As Long as I Know You're Costume Players...
The Shamate with the monstrous bird-like hairstyle burst into exaggerated laughter when he saw Feng Xue strike a pose. Not only him, but his two henchmen also pulled out their weapons.
Feng Xue glanced at them; a Nail Head Hammer and a Hand Axe were both unremarkable, Extra Weapon. This reassured her somewhat. She secretly circulated her Internal Force, but a mocking expression appeared on her face.
"Kid, you don't actually think you're that good at fighting, do you?" Seeing Feng Xue's expression, the leader of the Shamate immediately showed his displeasure.
"If I didn't want you to lead the way, I would have..."
As he spoke, the Shamate had already raised the gun barrel, and his finger was already on the trigger.
Before he could finish speaking, the moment the gunshot rang out, his vision blurred, and Feng Xue, who had been seven or eight meters away, was already in front of him, pressing down on his gun barrel with one hand. Only then did a wisp of smoke rise from the ground.
"Sunflower Acupuncture Hand!"
Feng Xue's fingertips swiftly tapped the Shamate's body a few times, but he wasn't immobilized. On the contrary, the major acupoints that Feng Xue had tapped burst open, and streams of blood gushed out. The thug didn't even have time to utter a villain's exit line before he was dead.
The other two thugs, seeing this, didn't react for a moment and swung their weapons at Feng Xue. Feng Xue quickly pointed with both hands, silently reciting the Eight-Character True Mantra "Fingers Like Gale, Momentum Like Lightning," but the result was still that her vital points exploded, and she died with her eyes wide open.
"Wait a minute! This is the Sunflower Acupuncture Hand, not the Fist of the North Star!" Feng Xue stared at the three corpses, his face filled with bewilderment. Although he was indeed a beginner and had the idea of testing his moves, shouldn't someone who wasn't proficient at acupuncture not be able to strike the acupuncture points? Why did he kill them so easily? Could it be that he accidentally used too much Internal Force?
"It can't be a curse from this thing, can it?" Feng Xue kicked the Double-barreled Hunting Rifle, pondering the note "Don't use it to fight Martial Arts Master." She felt that this simple sentence seemed to hide a huge amount of information.
"It seems that what my Golden Finger sees isn't all the information. I should try to get an appraiser Tag and see what the difference is between what the appraiser sees and what my Golden Finger sees." Feng Xue pondered, tearing a piece of cloth from the corpse and wrapping the three Phantom Object in it. She then melted the three corpses as well.
"Wow, I actually got a [Explosion] element! Not bad luck!" Seeing the element dropped by the Smelt corpse, Feng Xue's mood instantly improved. She quickly retrieved her Phantom Object, equipped them with everything she could, and then once again turned the cardboard box into a trailer, dragging it all the way towards the South District.
Unlike before, the moment she stepped into that seemingly visually obstructive barrier, a number of people surged forward. It was easy to guess that these were the same people she had seen before, but now, in Feng Xue's eyes, who had silently applied a filter, each of them had transformed into a beautiful girl.
"Sir, are you here to challenge the Tower of Babylon? Would you like a guide?"
"Sir, this must be your first time in South District? Have you worked at any of the other Three Major Landfill Areas before? Do you need any underlings?"
"Handsome, I'm the local know-it-all. Just ask me anything you want to know, though, it'll require a little bit of funding..."
The sweet voices of women echoed in Feng Xue's ears, but he did not lower his guard in the slightest. Although he often complained that wearing the Gynomorphic Filter for too long would eventually make Feng Xue perverted, he had to admit that when he wore it, no matter how much his perversion went out the window, he would not be rational enough to act impulsively. He would first think about whether the thing in front of him was a real woman or a hairy man with a chest distorted by the Gynomorphic Filter.
It was precisely this vigilance that prevented him from being tempted by beautiful women. While keeping a close eye on his small trailer, he said:
"I need a guide who can provide information on shops, factions, Garbage Mountain, and more, but the prerequisite is that they possess the relevant profession or Tag and can provide a notarized contract or agreement from Infinite City."
Upon hearing Feng Xue's words, everyone immediately realized that she was no novice who knew nothing. Most of the people surrounding her dispersed, and those who had been glancing at her cart averted their gazes and returned to the shadows of the ruined street.
Looking at the five people remaining in front of her, Feng Xue observed them closely. Tag appeared on their bodies. All five were tour guides, but only three of them had Tag attached. However, Feng Xue took a liking to one person who didn't have a tour guide Tag. It wasn't because her "suit" was Black Long Straight Hair -Wind Beautiful Girl that matched Feng Xue's preferences, but because she also had the [Agent] profession and the corresponding [Broker] Tag.
"Is this agent... the kind I'm thinking of?" Feng Xue didn't make a choice immediately, but asked tentatively. This was not only asking the person with the agent's profession, but also signaling to the others that if they also had this kind of Tag, they should quickly show it.
Unfortunately, they didn't seem to possess this Tag, and even showed signs of disappointment. On the contrary, the beautiful girl in the Black Long Straight Hair Costume Player smiled.
"Sir, I have connections in the Black Market, the Entertainment Street, mercenaries, and Blacksmith Shop. Also, I don't have the 'guide' Tag simply because my prices are higher; most newcomers who need guides can't afford me, which leads to a lack of opportunities. Of course, you get what you pay for. We can have it notarized in the contract to ensure you get your money's worth for every tower you spend."
"Very good, do you have a ready-made contract?" Feng Xue nodded, indicating that she should take a look at the contract template. Without saying a word, the girl took out her work badge from her waist bag and typed in a series of commands. The specific details of the contract also appeared in Feng Xue's mind.
Most of the terms were fine, since the "Common Language" system of Infinite City was unambiguous; however, the price was a bit outrageous.
The basic fee alone is as high as 100,000 towers, which is almost three years' worth of living expenses for a normal person. And this is just the basic service fee for one month, which is limited to common knowledge and directions to various Regular Storefront. The introduction of various Specialty Store, explanation of some Secret Rules, and assistance with buying a house, opening a store, etc., are all charged separately.
While I understand there's a significant difference in cost of living between the capital region and third-tier cities, isn't this a bit too much?
However, Feng Xue thought about it again. If it were converted into Survival Quota in the Real World, this 100,000 towers would only be enough for basic daily expenses. From this perspective, in a city full of Phantom Object, this kind of consumption doesn't seem so unacceptable.
Of course, he couldn't judge the price based solely on conjecture. Although the contract contained a "value for money" rule, as a newcomer, he had no idea what the evaluation criteria for Infinite City were. After thinking for a moment, he addressed the remaining people:
"Send I Think a quote too."