The scholarly man was overjoyed and immediately led Yan Li out of Shun Tian Manor. After a few turns, they found a teahouse and randomly chose a window seat on the second floor.
"My name is Mu Jiannan. May I ask how I should address you, brother?" The man enthusiastically poured a cup of tea for Yan Li.
"Gu Guanlan," Yan Li said.
Mu Jiannan also poured a cup for himself, but found that Yan Li didn't want to chat or ask questions. He wasn't in a hurry and instead looked like he was begging the other to come over. Mu Jiannan couldn't help but smile and say, "I saw Brother Gu pacing back and forth on the notice wall. You must be in urgent need of money but can't find a suitable commission, am I right?"
"You're quite observant." Yan Li didn't avoid the topic.
Mu Jiannan smiled, "This one is most proficient in judging people. I can tell that Brother Gu is an expert who has been through hundreds of battles. Even the notices in the Shun Tian Manor are only for those poor wretches who want to make a living. If you really want to make money, you have to go through other channels."
"Oh?" Yan Li said, "What channels can I use to receive commissions with high rewards?"
Mu Jiannan's heart settled. He knew that he had found the right person. He said, "Brother Gu, I'm a businessman. You know that when you do business, you have to …"
Before he could finish, Yan Li had already placed a soul stone on the table and lightly knocked on it twice. "I hope your answer is worthy of my reward."
Mu Jiannan's eyes brightened. He immediately took out a stack of papers from his Qiankun bag and spread them out in front of Yan Li without saying anything.
Yan Li saw that these papers also had the contents of commissions written on them. For example, capturing a Fiery Eye Lion as a pet, hunting for a Boulder's Heart, hunting for the roots of a Man-Eating Grass, hunting for the mother of a Flying Spirit, hunting for a Formless Armor … and so on and so forth.
The lowest reward was fifty soul stones, which was a world of difference from the commissions on the notice wall.
"These are?" Yan Li said.
"I can tell that Brother Gu is a newcomer," Mu Jiannan said. "Do you know about headhunters?"
"I know, headhunter," Yan Li said.
Mu Jiannan smiled mysteriously and said, "Then Brother Gu definitely doesn't know that there are two types of hunters."
"Oh?" Yan Li said.
"The first type is a foreman who leads unaffiliated people to make a living." Mu Jiannan's tone was filled with disdain, but he soon smiled and said, "The second is people like me, who specialize in giving special orders to special people."
"What is a special order?" Yan Li asked.
"Brother Gu, do you know what are the requirements to submit a commission to the Obedient Manor?" Mu Jiannan asked.
"I don't know," Yan Li said.
"The Obedient Manor will take ten percent of the reward." Mu Jiannan said, "Take note, this ten percent is a two-way transaction. Both the entrusting party and the entrusted party will have to pay ten percent."
Yan Li couldn't help but be dumbfounded. "This is a scam!"
"That's why," Mu Jiannan shrugged his shoulders, "People like me are born."
Yan Li understood immediately, "For many large commissions, ten percent of the reward is not a small amount, so the clients will hand the commission to you and let you find people to help them complete the commission. This way, they can save a lot of money."
"That's right." Mu Jiannan said with a smile, "Moreover, the reward I receive is cheap, only five percent of the original reward, and I only take a cut from the entrusted party."
Yan Li sneered, "We are people who fight for our lives, why should we let you take a cut?"
Mu Jiannan shrugged and said, "The clients look for me because they have a need, and Brother Gu also follows me because he has a need. Of course, both sides are equal, but if there are no clients to invest in the business, may I ask where Brother Gu can earn this sum of money? That's why I have always taken a cut from the entrusted party, not Brother Gu. "
Yan Li thought for a moment, then said, "When the mission is completed, I can get the reward?"
"On the day the mission is completed," Mu Jiannan said, "I will hand over the reward to Brother Gu. No reward, no reward, no reward. Is that fair?"
"Then I'll try one first." Yan Li said, then took out a commission from the pile.
Mu Jiannan's expression immediately changed when he saw the commission, "This … Brother Gu won't consider it?"
"Why?" Yan Li said.
"Hunting for the armor of Wu Ji. Brother Gu, do you know what this means?" Mu Jiannan asked.
Yan Li said calmly, "I don't know, so I need you to provide me with some clues. Otherwise, it would be too easy for you to just take five percent of the reward."
"Although this commission is three hundred soul stones," Mu Jiannan smiled bitterly, "do you know what Wu Ji is?"
"Isn't it a Starfall Beast?" Yan Li said.
"Starfall Beasts are also divided into different levels," Mu Jiannan said seriously, "Brother Gu, do you know what level 'Wu Ji' belongs to?"
"Oh?" This was the first time Yan Li had heard of this.
"From the looks of it, Brother Gu, you don't seem to know anything." Mu Jiannan continued to smile bitterly, "Brother Gu, listen carefully. Starfall Beasts are divided into three levels. The first level is called 'Soldier', which is a small soldier on the battlefield. We usually see them at this level. The second level is called 'General'. Once a Starfall Beast becomes a General, it will have its own territory. Brother Gu, have you heard of the Desert King?"
"I have," Yan Li said.
Mu Jiannan was startled, then said, "The Desert King is a General, and Wu Ji is the same level as the Desert King. If that's the case, do you still want to take this mission? Don't think that I'm looking down on you, Brother Gu. It's because this mission requires the cooperation of a large hunting team. The employer has urged us many times, but we haven't been able to find a suitable hunting team. To be honest, if Brother Gu can complete it, I'll thank the heavens. I don't even need the five percent. "
"Sure." Yan Li nodded.
"Brother Gu, I'm not joking." Mu Jiannan frowned.
"Do I look like I'm joking?" Yan Li said.
"Then …" Mu Jiannan's eyes widened. "Can you change the five percent to half?"
"What do you think?" Yan Li said with a smile that wasn't quite a smile.
"Looks like I can't …" Mu Jiannan said dejectedly. He wanted to slap himself.
"What's above the General level?" Yan Li asked.
"The King level," Mu Jiannan said seriously. Mu Jiannan said seriously. "King-class Starfall Beasts rarely appear, but when they do, there will be a Beast Tide. It will be a huge disaster."
"I need all the detailed information on Wu Ji," Yan Li said.
…
Wu Ji was a type of Star Fall Beast. The most unique characteristic of a General level Star Fall Beast was that it was usually the king of a large hunting ground.
Wu Ji was the king of Hurricane Valley. Hurricane Valley was the only large hunting ground in the Wind Cave Prefecture. There were skeleton scorpions, mountain monsters, flying fiends, man-eating plants, and other terrifying Star Fall Beasts. Usually, only large hunting teams dared to enter.
That was all the information Mu Jiannan could provide.
Yan Li thought for an entire night, but couldn't come up with a comprehensive plan.
The next day, after school, he gathered Lianhai Changjin and the others. They went to the same restaurant and ordered the same dishes.
"Today's feast is to celebrate the completion of the restoration of Separation Cliff. This little bit of wine is not enough to show my respect." Yan Li raised his cup and said sincerely, "Today, eat and drink as much as you want. Don't be shy with me."
Huang Shaoyu took a roasted goose leg in each hand and mumbled, "Uhm … you're welcome … you're welcome …"
"You have no table manners." Yan Li rolled his eyes.
"What did you say?" Huang Shaoyu said.
"No, nothing." Yan Li immediately smiled. "If you like it, then eat more. If it's not enough, I'll order more."
Yu Qiuyu was still depressed. He only drank and didn't eat.
Lianhai Changjin didn't drink or eat. He only stared at Yan Li.
Yan Li felt very uncomfortable being stared at. He couldn't help but say, "What are you looking at me for? Is there something on my face?"
"I don't know if Brother Yan has heard of this saying." Lianhai Changjin said leisurely, "Those who are unaccountably solicitous are hiding evil intentions. Inviting us to eat and drink for no reason, you must have something to ask of us."
"Ai!" He sighed. "People like Brother Yan don't easily ask for help. Once they do, it must be something as difficult as ascending to the heavens. This humble one must first hear what it is before deciding whether to eat or drink."
"Ai!" Yan Li also sighed. "Can't I be generous once in a while? Can it be that only you, the Young Master, is allowed to treat others, and I, the poor one, is treating with a purpose? "
"Brother Yan, you know that's not what I mean …" Lianhai Changjin smiled bitterly.
"What do you mean if not that?" Yan Li was a little aggressive.
Lianhai Changjin immediately reacted. He said unhappily, "Brother Yan, let's not beat around the bush. You're putting our positions in a bit of a mystery. What poor young master? If you were poor, I'd really have to beg for food."
Yan Li knew he was referring to the Elemental Pyroxene. He said with a smile, "Are you saying that the debt I owe right now is fake?"
"I actually hope it's fake." Lianhai Changjin laughed coldly. "Then I'll be the one taking advantage of you."
"Alright, hurry up and tell me. Don't play dumb." He urged.
Yan Li said calmly, "It's like this. Have you heard of a rumor about the Hurricane Canyon? "
"What rumor?" Lianhai Changjin asked.
"It's said that a monster called Wu Ji wiped out a large hunting team." Yan Li said, "The hunting team community is in a frenzy. They hope that someone will stand up for them, and so they asked the Shun Tian Manor for help."
"And then?" Lianhai Changjin asked.
"The Shun Tian Manor will only shirk responsibility. They even sent a messenger to negotiate with the Education Palace, hoping that the Education Palace will send experts to wipe out Wu Ji." Yan Li said seriously.
"And then?" Lianhai Changjin asked.
Yan Li looked at the three of them and said, "If we can wipe out Wu Ji, our reputation will be greatly boosted. The Education Palace will definitely give us extra points. Obtaining the right to enter the Soaring Dragon List will be a piece of cake."
"Wipe out Wu Ji?" Lianhai Changjin said disinterestedly. "Forget it. I'm not interested in the Soaring Dragon List."
Yan Li smiled. "I'll lend you the Thousand Possibility Box for half a month."
Lianhai Changjin's eyes lit up. "Deal!"
"I'm not going." Yu Qiuyu said coldly.
"I'll use a sword technique that you've never seen before." Yan Li said.
Yu Qiuyu's eyes lit up. "Deal!"
"Now it's my turn. I want to see what you'll use to attract me …" Huang Shaoyu burped and laughed.
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