From Beggar to Emperor: My Profession Has Its Own Characteristics

"Boss, you wanted to see me?" Zhu Yuan jogged forward, his eyes filled with anticipation.

"Zhu Yuan, here you go." Zhang Cheng took out a folded piece of thick paper from his pocket and handed it over with a faint smile on his face. "This is the Qingyang County household registration you requested. Keep it safe."

"Thank you, boss!" Zhu Yuan accepted the paper with both hands, his fingertips touching the rough edge of the paper.

He unfolded it and saw that the household registration paper was thick and light yellow, with slightly rough edges, but the words on it were neatly arranged in rows.

It was clearly written on the paper:

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A household in Zhuyuan

Place of origin: Qingyang County, Taiping Prefecture, Cangzhou

Population: Not a single person, Zhu Yuan, age thirteen

Property: None

Household registration: Compiled in the 863rd year of the Great Zhou calendar. This household was an odd household, to be formally registered on the day of reaching adulthood.

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At the very bottom, there is a bright red official seal of Qingyang County.

As Zhu Yuan looked at these lines of text, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curve upwards, and he felt a surge of joy in his heart.

With this piece of paper, he can live legitimately in Qingyang County, engage in more businesses, and unlock more career opportunities.

Of course, the most important thing right now is to see what the third trait of the professional beggar is after reaching the maximum level.

"Your health is getting better and better," Zhang Cheng's voice rang out from the side.

He crossed his arms and glanced at Zhu Yuan's face and body. Seeing that Zhu Yuan's complexion was rosy and his posture was straighter than before, he nodded slightly.

"A beggar with a rosy complexion and good health will find it increasingly difficult to beg for money in the future. The business of begging relies on making people feel sorry for you."

After saying that, he reached out and patted Zhu Yuan on the shoulder, the pressure neither too light nor too heavy: "Alright, put your things away. If you ever have any difficulties in the future, feel free to come to me."

"Yes, sir." Zhu Yuan replied respectfully, carefully folded the household registration book, and put it away close to his body.

Not long after, he found the old beggar with the household registration book in his hand.

"Mr. Liu, please keep this for me for a while." Zhu Yuan handed over the pale yellow paper.

The old beggar took it, unfolded it, and looked at it. A relieved smile appeared on his wrinkled face.

He carefully folded the household registration booklet and tucked it into his robes before looking up at Zhu Yuan and asking gently, "Zhu Yuan, now that you have the household registration, what kind of work do you want to do?"

With a household registration, one can find work openly and legally, and at least earn a reasonable wage. Without it, one can only do shady, illegal jobs.

"I don't have any ideas yet," Zhu Yuan replied, looking down in thought for a moment before looking up.

What he wants most right now is naturally to unlock the third characteristic of the professional beggar.

One hundred and twenty-one more experience points are needed for a professional beggar to level up.

"It's alright, no rush, take your time, you have plenty of time." The old beggar laughed as he looked at him deep in thought, the wrinkles around his eyes crinkling together. "Speaking of which, you probably wouldn't earn as much as you do as a beggar in any other job in the short term."

Zhu Yuan begged and could earn over a thousand coins a month.

For ordinary helpers and shop assistants, earning 600 coins a month was considered very good.

"Old Liu, look at how I look now." Zhu Yuan pointed to his face, which, despite its tattered clothes, still radiated health. "I'm afraid it will only get harder and harder to ask for money in the future."

"That's the truth." The old beggar nodded, and although he knew Zhu Yuan was no ordinary person, he did not refute it.

For the next few days, Zhu Yuan continued to live the life of a beggar.

For every two coins begged, one gains a little professional experience.

Whenever he begged on Qingshui Street, he would appear precisely at the place where he handed in his sun money every evening.

Zhang Cheng was very satisfied with this.

Although he waived Zhu Yuan's daily wage, whether Zhu Yuan came here every day was entirely up to him.

Judging from the current situation, this kid has a proper attitude and knows how to behave appropriately. Zhang Cheng feels that his investment might actually yield a good return.

One afternoon, on Qingshui Street.

This afternoon is particularly important for Zhu Yuan.

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, his professional beggar level will reach the maximum level this afternoon, unlocking the final professional trait.

Zhu Yuan, relying on his professional eye for people and his honed acting skills, wandered the streets.

For every ten people he reached out to, almost nine would give him a penny. But as his health improved and his complexion became rosy, he could clearly feel that fewer and fewer people were willing to give him money.

With a soft clink, another warm copper coin fell into the broken bowl in his hand.

Zhu Yuan silently calculated the numbers in his mind, and then a sudden realization dawned on him.

Professional beggar, max level!

Almost instantly upon upgrading, he felt a cool sensation in his eyes, and his vision of people and things seemed to become clearer and sharper.

Immediately afterwards, my stomach felt a sudden heat, as if a warm current was spreading through it, but the heat came and went quickly, disappearing in the blink of an eye.

He knew that the new professional features had been unlocked.

However, since there was still time, he decided to continue begging.

Just before dusk, Zhu Yuan found six targets. He gave one coin to five of them, and the other target was a kind person.

Zhu Yuan had met this kind person half a month ago, and now this kind person had given him five coins.

Ideally, one should collect a full ten coins, symbolizing perfection, as a way to give one's begging life a satisfactory ending.

Along the wall in the dark alley.

Zhu Yuan sat down against the wall, seemingly resting with his eyes closed, but in reality, he was opening ancient books in his mind.

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Occupation: Beggar

Level: Lv5

Feature 1: Begging (Gray)

Feature Two: Judging People by Their Eyes (White)

Characteristic Three: The Stomach of a Beggar (White)

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The Beggar's Stomach (White): [Your long-term life as a beggar has enabled your stomach to absorb and process more nutrients, making you less likely to starve.]

Zhu Yuan was overjoyed when he saw the effect of the third characteristic.

A stomach that can absorb more nutrients is a good feature, especially for him who will be learning martial arts in the future.

Practicing martial arts definitely requires more nutrition, and this characteristic allows food to play a greater role, which, in short, saves him money.

To achieve the same nutrient absorption, he only needs less food.

On the record board, Zhu Yuan saw that even if a profession reaches the maximum level, the record will continue to be recorded, but no experience will be gained.

[You begged, feigning illness, and [the person in charge] felt sorry for you and gave you a coin. Your professional experience +0.5.]

[Congratulations! Your job level has reached the maximum Lv5, unlocking the third job trait: Beggar's Stomach (White). You are now a qualified beggar; it's hard for anyone to starve you.]

[You begged, feigning pitifulness. ■■■ saw you and was somewhat surprised, but ultimately gave you a coin. Your profession level has reached its maximum; you can no longer gain experience.]

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The ancient book in Zhu Yuan's mind closed.

After several days of reflection and gathering information, he has decided on his next career path.