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"Designated currency? What's that supposed to be?" Wu Liuqi scratched the back of his head, totally lost.
Coach, I don't know how to do this question!
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"Our Mercenary Guild uses a designated currency," Sam said with a smile. "That would be…"
"Dimensional Coins!"
What???
"Dimensional… coins?"
（⊙_⊙）Wu Liuqi blinked."What kind of thing is that?"
"C'mon, c'mon, let me explain!"
Business had come knocking, and Sam instantly perked up.
Under Sam's guidance, Wu Liuqi sold all his combat experience from when he was the number one assassin of Xuanwu Kingdom, along with his qi developing methods and his technique of controlling scissors with qi, to the Super-Dimensional Mercenary Guild. In exchange, he received 1,500 Dimensional Coins.
The most valuable part was his combat experience, since it included a ton of techniques.Yep, the qi-controlled scissors were in there too.
As for how the guild evaluated the worth of Dimensional Coins, Sam was a little puzzled. He didn't really get their pricing standards.
But whatever. It had nothing to do with him anyway. His cut was already safely in his pocket.
While Wu Liuqi kept staring at his future, Feng Baobao had already left. She said she had to get back to work, or her pay would get docked.
Hearing that, Sam couldn't help sighing.Poor working people…
The Super-Dimensional Mercenary Guild suddenly grew quiet. Elsa then remembered why she'd come in the first place. Sure, part of it was to see her future, but she also had something she wanted to ask Sam.
"President," Elsa said, "there's something I want to ask you."
"Hm?" Sam looked up. "What is it? Something wrong back in your country?"
Elsa shook her head. "No, nothing like that. I just wanted to ask… can I bring my younger sister to the guild to play sometimes?"
Sam froze.
That was… a pretty deep question.
Hiss—
I have no idea!
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"Wait a sec," Sam said. "I'll ask Robin."
After checking with Robin, he got the answer: yes, the function exists.But since the Super-Dimensional Mercenary Guild's level was still pretty low, it wasn't available yet. Once the guild leveled up, it would be possible.
"So that's how it is," Elsa said, nodding. She chatted with Sam for a bit, then headed home.
After all, her little sister—Mi'er Yi Shan Wu Qi (nine) Liu (three) Er Mei—was still waiting for her at home~
"I can't believe it… I used to be the number one assassin of Xuanwu Kingdom."
After finishing the first season, Wu Liuqi put the comic down and let out a long sigh.
But when he thought about how he'd been betrayed in the story, defeated, and barely escaped with his life, that sigh carried a hint of excitement too.
Number one assassin of Xuanwu Kingdom!
It felt like Wu Liuqi's entire worldview had just been updated.
So… I was actually that badass? Hehehe~
As he laughed, his expression slowly grew smug, his grin stretching wide and showing off his bright white teeth.
No wonder I always felt different from everyone else. Turns out I'm the protagonist, and I started at max level!
Looks like being an assassin… might actually be worth thinking about~
In his head, he was already imagining a glorious, flashy future.
Though, thinking back, life as the number one assassin of Xuanwu Kingdom had actually been pretty miserable…
"No wonder I always thought that knife Chicken Boss had looked familiar. Turns out it was mine!"
(OoO) Wow!
Sam: "…"
Uh-oh. Something's not right with this guy's mental state.
…Then again, wasn't he always like this?
"Oh, right!"Wu Liuqi suddenly turned toward Sam. "If I used to be the number one assassin of Xuanwu Kingdom, then I should be… no, I must have been super rich, right?!"
"Of course," Sam said matter-of-factly."In any world, assassins and killers are the highest-paying jobs."
"You think I was joking when I said high salary, great benefits, flexible hours, year-end bonuses, and overseas travel?"
"Besides, you weren't just any assassin. You were the number one."
"Listen to me, A-Qi ( Wu Liuqi ) . Pick up your scissors right now. Stop selling beef offal and go be an assassin. A bright future is waving at you!"
Sam's speech got Wu Liuqi all fired up… and then—
"Wait a minute. I do want to recover my memories, but… I don't really like who I used to be."
When he recalled the look in the eyes of that Xuanwu Kingdom assassin in the comic, a strange sense of rejection rose up inside him.
He didn't know whether it was his subconscious resisting becoming that person again, or whether "Assassin Wu Liuqi" simply didn't want to repeat the same path.
"Well," Sam said, "if you don't even like that version of yourself, why bother recovering those memories?"
"Wouldn't it be better to just live out your life the way you want now?"
"…"
Sam's words made Wu Liuqi's blood boil all over again.
Yes!
Well said!
So fired up! Six—uh—Qi is awesome!
Wu Liuqi slammed a bowl of beef offal straight onto the ground."I'm cutting ties with my past!"
"And I'm done selling beef offal! I'm gonna be an assassin!"
Why not become someone like the old number one assassin, but still become an assassin anyway?
Obviously because it's cooler. And it makes money.
No—
It makes big money!
BIG money!
At this point, Wu Liuqi on Chicken Island was still extremely simple-minded and pure, and pretty kind too.
Even though he was chasing money when he decided to become an assassin, with his current laid-back, sloppy personality, he was probably destined—just like in the original story—to never become a good assassin.
"Go for it, A-Qi," Sam said, pumping his fists."'A-Zhen fell in love with A-Qiang, on a night full of stars.' Work hard, work harder. Who knows, maybe you'll even win Plum Blossom Thirteen's heart."
That instantly made Wu Liuqi blush."Aiya, don't say stuff like that… people get embarrassed, okay…"
Sam: "What a punchable expression… I suddenly really want to kick you out."
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Kurama had just walked in and overheard Sam—uh, convincing, definitely not scamming—Wu Liuqi into becoming an assassin. He couldn't help feeling speechless.
"Hey, hey. Is this really okay? Letting this kid become an assassin?"
From Kurama's perspective, Wu Liuqi wasn't cut out for it at all.
Forcing him into the assassin business was basically pushing him straight into a fire pit.They might even be collecting his body the next day.
"Who said that? Why are you crushing my dreams?!"Wu Liuqi turned around when he heard a voice he didn't recognize.
"AH—!!!"
One look and his eyes almost popped out of their sockets."That's a HUGE fox! And it has nine tails!!!"
"Quit making such a fuss," Kurama said. "Is it really that shocking?"
Kurama thought to himself: kids really are kids. No worldly experience at all~
"Kurama, you're here?" Sam smiled and nodded at him. "A-Qi becoming an assassin isn't a problem. And being an assassin is just one way for him to hone his scissor skills. Once he fully masters them, he'll become an excellent barber."
Kurama: "???"
Wait. What does being an assassin have to do with cutting hair?
Sam said seriously, "A barber who doesn't want to be an assassin is not a good beef-offal chef."
Kurama: "…"
Something is very wrong with you.
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