I Can Also Talk, I Can Also Help You Collect Ninjutsu!

Numerous mercenaries complained incessantly, their teeth itching with hatred whenever Xuan Yu was mentioned.

In the beginning, even though Xuan Yu possessed the Pay-to-Win System, his limited attribute points meant he didn't have a significant impact on other mercenaries.

However, as time passed, Xuan Yu earned bounties by taking on missions himself, while also deceiving, tricking, and stealing prey from other mercenaries. He continuously exchanged bounty commissions at the Bounty Exchange to increase his stats, and the situation changed drastically.

Xuan Yu's four core attributes steadily rose, and his threat to other mercenaries grew with each passing day.

Fortunately, Kakuzu's appearance helped share a considerable amount of the heat.

After Xuan Yu went to trouble Kakuzu, he no longer had the time to bother others.

Unexpectedly, Kakuzu seemed to have encountered some issues recently, and as a result, Xuan Yu was free again to torment them, these unfortunate wandering ninjas.

Just as many wandering ninjas were verbally denouncing Xuan Yu, wishing they could subject him to a "purely physical critique," Xuan Yu was currently at the Bounty Exchange in the Empty District.

"Bang!"

With the dull thud of a heavy object hitting the ground, Xuan Yu tossed a corpse with a bounty of one million ryo onto the floor.

He simultaneously extended his hand and said indifferently to the Black Market administrator, "Give me the money!"

The Black Market administrator glanced at the corpse on the ground before speaking, "I heard you've started stealing bounty targets from other mercenaries in the Empty District again. Is that true?"

This Black Market administrator was named Yoshino Yujin, and he had been managing the Empty District's Bounty Exchange for a long time.

Logically, the Bounty Exchange only needed to handle releasing bounty missions and distributing bounties.

However, to maintain a healthy ecosystem for the Bounty Exchange, there were many issues to consider.

For instance, they needed to cultivate new mercenaries to ensure a continuous stream of fresh blood to replace and complete various bounty missions.

Xuan Yu's act of stealing other mercenaries' prey undoubtedly caused considerable damage to the Bounty Exchange's ecosystem.

If Xuan Yu did this once or twice occasionally, it would be fine. But according to the intelligence Yoshino Yujin had gathered, Xuan Yu barely took on missions himself recently, relying entirely on stealing targets hunted by others to complete his tasks.

In Yujin's view, Xuan Yu's method of "draining the pond to catch the fish" was practically a provocation of the Empty District Bounty Exchange's rules, and he felt it necessary to give this guy a good warning.

Xuan Yu, however, paid no heed to Yoshino Yujin's warning.

A cold smile flickered across Xuan Yu's lips as he glanced at Yujin and said, "Never mind how the corpse I handed in was obtained. Just tell me, were the Bounty Exchange's bounty missions completed? Did the Bounty Exchange's performance improve?"

"This..." Yoshino Yujin was taken aback, momentarily speechless.

After all, although Xuan Yu didn't play by the rules and stole other people's mission targets, the Bounty Exchange's bounty missions were indeed completed because of it, and the Bounty Exchange's performance was continuously rising.

But even so, he still said with a stern face, "Even so, your act of snatching other mercenaries' prey is absolutely not permitted."

Xuan Yu waved his hand impatiently, "I didn't snatch it, I took it. Mercenaries taking bounty targets hunted by other mercenaries doesn't count as snatching! Can a mercenary's actions be considered snatching? I call it acquiring through intelligence!"

Xuan Yu's specious reasoning made Yoshino Yujin's blood boil.

Yoshino Yujin snorted coldly and said with a stern face, "If you put it that way, then things can't be said like that!"

Xuan Yu: (O_O)???

Xuan Yu frowned, wondering if Yujin's head was pointed.

However, Xuan Yu was too lazy to argue with Yoshino about this matter at the moment.

He simply waved his hand and said, "Mr. Yoshino, please rest assured, I treat all wandering ninjas equally! How I treat wandering ninjas in the Empty District, I will treat wandering ninjas in other places the same way."

"Besides, when I go to other Bounty Exchanges to turn in missions, they don't ask how the corpses were obtained. Not only do they not ask, but they are also willing to discuss commission discounts with me and help me collect ninjutsu."

Upon hearing this, Yoshino Yujin immediately became restless.

He quickly and earnestly stated, "I can negotiate too! I can also help you collect ninjutsu! No matter how you obtained the corpses you bring, the Empty District Bounty Exchange guarantees you the greatest discounts and will always cooperate with you for mutual benefit!"

Logically speaking, the Empty District Bounty Exchange should not support Xuan Yu's behavior of stealing others' prey. However, at this moment, the initiative was in Xuan Yu's hands, and they could only express their support.

After all, Xuan Yu not only snatched bounty targets from mercenaries in the Empty District's Black Market, but mercenaries in other Black Markets also couldn't escape his clutches.

In this situation, as long as they could get Xuan Yu to turn in missions at the Empty District Bounty Exchange as much as possible, the Empty District Bounty Exchange would profit no matter how they calculated it.

As for the fate of the mercenaries in the Empty District?

Alas, for the sake of the Bounty Exchange's development, they would have to let the mercenaries in the Empty District suffer a little longer.

Yoshino Yujin didn't dare to delay any further and immediately filled out a check for 1.01 million ryo.

The bounty hunter Xuan Yu brought in was originally worth a bounty of 1 million ryo.

However, this 1 million ryo was the net amount after both the issuer and the receiver had their fees deducted once.

When the client released a bounty at the Bounty Exchange, a certain handling fee was deducted; and when the Bounty Exchange paid the bounty to the mercenary, another fee was deducted.

Given that Xuan Yu indiscriminately "drained the pond to catch the fish" from all Black Market mercenaries, Yoshino specifically offered a 1% concession to encourage Xuan Yu to turn in more missions at the Empty District Bounty Exchange in the future.

Although the extra amount was only 10,000 ryo, Xuan Yu was still overjoyed.

A 1% profit was indeed not much, but it added up when accumulated.

Moreover, this was a benefit he gained for free. As long as he came to the Empty District Bounty Exchange to turn in missions as much as possible in the future, he could get a little more commission each time.

What's more, 10,000 ryo, once deposited into the Pay-to-Win System, could be converted into a full 1 attribute point.

Attribute points were, of course, the more the better.

When quantity led to a qualitative change, he could achieve strength comparable to One-Punch Man and speed that rivaled The Flash.

At that level, he would absolutely be able to silence those aliens from the Otsutsuki Clan one by one.

After taking the check from Yoshino's hand, Xuan Yu waved happily at Mr. Yoshino and left the Bounty Exchange.

Yoshino Yujin was in an equally excellent mood. As long as Xuan Yu continued to turn in missions here in the future, the Empty District Bounty Exchange would inevitably see accelerated growth.

What Yoshino did not know was that after getting a taste of the benefits here, Xuan Yu had already decided to milk the situation for all it was worth, planning to use the same tactics at other Bounty Exchange branches.

After leaving the Bounty Exchange, Xuan Yu did not delay and immediately deposited the check into his Pay-to-Win System.

[Ding! Deposit successful! Current balance: 15.0736 million ryo!]

Looking at the balance in the Pay-to-Win System, Xuan Yu couldn't help but feel a sense of lament.

The other mercenaries in the Black Market just don't measure up. I robbed Kakuzi three times and got over 60 million ryo. Since Kakuzi hasn't been doing missions nearby these past few days, I've robbed all the other mercenaries, yet I only managed to get 15 million ryo.

Still, how should I spend this pocket change to boost my stats?