Difficult Job Search

Although Tang Yue had resolved the issue, Tang Miao had no intention of letting her leave. He insisted she stay by his side for a full three days.

After three days, Tang Yue eventually had to depart.

After all, she still had tasks to complete. Regarding the matter of Totems, Tang Yue told Tang Miao that with his current strength, he wasn't yet qualified to get involved and should focus on his cultivation.

Tang Miao agreed. He knew his own limitations. Although the Mystic Snake could accompany him, there were no small number of Monarchs in the demon territories of this world, and he might not be able to roam the world with just one Mystic Snake.

In the following days, Tang Miao spent his time cultivating and researching information about Totems. Unfortunately, there was very little information available.

He had also tried to communicate with the Jade, but it seemed to have no effect...

A month passed in the blink of an eye. After his cultivation ended, it was time to hand over the Stardust Magic Tool to Dongfang Hui.

When he gave it to her, Tang Miao asked with some confusion, "Does your Dongfang Family lack this kind of Stardust Magic Tool?"

After that brief conversation, Dongfang Hui had been under the impression that Tang Miao was playing hard to get with her, trying to make her pay attention to him! But after a month had passed, she realized she might have overthought things... He didn't have that intention at all!

Seeing Tang Miao initiate a conversation was rare, so Dongfang Hui replied, "We don't lack them, but I don't like enjoying the family's resources."

"Oh?"

Tang Miao found it amusing. He hadn't expected this girl to want to make it on her own!

"Being born into the Dongfang Family must be something many people dream of."

Dongfang Hui said calmly, "That's for others. If I had a choice, I'd rather have been born into an ordinary family."

Seemingly unwilling to continue the topic, Dongfang Hui changed the subject, "What level are you at now?"

"You're such a girl, with such a competitive spirit?"

Dongfang Hui let out a soft snort, turned, and with a sway of her small, perky hips, left after saying, "Never mind if you don't want to say."

Tang Miao shrugged. While her small round hips were nice, her personality was somewhat off-putting to him.

After handing over the Stardust Magic Tool, Tang Miao headed out of the School. Joining an academy was merely about resources; as for learning, there wasn't much worth studying.

And these resources were truly meager. Even with his extremely fast Cultivation Speed, with just these resources, it would take Tang Miao at least another year or two to break through to the Intermediate Level!

And that was if he only cultivated and did nothing else...

Therefore, to rapidly increase his cultivation, he needed money. But then again, to earn money, he needed strength... After all, one could only join the City Monster Hunting Squad in the Magic Capital if they were an Intermediate Level Mage.

It wasn't just Demons in this world. There were also Anomalies, and they had to deal with such situations. The strength of these Anomalies was no less than that of Demons, so without Intermediate Level strength, one would be completely useless.

Even so, Tang Miao still arrived at a small Hunter's Alliance hall.

After all, he could do jobs like washing dishes or delivering food, but what was the point of the meager money they offered?

Although it was a small Hunter's Alliance in the Magic Capital, there were still quite a few people. Thousands of people came and went throughout the building, including those who had left and new arrivals.

Looking at the bounties displayed in the hall, Tang Miao felt a sense of helplessness. Every single one of them was profitable, and he felt he could handle some of them. But unfortunately, his level was too low!

Even though his magic power wasn't weak, without a Hunter rank, he couldn't join a team.

There were various recruitment notices, but after searching for a long time, he didn't see a single one looking for a Beginner Mage... Of course, he also hadn't found any suitable bounties.

Without money, it wasn't worth taking risks!

Just as he was about to give up and leave after searching for a long time without finding a suitable bounty, he heard a muscular Tough Guy shouting in the hall, "Thunderbolt Squad is looking for a Fire Element Intermediate Mage! Bounty accepted, 150,000 reward. Bring back the corpse of a General Level Sea Fish Demon. We have news that it's appearing alone..."

"150,000 reward, that's so much! And they even have its coordinates. It's a shame I'm not a Fire Element Mage..."

"The strength of a Sea Fish Demon is something that even seven or eight Intermediate Mages might not be able to handle. What's the use of a high bounty?"

"Sigh~ Let's disperse... disperse..."

"..."

Tang Miao stood there, listening to the crowd's murmurs before they dispersed. After a moment of hesitation, he walked up to the shouting Tough Guy and said, "I'm not an Intermediate Mage, but I'm Lightning Element. Can you let me join?"

Seeing the crowd disperse, the Tough Guy was about to move to recruit elsewhere. Who knew Tang Miao would walk over. He looked at Tang Miao's clean-cut appearance, clearly a rookie, probably still in school? Under normal circumstances, he wouldn't even bother to pay attention!

However, upon hearing Tang Miao's words, the Tough Guy paused. He turned to look at Tang Miao and asked, "Kid, what did you say? You're a Lightning Element Mage!?"

Tang Miao nodded, then added, "I'm already very proficient with Lightning Level 2 Magic."

The Tough Guy shook his head. His surprise earlier was simply because he hadn't expected a Lightning Element Mage in the Imperial Capital to be participating in bounties!

Especially given Tang Miao's seemingly young age, he could probably get by anywhere just by saying he was a Lightning Element Mage.

The Tough Guy paused before saying, "Ahem... young man, you're not kidding me, are you? We're going outside the safe zone to deal with Demons. Demons are ruthless killers; this isn't a game."

"I'm not joking; I'm serious."

As he spoke, Tang Miao's Star Track appeared on his hand, and deep purple lightning instantly condensed.

"This... this Lightning!?" The Tough Guy was an old hand who had been around for years and naturally recognized the extraordinary nature of this lightning. If he wasn't mistaken, this might even be a Spirit Seed!

But at the same time, he found it even stranger. How could someone like this be short of money and risk their life on bounties?

"My lightning is a natural Spirit Seed," Tang Miao said, not mentioning that the lightning was a Soul Seed Domain, as he was a low-key person.

"So, can I join you?"

The Tough Guy hesitated for a moment before saying solemnly, "This is very dangerous. With your talent, you have a boundless future. Moreover, I believe that if you join any faction and receive their cultivation, you could become a powerful expert in a few years!"

Seeing the future of the nation, he truly didn't want the young man to participate in such a dangerous bounty. Furthermore, although the kid's lightning was fierce, he looked like a complete novice who had never left the safe zone. If he couldn't cast magic upon encountering a Demon, wouldn't that be a pitfall for them?

"I'm not interested in joining any faction, and I won't joke about my own life. If you're worried that I won't be able to cast magic when I see a Demon, you can rest assured, I can use Thought Star Track!"