From Beggar to Emperor: My Profession Has Its Own Characteristics

Zhu Yuan took out eleven heavy strings of coins from his tattered waist pouch and presented them to Zhang Cheng with both hands.

Each string was tied neatly with thin hemp rope.

"Boss, here is 1,100 coins."

"very good!"

Zhang Cheng took the money from Zhu Yuan's hand, his face beaming with smiles.

More than half a month ago, when Zhu Yuan asked him if there was a way to obtain household registration before becoming an elite beggar, he had high expectations for Zhu Yuan.

To his surprise, Zhu Yuan paid the money even faster than he had expected, which left him both surprised and satisfied.

"At the earliest, three days; at the latest, seven days." Zhang Cheng put the money into his cloth bag and said confidently, "The household registration in Qingyang County will be in your hands then."

"Thank you, boss." Zhu Yuan quickly thanked him upon hearing this.

Seeing his humble demeanor, Zhang Cheng's heart stirred. He stroked his chin and asked, "What are your plans, Zhu Yuan, after we get the household registration?"

He paused, then waved his hand and added, "Of course, it's fine if you don't want to say."

"There's nothing wrong with that." Zhu Yuan straightened up and, without hesitation, stated his initial plan: "Once I have a household registration in Qingyang County, I want to find a stable job, take care of my health, and then save enough money to start learning martial arts."

For Zhu Yuan, possessing ancient books is important for unlocking various professional traits.

As long as you don't engage in the lowest of the low professions, you won't have any gray-area characteristics.

He had already witnessed the effects of the white profession traits; the second trait of the beggar profession allowed him to reliably beg for coins. The blue and red profession traits must be even more powerful.

As for the golden color, according to ancient books, only the top three professions among the nine classes can unlock this color's properties.

That's too far removed from his current self.

Zhu Yuan said he wanted to learn martial arts in the future because Zhang Cheng was a martial artist.

He wanted to hear what advice Zhang Cheng had for him.

After roughly understanding Zhang Cheng's intention to help them with household registration, Zhu Yuan believed that Zhang Cheng would definitely grant such suggestions.

"Martial arts." Upon hearing this, Zhang Cheng's eyes lit up slightly. He crossed his arms, looked Zhu Yuan up and down, and suddenly stretched out his rough hand. "Don't move, let me feel you."

Although he doesn't know any advanced bone-reading techniques, he still understands basic bone and tendon identification.

Zhang Cheng pressed his fingers on several key points on Zhu Yuan's shoulders, arms, and back, and then kneaded his wrist bones before releasing his grip and nodding.

"...Hmm, his bone structure isn't bad; he at least has inferior bone structure."

After examining Zhu Yuan's bones, Zhang Cheng's gaze deepened. Seeing the confusion on Zhu Yuan's face, he grinned and explained:

"According to popular opinion, everyone has natural talent and everyone can learn martial arts, but we martial artists don't see it that way. People with substandard natural talent are called 'miscellaneous talents,' and it is difficult for them to learn martial arts. Even if they come from wealthy families, it will be difficult for them to achieve anything in the future."

Most people are just average, Zhu Yuan. If you are average, I wouldn't recommend you learn martial arts. With your abilities, even if you don't become a martial artist, you can still make a good name for yourself in the future.

Zhu Yuan's accumulation of wealth far exceeded expectations, which made Zhang Cheng very optimistic about him. Now that he had examined Zhu Yuan's physical attributes, he was even more optimistic about him.

As Zhang Cheng spoke, he patted his chest, "Someone like me is just of inferior talent."

"I understand, boss. According to you, I must possess innate talent."

"I can't say for sure. Maybe one out of ten people I'll make a mistake, hahaha." Zhang Cheng corrected Zhu Yuan's statement, then patted Zhu Yuan on the shoulder, "But judging from your cleverness, I believe you won't be unlucky, you won't be that one unlucky one."

There's a 90% chance they have the potential, which is already a very high probability.

Zhu Yuan also believed that his luck wouldn't be too bad.

"There are five major martial arts schools in Qingyang County," Zhang Cheng said, stroking his chin thoughtfully. "If you really want to learn martial arts, I recommend you go to Dongyun Martial Arts School."

"Okay, boss. I'll go to Dongyun Martial Arts School when I've saved enough money." Zhu Yuan agreed readily.

"Hahaha, good!" Zhang Cheng laughed even more heartily. He took a step closer and lowered his voice, "To be honest, I am an outer disciple of the Dongyun Martial Arts School. Once you join the school, I can help you out."

"Thanks, boss!"

"Well, but you should know that the martial arts school doesn't accept paper money, only silver. To become a registered disciple at the Dongyun Martial Arts School, you only need to pay one tael of silver per month."

The coins were minted by the Great Zhou Dynasty and bore the inscription "Great Zhou".

In the little beggar's memory, a thousand coins used to be able to be exchanged for one tael of silver, but that's no longer the case. Because of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the world is not peaceful, which has caused the value of coins to decline.

Fortunately, the devaluation is not significant now; exchanging one tael of silver only requires an extra twenty or thirty coins.

Having studied history, Zhu Yuan knew that once the currency rapidly depreciated, the Great Zhou Dynasty would not be far from its demise. Of course, the history he studied did not include powerful martial artists, so he could not apply all of his experience.

As he was pondering, Zhang Cheng suddenly pulled out a string of coins from his pocket and tossed it to him.

Zhu Yuan caught it instinctively, staring blankly at him: "Boss, what are you doing...?"

"Rules are rigid, but people are flexible. I'll make an exception and let you become an elite beggar in our Qingshui Street. For just one thousand coins, I can help you get a household registration in Qingyang County."

Zhang Cheng is someone who doesn't like breaking rules, so the fact that he made an exception shows how much he values ​​Zhu Yuan.

"Take this hundred coins back with you and save them carefully. You'll need them when you learn martial arts in the future."

"Thank you, boss." Zhu Yuan thanked him again.

"No need to be polite. Once you have a household registration, you can find a way to make a living at your own pace. Also, you won't need to pay any taxes when you beg on Qingshui Street. I hope you will become my junior brother soon."

"yes!"

Zhu Yuan accepted the perks Zhang Cheng offered without hesitation, knowing that this would make Zhang Cheng even more satisfied with him.

If he is unwilling to accept favors from others, he is not a good investment target.

From now on, Zhu Yuan will not have to pay the daily fee, which will save him three coins every day.

He will continue begging on Qingshui Street.

Firstly, begging is his current stable source of income.

Secondly, his professional beggar status hasn't reached the maximum level yet.

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Occupation: Beggar

Level: Lv4 (557/800)

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The professional beggar is 243 experience points short of leveling up.

Begging for two coins will increase his experience by one point. In the future, as long as he begs for four hundred and eighty-six coins, his beggar profession level will reach the maximum and unlock the last profession trait.

If nothing unexpected happens, he should be able to complete the career upgrade in about ten days.

The two continued chatting, and Zhang Cheng became increasingly satisfied with Zhu Yuan.

During the chat, Zhu Yuan also learned some useful information.