According to the information he found online, even the most common C-rank ninja technique costs over a hundred million Federal Coin!
And the value of the Lightning Release ninja technique that Chu Yuan asked him to copy far exceeded the other four types!
According to Chu Yuan, the output of Lightning Release ninja techniques in the secret realms is extremely scarce, less than one-tenth of other techniques, which causes Lightning Release techniques to be four or five times more expensive than others of the same type, making him scratch his head in frustration.
He often cursed himself for awakening a Lightning Attribute instead of anything else...
At the same time, he also envied the talent of Su Bai.
Even though he had just awakened both Water and Earth attributes at school a little over half a month ago, he had now cultivated a third, the Lightning Attribute...
This made him, a Genin who had been fighting in the Wasteland Zone for many years and still only possessed a single attribute, feel that the world was full of malice toward him...
"Sigh, Su Bai, wouldn't it be better if you weren't a ninja with the Kekkei Genkai of the Sharingan?" Chu Yuan sighed. In his eyes, the Sharingan was too overbearing, and Su Bai's future was worrying.
To this day, he still believed that Su Bai was a heaven-defying monster who had accomplished what other ninjas could not in such a short time—cultivating a second talent!
But he did not know that Su Bai had actually awakened all five conventional attributes at the time. His talent was not as high as he imagined; on the contrary, it was very poor, so poor that it was not even as good as an average person's!
Su Bai smiled without saying a word. He knew his own situation well. If people wanted to misunderstand him as a genius, let them. Anyway, with the system, if one insisted, he was indeed a "genius!"
Learning four ninja techniques in a day, possessing five conventional attributes plus the rare Yin Attribute, and potentially unlocking the Yang Attribute in the future—if this wasn't a genius, what was?
Thinking of his "talent," a smile appeared on the corner of Su Bai's mouth as he looked at the panel in his mind.
Host: Su Bai Substitution Technique... Earth Release: Double Suicide Decapitation Technique: LV3(415/800) Demonic Illusion: Hell Viewing Technique: LV3(414/800) Body Flicker Technique: LV3(402/800) Fire Release: Phoenix Sage Fire Technique: LV1(101/200) Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique: LV1(101/200) Lightning Release: Lightning Snake: LV1(101/200) Lightning Release: Lightning Beast Tracking Fang: LV1(101/200) Kekkei Genkai: Mangekyou Sharingan--Kamui (Two-Tomoe, next stage unlocks when Yin Attribute reaches level 7.) Chakra Level: 9.62(Genin)+ Earth Attribute: LV2(206/400)+ Water Attribute: LV0(1/100)+ Wind Attribute: LV0(1/100)+ Fire Attribute: LV0(6/100)+ Lightning Attribute: LV0(5/100)+ Yin Attribute: LV5(1603/3200)+ Yang Attribute: LV0(0/100) Locked Current Available Attribute Points: 0 (Increases by 1 at midnight daily) Current Task Cooldown: 25:34:58
"The task refreshes tomorrow; I hope it's easier to do." Su Bai shook his head and began chatting idly with Xia Xueqing.
Before the sky turned completely dark, the five of them finally returned to Yang City Base City. As soon as Li Lei got out of the car, he dragged everyone to the Hunter Guild.
This was the place where ninjas posted missions and sold Magic Beast carcasses. Upon entering, the decor left Su Bai and Xia Xueqing, who were visiting for the first time, in a daze.
The lobby was many times larger than any airport Su Bai had seen in his previous life; the ceiling alone was four or five hundred meters high. Directly in front of the entrance stood the skeleton of a Magic Beast, though it was impossible to tell what it was.
But its height of over 200 meters and a physique that seemed to stretch on forever deeply shocked the two of them.
"So huge, what kind of Magic Beast is this?" Su Bai looked up at the skeleton of the Magic Beast, which still exuded an inexplicable pressure even in death, and sighed.
Li Lei chuckled, "Shocking, right? This is an A-rank Magic Beast, the Sky-Splitting Tiger. Back then, the guild dispatched twenty Jonin to hunt it down. They fought the Sky-Splitting Tiger for three days and three nights, and the terrifying aftermath of the battle changed the very color of the sky and earth. That..."
Li Lei seemed to have opened the floodgates, talking incessantly about that battle. Su Bai and Xia Xueqing were mesmerized, and for a while, the five of them stood before the skeleton of the "Sky-Splitting Tiger" without moving for a long time.
In the end, Miao Qiu couldn't take it anymore and interrupted him directly, "Alright, stop bragging. Where is it as exaggerated as you say?"
"Besides, you didn't even see it, yet you're bragging as if it were true."
"Uh, close enough, haha!" Li Lei gave an embarrassed laugh. As an ordinary Chunin, he had no qualifications to watch such a battle; he had only heard it from others.
However, although he had a tendency to exaggerate, the power of the Sky-Splitting Tiger was beyond doubt!
An A-rank Magic Beast that didn't even fear nuclear weapons—how could it be an ordinary creature?
After listening to Li Lei's "introduction," the five of them walked to a service desk in the corner of the lobby, where a sweet-looking service clerk immediately asked politely.
"Greetings, ladies and gentlemen. May I ask what business you have today?"
"Selling Magic Beasts, Iron-Horned Sheep and Long-Eared Rabbit. Hurry up and get Wei Cai over here, just tell him Li Lei is here." Li Lei sat down carelessly, looking very familiar with the place.
Wei Cai was the manager of this service desk, and the clerk immediately picked up the phone to notify him after hearing this.
Before long, a middle-aged man in a tailored suit, looking to be about forty, walked over with a smile and greeted Li Lei warmly the moment they met.
"Haha, Brother Li is here? Welcome, welcome!"
"Cut the small talk, let's calculate the value."
Li Lei gave Chu Yuan a look, and the latter immediately handed the Storage Scroll containing the Iron-Horned Sheep carcass to Wei Cai.
Wei Cai took the scroll, opened it, placed his hand on it to channel a bit of chakra inside, and closed his eyes to sense its contents.
"Hmm... about eight meters tall, horns roughly two point four meters long. Let's call it five hundred and twenty million."
Opening his eyes, Wei Cai stated the figure.
Storage Scrolls were incredibly convenient; one only needed to channel chakra into them to perceive what was inside.
After hearing this, Li Lei exchanged glances with Chu Yuan and Miao Qiu. Both nodded at him, clearly satisfied that the price was fair.
Without further ado, Li Lei had Wei Cai transfer the funds to his account, then turned to Su Bai.
"Take yours out."
"Alright."
Su Bai placed the Storage Scroll containing the two Long-Eared Rabbit carcasses on the counter. After sensing them, Wei Cai said, "Very common Long-Eared Rabbits. Three point nine million, not a penny less."
"Sounds about right, go ahead and transfer the money," Li Lei said on Su Bai's behalf, knowing the latter was a novice who understood nothing.
"Very well. Young brother, please provide your account details," Wei Cai smiled.
Su Bai recited his usual account number, and the latter frowned slightly upon hearing it.
"A Federal Coin account... Is the young brother not a member of our Hunter Guild?"
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Chapter 59: Joining the Guild
"Hm? Is this account not acceptable?" Su Bai frowned after hearing Wei Cai's words.
"No, of course it is!" Wei Cai smiled and continued, "It's just that you're at a slight disadvantage this way."
"A disadvantage?"
"Exactly."
Seeing that Su Bai was a newcomer, Wei Cai's professional instincts kicked in, and he immediately began recruiting!
"Young brother, you might not know this, but if our own guild members sell items to the guild, they receive contribution points."
"Contribution points can be used to upgrade your membership level. I don't think I need to explain the benefits of that, do I? The higher your level, the cheaper you can buy items. If you reach the highest, fifth-level membership... tsk tsk, even the branch president would have to treat you with respect. You'd have significant authority within the guild!"
"So... would you consider joining our Hunter Guild? There's a welcome gift for all new members," Wei Cai said with a beaming smile.
A gift? Su Bai's interest was piqued, and he quickly pressed for details.
"What kind of gift?"
"Heh, that depends on your talent."
"The guild offers different gifts based on the member's talent, so I can't say for sure. The largest gift is worth ten million Federal Coin, and even the smallest is worth one hundred thousand."
Even the smallest gift was worth one hundred thousand?
Good heavens, as one of the two largest guilds in the world, they were certainly generous!
Su Bai marveled. Even at the minimum gift value, if ten thousand people joined, that would be one billion!
One billion might not be much for such a massive guild—perhaps the value of a single D-Class Magical Beast.
But no matter how little it seemed, it added up when you considered the number of Ninja. There were at least fifty million Ninja worldwide; even if one-fifth of them joined the guild, the total would be an astronomical figure!
And that was just for the lowest-tier gifts... No wonder the internet said even the Federal government was helpless against these two behemoths. If nothing else, their economic power alone could not be underestimated!
However, Su Bai didn't agree immediately, as he thought of another giant that was no less impressive than the Hunter Guild—the Guardian Guild.
I wonder what kind of welcome gift the Guardian Guild offers, Su Bai thought.
Seeing his hesitation, Chu Yuan spoke up directly: "Su Bai, join them. The Hunter Guild is excellent. The guild's upper management highly values talented Ninja; it's the best choice for you."
"Exactly, Brother Chu is right. Our guild values talent above all else. As long as you have the aptitude, even the branch president will hold you in high regard!" Wei Cai quickly urged.
This was his job; he stood to gain benefits for recruiting fresh blood for the guild.
If he could recruit a world-class genius... his own future might change entirely!
"Alright, I'll listen to Brother Chu," Su Bai nodded, and Wei Cai immediately began processing the paperwork.
The procedure was simple. After Su Bai filled out a form, Wei Cai entered his information into the guild system, and it was done.
"The talent assessment will be held tomorrow morning. Su Bai, you can stay at the guild tonight or go back; whatever is convenient for you," Wei Cai said, handing him a circular gold badge and a black smartphone.
"This is the symbol of guild membership and a phone that allows you to log into the guild's internal website. It's very convenient for accepting missions or looking up information. Feel free to take a look."
Missions were the cornerstone of the Hunter Guild and its most important source of revenue.
Su Bai nodded, politely declining Wei Cai's offer to stay the night.
Seeing Su Bai join the Hunter Guild, Xia Xueqing wanted to join as well, but Wei Cai didn't dare to accept her and offered a bitter smile.
"Miss Xia, you had better go back and ask for your father's opinion first. If the Patriarch of the Xia Family gets angry, I'll be finished."
It was clear that Wei Cai knew about Xia Xueqing's background.
In truth, this was normal; anyone with a bit of insight in Yang City likely knew the daughter of the head of the largest bloodline family.
I'm afraid even the branch president would have to show some deference if he met Patriarch Xia Hong, Wei Cai thought, well aware of the immense influence the Xia Family held in Yang City.
Xia Xueqing didn't mind being rejected; she knew that as long as she asked, her father would agree to anything.
After finishing everything, the five of them walked out of the Hunter Guild and stopped at the entrance.
"Su Bai, Xueqing, you two head back on your own. The three of us won't be returning to the city center," Li Lei said.
Su Bai and Xia Xueqing nodded.
They had already discussed it in the car; having hunted an Iron-Horned Sheep that was stronger than them today, Li Lei and Chu Yuan were both quite exhausted and decided not to head to the Wasteland Zone for now, opting to rest for a couple of days instead.
"Alright, I'm heading off then."
"Mm, stay safe on the way."
After bidding the others farewell, Su Bai and Xia Xueqing turned and left.
Inside a coffee shop by the street, a bald man followed the two of them as they departed.
Xia Family.
In Xia Hong's study, Xia Ling sat opposite him.
"Big Brother, that's basically how it went. Xueqing's ability to adapt is very strong, far beyond my expectations."
"Indeed, I also didn't expect that the little girl who usually only knew how to act spoiled could already hunt a Magic Beast on her own... Time flies so fast; it feels as if the scene of us two brothers first heading to the Wasteland Zone was only yesterday."