"I'm from Songhai." Zhang Yuanqing replied: "It's written in the information."

Mrs. Xu, the landlord, nodded and pointed to the sofa, "Sit down first."

After saying that, she turned to the little boy, slapped him on the head and yelled, "All you do is watch cartoons all day long. You're just like your sister, with no future at all. Go pour me some tea." She picked up the remote control of the tea machine and turned off the TV.

The little boy seemed to be used to being beaten. He slid down the sofa, ran to the water dispenser and poured two glasses of water for Zhang Yuanqing and Annie, then went into the bedroom and closed the door.

The pressure is so great, whether as a guest or... Zhang Yuanqing took a sip of water.

The wife smoothed her nightgown and sat down opposite the two of them, like an HR of a Fortune 500 company. She looked at them and said, "To be honest, I don't want to rent the house to you anymore after seeing you bring a foreign woman with you. I'm not discriminating. It's mainly because the differences in life and culture often mean trouble. I prefer to rent the house to my fellow countrymen."

Zhang Yuanqing sensed her emotions and found that when the landlady said, "I'm not discriminating," her emotions were obviously discriminatory and resistant.

This is the legend. I hate two kinds of people. One is the racist, and the other is Nico? Zhang Yuanqing complained silently.

Zhang Yuanqing sighed, "To be honest, this is my first time in the Free Federation. Seeing all the dark chocolate and white chocolate on the streets made me feel uncomfortable. Only when I came here did I feel comfortable, just like I was back home."

After saying this, he felt the landlord's wife's irritable mood eased, and she felt a great sense of recognition.

The landlord's wife's attitude really improved. She said, "Well, let me ask you a question. Please search the book title on Bing and add three excellent novels. Read it quickly and then decide whether to rent the house or not."

Zhang Yuanqing nodded: "You go ahead."

Zhang Yuanqing could fully understand the landlady's caution. On the way, Annie had told him about some of the customs and practices of York County.

The laws in New York County are very protective of tenants. Tenants are a vulnerable group, so there are many people who steal tenants' homes and steal tenants' homes.

In a situation like this where the landlady is concerned, the main thing she is trying to guard against is people who take advantage of the situation. For example, if someone pays a month's rent and then refuses to leave, it will be very troublesome if the landlord wants to evict them.

Therefore, when renting a house, the landlord will conduct strict screening and only rent to high-quality tenants, preferably tenants with good income, stable jobs, and Free Federal citizenship, because such tenants are subject to credit score restrictions.

Foreigners are not subject to such restrictions and can simply wait until their visas expire and leave the Free Federation.

The wife asked, "You are not that old, are you here to study abroad?"

"No, I have graduated from college. This time I came to New York County to accompany my girlfriend and look for a job. We won't stay too long, the shortest is half a year and the longest is one year." Zhang Yuanqing looked at the blonde beauty beside him.

"This is my girlfriend, Annie. She's a foreign language teacher at our university. She lives in China all year round. She's from Windy City. She doesn't have any friends in New Hope County, and we don't have the habit of throwing parties either. You don't have to worry about people coming to the house all the time."

If Annie is positioned as an assistant, her identity would be a bit exaggerated. He doesn't want the landlady to ask him questions and make up lies, which is very troublesome.

The landlady nodded noncommittally, "Which university did you go to?"

"Songhai University!" Zhang Yuanqing said.

"Songhai University..." The landlady immediately smiled and was very satisfied with the tenant's academic qualifications.

She asked instead, "What does your family do?"

Zhang Yuanqing said: "Three generations of my ancestors have been in the public security system."

The landlady nodded repeatedly, confirming that this was a qualified high-quality customer, and said, "I have no problem, you can stay here, but there are some rules to be discussed in advance. No noise after 10 pm, as my daughter will take the college entrance exam next year. Second, you cannot have parties at home. You can invite friends to come over, but they must leave before 10 pm. Third, the house is fully furnished with furniture and electrical appliances. If you want to purchase new furniture, especially large equipment that needs to be installed, you must apply to me and I must agree. If electrical equipment is damaged, you can tell me and I will take care of it."

Zhang Yuanqing smiled and said, "No problem!"

The landlady took out the standard contract, and after both parties signed it, Zhang Yuanqing paid six months' rent and three months' deposit in one lump sum.

It is worth mentioning that in New York County, the law stipulates that rent must be paid on a monthly basis and the deposit can only be collected for one month at most.

The most important thing for Zhang Yuanqing now is to settle down and reassure the landlord, so he chose to "suffer a loss".

After collecting the money, the landlady led the two to Room 403. The layout here included a living room, a dining room with good lighting near the balcony, a master bedroom, a guest room, a study, and two separate bathrooms with dry and wet areas.

The kitchen is open plan and next to the living room.

All household appliances and electrical appliances are available. If two people live in the house, it is warm and comfortable, and the sound insulation effect is also very good.

"You have to prepare your own daily necessities. There are clean sheets, quilts, and pillowcases in the bedroom cabinet. You can use them or buy new ones yourself. Just come to me if you have any questions." The landlady handed the key to Annie and turned and left.

Zhang Yuanqing walked through the restaurant and came to the balcony, basking in the sunshine and looking out at the strange city.

Anne began to make the bed, arrange the toiletries, and then sat on the sofa in the living room to make a shopping list.

The boss's daily necessities include pajamas, spare sheets, pillowcases, razors, toothpaste, skin care products, ** and so on.

After she finished making the list, she said, "Master, I want to take a shower first, then go out shopping. In the afternoon, we will go to the Bounty Hunter Guild to register."

"You arrange it." Zhang Yuanqing said.

He entered the master bedroom, opened the window, lay down on the bed, then opened the chat software and changed his name to "Tongtian Jiaozhu".

[Tongtian Sect Master: I have arrived in Xinyue County, and everything is going well. 】

[Sun Miaomiao: Hey, changed the name? ]

[Xiahou Aotian: I just saw Guan Ya leading a team on a mission today, why don't you two go together.]

[Brother Red Chicken: How can I enjoy foreign girls when I take my girlfriend abroad? Ahahaha.]

Brother Hongji offended three girls in the group with just one sentence.

Guan Ya originally wanted to come with him, as the saying goes: one should follow the man wherever he goes, but Zhang Yuanqing refused. On the one hand, Fu Qingyang was setting up the Investigation Department and the Justice Department, and needed high-quality talents to assist him.

As a Level 5 Saint, Guan Ya is an elite talent.

Besides, this time I need to go out, not to travel, but to do something. Having a girlfriend around would be a burden and psychological encumbrance.

For the same reason, Xiaoyuan, Xie Lingxi and the Queen did not bring any.

[Tongtian Jiaozhu: Sun Miaomiao, nonsense, if I don’t change my name, do I call myself Yuanshi Tianzun in foreign countries? ]

[Xiao Yuan: Be careful and don't provoke official organizations outside the country. You have no one to back you up now.]

After chatting for a while, he left the gang group and clicked on the cartoon avatar of "Three-Eyed Devil Boy".

[Tongtian Sect Master: Demon Eye Heavenly King, I am going to clean up the foreign world (dog head)]

The magic eye replied with a string of question marks, and then said, "It's not bad to go abroad to avoid the limelight for a while. When I have time, I will get a disguise prop and go abroad to have some fun."

After a few pleasantries, Zhang Yuanqing reported to Fu Qingyang his itinerary, residential address, and the mission of his financial sponsor.

Fu Qingyang replied concisely: [Be careful. ]

With Yuanshi's current status, it is difficult to threaten him if he is below the Overlord. However, Overlords are rare and are of high status among the spiritual realm practitioners.

As long as Yuanshi doesn't do anything stupid like attacking the headquarters of the Church of Poseidon, the Heavenly Punishment Branch, or breaking into the gathering place of evil organizations, there will be basically no danger.

In the morning, Annie and Zhang Yuanqing left the rental house.

Anne was wearing a short windbreaker, dark jeans, and a pair of low-heeled shoes. She used sunglasses and a mask to cover her exquisite face. Her golden curly hair was tied into a neat ponytail. Unlike the "chaotic bar" and "dark underground castle" that Zhang Yuanqing had imagined, the address of the Bounty Hunter Guild's New Testament County branch was on the 48th floor of a building called "Mert" in Queens.

The walls here are covered with marble, the floor is shiny, there are bright lights, a beautiful receptionist with brown hair and brown eyes, and security guards in suits.

It is like a high-end club with extremely high privacy.

Anne walked to the stage with her black low-heeled shoes, saying, "We are here to register as a bounty hunter member, but we don't have any membership introductions."

The tall receptionist immediately stood up and said with a smile: "Please follow me!"

The two followed the receptionist in a lolita dress to the exquisitely decorated reception room. After serving two cups of coffee, the receptionist said, "Wait a moment. I'll go get the account manager."

She bowed with a smile, then left the reception room.

In less than three minutes, a middle-aged man in a suit, with a slicked-back hair and a thin face knocked on the glass door.

He introduced himself in a gentle voice, "My name is Hal Joseph, and I'm in charge of member registration and liaison work. May I ask if you two would like to register as members together, ladies or gentlemen?"

Anne said, "This is my boss. He wants to be a bounty hunter. Mr. Joseph, we have something else to do this afternoon, so hurry up."

Joseph nodded, pulled out a chair and sat down, saying, "First I need to confirm your identities."

He took out a grip strength tester from his pocket and said, "Sir, if you are a strength-based person, please use this test. If you are a psychic or special-ability person, you can demonstrate it on the spot."

Zhang Yuanqing thought about it and realized that using his skills would expose his profession, so he chose to do a grip strength test.

He immediately picked up the detector on the table, held it in the palm of his hand, and applied gentle force.

The value of this specially made grip strength detector instantly soared to 500kg, which is beyond the human limit.

Joseph smiled and said, "Please wait a moment, I will prepare the forms."

He stood up and left, and half a minute later, he brought back the corresponding application materials.

Joseph handed the form to Jue Zhang Yuanqing and said, "You can fill in the spiritual realm, occupation and level at will. The guild doesn't care about these. Our registration fee is 20,000 federal coins a year. If there is a member's introduction, you can get a 50% discount. If you don't have money, you can choose to help the guild complete three bronze-level tasks for free to deduct the membership fee. Then there is the issue of commission. For every task completed by a member, the guild will take a commission. Bronze hunters take 30, silver hunters take 20, and gold hunters take 10."

After listening to Annie's translation, Zhang Yuanqing asked, "Do I have to pay taxes?"

"Of course!" Joseph shrugged. "In the Free Federation, whether you are a drug lord, arms dealer, gangster, or an evil professional, you have to pay taxes. Otherwise, the Federal Tax Bureau will let you know what justice is."

Annie translated in a low voice, and then said, "Tianfa has a department that liaises with the IRS and is specifically responsible for the tax issues of spiritual realm travelers." This is consistent with my understanding, Zhang Yuanqing muttered silently.

"Don't worry about taxes, we will pay for you before paying the commission." Joseph said: "The guild has a special app for you to download. After the registration is completed, I will tell you your exclusive code. After you log in to the app, you can accept tasks on your phone."

Don't bother me. I really want to compete with your federal tax bureau! Zhang Yuanqing nodded and complained in his heart.

Joseph continued, "Also, let me tell you about the gold hunter's points system. A bronze hunter needs 100 points to upgrade to silver, and 1,000 points to upgrade from silver to gold. This has nothing to do with level. Whether you are a transcendent or a saint, even a master, you must accumulate points well."

"Bronze tasks are divided into three stages. Tasks with less than 10 points are low-level tasks, tasks with less than 20 points are intermediate tasks, and tasks with less than 30 points are high-level tasks. A bronze task is worth up to 30 points. You can check the app for the points system for silver and gold."

"Also, newly registered members cannot take the initiative to accept tasks. We will push tasks to you within three days. You must complete the trial tasks to truly become a bronze hunter. As for the payment method of commissions, we have a special cooperative bank. The commission will be deposited into the bank card on time. You can withdraw money with the bank card issued by the guild without real-name authentication, just enter the password."

“If you don’t want to use a bank card, you can also come to the guild to get cash, but you need to make an appointment.”

"You're speaking too fast. I don't quite understand. Can you speak slower?" Annie leaned close to his ear and whispered the translation.

"You can fill out the form casually, there is no need for real-name registration. The bank card is issued by the guild, so the confidentiality is indeed very high. Evil professions can also register. But in this way, the power of life and death will be in the hands of the guild, and the guild can completely freeze the bank card." Zhang Yuanqing listened seriously.

Tsk tsk, there is always a trade-off.

Zhang Yuanqing said: "Annie, pay the membership fee."

At ten o'clock in the afternoon, the two finished the registration and had lunch at a high-end restaurant. Annie took him to Lei Yi Supermarket to buy the items on the list.

At four o'clock in the afternoon, Zhang Yuanqing took a taxi back to Chinatown. He had just taken a shower and changed his clothes. He took out the new mobile phone that Annie bought and opened the Hunter's Guild app. The interface was pure English. Although Zhang Yuanqing was not good at speaking, as an excellent student of Songhai University, he had no problem with reading comprehension.

The Hunter's Guild app is very simple, with three rankings: Gold, Silver, and Bronze.

The top ten tasks were all of this kind of outrageous. The price was also outrageous, 99.9 billion federal coins.

Note: The validity period of the tasks on the list is three months. If they are not completed within three months, the tasks will be automatically revoked.

“Tsk tsk, if you kill a demigod, you will have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of your life. However, it seems that people who can kill demigods don’t have to worry about lack of money. These tasks are completely useless.”

At this time, the doorbell rang.