Chapter 174 - Chapter 174: Chapter 157: Leading the Way_2

Chapter 174: Chapter 157: Leading the Way_2

Mid-level partners are not considered big shots in the Inner City, but they are still seen as elites.

But everyone is here to make a living. Although Mag’s previous words had stirred some resonance, making the scene a bit lively for a moment, the waiting crowd soon entered the hall and began to search for their tasks.

Even the “Four-Armed Vajra” was no exception.

After Mag finished her own tasks, she still glanced at Tao Yu.

“The tasks you want, I can recommend a few to you, but they are among the more difficult ones with the same score, some with very complicated entanglements. Come with me.”

Tao Yu made good use of the convenience brought by his appearance.

…

Then he saw Mag approach the front desk, tiptoe to pull out a data cable, and plug it into the port on the back of her neck.

At the same time, she extended her finger, which morphed into an interface.

“Bring your watch here.”

Tao Yu connected his watch with the other’s interface and downloaded three task files.

However, at the same time, a look of surprise crossed Mag’s face.

“Temporary authority? You’re an Outsider?”

Although her voice was low, many people here had some skills, and quite a few heard her from up close.

They all looked over with the same look of surprise.

“An Outsider?”

“No way…”

“Ah, I haven’t gotten my Inner City status yet, but isn’t this a bit bold?”

“Wait, an Outsider newbie, even with the advantage of points, shouldn’t be able to earn enough to be close to a mid-level partner so quickly, right?”

“A stroke of luck? Did they complete some major task?”

“Even if they did, it’s still exaggerated. I know a senior partner’s son started a transportation company over there, and he should at most just about meet the standard.”

“…”

For a moment, the previously subdued topic began to stir up discussion once again.

Meanwhile, Tao Yu did not worry about the opinions of others and directly looked through the three tasks Mag had picked out for him.

[Debt Collection][Tax Clues Seeking][House Requisition]

Looking at these three tasks, Tao Yu also raised an eyebrow. The [Debt Collection] offered a reward of four thousand Yuan Force, primarily relying on the added weight of points, [Tax Clues Seeking] five thousand, and [House Requisition] eight thousand Yuan Force alone.

The tasks for partners are distributed by the company, akin to an outsourcing job.

What Tao Yu hadn’t expected was that, after making his request, the nature of all three tasks was somewhat similar.

Debt collection and tax clues seeking were two different organizations.

One was the land-clearing department under the company’s urban development division—the Mechanical Arm Team in the Outer City Science Department—who ordered a batch of equipment from a factory in the Inner City, only to find the equipment substandard upon delivery, resulting in a dispute.

Since the Inner City factory dared to do such a thing, they must have their own influence. Anyway, they couldn’t make any official arrangements with the company, and in the end, it was just the Outer City Mechanical Arm Team that had to post a partner’s task for help.

The following tax clues seeking and house requisition were pretty much similar scenarios.

“Miss Mag, as someone from the Outside, I don’t quite understand. If I represent the company to complete the task, they won’t threaten or retaliate against me, will they?”

As Tao Yu flipped through the three tasks, he turned back and humbly consulted Miss Mag.

“That won’t happen, but if you lack strength, you might suffer some minor injuries, and no one will seek justice for you. Just arrived in the Inner City to do tasks, trying them out won’t do any other harm.”

As she said this, Mag paused, gazing at Tao Yu’s handsome face, and then smirked somewhat wickedly.

“However, since you’re so handsome, you might suffer other kinds of losses.”

“Then, am I allowed to fight back?”

“If you weren’t allowed to fight back, why would we issue this task? Let’s put it this way, if you take on this task and end up wiping them out, that’s also within the rules. By taking on the task, you represent the company; this is the power of a partner!”

Hearing this, Tao Yu couldn’t help but take a deep breath, his eyes growing brighter.

“Wiping them out is allowed? How dare they default on their debts? A team could take on a task, rob them clean, and it’s all for nothing.”

Hearing Tao Yu say that, Mag couldn’t help but roll her mechanical eye.

“They only allow extermination, but not looting, all the goods and spoils belong to the company, and you still have to pay taxes, plus compensate for the damage, who would be full enough to take on that?”

“Oh…, this is really…”

Tao Yu sighed with some regret, quite melancholic, as his plans for a quick fortune were nipped in the bud.

No wonder no one takes it, sigh…

While thinking this, he accepted all three tasks in front of Mag, who looked a bit bewildered.

Once all are completed, that should be about enough for the points of a middle partner.

Tao Yu was cautious himself, so he divided the point-deficit into three parts, to do three relatively easier quick tasks. Otherwise, a single task worth over two thousand points wouldn’t be so simple, the risk would be high…

“Hey~, you’re not serious, right? One hard task is enough, no need to touch three, even ‘Four-Armed Vajra’ as a middle partner doesn’t take them, can’t you see that?”

Right then, ‘Four-Armed Vajra’ happened to walk by nearby, seemingly having chosen a task already, and said to Mag with a smile,

“It’s not necessarily so, Miss Mag, this time I’m here to take on the [debt collection] task, that miser won’t possibly keep dragging his feet forever.

“I had a chat with the deputy captain of the logistics brigade, and they are willing to let go of some benefits; deducting some costs and making a bit of pocket money should be doable.”

Hearing ‘Four-Armed Vajra”s words, Tao Yu also understood that most of these tasks could be considered ‘favor’ tasks.

Characterized by ‘fast and efficient’, they let some middle or even senior partners who could easily lend a hand act as middlemen, these points and Yuan Force are purely ‘intermediary fees’.

“Having accepted them, I have to give it a try, but being an Outsider makes it easy to be underestimated, causing unexpected complications, I need to find someone to act as a bridge…”

Then Tao Yu fixed his gaze on ‘Four-Armed Vajra’ who was nearby.

“Brother, are you trying to steal my task?”

Tao Yu rubbed his fingers together, making some creaking noises, and also deliberately showed a displeased expression on his face.

This action made everyone around who noticed stop and stare; ‘Four-Armed Vajra”s red electronic eyes flickered, then he burst into loud laughter.

“You’re quite clever, kiddo, wanting to tag along and gain some experience, right? Well, my father also came from the Outer City, so consider it as giving you a hand.”

These words made Tao Yu’s face show an embarrassed color, what a strangely nice guy.

“Cough, you’re not mad, brother?”

Tao Yu always went with the flow, his Spirit Perception indeed hadn’t detected any malice, which made it hard for him to proceed.

And ‘Four-Armed Vajra’looked at Tao Yu with surprise, speaking with a weird expression,

“Little brother, you don’t think you looked fierce just now, do you? Haha, that’s really funny.”

Not fierce?

Tao Yu looked at his own stature, over one meter eighty tall, his body well-muscled, and dressed in battle gear, he certainly had a good appearance.

But then Tao Yu also looked at ‘Four-Armed Vajra”s four ferocious Mechanical Arms and the various devils and creatures filling at least half of the hall, which started to numb his expression.

From ‘Four-Armed Vajra”s perspective, what he saw earlier must have been a vigilant juvenile beast, putting on a fearsome face to intimidate him…

“Then I’ll trouble you, brother, it’s a good opportunity to learn about the process.”

Tao Yu cleared his throat; it’s best not to compete for the task then.

Mag spoke up at this moment,

“That’s a smart choice, you’re lucky, having a veteran bring you along for your first time. Normally, you’d have to pay some Yuan Force for this, so be diligent along the way…”

‘Four-Armed Vajra’ laughed and patted Tao Yu’s shoulder.

“For an Outsider to gather points so quickly in such a short time, whether by luck or adventure, the talent can’t be poor, so strive hard and try to establish a firm foothold in the Inner City…”

Hearing these heartfelt words, Tao Yu felt a stir in his heart.

That this guy mentioned his father was from the Outsider, it must be true, and he might have faced a lot of setbacks and discrimination as a child.

But most importantly, standing here at such a young age, within such a short period, made the other party willing to offer a helping hand!

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