Duan Mu looked at Uo Yue sitting in front of his shop and was slightly startled.
"You guys still know how to come back!"
When Maoyue saw Duan Mu, she stood up with a dissatisfied look on her face and complained, "What kind of commission did you accept? You were out all day."
"It's so late. If you don't go back to rest, why did you come to my place?" Duan Mu stepped forward and took out the key, opened the door and continued: "You can't fall asleep because you are thinking about strawberry milk, right?"
"Tch, it sounds like I love drinking strawberry milk."
Duan Mu didn't reply. He entered the store and lit the candle on the bar. He then took out a box of strawberry milk from under the counter and placed it on the bar.
Maoyue's big eyes suddenly lit up, making Duan Mu couldn't help but smile.
"Why are you laughing? I'm just getting my reward!!" Uoyue blushed and defended.
"Yes, yes..." Duan Mu made a gesture of invitation: "Drink. Even if you want to attack me at night, just say it while drinking."
"You are almost as thick-skinned as Bai Daomen."
Maoyue pouted, then frowned: "Did you offend someone? When I passed by your store this morning, I found a group of people sneaking around in front of your store, constantly looking into your store.
."
"I thought I was entrusting you with work, so I stepped forward and told them that you were out working. If it was an entrustment, I could help them convey it."
"But those few people looked at each other and hesitated without saying anything, but they didn't leave either. They stayed for a while before leaving. I found their covert appearance a bit suspicious, and I was afraid that they would come back after I left.
so……"
Duan Mu interrupted speechlessly: "So you just sat in front of my store all day?"
"Um……"
"Next time you encounter something like this, don't worry about it. Maybe they just come to me to entrust some unspeakable work."
Duan Mu paused, changed the topic, and said in a serious tone: "Moreover, even if they have evil intentions, don't worry about them; because if they are really a group of bad people, your behavior will easily annoy them, and in the end it will be you who is in danger.
But...thank you."
"Huh, that last sentence sounds like a human saying."
Mao Yue rolled her eyes at Duan Mu: "My friend helped you, just say thank you, but he keeps nagging like an old man. I want to throw milk on your face. And don't forget, I am older than
It’s almost twice as old as you, and I didn’t even say you lacked vigilance, but you actually educated me in return.”
"Yes, yes, I was wrong." Duan Mu decisively admitted his mistake.
The two chatted for a while, then Uoyue got up and left.
Watching Mao Yue leave, Duan Mu frowned immediately.
A sneaky bunch?
Normally, Duan Mu wouldn't have cared about it at all, but what happened tonight made Duan Mu think a little too much.
Of course, it's just a little too much.
Because after two seconds, Duan Mu forgot about it.
With Duan Mu's current strength, if Seireitei wanted to deal with him, it would be as easy as trampling an ant to death, so there is no use in worrying about it. Instead of thinking about these messy things, it is better to think about what to eat tomorrow morning.
Duan Mu picked out a bottle of wine from the wine cabinet and walked towards the bedroom upstairs.
…
Early the next morning.
Duan Mu finished his breakfast, hung the 'Opening' sign outside the door, and then lay down directly on the bar.
I worked all day yesterday, and naturally I didn’t receive any new work. Although the reputation of Wanshiwuwu has been established, commissions don’t come to my door every day.
Usually when there is no commission, Duan Mu will mostly go to the nearby mountains to practice, but yesterday he consumed a lot of experience points and it will take some time to integrate a lot of knowledge.
So Duan Mu didn't go out to practice, but stayed in the store waiting for the arrival of customers for a long time.
"I don't know if any commissions will come to my door today."
Duan Mu was lying on the bar table a little bored. It has to be said that when he is not working or practicing, there are basically no entertainment items in Rukongai.
"It would be great if I could just go to this world casually. I could buy some comics, novels, and game consoles and put them in the store. I could kill some time when I'm bored. Even if I can't afford to buy a few decks of playing cards, it's better than buying a few decks of playing cards.
It’s better to stay here and do nothing.”
The time spent doing nothing was extremely long. Duan Mu sat at the bar all morning. Except for Mao Yue who strolled around for a while, no customers came to the door.
At noon, Duan Mu casually cooked a bowl of noodles, moved a chair and sat in front of the store, using the noon sun as a side dish, and enjoyed a bowl of clear noodles with almost no flavor.
"I want to go to the pub...eat meat and drink wine...I really want to eat meat..."
Imagining the aroma in the tavern, Duan Mu drank the soup in the bowl in one gulp, holding the bowl in one hand and pulling the chair back to the shop.
As soon as he placed the chairs here, there was a noise outside the store.
"Huh? Is it open today?"
"I really don't understand you. What's the point of a shabby shop like this? Why don't we go to the mountains to practice ghost skills together while we have time? Don't forget, the assessment will start after you return to the academy."
"Well, well, it's just for shopping anyway, so you won't waste much time if you come here to have a look."
"Besides, didn't you say yesterday that this shop owner is very arrogant? He actually dares to post such a discount list on the door."
"..."
Along with the noisy sound, several men and women of different ages walked in from outside.
Seeing the guests coming to the door, Duan Mu showed his signature smile: "Guys, do you need any help?"
When the five people saw Duan Mu, their eyes were filled with scrutiny.
They didn't ask questions like "Are you the boss here?" After all, they were all from Nishi Rukongai. Even if they had never come into contact with each other, they had seen Duan Muna walking around Nishi Rukongai.
, and the owner of the tavern in Runlinan also introduced it to them not long ago.
"Store manager, is the discount list you posted outside true?"
"certainly."
The smile on Duan Mu's face grew stronger. In fact, he had already noticed the weak spiritual pressure on these people after they entered the store.
Even though he is not wearing the clothes of the Zhenyang Spiritual Arts Academy, judging from the conversation between a few people just now, he should be a student of the Zhenyang Spiritual Arts Academy who is on vacation. This is the first time that such a customer has come to his Wan Shiwu.
Keep them no matter what!!
Duan Mu's thoughts were racing in his mind, and he said with a smile without revealing anything on his face: "All the commissions our store undertakes have certain discounts for women: 10% off for women, 20% off for female reapers, 30% off for female chief officers, and 60% off for female deputy captains.
Discount, female captains are all half price!"
"Judging from the appearance of some of them, they should be students from the Mao Spiritual Arts Academy. The women among you can get the same discount as ordinary members of the Gotei 13, which is a 20% discount."
A young man immediately asked: "Where is the man?"
"Sorry, our discount is only for women."
"You guy..."
The young man looked at Duan Mu warily. He suddenly felt that the gentle smile on the store manager's face revealed a strong evil intention: "Do you have any dirty thoughts? Otherwise, they are all gods of death. Why do women have such big powers?"
Discount?"
Duan Mu's smile did not change and he said in a gentle tone: "Customers, please pay attention to your words. Even if it is God, I will sue you for defamation!"
"Tch." The young man was very disdainful.
The man in his thirties on the side chuckled: "Since it is the House of Everything, will you accept the task of clearing the 'empty' ones?"
"Take it." Duan Mu said without hesitation, and then continued without waiting for a few people to react: "But as far as I know, as students in the academy, you should only have been exposed to simulated virtual reality, and have never been exposed to it.
Really empty?"
Having said this, Duan Mu raised his head and looked at the man who spoke: "Customer, there is a price to pay for false entrustment."
These words took the thirty-year-old man's breath away. He subconsciously wanted to defend himself, but when he saw the look in Duan Mu's gentle smile, his heart trembled for some unknown reason.
"Yes...I'm sorry...I just asked casually."
As soon as he said this, several of his companions couldn't help but cast their surprised eyes on the man, wondering why he had such a reaction.
The thirty-year-old man, or rather Okubo, blushed when his companion saw him, and said a little worriedly: "It is true that we have never come into contact with the real Hollow, and we can't entrust you with it, but you, an ordinary person, are not capable of completing this kind of entrustment."
Bar!"
"Whether it can be completed is not something you, the customer, need to consider, but something our store needs to consider."
After Duan Mu said that, he ignored the men and focused on the women: "If you ladies need any help or have any troubles, you can tell me and I will do my best.
I’ll help you solve it.”
"Well……"
The three women looked at each other. What kind of commission did they have here? It was entirely because they were at home during the holidays and didn't know what to do. In addition, the discount list they saw yesterday made them very curious, so they ran away.
Came here to check it out.
The original plan was just to tease this interesting shopkeeper, but seeing Duan Mu's serious look, they were embarrassed to express their intention.
And if you think about it carefully, when someone is open for business, it is completely their freedom how to write the discount sheet.
"Speaking of which." The more mature woman reacted first and asked in a curious tone: "How do you know that we are students of Zhenyang Spiritual Arts Academy?"
Duan Mu said casually: "Feeling."
The mature woman looked at Duan Mu suspiciously, obviously not believing it, but she did not continue to ask.
"Ah, right!"
The youngest of the three girls' eyes lit up and she said: "After the holidays, it's time for the examination for promotion to the senior year. Since this is the House of Everything, can you teach us techniques such as cutting techniques and ghost ways?"
As soon as these words came out, the remaining four people couldn't help but give the little girl a thumbs up in their hearts.
yes!
Although they are unable to issue "empty" commissions, it does not mean that they do not have other commissions that "ordinary people" cannot complete.
For an ordinary resident of Rukongai, he might not know anything about killing, punching, ghosting, and walking respectively, let alone teach a few of his own people.
This delegation can not only dampen the arrogance of the other party, but also allow them to leave without delegation without feeling embarrassed.
"Feel sorry……"
Katori stuck out her tongue. She had no intention of embarrassing Duan Mu. It was purely because Duan Mu said, "You can tell me any troubles you have", so she subconsciously spoke out her troubles. After she finished speaking, she realized that she
There is something wrong with this.
"Store manager, if you can't answer the call, it doesn't matter. I'm just being unreasonable..."
"sure!"
Duan Mu's eyes lit up: "There are four basic skills: cutting, boxing, ghost, and walking. The tuition fee will be calculated by the hour."
"ah???"
"Really?"
"No, store manager, please stop teasing us."
"..."
"You guys come with me."
Duan Mu waved to the five people, turned around and walked towards the back door of the shop.
The five people looked at each other and followed Duan Mu with inexplicable expressions.
Pushing open the back door, a few people came to the small courtyard behind the house. The courtyard was very empty. Except for a few wooden targets, there was a weapons rack in the corner with a number of whittled wooden knives placed on it.
Amid the confused looks of several people, Duan Mu raised his arm and aimed at the target in the center of the yard.
Make a sword shape with both fingers and move forward a little.
"Broken Path 4: White Thunder!"
Buzz~~
Lightning suddenly appeared, condensed in front of Duan Mu's fingers, and fired!
All this happened in an instant. Before the five people could react, the target in the center of the yard exploded with a loud bang. What was even more unbelievable was... that beam of lightning seemed to be conscious. After destroying the target, it was about to explode.
The moment it hit the wall, it suddenly turned into spirit particles and flew away without damaging the wall at all.
The five people stared at the scene in front of them in stunned silence. It took them a while to realize what they were doing, and they rubbed their eyes vigorously.
"It's actually true?"
"Bai Lei...and he still gave up singing the ghost way..."
"Store manager, are you the God of Death?"
"..."
On the other side, Duan Mu added 10 of the remaining 40 experience points to the 'Slashing Technique', raising the 'Slashing Technique' to the same level as Shunpo.
Cutting Technique: Low Level (0/1000)
As a result, all four of his Zuken Demon Walking abilities have reached a low level, which is more than enough to teach a few ungraduated students.
"As I said before, off-campus tutoring is charged by the hour, 1,000 rings per hour; if you study with me for more than three hours a day within a week, I can guarantee that you will make certain progress after a week!"
The knowledge given by the system is extremely comprehensive, and many of the techniques may not even be mastered by the teachers of Zhenyang Spiritual Arts Academy. To put it bluntly... the knowledge given by the system to Duan Mu at the current level can be said to be the limit of the 'low-level' level.
Duan Mu has always relied on this knowledge to practice on his own, and with his thorough understanding of this knowledge, he has more solid theoretical knowledge than most teachers at Zhenyang Spiritual Arts Academy, and is more suitable for teaching people.
"1,000 rings per hour?" Everyone's faces showed excitement.
Although the price of 1,000 ring per hour is a little expensive for them, it is not unaffordable because the college not only provides free food and accommodation during their stay, but also provides them with a certain amount of living expenses during vacations.
Of course, this treatment is only for six years.
Six years later, whether he successfully passed the entrance examination of the Gotei 13 or was sent to the present world as an "unestablished" person to be responsible for the "soul burial" work, he would be paid a lot of money.
In addition to the above options, there are also departments such as "Ghost Daoist" and "Secret Mobile" to choose from.
So for them, as long as they successfully graduate, they will have a fixed income.
Studying three hours a day is 3,000 rings, and studying a week is 21,000 rings.
And if the shop owner is not lying, he can make a lot of progress in just one week, so this 21,000 rings is extremely cheap. Even eating at Runlinan's Izakaya for a week may not be enough.
Of course, they can't bear to eat lavishly at izakaya every day.
But if the money can help you graduate successfully, it is definitely worth it!
Unlike Katori, the obviously more mature woman among the three women asked doubtfully: "Can you really make a lot of progress within a week? What is the minimum standard? What if there is no progress?"
"
"If you don't make any progress under my guidance after a week, I can refund half of the reward. Of course, in order to avoid someone taking advantage of you, after refunding the reward, I will not continue to accept your commission in the future."
"As for the minimum standard, it will be based on the assessment you said. If you fail the assessment, you will receive a full refund and you will be provided with guidance until you pass the assessment."
"that…"
The girl among the three women who had never spoken before said timidly: "That... 20% off... is it still valid?"
"Of course!" Duan Mu nodded and said: "No matter how many years pass, no matter how many commissions, as long as I accept the commission, the discount list posted outside will always be valid."
[‘Katori’ favorability is 1, gain 10 experience points]
[‘Izumi Che’s’ favorability is 1, gain 10 experience points]
[‘Xiao Nai’ has a favorability level of 2 and gains 20 experience points. 】
Duan Mu observed it and found that Katori was the youngest among the three, while Izumi Che was the mature woman, and Xiao Nai, who had added 2 points of favorability at the end, was the black-haired girl who blushed whenever she spoke.
"What about us?" the two men asked at the same time.
"Sorry, our discount service is only for women." Duan Mu said with a smile.
"...You are blatantly discriminating." The boy looked dissatisfied, but in the end he gritted his teeth and said, "1000 rings is 1000 rings, but if you fail the assessment after a week, I will definitely come to you to refund the money!!"
Although the two men present were dissatisfied with the unequal discounts between men and women, all five of them chose to pay in the end.
"I will coach the five of you at the same time. You can pick out your weaknesses or want to further highlight your strengths. I will focus on teaching you a skill you selected. Of course, while I focus on teaching, others can also
Let’s learn together.”
"However, there is one thing I need to explain in advance."
Duan Mu paused for a moment: "Unlike slicing, shunpo, and white fighting, if you need to focus on teaching ghost ways, I need to see your mastery of ghost ways first; to put it simply, use 'complete chanting' in front of me
' method to release the ghost path that you know, and then I will guide you based on the ghost path that you have released."
"And I won't teach you what you haven't learned before." After Duan Mu said this, he silently added in his heart: "Because I don't know how to..."
This is exactly Duan Mu's purpose of keeping a few people here even if he exposes his own strength.
If you want to learn more ghost ways, these students are undoubtedly the best choice.
The only trouble is the experience points.
but……
Duan Mu looked at the three girls, the smile on his face was so gentle that it almost oozed water.
The wool comes from the sheep.
As long as you make friends with these three girls, it should not be difficult to gain experience points. Especially for 'Xiao Nai' who blushes whenever she speaks, her favorability should be easily improved.
After Bai Lei broke through to the intermediate level, he already had extremely rich knowledge in the use of spirit children. As long as he uses '50' experience points to activate the corresponding ghost path, the entry-level level can barely survive the initial guidance. After gaining experience points, he will gradually improve.
