Search 2: Finding A Turbot

Ye Jiang: "..."

The impact was enormous.

She had her eye on a house, even planned out the renovations, but now she's being told that it's no longer open to the public in City S.

It was as if everything was predetermined, and the fate set for Ye Jiang was: no hope of getting a low-priced apartment, so she had to continue working to save money.

Ye Jiang looked dejected.

Chapter 55 Search 2: A Turbot was found.

Back in City A, Ye Jiang got out of the Bureau of the Ability Control Bureau's car, looking utterly dejected. She suddenly appeared as withered and wilted as dried vegetables. Xiao Pei, sitting next to her, was startled and couldn't help but lean out the car window to ask her, "Are you carsick?"

This question gave the elites of the convoy's Ability Control Bureau an opportunity, and they all leaned out of the car windows to ask a few questions.

Ye Jiang listlessly raised her eyelids, cast a resentful glance at all the members of the Ability Control Bureau, and left, not wanting to see them again. The elites, mistaking it for a gracious look, chuckled happily.

City S will not be open, but fortunately, this trip was not entirely fruitless. Ye Jiang accepted three orders in total: Ji Jia's missing person mission for 200,000, the old man's escort mission for 60,000, and the treatment fee of nearly 3 million from the Ability Control Bureau. Ye Jiang received the payment for the first two orders as soon as the signal was restored. The last order was the main event, but unfortunately, the Ability Control Bureau had to go through the approval process, and the official finances were complicated, so for the time being, it could only be held as an account receivable.

Oh, there was another order for a strange peach from the superhuman Liu He, but it's been lost somewhere and can't be found anywhere. Ye Jiang just pretended she hadn't taken on that order.

Overall, the results were quite good.

Ye Jiang was comforted by the increased balance in her account and was finally less discouraged.

When Ye Jiang returned home, it was daytime. Her friend Yu Qingyi was sleeping on the sofa in the living room. The sofa was cramped, and one of Yu Qingyi's feet had slipped off and was resting on the floor. She wasn't sleeping very soundly.

I still need to buy a big house.

Ye Jiang thought to herself, then walked over and picked up Yu Qingyi's phone that had fallen to the floor.

A murmur came from beside her ear; Yu Qingyi, Yu Qingyi was asleep, was mumbling something. Ye Jiang didn't hear it clearly, so she leaned closer.

"... Tang."

This time I heard it more clearly; it seemed to be a name.

It's not Ye Jiang.

Ye Jiang wasn't jealous; she placed her phone on the coffee table next to the sofa.

She intended to walk away, but her gaze somehow returned to her friend on the sofa. Yu Qingyi, who always stayed up Yu Qingyi, didn't look well; her eyes were covered in dark circles, and fatigue enveloped her.

Why am I always so tired?

Ye Jiang pondered for a moment, then took out her phone and operated it.

*Transfer, outward: 334,000 yuan.

Note: Take a break.

Account

After transferring most of the money out of the account, Ye Jiang paused for a moment, then transferred out another sum.

*Transfer, outgoing: 11 yuan

Note: I'm incredibly good at making money.

She became poor overnight.

For Ye Jiang, saving money to buy a house was not a priority over her friend Yu Qingyi, so when she transferred all the money to Yu Qingyi, she didn't feel reluctant, since she already owed her. In fact, she had always wanted to give the other person money, but according to the lessons on interpersonal relationships the Nurse had taught her, directly transferring money might hurt her friend, so having the opportunity to transfer money now was actually a good thing.

The penniless Ye Jiang left the living room and went back to her bedroom. She pushed the door open and closed it, making a very soft sound as she entered the bedroom. However, Yu Qingyi, who was sleeping on the sofa, fluttered her eyelashes and opened her eyes. Upon waking, Yu Qingyi did not move but stared into the void. After a while, she reached out and picked up her phone from the coffee table.

*Transfer, In: 334,000 yuan.

Note: Take a break.

*Transfer, In: 11 yuan

Note: I'm incredibly good at making money.

Yu Qingyi: "..."

She gripped her phone tightly.

In her bedroom, Ye Jiang was searching for money-making opportunities on Part-Time Cat; she was about to start saving money again.

She discovered that her healing ability, [Sewing Box], was quite lucrative. She earned nearly 3 million from just one order, and that was with a very low price. It was said that individual Healer all charged high prices and were very wealthy. If she did the same, she could quickly join the ranks of the rich. But she didn't plan to do that; she simply didn't want to.

To be honest, she doesn't have a particularly strong obsession with making money. "My friend spent millions to treat her illness," "My friend is having a hard time because of her," and "Living well with my friends" are the three main reasons that drive her to go out and work. Otherwise, she would have found a place to lie down long ago.

Her true nature is probably like dried fish that's been sitting in the market for years and hasn't sold—completely rotten. And now she's going against her nature to work diligently. It would be too much to ask her to be a money-making beast of burden with no sense of self.

Ye Jiang browsed through the Part-Time Cat's task hall, searching for tasks she liked.

That evening, Yu Qingyi went to work. It was another night shift for her. Before leaving, she cooked dinner for Ye Jiang Ye Jiang talked to her about the money transfer. Yu Qingyi didn't accept the money from Ye Jiang, telling her to keep it for herself. Ye Jiang wanted to ask her to accept it, but Yu Qingyi said, "Jiangjiang, I don't need the money. You might think I'm working hard right now and that I only did this job for the high salary, which isn't wrong."

Yu Qingyi looked embarrassed, then straightened up and said seriously, "However, I really do like this job."

The word "like" made Ye Jiang pause slightly. Yu Qingyi smiled and said, "Our Jiangjiang is really good at making money, so amazing, much better than me. But I don't need money right now, how about Jiangjiang saves some for me?"

Ye Jiang wanted to say more, but Yu Qingyi pretended to be in a hurry because she was going to be late, and rushed out the door.

Ye Jiang: "..."

Despite failing to deliver the money, Ye Jiang now had some savings. However, she had no intention of using it; as Yu Qingyi had said, she was saving it for her. Her friends said she wasn't short of money, but she might have forgotten that just a month ago, she had said she didn't have the money to rent another place for Ye Jiang.

So it's true that I like my job, and it's also true that I'm broke.

Ye Jiang had to keep it for the other party, in case they needed it from time to time.

Ye Jiang hadn't found a suitable task during the day, so she was now curled up on the living room sofa continuing her search.

Invisible Man walked through the wall and asked Ye Jiang how her house hunting went. He really hit a nerve, and Ye Jiang immediately put down her phone and stared intently at the neighbor who had given her the false information. The Invisible Man, oblivious to what he had done wrong, innocently asked, "What's wrong? Didn't the house hunting go well?"

With a blank expression Ye Jiang began her anti-fraud propaganda to him. At this moment, her memory became excellent again. She didn't miss a single word of Captain Xiao's anti-fraud propaganda and repeated it perfectly, making the Invisible Man's ears ring.

"Stop, stop! I know I've been tricked! I'm sorry, please forgive me!" the Invisible Man begged. "I'll give you something good, just let me go!"

A plastic-like object was squeezed out of the Invisible Man's watery hand with a soft "pop," conveying a sense of reluctance. The Invisible Man stretched out his arm and presented the object to Ye Jiang, letting it dangle and sway.

Ye Jiang raised her eyes. "What is this?"

The Invisible Man, "It's a phone charm."

Ye Jiang asked realistically, "Very valuable?"

"Although it's not worth it..."

Before she could finish speaking, Ye Jiang lowered her head and continued searching for the mission, not giving the other person a second glance.

"Hey! It's not worth much, but it's really hard to find! I wandered the streets for days before I finally found this phone charm. I didn't even keep it for myself, so I'm giving it to you!" Invisible Man.

Ye Jiang: "."

It's not only worthless, it was also found somewhere.

Ye Jiang moved aside, afraid that the thing would get her face dirty.

The Invisible Man, oblivious to Ye Jiang's disdain, continued excitedly, "Take a closer look! This is a new ' Child of Light ' merchandise, a limited edition! It's priceless! I wonder which unlucky person lost it, hehe, isn't this a bargain for me?!"

Ye Jiang asked with a blank expression, "The Child of Light?"

Invisible Man: "Yun Hua!"

Who is that?

"... You don't know?" the Invisible Man asked in surprise. "Oh, you've lost your memory."

Yun Hua, an ability user who awakened on the last Blood Moon Day, awakened outside the trial grounds. His initial awakening level was F-Rank, and he rose to A-Rank in just one year. Three years later, he is now ranked 8th. He is like a cheat code, an existence like a movie protagonist!

"There is no man more dazzling than Yun Hua. He was born to be a protagonist—handsome, powerful, and even his superpower is a light-based ability that's perfect for a protagonist. It's extremely effective against the Polluted; under his light blade, the Polluted have nowhere to escape! He is our super folk hero!"

The Invisible Man was so excited that his body distorted, looking exactly like a star-struck fan.

It's definitely about idol worship. Yun Hua, the Child of Light, is a national celebrity, and his merchandise sells very well.

"Aren't you Polluted?" Ye Jiang asked. "Your ultimate dream is to be destroyed by his blade?"

Invisible Man: "..."

He's not that in love yet.

He looked dejected.

He really admired Yun Hua when he was alive. He was a good-for-nothing and a homebody, so he longed for such a dazzling person. But then things changed, and he became a Polluted.

He said sullenly, "So what? I'll just avoid him."

Ye Jiang didn't understand his fans' feelings, had no interest in the Child of Light, and didn't even want the phone charm.

The Invisible Man stared at her incredulously. "You didn't feel anything after hearing his story? Didn't you feel that this man was radiant?"

Ye Jiang replied expressionlessly, "I don't think so."

The Invisible Man found the reason. "You must not have seen him in person. He's incredibly handsome. He's coming to City A in a few days, you absolutely must go see him then!"

It was precisely because that celebrity with superpowers was coming to City A that they suddenly launched exclusive merchandise.

Ye Jiang: "."

She couldn't be bothered to talk to her brainless fans.

The Invisible Man wanted to promote his idol again, but Ye Jiang chased him away.