mijobooks Chapter 3 Spare the Dog
Chapter 3 Spare the Dog
"Thank you, Sister Chen, but I've already found a job. I'll pay the rent now, including next month's."
The landlady was around thirty-five years old, with a plump figure and delicate face. After glancing at her a few times, Yang Xun stopped thinking about her and quickly took out his phone to transfer a thousand yuan to her.
He also knew that Sister Chen was divorced and single, and that she owned a five-story building that she rented out. She knew many wealthy women, and the owner of the health center he wanted to introduce to her was one of her friends.
However, the owner of the health center was a very fat woman. Yang Xun had the misfortune of meeting her twice, and she treated him like a young heartthrob.
If he dared to work at that health center, he would be like a lamb entering a tiger's den, completely devoured.
He is only twenty-six years old now. Although he attended a third-tier university, he has his own ambitions. Moreover, with the live-streaming object-hunting system, even if he doesn't become a billionaire, he can at least live a life free from financial worries.
"Oh, Xiao Xun, you found a job? What kind of job is it?"
Chen Rongqian immediately became curious.
"I'm doing live streaming, Sister Chen. If there's nothing else, I'll go in and rest first."
Yang Xun originally wanted to chat a bit more, after all, this landlady was beautiful and had a good personality, and she was also a genuine rich woman. If this landlady were the owner of a health spa, he might have agreed. However, the system just notified him that loading was complete, so he only said one sentence before closing the door.
"Xiao Xun has money, so his attitude has changed."
Chen Rongqian glanced at the closed door, muttered to herself, shook her head slightly, and continued downstairs.
At this moment, Yang Xun sat on the sofa looking at the panel that had finished loading.
[Live Stream Product Discovery]
[Exploration Points: 100 points, earned through exploration and live streaming]
[Active Object Detection: Activates once per 1000 Object Detection Points]
[Passive Object Detection: There is a certain chance to trigger when you get close to a bounty.]
[Object Detection Radar: 1-kilometer range, upgrade requires 1000 object detection points]
[Spirit Pet: None]
[Spiritual Object: None]
After studying it carefully, Yang Xun found that he knew nothing about the last two items, which were spirit pets and spirit objects, but he understood the first four items at a glance.
Tomorrow's work will still require me to go out and look for those lost and found notices.
After all, active exploration requires 1,000 exploration points, and we are still 900 points short, so we have to rely on passive exploration in the early stages.
Because he had walked a long distance today, Yang Xun was about to rest after taking a shower when his father called.
"Xiao Xun, have you found a job yet? Why don't you come back and help your dad raise pigs, fish, and manage fruit trees?"
In the past, Yang Xun would have carefully considered his father's words, but now he refused, saying, "Dad, I've already found a job. You and Mom can rest assured. The salary is not bad, about seven or eight thousand a month. I'll transfer some money back home after I get paid in a while."
"Xiao Xun, it's good that you've found a job. As for the money, it's no problem for you to transfer it back. Your mother and I will save it for you to use when you get married in the future."
"Dad, are you and Mom alright? If there's nothing else, I need to get some rest. I have to get up for work tomorrow."
"Your mother and I are both in good health. Xiao Xun, you should take good care of yourself too. Xiao Xun, get some rest early."
"Um."
After hanging up the phone, Yang Xun lay down to rest.
The next day.
Yang Xun woke up at dawn, washed up, took his live-streaming equipment, went downstairs to grab a quick rice noodle roll breakfast, and then headed towards some community or residential area notice boards.
Due to the cleanup efforts, there are very few unsightly graffiti or notices on utility poles, building walls, or street-side metal fences.
Only on officially permitted notice boards will you find notices for lost persons or lost items.
Yang Xun's goal was clear: to find the missing person and lost item notices on the bulletin board. He soon arrived at a bulletin board in a nearby community.
However, there were no missing person or lost item notices on this bulletin board; there were only some GGs and announcements.
Just as he was about to move on to the next notice board, a rather plump woman in her forties came toward the notice board with a piece of paper in her hand.
Yang Xun, who was about to take a step, suddenly stopped to see what the woman had posted.
The woman glanced at Yang Xun and then pasted the paper in her hand onto the notice board.
Yang Xun leaned closer to take a look, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes, and information also flashed on his forehead.
Lost Dog Notice: My Labrador Retriever has gone missing. A reward of 5,000 NTD will be given to anyone who sees or finds it. Contact number: 1399338####
[Object Detection Radar: Labrador Retriever Location: Red Dot on Map.]
The notice posted by the woman on the bulletin board contained the information about the lost dog from the system. Although Yang Xun was happy, he did not dare to talk to the woman who had lost her Labrador.
Instead, he waited quietly until the woman left before starting his live stream, pointing the camera at the lost dog notice on the bulletin board.
"Family members, I'm livestreaming again to find lost items. This time it's my dog, the very same Labrador Retriever from the lost dog poster. Do you believe I can find it today?"
As Yang Xun introduced the content of the live-streamed item search, he also clicked on the red dot on the Labrador Retriever radar map.
The Labrador Retriever was found at an abandoned construction site within a kilometer radius.
"Streamer, I don't believe you for a second. The moment you start your live stream, it's all about a lost dog notice. This is clearly a lost dog notice that you posted in advance. You're 100% sure you'll find this dog in a minute."
"Yesterday's myna bird could fly, and you found it so accurately right away, streamer! Your cheating method is too fake, I can't watch anymore, bye!"
"Host, I had something to do yesterday. I was going to make up for the carnival I promised you yesterday, but you cheated the whole time, so the carnival is canceled. But I'll still stay in your live stream to watch your performance."
"Host, your search and find track is good, but you should at least put in a little more effort. Even if it's fake, it should at least look real so I'm willing to be fooled."
……
As soon as the live stream started, a large number of viewers flocked in, but whether they were old or new viewers, they immediately judged that the streamer was cheating, and many people left the live stream.
"Family members, I truly believe I did not cheat. As for why it was such a coincidence, it's because just as I was about to leave, someone posted a lost dog notice, so without thinking too much, I started a live stream to look for this Labrador Retriever."
Family, it's okay if you don't believe me. I will continue to livestream this cheat-free item-finding activity. Time will tell.
Yang Xun saw that the live stream room, which originally had twenty or thirty people, had dwindled to only seven or eight. He tried to explain, but the viewers still didn't believe him. He was too lazy to explain any further and quickly headed towards his destination.
Ten minutes later, Yang Xun entered the abandoned construction site, but when he looked up, he stared blankly for a moment, then shouted anxiously and ran forward.
"Brother, spare the dog's life!"