landbeastnovel Chapter 22 The Witch Appears Again
Chapter 22 The Witch Appears Again
Upon arriving at the club, Dong Guanfei renewed his membership to bronze level and then went to the self-operated store on the first floor to purchase a batch of the same guns and ammunition as the previous two batches.
Next, he also brought the two boxes to the Fister Hotel, then quickly carried the two wooden boxes up the stairs and put them into his spatial backpack when no one was around.
He walked out of the hotel in less than a minute.
About ten minutes later, he appeared in the negotiation area on the fourth floor of the Shadow Alliance Club.
The air was filled with the scents of incense and perfume, and the floor was covered with dark wood flooring.
The incandescent bulb behind the frosted glass lampshade emitted a soft, warm light.
There is no bar here; it's all individual meeting rooms.
A red sign on the door indicates that someone is inside and negotiating; a black sign indicates that no one is inside; a white sign indicates that the receptionist is available. The door is usually half open.
Fighting is prohibited inside the club, and besides, the other person's appearance may not be real, so taking it too seriously is pointless. Therefore, the silver members who come here are generally quite peaceful.
The entire fourth floor is divided into twelve areas, numbered 1 to 12, with thirty meeting rooms in each area.
Each area has a reception desk.
Dong Guanfei walked straight to Area 1, which was responsible for membership registration. A female receptionist in a cheongsam immediately greeted him and, after a brief inquiry, led him to Meeting Room 14, which had a white sign.
The young Xia ethnic female receptionist waiting behind the solid wood desk inside immediately brightened up and stood up to gesture, "Hello, sir, please have a seat."
He immediately sat down in the solid wood chair opposite the desk, while the receptionist who had led the way left the room and closed the door.
"Sir, what are your requirements for the mission?"
"For the Silver Mission, the area within a 100-kilometer radius should ideally be completed within ten days."
"Okay, what payment method would you like to choose?"
"Settle accounts with the club."
There are various ways to settle remuneration, but Dong Guanfei, to avoid trouble, chose the common settlement method that most members would choose.
This way, as long as he completes and submits the task, he can settle the final payment with the club.
Anyway, he'll have to come back to the club to buy pills.
"clear."
The receptionist smiled and nodded, opened the first drawer on the right, took out two 32-page mission files clipped together with metal clips, and quickly turned the pages.
She quickly pulled out five files and handed them to Dong Guanfei. "Two for escort, two for guards, and one for assassination. See if any of them are suitable."
"Thanks."
Dong Guanfei carefully flipped through the pages.
He quickly noticed that one of the guard duties had a requirement regarding appearance, and a thought popped into his head: "Why is this a requirement for this duty?"
The receptionist glanced at it, then pulled open the first drawer on the left, took out a file that was also clipped with a metal clip, and began to look through it.
She stopped very quickly.
"The task poster did not specify that if you want to accept this task, you must come to the office for an in-person meeting before 4 PM today."
"And the sooner the interview, the better, because they only recruit six Silver Guards below the mid-level Silver rank."
"This task was just released this morning. You should be able to make it there in time, at least the club hasn't received any notification that they've filled their quota yet."
Dong Guanfei pondered for a moment, then decided to go and take a look. "Thank you for the reminder. Please make the arrangements. I'll be right there."
"Okay, please wait a moment."
The receptionist immediately picked up a pen, wrote a letter, stamped it with the club's blue seal, and put it in an envelope. "Please keep this safe. Best wishes for your success."
"Thanks!"
Dong Guanfei took the envelope, nodded slightly in acknowledgment, and then quickly left.
With time so tight, he had no choice but to hurry over and take a look.
Hopefully, the "super male" demonic nature that was just activated after adding points won't cause any trouble.
More than an hour later, he arrived at the black wrought iron gate of a Western-style country villa estate.
The estate is completely surrounded by a waist-high wall and greenery, covering an area of over 5,000 square meters.
The three-story villa occupies approximately 180 square meters and is a brick-and-wood structure with a steep-sloped roof and exposed red brick walls.
Through the gaps in the greenery, you can see a Western-style porch at the ground floor entrance, and a Western-style sculpture in the center of the garden fountain.
The neat lawns, lush greenery, and red villas complement each other, creating a very stylish look.
Several people were chatting and laughing in front of the porch.
Dong Guanfei told the two young men wearing baseball caps in the gatehouses what he wanted to do, and the young men opened the side gate and led him to the porch.
As they approached, the three men and one woman in front of the porch stopped talking and laughing and all turned to look.
Dong Guanfei noticed that they were all stunned. The three men quickly exchanged glances, while the woman looked on with surprise.
The fluctuations in the auras of the four people were immediately apparent to him.
Women in their late twenties are in the middle stage of "sensory perception";
The middle-aged, refined man on the left is in the early stages of "transformation from the mortal realm";
The handsome man in the middle, around twenty-five years old, with an extraordinary demeanor, is in the late stage of "Transformation into Mortals";
The man on the right, in his early twenties with a sharp and capable look, is also in the late stage of "Transformation into Mortals".
Both young men turned out to be cultivation geniuses.
Dong Guanfei was somewhat surprised that he could see through the realm of a late-stage "Transcendent" cultivator. He guessed that this was because he had obtained the first mental technique.
After all, the secret method of exorcising evil can break through the mental attacks of the early stage of "spiritual mechanism".
Soon, the doorman respectfully said to the middle-aged, refined man, "Sir, this gentleman is here to apply for a guard position."
The man waved his hand slightly, and the gatekeeper immediately withdrew and quickly walked back to the gatehouse.
Dong Guanfei held up his right hand, flashing his silver badge. "May I ask who is in charge?"
The two young people couldn't help but exchange another mysterious glance.
The capable-looking man immediately looked at Dong Guanfei and said, "It's me, sir. I'm sorry to have made you come all this way for nothing. We were just about to change our recruitment policy to only recruit guards at the intermediate level of Silver."
Then, he turned to the refined man and said, "Cousin, please give this gentleman ten silver dollars for his round-trip expenses."
At this moment, Dong Guanfei noticed that the woman's expression was somewhat amused, as if she was trying not to laugh.
Because of the angle, the three men couldn't see what was wrong with her.
Are you kidding me?
Dong Guanfei was furious and about to say something when a young girl dressed in a Western suit and wearing a veiled Western-style hat walked quickly out of the villa.
Before she even arrived, her clear voice preceded her: "People have already come to apply? I need to see... uh—"
The voice paused noticeably—just as she clearly saw Dong Guanfei's face.
A right foot that had just stepped across the doorway paused in mid-air.
Dong Guanfei also saw her small, palm-sized face with a pair of bright, lively eyes, a delicate, upturned nose, and slightly O-shaped pink lips.
The girl paused for a moment, then quickly realized what he meant. She landed on her right foot and rushed over to him, her eyes crinkling with a smile. "So you're here to apply for the bodyguard job? No problem, I agree. Just protect me for the next few days, deal?"
At the same time, a pale golden light screen instantly appeared.
[The Witch Has Been Discovered]
[Little Witch Zhao Huibao: This guy is too handsome! I didn't expect to meet such an outstanding guy right after returning from the West. I hope you can hold out for a few more days and not make me get tired of you so quickly, otherwise I won't let you off the hook, hmph!]
[Option 1: You sense something is wrong, refuse her, and turn away. (Reward: Five Universal Points; you will be attacked and kidnapped by a group of masked men today.)]
[Option Two: You are captivated by her beauty and agree to be with her. (Reward: 15 Universal Points, Synesthesia Talent, repeatedly teased within five days, with a greater than 70% chance of injury, Demonic Nature: Each time the Synesthesia Talent is activated, you are prone to "chuunibyou" (a Japanese term for someone with delusions of grandeur) within 24 hours.)]
[Option 3: You keenly perceive her carefree attitude and, undaunted by the challenge, decide to train her, stipulating that she must obey your commands during the mission. (Rewards: 15 Universal Points, Dangerous Intuition talent, entanglement with her for at least a year, fierce battles against "True Strength" and "Spiritual Mechanism" enemies within three days, Demonic Attribute: Each time the Dangerous Intuition talent is triggered, current luck value decreases by one-tenth for 24 hours.)]