From Beggar to Emperor: My Profession Has Its Own Characteristics

Chapter 89 Characteristics of the Peddler Profession (Part 3)

In this practical training exercise, Zhu Yuan emerged victorious.

With his current strength, losing without encountering a martial artist would be disrespectful to his opponent.

Practical training is more about accumulating experience.

However, Zhu Yuan's experience in battles against non-martial artists is constantly decreasing.

Because he's getting better and better.

After Sun Ningxiang finished her sparring match with him, she returned to the Sun family.

The food at the martial arts school at noon wasn't as good as what she ate at home.

According to Zhu Yuan's understanding, Sun Ningxiang is very likely to break through to the Ming Jin stage and become a martial artist within this year.

In the afternoon, Zhu Yuan continued to work as a peddler, accumulating experience in the profession.

Occupation: Peddler Level: Lv4 (3298/4000)

He is now only 702 experience points away from reaching the highest level of Peddler.

At most, another half month.

His peddler profession unlocks trait three.

The county government of Qingyang County should be handling matters related to the Heavenly Mother Sect, but he has been hearing less and less about it lately.

According to Ding Xiaowu.

A small, insignificant sect like the Heavenly Mother Sect might not even have a single martial artist among its members.

"Needle, thread, rouge, candy, oh—"

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As usual, after planning today's route, Zhu Yuan began hawking his wares.

Two-thirds of the afternoon has passed.

Zhu Yuan was carrying his goods and planned to take a shortcut through a less frequented alley to the next block.

Suddenly, he stopped in his tracks, his eyes scanning the alleyway ahead and behind him with a wary look.

He realized he was being blocked; two figures emerged from the alley exits on either side.

This was the first time he had ever been truly intercepted since he started as a peddler.

Previously, thanks to his peddler's skills, his familiarity with the streets and alleys of the county town, and his attention to changes in gang territory, he had cleverly avoided all possible troubles.

This blockade is also related to the escalating conflicts between gangs in Qingyang County.

As the frequency of disputes increases, the likelihood of being blocked also rises.

In the alley.

There were two people on each of Zhu Yuan's left and right sides, making a total of four people, forming a perfect encirclement.

The four players vary in height, weight, and build, enough to form a complete auto-chess synergy.

"If you know what's good for you, hand over three hundred coins and we'll let you go," the tall man on the left said first.

A fat man on the right immediately added, "If you can't pay, leave the goods with us and go back to get the money to redeem them."

If the peddler sells all his goods, he will earn at least one or two taels of silver.

If the peddler doesn't come to redeem the goods, they'll sell them all at a low price, making at least three hundred coins—a sure profit.

"Four of you, the stall tax isn't even three hundred coins."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Yuan wore a half-smile on his face, and as he spoke, he gently put down the goods on his shoulder.

He had already decided that the area controlled by the Rainbow Crane Gang must be removed from his daily route.

Because he was about to make his move.

"What we collect is naturally more than the stall tax," the tall man said matter-of-factly.

"Yeah, hahaha."

The fat man and the other two laughed along, seemingly finding the peddler's question silly.

Zhu Yuan asked, as if to confirm, "Are you all from the Rainbow Crane Gang?"

"Nonsense! This is our Rainbow Crane Gang's territory."

In Qingyang County, the Rainbow Crane Gang, like the Black Bull Gang, was a third-rate gang.

"I see."

Before he could finish speaking, Zhu Yuan had already made his move!

He lowered his body slightly, started his footwork, and pounced on the two people on the right with the speed of a cheetah.

The two men were still laughing about their conversation and had no idea that the peddler would suddenly attack them.

Zhu Yuan clenched his fists, used his waist and legs to exert force, and delivered two punches with lightning speed, accurately hitting the two men in the face.

"what!"

Both of them cried out in pain at the same time, feeling a great force coming from them. The intense pain instantly swept over their bodies, their legs went weak, and they collapsed to the ground one after the other.

"Who are you!?"

Upon seeing this, the tall man on the left and his accomplice's sinister smiles instantly froze, turning into horror as their eyes widened in shock.

They never expected the peddler to be so skilled, to act so decisively and swiftly.

"The peddler you're trying to rob." Zhu Yuan flicked his wrist, a hint of coldness on his face, and offered a brief explanation.

The other two then snapped out of their shock, exchanged a glance, and both saw fear in each other's eyes.

They yelled and turned to run away to the other end of the alley.

However, it was too late.

Despite the narrow alley, Zhu Yuan's footwork was exceptionally agile.

He caught up with them in one stride, much faster than the two men.

As he approached, he reached out with both hands, grabbing the back of their collars like iron clamps, and with a burst of strength, pulled them around half a circle to face him.

The two were terrified and tried to struggle, but Zhu Yuan didn't give them a chance.

Two more swift punches landed straight at his face!

boom!

boom!

Two muffled thuds were followed by screams.

All four of them fell to the ground, groaning and clutching their burning faces, their eyes filled with fear as they looked at Zhu Yuan.

"Stop yelling." Zhu Yuan clapped his hands and looked down at them. "One hundred coins each, four hundred coins in total. This is your peace money for today."

Upon hearing this, the four men's cries of pain immediately subsided, and they avoided looking directly at Zhu Yuan.

"You don't have to give it to me," Zhu Yuan smiled, but to the four men, that smile was more terrifying than his earlier punches. "Then you won't be safe today."

He paused, then added, "By the way, I can promise I won't kill you."

After saying that, Zhu Yuan stepped forward and raised his fist again.

"Hurry up and give it! It's only four hundred coins, not three hundred coins per person!" The fat man who fell to the ground first shouted, enduring the pain, afraid of being beaten again.

"Shut up! Why are you reminding him?" The tall guy was so angry he wanted to curse, but he didn't dare to raise his voice.

"Don't lay a hand on us! We'll give it to you, we'll give it to you!"

The other two quickly begged for mercy. They realized that this peddler was not only skilled but also ruthless, and he was really willing to hit them again.

"Oh, there really is."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Yuan smiled slightly and withdrew his fist.

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The other four were speechless, cursing their bad luck in their hearts. This guy really wanted to beat them up, and it seemed he wasn't afraid of the Rainbow Crane Gang at all.

"Um—you're not going to go back on your word, are you? You're just going to take the money and let us go?" The tall man covered his face and asked cautiously, afraid that Zhu Yuan might change his mind.

"Don't worry, we peddlers are the most trustworthy in business."

"it is good."

The four dared not say another word. Enduring the pain, they helped each other to their feet and began to shakily take out their money.

Fearing they would be beaten again, they acted quickly, each contributing a little.

Before long, Zhu Yuan had four hundred copper coins in his hand.

After receiving the money, Zhu Yuan didn't look at them again. He turned around, picked up his goods, and walked steadily out of the alley, as if he had just done an unusual business deal.

He said that he wanted to treat this as a peddler's business and see if he could gain more experience as a peddler.

The result was no.

Zhu Yuan felt it was a bit of a pity.

If you walk by the river often enough, you're bound to get your shoes wet.

Today, Zhu Yuan made the four of them get their shoes wet.

As for the Rainbow Crane Gang's retaliation?

Zhu Yuan wasn't worried at all. The place where he lived was the territory of a large gang, and the gang leader was a senior brother from the Dongyun Martial Arts School.

Just to be on the safe side, he'll avoid going to Rainbow Crane Gang's territory in the future.

Qingyang County is very large, and offending only a small gang will not affect his peddler business at all.

Moreover, whether these four people will talk about it after they go back, and even if they do, whether the Rainbow Crane Gang will dare to retaliate, is another matter.

Zhu Yuan didn't give these issues much thought, because his decision could solve them very directly.

Time flies.

Thirteen days later.

He did pay some attention to the Rainbow Crane Gang, but as he expected, nothing happened.

Today is another good day for Zhu Yuan.

Because I'm finally going to level up the peddler to the maximum level.

He has accumulated 3,950 experience points and is only 50 more needed to level up.

In the afternoon, Zhu Yuan continued to work diligently as a peddler, just like always.

As dusk approached, he finally began to feel it.

When explaining Butcher's third trait, he said he had sensation throughout his body, but now he only feels warmth in his eyes.

Eyes again?

Zhu Yuan remembered clearly that when he first became a peddler, the first thing he unlocked as a peddler was his eyes.

However, unlike that time, this time the warmth was stronger and lasted longer.

This is the difference between the properties of blue and white.

After the warmth disappeared, Zhu Yuan had an indescribable feeling when he looked at the people around him again.

Without much hesitation.

He quickly found a place to rest.

Consciousness sank into the mind, and the ancient book opened to the fourth page.

Occupation: Peddler Level: Lv5

Feature 1: Eyesight in all directions (white)

Feature Two: The Way of Walking (White)

Feature 3: The Eye for Judging People (Blue)

[You've been diligently running your small business, earnestly hawking your wares, and have successfully made it a long way. Professional Experience +1.]

[Congratulations! Your profession level has been raised to Lv5, unlocking the third profession trait, "Eye of Recognition (Blue)." As a top-notch peddler, when doing business with people, you must never mistake them, and you absolutely cannot make a mistake.]

The Eye for Judging People (Blue): [As a peddler who has completed countless transactions, you can tell at a glance who you do business with and who you are capable of doing business with. You can also instantly recognize who will steal, who will report you, and who harbors ill intentions towards you.]

This characteristic —

Zhu Yuan examined it carefully.

This is an auxiliary feature that helps peddlers do business better and avoid losses caused by bad people.

He was a peddler who did legitimate business and never broke any rules, so he wasn't afraid of being reported or anything like that.

Zhu Yuan focused on who harbored ill intentions towards him.

This is very good.

Some people's malice is deeply hidden and they won't show it. But when they do something sneaky, it's all over you.

If you actually get infected, it's really tough.

At this point, all the characteristics of the four professions have been acquired.

After becoming a martial artist next month, you can pursue professions that only martial artists can do.

Zhu Yuan looked at the sky.

He worked as a peddler for another half an hour, and then he stopped.

The remaining goods can be sold to other peddlers at a slightly lower wholesale price.

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