Chapter 5 Life Money "My dear, why are you crowing like a chicken?" Uncle Hui, who was brushing his teeth with a boar-bristle brush, shouted across the wall, "If you have nothing to do, wash up and eat early, and go to work at the dock early." "okay." Tao Tie stopped and did not continue to finish the remaining four plays. He really went to change clothes and wash up. He had a casual breakfast, but before leaving, he stuffed a beggar's chicken wrapped in lotus leaves and yellow mud into the stove. "I am happy today, so I should celebrate." Thinking happily in his heart, Tao Tie went out and walked towards the dock with Uncle Hui. While on the road, Tao Tie did not forget to sense himself and trigger information fragments. 【Name: Tao Tie Race: Terran
Constitution: Stubborn and leaky Skills: 1. Taotie Visualization Method (beginner, progress 5%); 2. Five Animal Exercises (beginner, progress 20%). 】 The results of last night’s practice were extremely significant. "Taotie Visualization Method" increases the progress by 4%. The "Five Animal Exercises" that is used to complete the "20-day foundation building" has improved the entry progress to % by mastering the bird exercise, one of the five exercises. Tao Tie knew that skills were divided into three levels: entry-level, proficient, and perfect. In this case, can we reasonably infer that mastering the Five Animal Play and completing the "100-day foundation-building" does not actually tap the full potential of the Five Animal Play? If this possibility really existed, it is worth pondering that the Taoist sect was forced to offer the "Five Animal Exercises" under pressure from Emperor Taizu, but did not offer the corresponding divine intentions. As he pondered over this, Tao Tie gradually realized the main aspects in which mastering the bird play had improved him. The most important improvement is aerobic endurance, followed by the skin being much tougher, like cowhide, and thirdly, the hair and eyebrows seem to be much thicker and smoother. Not to mention that it is not difficult to climb to the fifth floor in one breath, even if Tao Tie were asked to climb five fifth floors in one breath, he would not hesitate at all. Winning a triathlon or marathon championship is no problem. "My dear, what are you happy about?" Uncle Hui at the side suddenly asked. "Am I having fun?" Tao Tie withdrew his thoughts and asked calmly. "Your mouth is almost grinning from ear to ear, and you still say you are not happy." Uncle Hui pointed at Tao Tie's unconsciously raised mouth corners, rolled his eyes and said speechlessly. "Is it? lol……"
Tao Tie smiled awkwardly, but after being reminded by Uncle Hui, he suppressed the corners of his mouth. In order to get to work more easily and earn money by carrying bags, the dock porters live not too far from the dock. The same goes for Uncle Hui and Tao Tie. Less than an incense stick's time after leaving home, I arrived near the pier. "Something's wrong." Before entering the dock, Uncle Hui frowned and spoke in a much lower voice subconsciously. "What's wrong, Uncle Hui?" Tao Tie also noticed that there were many more people at the dock and nearby areas than in the previous two days, so he quickly asked. These people were wearing the same style of green tights, with bulging bodies, and they were all strong men. And they are all equipped with weapons. From his original body's memory, Tao Tie also recognized that the green tights worn by these people were exactly the uniforms of the Shahe Gang. "The main source of income for the Shahe Gang is river transportation, and dock handling is only a small part of it." Uncle Hui's face was very serious. He lowered his voice and analyzed clearly, "Our wharf is the smallest of the eight wharves in Liuxian County. The Shahe Gang has nothing to do, so why would they send so many gang members here? Something must have happened at the wharf! Either the goods were lost or someone was killed!" After making a judgment, Uncle Hui subconsciously slowed down his pace. Tao Tie stared closely at Uncle Hui's actions and slowed down his pace. He did not find similar incidents and coping experiences from his original body's memory, so he would definitely not act rashly or on his own. But as long as Uncle Hui, who has worked at the dock longer and has more experience, turns around, Tao Tie will definitely run away. A trace of hesitation flashed across Uncle Hui's face, but in the end he did not run away. Instead, he gritted his teeth and continued walking towards the dock. Obviously, in Uncle Hui's opinion, running away at this time would only attract targeting from the Shahe Gang. Tao Tie thought about it and agreed. No matter what happened at the dock, since you have already arrived near the dock as usual, you should enter the dock as usual. Turning around and running away will only make it more likely to get into trouble. Just like that, the two of them walked into the dock at a much slower pace. The same was true for the other porters. Everyone was afraid not to go to the dock, but they also didn't want to go to the dock too early. At the dock, manager Li Zeyuan had none of his usual airs. He stood outside the duty room with his head hung, like a grandson. Several members of the dock gang under Li Zeyuan's management knelt in a row behind him. The air pressure in the entire dock is extremely low, with only the sound of the whistling wind and the rushing river water. No cargo ships are docked to unload!
Be it the porters who had entered the dock a long time ago, the porters who were about to enter the dock, or the members of the Shahe Gang at the dock and nearby, no one dared to make a sound in such a low-pressure situation. I didn't even dare to breathe deeply. Fortunately, the high-ranking officials of the Shahe Gang who were the source of the situation at the dock, who were sitting in the duty room of the dock manager, did not blindly exert pressure but also did not take any measures. After the last porter entered the dock, the high-ranking member of the Shahe Gang walked out of the dock manager's duty room. Tao Tie imitated Uncle Hui and followed his original body's memory, lowering his head and not looking at what the other person looked like. The Dayong Dynasty cares for the people, has strict laws, and does protect the lower-class people at all times and in all places. But practitioners always have some privileges. Although causing one or two deaths is troublesome, there is always the option of drinking three glasses of wine as punishment. Tao Tie doesn't want to create trouble that may endanger his life just because of his so-called self-esteem. "Li Zeyuan." The high-ranking member of the Shahe Gang who walked out of the dock manager's duty room spoke in a clear, pleasant but majestic voice, "The dock you manage had a water ghost last night, killing people. The Demon Slayer Department gave us, the Shahe Gang, one day to handle it ourselves. I'll give you one morning to handle it. Can you handle it well?" Obviously, this high-ranking member of the Shahe Gang is the only daughter of the gang leader and the eldest daughter of the entire Shahe Gang. "Yes! I can definitely do it!" Li Zeyuan, who had been hanging his head, suddenly raised it and patted his chest, "If I can't even deal with a water ghost in the whole morning, Miss will take off my head and kick it like a ball." The eldest lady of the Shahe Gang didn't say anything more and walked away. The blue-clothed gang members who came with the eldest lady immediately took action, some clearing the way, some guarding, making quite a grand scene. Tao Tie, who was standing with the other porters, began to murmur in his heart. "Water ghost?" "Is it really a ghost, or a water monkey?" In this world, humans, demons, monsters, ghosts and monsters live together. With the establishment of the Dayong Dynasty, the human race reached its most prosperous stage, but was unable to completely cleanse the world. Demons, monsters, ghosts and monsters continue to appear. Therefore, the Dayong Dynasty set up many government offices to deal with demons, monsters, ghosts and monsters. The busiest ones are the Demon Slaying Department and the Demon Extermination Department. Matters involving demons and ghosts are under the jurisdiction of the Demon Slaying Department. Matters involving demons and monsters are under the jurisdiction of the Demon Exorcism Department. This wharf was contracted by the Shahe Gang from the county government. They have the right to make a profit, but also the obligation to maintain peace in the area. For some unknown reason, a water ghost appeared last night and killed someone. Naturally, the Shahe Gang has to deal with it first. If the matter cannot be handled, or is not handled well, and the Demon Slaying Division is asked to intervene, the Shahe Gang will inevitably have to bleed to feed the Demon Slaying Division and the county government.
Li Zeyuan understood the seriousness of the matter and its urgency, so he rolled his eyes and wanted to use the most direct way to lure out the water ghost and kill it head-on. Water ghosts like to drag people into the water to die for them. What could be a more direct way than throwing a bait into the river? The problem is which person to send down as bait. Li Zeyuan turned around and looked around at his useless subordinates who followed him, but suddenly remembered Xiuxiu who kept calling him Brother Zeyuan, Brother Zeyuan yesterday, but today refused to say a single good word for him. "Bitch!" Gritting his teeth and cursing secretly, Li Zeyuan suddenly looked at Tao Tie, who was no different from the other porters. "you." Li Zeyuan reached out and tapped Tao Tie, "If you go down to the river and lure the water ghost out, I will reward you with fifteen taels of silver!" In an instant, everyone on the dock looked in the direction of Li Zeyuan's finger and looked at Tao Tie. Fifteen taels of silver is enough to marry several wives. This deal is worth it! (End of this chapter)
