Useful Tricks Every Newcomer Should Learn

"Learning?" Hearing that word, Feng Xue could not help thinking of the browser in his work badge and the vast knowledge contained in its tabs. Old Li's answer confirmed his guess:

"In Infinite City, knowledge, information, and power are equivalent. With knowledge, you can role-play faster and better, and role-playing earns you new tags, letting you acquire new knowledge and form a positive cycle. Once the tags you hold surpass a certain threshold, they undergo a qualitative change. At that point, you can draw power from them. For example, the reason this house of mine is so spacious inside is because the [Hermit] element of the [Hidden Rich] tag is at work."

"Interesting!" Feng Xue's eyes lit up. No one could remain indifferent toward supernatural power. But then two more questions arose in his mind—

"But if that's the case, wouldn't you be able to tell what abilities someone has just by looking at their tags?"

"Oh?" Old Li gave a meaningful little exclamation, then smiled. "Looks like you're quite the restless one, kid!"

Feng Xue immediately became wary, but Old Li promptly waved his hand.

"Relax. Everyone wants to hide who they are."

As he spoke, he took out his work badge and fiddled with it for a few moments, then beckoned Feng Xue over.

"Take another look now."

"?" Feng Xue looked at Old Li again. To his surprise, the entry returned by the tag had changed—

Tag: Street Loafer

Not only was there just one tag left, but even the original occupation entry had vanished. Feng Xue narrowed his eyes.

"How did you do that?"

"Simple. Open your work badge and tap your own name five times in a row. It'll enter a settings page, where you can hide your existing tags and occupation. They say that once you advance into a Weird Tale, you can hide yourself freely even without using your work badge."

"What kind of developer options..." Following Old Li's instructions, Feng Xue entered the settings page and set both his Corpse Collector occupation and tags to hidden before finally relaxing.

According To Old Li's explanation, he could more or less determine why he had condensed the Corpse Collector tag so quickly. It was probably because the Golden Finger had thoroughly destroyed the corpses. Compared To others simply tossing bodies into the wilderness, his method—practically data shredding—was clearly more in line with the Corpse Collector occupation in Infinite City.

The problem was that the paths upward in this world had already been monopolized. That meant those with vested interests would certainly suppress newcomers. Though they probably had no interest in a fringe profession like Corpse Collector, he had been transported here for less than a week. Condensing a tag so quickly would inevitably invite suspicion.

Seeing that Feng Xue had learned how to hide his tags, Old Li poured himself another cup of tea. Only after taking a sip did he speak.

"You've asked everything you needed to ask, so I won't keep you any longer. Get back early. After all, there's no clocking out in this line of work."

Feng Xue still had quite a few questions, but Old Li's attitude clearly showed he did not intend to say more. Feng Xue did not linger, rising to thank him before heading for the door.

But just as he was about to open it, Old Li's voice sounded behind him again.

"Oh, right. There's an employee benefit after you Take Office. You can find it in your account. It's roughly a fully furnished employee dormitory. It definitely can't compare to this place, but it'll be far better than that drafty deathtrap of yours."

After returning to Skylight Apartment in the west side of the city, Feng Xue took out his work badge and opened his account. The first thing he saw was a rather subtle number—

900.

"150 Ta per corpse? Or did they count the three corpses from last night too?" Feng Xue considered it, then selected the withdrawal function. Nine coins with a face value of 100 immediately fell into his hand.

Feng Xue was not worried that spending Tower Coins would arouse suspicion. After all, Even If it had been when he collected corpses last night, the people handing out bricks would ask whether they wanted money or food.

But Feng Xue, who had just acquired 600 Ta, was not In a Hurry to buy bricks. Instead, he deposited the Tower Coins back into his work badge and began looking for the employee benefit Old Li had mentioned.

"They give you a house the moment you Take Office. Before I got transported here, I wouldn't even have dared dream of that!" Feng Xue laughed self-mockingly and tapped the employee dormitory button. A map immediately popped up, with more than a dozen red dots slowly blinking across the Landfill Area.

"Does this mean I get to pick one from among these?" As someone from the Seedling-and-Flower Rabbit nation with a powerful obsession with real estate, Feng Xue immediately perked up. He first tapped each red dot to inspect the details, and after discovering that the basic information was more or less the same, he simply went out to inspect them one by one in person.

After spending the entire afternoon looking around—and collecting a few corpses along the way—he finally chose the location of his new home—

The property was still on the west side of the city, not far from his original Skylight Apartment. From the outside, it looked like another dangerous building. Its roof was relatively intact, and it occupied roughly thirty square meters. Its windows, too filthy to clean, were covered in cracks, giving it the air of a place that had fallen into disrepair over many years.

But like Old Li's luxurious villa-container, this house was far more than it appeared.

Though its floor space had not expanded, Feng Xue was quite satisfied with the one-bedroom, one-living-room layout. The windows that looked filthy and battered from outside were bright and transparent from within, while the lighting gave off a softness like spring sunshine. The furniture was minimalist and industrial, but fully equipped. If there was any flaw, it was the lack of a kitchen, bathroom, and shower—

It reminded Feng Xue of the Apartment Building he had lived in as a child in his previous life.

Of course, he was not yet at the point where he could enjoy such luxuries.

"It's clearly only been four or five days. Why does it feel like I haven't slept in a bed for ages?"

Throwing himself onto the soft double bed, Feng Xue casually rolled over twice before sinking into the fluffy blanket. Though his current body theoretically no longer needed sleep, mental exhaustion still required rest to heal.

As his eyes slowly closed, Feng Xue fell asleep at an unbelievably fast pace. For someone who, just days ago, could not sleep unless he scrolled on his phone until the early hours, it was practically a miracle.

But that baby-like deep sleep did not last very long. Barely two hours later, his phone—no, his work badge—began vibrating frantically.

"What's going on? Did I set an alarm?" Still half-asleep, Feng Xue casually picked up his work badge. As its silver-white color and icy texture entered his hand, he suddenly remembered that he had already been transported to another world. He instantly jolted awake, and a message flowed from the work badge into his mind—

"A corpse has appeared in Happy Lane in the east side of the city. Proceed there immediately."