auxiliary military, and the teacher is the policy. The so-called two auxiliaries and one division above the court, the auxiliary lord establishes the country.
Among them, the identity of the teacher is naturally self-evident. The words of the teacher represent the society of the country. The Naqing Guoyan Master alludes to this mission with this poem, and the deep meaning of it is terrifying.
Bounty hunters are not knights, and taking on tasks is just a transaction of money and goods, and the last thing they need is a sense of justice. The blue wolf has taken on so many tasks, and it is not that every drop of blood on the knife edge has a high-sounding reason.
But using a so-called prophecy as an excuse for killing, taking people's lives in the name of eliminating harm, this decree is unwarranted, and the blue wolf is very disgusted. Killing is killing, don't need to find a fig leaf for yourself.
And who can guarantee that the so-called prophecy is correct?
The blue wolf felt very bad about this mission, but he accepted it anyway. Work is just work, whether you feel good or bad.