blueteamnovel Chapter 35 The Strange Pendant
Chapter 35 The Strange Pendant
"Five hundred yuan is no problem, but I want to know what's wrong with this house?" Su Ming sat on the clean sofa.
"Sigh." The middle-aged man sighed and slowly said, "I wanted to live here by myself, so my wife and I moved in as soon as the building was completed. But one night I found that the time was less than a tenth of what it usually was. I thought I was just too tired, but it was like that for several days in a row."
I went outside then and found that time had actually returned to normal. Isn't that amazing?
"Of course, this house is unlivable, so I thought I'd just rent it out. At first, people wanted it for eight or nine thousand, but they would only stay for five days at most before coming to terminate the lease."
"Guess what? Your group of people looked like eggplants that had been hit by frost, all their energy and spirit was gone, and their faces were as pale as corpses soaked in water. I was also frightened at the time. Later, I asked people from the Rubik's Cube Association to come and see, but they didn't find anything dirty. Then, people rented the place, but after a few days they all wanted to cancel the lease. Over time, no one dared to come to my house anymore."
It sounds scary, but ordinary people won't be harmed or killed if they rent this house; as long as there's no danger to their lives, it's fine.
As for the pale complexion and lethargy that might occur after a few days, we'll have to wait and see. This place only costs 500 yuan a month, so it's normal to have some risks.
Su Ming felt he was quite capable and wasn't worried about that.
"Four hundred."
The middle-aged man frowned, thought for a moment, and said, "Four hundred is fine, but once the money is paid, it can't be taken back. This house is nominally mine. No one lives here. You can move in and pay. No contract is needed. Is that acceptable?"
"No problem." Su Ming took out his phone to scan the QR code.
"Cash is fine, you know how it is with middle-aged people," the man sighed.
Su Ming didn't say anything, but took out four hundred yuan in cash from his bag. This was the New Year's money his father had given him, which had been in his bag all along.
"Hehe, have a pleasant stay." The middle-aged man chuckled as he took the four hundred yuan, got up and left. As he went out, he looked back once more, still somewhat shaken.
Okay, now the housing issue is resolved. There might be a few minor problems with the house, but we can move in for now and see how things go.
Su Ming originally wanted to go to the Hunter Alliance to register a hunter identity and earn more money, but when he saw the sunset streaming in, he realized that he had been working on this for so long and the sun was about to set.
The Hunter Alliance is open 24 hours a day, but some services are only available during the day and cannot be done after get off work in the evening.
Su Ming tidied up the room, which was completely empty. He hadn't brought many things with him, as he needed to buy some daily necessities tomorrow.
The bathroom was working perfectly, and after a comfortable shower, Su Ming lay on the sofa playing on his phone, thoroughly enjoying himself.
I didn't see any ghosts, but it was a bit cold.
After scrolling through his phone and listening to netizens brag, Su Ming realized it was already nine o'clock. It was his first day in the ancient capital, so he wasn't planning on cultivating. He wanted to get a good night's sleep and then apply for his hunter's license the next day.
There was only one sheet on the bed, and the blanket was used as a cover.
The bed is very soft, so it's comfortable to sleep on.
A dimensional portal appeared on the roof, and Xiao Qing ran out from it. She habitually flew around Su Ming twice before stopping by the bed.
Xiao Qing prefers this place to the summoning plane; even just sitting here doing nothing is better than that place.
Su Ming smiled, turned off the light, and fell asleep within minutes.
In his sleep, Su Ming felt a little cold, so he tightened the blanket and curled up into a ball.
"Oh ho, this is a mid-level mage."
Suddenly, a dark wind stirred in Su Ming's room, and a graceful woman appeared at the head of the bed. Her face was obscured, and she was shrouded in darkness. Her appearance surprised Xiao Qing, who immediately moved to Su Ming's side, wary of this sudden person.
"Interesting little fellow." The newcomer chuckled and reached out to touch Xiao Qing, but she dodged away.
"Fine, I'm ignoring you." The woman murmured, and the surroundings grew even darker, as darkness enveloped Su Ming.
Suddenly, the pendant that Su Ming had placed on the bedside table emitted a bright light, as if the pendant itself had been heated red-hot. The darkness receded like a tide, and no matter how much magic the woman used, she could not suppress the light.
"What is this place?" she asked in surprise. She took steps backward, her body began to blur, and only her deep eyes remained in the center.
"Never mind, I'll come over and take a look myself tomorrow." These words echoed from the void, and the room returned to normal.
Once the threat was gone, the pendant returned to normal and lay on the bed.
Little Qingling chirped twice, and after realizing the person from before was gone, she returned to sit next to Su Ming.
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"Mmm~~~" Su Ming stretched comfortably. He had slept very well last night and was full of energy, showing no signs of the lethargy the middle-aged man had described.
After washing up, Su Ming headed to the inner city with Xiao Qing on his head.
The Hunters' Alliance headquarters is located in the inner city.
The ancient capital is a metropolis, and the Hunter Alliance headquarters here is incomparable to that in Zhou City.
The Hunter's Hall was filled with mages, many of whom exuded a terrifying aura, and quite a few wore Hunter Master badges on their chests.
There are many scattered teams recruiting mages in the Hunter's Hall. Most of them are fixed teams that come to the Hunter's Hall to temporarily recruit members when their own teams suffer casualties.
Most hunters complete commissions in small teams of seven. Only highly skilled hunters choose to work alone. To ensure the survival rate of hunters, hunters who have reached the level of Hunter Master need at least a team of seven to accept commissions.
"Hey bro, you look like a real pro. Want to join our team? We have an elite hunter leading the team, and all of us are seasoned hunters. We're just one person short." As soon as Su Ming entered the hunter's hall, people surrounded him and started trying to recruit him.
Su Ming looked apologetic. "Sorry, I'm not a hunter yet."
Upon hearing that Su Ming was not a hunter, the man was immediately disappointed and left.
Su Ming joined the city's monster-hunting team when he was in Zhoucheng, so he should be considered a hunter, but he doesn't know how he should be considered in this ancient capital.
Su Ming checked online before he came. Some people said it counted, some said it didn't, and the majority said it didn't. It would be better to ask him yourself to be sure.
Su Ming handed over his identification and asked, "I'm registered in Zhoucheng, but I don't know if I'm considered a hunter in the ancient capital."
"Hunter ID cards are valid worldwide, regardless of where they are registered," the receptionist from the Hunter's Alliance said with a smile. "It's all written in the Hunter Handbook."
Hunter's Handbook?
Su Ming didn't have that skill; he joined the city's monster-hunting team on the spot and immediately started working.
Seeing Su Ming's puzzled look, the receptionist quickly understood. It seemed they didn't have the Hunter's Handbook. She pulled a small booklet with only a few pages from under the counter and said, "This is the Hunter's Handbook. Would you like it?"
"Give me one."
"Okay, that's two hundred yuan in total. You still have some money under your hunter's account, so we'll deduct it directly for you."
Damn, they didn't say they wanted money.
"Is there anything else you'd like to ask?"
"That's all." Su Ming was about to get up and leave when he suddenly remembered something and sat back down. "Can I take on commissions by myself?"
Having seven people take on the task does indeed ensure better safety. Most of them have clear divisions of labor; some are battle mages, some are defense mages, and some act as scouts. But Su Ming feels that he is quite versatile.
Xiao Qing is there for attacking, Xiao Qing is there for defending, and Xiao Qing is also there for scouts.
He himself is a space-type mage, and apart from being unable to heal, he and Xiao Qing together are comparable to a small team.
A team of seven means the commission has to be divided into seven parts, which makes the money too slow.
"Accepting commissions alone is a privilege reserved for five-star hunter masters and above."
Alright, Su Ming didn't bother the young lady. Since the Hunter Alliance had set this rule, it was definitely not going to be broken, and throwing a tantrum here would be useless.
However, Su Ming obtained some information: those private hunting lodges could accept commissions by a single person, but the hunting lodges almost never recruited hunting mages.
Su Ming had only handled a few minor demon incidents in the city's demon-hunting team. His identity card showed him as a trainee hunter. In the Hunter Alliance, trainee hunters were usually referred to as rookie hunters.
Hunters earn Hunter Points for completing quests, and with enough points, they can earn higher-level titles.
He has no plans to join the team yet; he wants to get his own home sorted out first and will ask someone to check on it in a couple of days.
After spending a day getting all the household items ready, it was evening again. The day had passed just like that. Su Ming took a cold shower and felt completely relaxed.
With his hair not completely dry, Su Ming lay on the sofa with his legs crossed, surfed the internet for a while, and decided to start his cultivation tonight.