Chapter 1 Snake King City

More than a month had passed since Zhang Ji left.

The streets and alleys were filled with human figures, people who had come from the Black Wind Safe Zone and other nearby safe zones, drawn by the reputation of the city. Their arrival added much vitality to Snake King City, and they included no shortage of professionals.

Liu You Shan, Hu San, Bei Liu, and even the Imperial Advisor He Zhi Guo, along with the other twelve generals and high-ranking officials, successively posted recruitment notices, seeking various talents.

The salary and benefits were either demon king meat soup or bone coins, a unique currency of Snake King City made from the bones of millennia-old demons.

Both were very popular.

Especially when a group of humans tasted the demon king meat soup for the first time, they were amazed, hailing it as a divine soup. They were even more shocked and excited by the demon king energy contained within the bone coins, which could greatly increase their cultivation speed.

However, Snake King City did not have many job opportunities for them. The high-ranking officials of Snake King City only wanted technical personnel; they did not value strength.

This gave those who usually lacked resources but had skills a chance to soar, while the experts and grandmasters of the safe zones were caught in a dilemma.

The cultivation strength they relied on for survival and pride was simply not impressive in Snake King City. Any random monster on the street could easily defeat them.

Ying Ke Lai Inn, second-floor room.

A group of humans gathered, each with the aura of a grandmaster. Their eyes were deep and sharp as they studied the bone coins in their hands.

The coins were of different sizes and shapes, but each emitted the unique aura of a millennia-old demon, deep, dark, vast, noble, and immeasurable. Holding them in their hands gave them a sense of awe.

"I can't imagine that Snake King City would use such treasures as currency. Although we are grandmaster guardians of the third level of martial arts, we are just frogs in a well here!"

A bald grandmaster lamented, and the others nodded.

They were a group of grandmaster guardians from several other safe zones who had been invited by Bai He Daoren and others half a month ago to come to Snake King City.

Before coming, they were skeptical, but after arriving, they were shocked.

Whether it was the building materials here or the huge monsters, they found it incredible and horrifying. They restrained their arrogance as grandmasters and kept a low profile, not daring to be arrogant in the slightest.

This was because a short-sighted grandmaster guardian tried to abduct a child here to refine blood medicine, but the child was killed in return, and the safe zone was massacred by the Snake King City cavalry, leaving no one alive.

Only then did everyone realize that this was not a charity or a paradise. They had their own laws and rules, and touching them would come at a bloody price.

At this moment, footsteps came from the door, and a loud voice rang out.

"Zong Wang has arrived!"

In the room, the grandmaster guardians quickly stood up, looking respectfully at the door.

The door opened, and three figures walked in: Bai He Daoren, Yuan Kong Dashi, and Hei Shou Quan Wang.

Their auras were much stronger than they had been a month ago in the Snake King Palace, indicating that they had recently made breakthroughs.

"Greetings, Zong Wang!"

Everyone saluted, their eyes full of awe.

The three people in front of them, Bai He Daoren, were all top experts in the fifth level of martial arts, Zong Wang, standing at the top of the Hua Xia safe zones.

Rumor has it that they had been received by the master of Snake King City and given natural treasures in the Snake King Palace, so their cultivation had advanced rapidly, breaking through to the fifth level of martial arts, Zong Wang, in a month.

Everyone was envious and jealous, so they had specially invited the three to come today, wanting them to introduce them to the master of Snake King City, that powerful and terrifying Snake King.

"We all know what you are thinking. As members of the human race, we should help each other, but the Snake King is rarely seen, and we haven't seen him for a month."

Bai He Daoren sighed after the three sat down.

Everyone was disappointed.

"May I ask, Zong Wang Bai He, where did the Snake King go? When will he return?" a grandmaster guardian asked.

Bai He Daoren recognized him as a grandmaster from another safe zone bordering the Black Wind Safe Zone. His name was Huo Da Hai, and they were friends. The two had often drunk and discussed Taoism, considering each other confidants.

But as he advanced and his cultivation far surpassed the other, there was a gap between them, and they were no longer so close.

Bai He Daoren sighed and said, "Brother Huo, even Commander Hu of the Jinyiwei in Snake King City doesn't know the Snake King's whereabouts. How could we know?

"As for when the Snake King will return, I think it should be soon. The Snake King once said that he would hold a Snake King banquet for us."

He said casually, but it instantly made the eyes of the grandmaster guardians below turn red, filled with envy and shock.

"The Snake King is going to hold a Snake King banquet for you?" Huo Da Hai said in surprise. He didn't understand, and he couldn't understand why the Snake King of Snake King City was said to be incredibly powerful, a god-like existence. How could such an existence invite Bai He Daoren and others to eat a Snake King banquet?

However.

Bai He Daoren smiled smugly and did not explain.

"Alright, everyone, please enjoy yourselves. We still need to cultivate, goodbye!"

He got up and left.

From beginning to end, Yuan Kong Dashi and Hei Shou Quan Wang did not speak. Their eyes were slightly lowered, as if they were asleep.

But if you look closely, you can see that they both had a tea leaf in their mouths, stirring it with saliva to absorb the energy in the tea and refine it into martial arts true qi.

As soon as the three left, the grandmaster guardians in the room began to discuss.

They also wanted to eat a Snake King banquet and be summoned by the powerful Snake King. As long as they made him happy, any reward would be a great opportunity.

But they had no chance and could not see the Snake King.

"Dang dang dang..."

Suddenly, a gong sounded on the street outside the window.

Then someone shouted, "Recruiting workers, recruiting workers! The Snake King Palace bathhouse is recruiting three bath scrubbers, with generous benefits, including food and accommodation. Sign up quickly, only snake monsters and dragon monsters."

"Peace Alley is recruiting one sanitation worker, only rabbit monsters. Come and sign up!"

"The ninety-eighth prince of snakes is recruiting ten sparring partners, with many subsidies, requiring powerful monsters. Those who want to come, sign up."

...

This was the daily recruitment time, and many job seekers would wait here. At this moment, it was noisy and they were scrambling to sign up.

But the recruiters only recruited monsters, not humans.

In the room, the grandmaster guardians looked helpless. Huo Da Hai sighed and said, "We have been here for many days, but we still can't find a job. Without a job, we won't have demon king meat soup and demon king bones, and it will be difficult for us to break through."

He spoke the mind of the grandmaster guardians.

Why did everyone in the safe zone come here? It was to seek an opportunity for a breakthrough.

And the most reliable way was to find a job in Snake King City. It didn't matter whether it was decent or not, as long as they could earn money.

Because working in Snake King City not only eliminated worries about being attacked by monsters in the mountains, but also provided demon king meat soup and demon king bone as compensation, which were natural treasures for their cultivation.

But unfortunately, whether it was a large or small restaurant, or even a barber shop, they all wanted human-beast mutated monsters, not them humans.

Because they were all too small and their strength was low, so they couldn't do many jobs.

Just then, another recruitment announcement rang out...

"Recruiting tooth pickers, to pick teeth for the Snake King, limited to humans, ten people. Those who are willing, come quickly. The treatment is excellent, and there are hidden benefits!"

As soon as this sound fell, the many grandmaster guardians in the room shuddered, their eyes red with excitement, so moved that they wanted to cry.

Finally, there was a job for humans?!

And it was to pick teeth for the Snake King. What a great job that was, much better than sanitation worker and bath scrubber.

And they had the opportunity to see the great Snake King. If they made him happy, wouldn't they make a fortune if he rewarded them with something?

"Huff~"

They broke through the door and rushed out, scrambling to sign up.

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Chapter 2

Gao Xin stood at the street corner, banging on a large gong with his rat claws, recruiting tooth pickers for the Snake King.

This was the job Liu You Shan had assigned to him.

"The Snake King went hunting and must have eaten his fill of meat scraps and blood foam. If we can recruit some skilled humans to pick his teeth, the Snake King will definitely be pleased."

These were Liu You Shan's original words, which Gao Xin kept in mind, so he personally came to Chang An Street to handle this matter.

Chang An Street,

was a street recently named by Snake King City, a gathering place for foreign humans, with small shops and inns on both sides, suitable for humans to eat and live in.

Gao Xin frantically beat the gong, the sound penetrating the entire district. He shouted loudly:

"Recruiting tooth pickers, to pick teeth for the Snake King, limited to humans, ten people. Those who are willing, come quickly. The treatment is excellent, and there are hidden benefits!"

As soon as the sound fell, the crowd on the street swarmed over.

Some monsters also wanted to apply for the job, but were beaten away by the rat guards, who sternly told them that they only recruited humans, not monsters.

Huo Da Hai and a group of grandmaster guardians were powerful and fast, and they rushed to the front of Gao Xin first.

Looking at this hundred-meter-tall rat, its aura was evil and terrifying, they were frightened for a while, but still plucked up their courage and said: "Sir, we want to apply for the job of tooth picker, may we?"

Others around were also asking, very actively.

After waiting for more than half a month, they finally had a decent job for them humans. What's more, they would have the honor to see the Snake King, everyone was very excited.

Gao Xin bowed down and looked at Huo Da Hai and others, grinning with his fangs and said, "Don't worry, listen to me about the recruitment conditions first."

The crowd immediately quieted down, all ears perked up.

Gao Xin announced loudly: "The first recruitment condition: good image and temperament, no bad habits."

Immediately someone curiously asked: "What do you mean by bad habits?"

Gao Xin said in a deep voice: "For example, some people are chain smokers, they feel uncomfortable if they don't smoke for a day, but picking teeth for the Snake King is not like grouting bricks, can you smoke there?

"For another example, some old people have prostate problems and can't hold their urine, so they are not suitable for this job."

"Also, don't come if you like to fart. If you dare to fart in the Snake King's mouth, hehe~"

Everyone understood, and some chain smokers and people who couldn't hold their urine or liked to fart instantly looked dejected.

"Damn it, not only do I like to fart, but I also can't hold my urine, is this job out of my reach?" A grandmaster guardian next to Huo Da Hai wailed, but suddenly felt the urge to urinate, and hurried to find a toilet.

Huo Da Hai breathed a sigh of relief, because he fully met the first recruitment condition.

He didn't smoke, his prostate was great, and he wouldn't fart at every turn. Even if he couldn't help but want to fart, he would seal his anus with true qi.

In front.

Gao Xin continued: "The second recruitment condition: good qinggong skills." (Qinggong: martial arts technique for achieving lightness and agility)

Seeing everyone's confusion, he explained again:

"As we all know, the Snake King is no less than ten thousand meters tall. You can imagine how long his fangs are, so you can't do this job without good skills. Think about it, if you fall from a fang thousands of meters high, what's the difference between that and jumping off a cliff?"

The crowd was in an uproar again, and some people who were not good at skills beat their chests and stamped their feet, crying on the spot.

Another grandmaster beside Huo Da Hai sighed and shook his head and left.

Gao Xin pressed down with his rat claws, and the crowd immediately quieted down. He said loudly: "The third recruitment condition: good swordsmanship or good saber skills."

"The Snake King eats meat and drinks blood all year round, and God knows how much stuff there is in his teeth. Picking his teeth with your hands is not only unsanitary, but also slow, so you have to use swords or sabers to pick his teeth."

The crowd was boiling, and some people who only practiced boxing fainted on the ground.

Beside Huo Da Hai, several more grandmasters walked away in tears, leaving only the bald grandmaster and Huo Da Hai.

"Brother Huo~"

"Brother Liu~"

Both were a little nervous and excited.

The bald middle-aged man was named Liu Xiu De, and he came from the same safe zone as Huo Da Hai, traveling thousands of miles to Snake King City to find a job and seek opportunities. Today, he finally saw hope.

The rest of the people who did not leave looked at Gao Xin with nervous and excited expressions, wondering if there were any other conditions, because they all met the previous three.

Gao Xin announced loudly: "The fourth recruitment condition: hard work, team spirit... Well, this is the last condition."

The nervous crowd around immediately cheered. The fourth requirement was simple, and they thought they all met it.

But when they looked at each other, there were still almost a hundred people around, but this job only needed ten people. Everyone instantly quieted down, looking at each other with smiling eyes, but with tension and wariness, secretly assessing each other's strength.

Gao Xin selected and registered people on the spot, and after reviewing the people who met the previous four requirements, he selected ten people based on their strength.

Huo Da Hai and the bald grandmaster Liu Xiu De were both grandmasters, so they were naturally selected by Gao Xin, and they were overjoyed, with tears in their eyes.

It wasn't easy, they finally found a job in Snake King City!

The losers looked disappointed. Gao Xin smiled and said: "The others are registered, and if we need to expand the recruitment later, we will select from you."

Everyone then showed joy and scrambled to register their names.

"Come with me!" Gao Xin said to Huo Da Hai and the other ten people, leading them into the Xichang (Western Depot) office hall.

This was the territory of Liu You Shan, the Supervisor of the Xichang, and it was heavily guarded. Rat guards were standing guard and patrolling at the door, wearing armor and carrying knives, looking mighty.

Huo Da Hai and others stood there bowing and scraping, looking respectful, leaning forward.

Gao Xin looked at the ten people and smiled: "Congratulations on becoming the first batch of tooth pickers. You must know that picking teeth for the Snake King is a great honor. You are very lucky."

"The salary is settled with demon king bones, three pieces per month, including food and accommodation. Three meals a day include one meal of demon king meat soup. As for the working hours, it depends on the Snake King.

"If he is free, you have to get busy picking his teeth. If he is busy, you can arrange your time freely, but you are not allowed to leave the Snake King Palace too far, and don't wander around. The Snake King Palace's experts are not easy to talk to. They kill people at every turn... Of course, you'll be fine if you know the rules."

Bla bla bla bla~

Gao Xin said a lot, and Huo Da Hai and others listened carefully.

This job was indeed not simple, but the treatment and benefits were surprisingly good, much higher than the salary given outside.

Three demon king bones per month was enough for them to cultivate for a long time, and there was also demon king meat soup, just thinking about it made them excited.