Chapter 14: The Big Brother's Career

Inspired, Longxi happily went off to find a place to farm money.

The game had just launched, and he had to seize the initiative.

This method would be leaked sooner or later; when everyone started doing it, the Pawnshop's buyback price would surely plummet, and his money would have been spent in vain.

Longxi found a secluded corner and quietly committed suicide.

……

Meanwhile, in a bustling corner of the night market, a passage was written on the ground with twigs:

"A flood hit our hometown; the two of us siblings are penniless and stranded in a foreign land, having not eaten for three days. We beg kind-hearted people for some food..."

The raggedly dressed Lao Mi and Gengmi crouched behind this text, with a broken bowl placed in front of them.

There were a dozen or so copper coins in the bowl.

Occasionally, someone would walk past them and toss one or two copper coins into the bowl.

Lao Mi would press his palms together and say with a fawning smile, "Thank you, kind soul; may good people have peace for a lifetime."

Gengmi's eyes darted around the crowd, and she said, "Laoluo, are you really planning to beg here?"

Lao Mi said, "Otherwise, what? Jiamu City is so big, and most people are asleep at night. If the little brother is out wandering, this is the most likely place to run into him."

Gengmi said, "But, playing a game to this extent, I feel so embarrassed."

Lao Mi said, "What's embarrassing about making money? Just treat it as experiencing life. I've observed that there are no beggars out at night; we're the only ones in the night market. We can look for people and make money at the same time—it's the best of both worlds."

He said with great interest, "I've calculated the earnings. Crouching here for one night, we'll make at least thirty wen. I've already decided: when I'm free, I'll tear my clothes and find a place to crouch and beg..."

Gengmi said, "……"

Lao Mi looked back at Gengmi: "If you don't want to watch the stall, you can log off and browse the forums to see if you can find any useful guides for us."

"Okay." Gengmi replied faintly, took a few steps back, moved to an empty corner, clicked the exit button, and logged off without a sound.

More than an hour later.

The night market crowd gradually dispersed.

Lao Mi was counting his earnings.

Gengmi logged on, looking excited: "Laoluo, some pro player posted a game guide."

"What?" Lao Mi didn't even lift his head.

"It's professional." Gengmi said, beaming, "That pro player studies metallurgy. He used the forging knowledge he learned to successfully win the Blacksmith's appreciation. He succeeded, was taken in as an apprentice by the Blacksmith, and unlocked the Blacksmith profession. Tonight, he's already staying at the Blacksmith's house."

"……" Lao Mi was stunned, "Real-world knowledge can interact with the game?"

"Obviously it can." Gengmi said, "The pro player has already summarized the method. In this game, you have to forget the old ways of playing. You can't just think about leveling up and fighting monsters all day; instead, you have to treat yourself as a real transmigrator and find ways to integrate into this world to get better returns."

"Integrate?" Lao Mi muttered, subconsciously opening his personal panel. Upon looking, he was stunned again, and the corners of his mouth twitched inexplicably.

"What's wrong?" Noticing his abnormality, Gengmi asked curiously.

"I've unlocked a profession too." Lao Mi displayed the panel to Gengmi.

Gengmi looked up, and after Lao Mi's name, the previously empty profession column now had two characters: Beggar.

She couldn't help but widen her eyes: "This works too?"

Lao Mi looked at the profession he had unlocked, feeling somewhat speechless.

"I've been crouching here too, why don't I have one?" Gengmi hurriedly opened her panel, but it was still empty.

Lao Mi flipped through the game logs: "Earned thirty copper coins through begging; automatically unlocked the Beggar profession."

Gengmi had black lines on her forehead: "What's the use of this profession? Does it have any special bonuses?"

Lao Mi shook his head: "Can't tell for now." Immediately, he became excited, "Having one is better than nothing. Maybe it's a hidden profession. That little brother of mine was right; I really am a Dragon and Phoenix Among Men..."

Gengmi glanced at her excited companion and said strangely, "Lao Mi, have you thought about one problem?"

"What?" Lao Mi asked.

"The method for farming professions has been posted on the forum. Tomorrow, many players will definitely find professions." Gengmi said.

"So what?" Lao Mi said, "They can find them, and we can too. There's no rule saying you can only have one profession; being a beggar can totally be a side job."

"We have red names." Gengmi said slowly.

Like a basin of cold water poured over his head, Lao Mi stiffened, and the joy of his newly acquired profession vanished instantly.

"As long as the wanted posters are still hanging at the city gate, it's impossible for the two of us to find new professions." Gengmi said, "It would be fine if that little brother of yours is truly a plot NPC. If he isn't, or if the rewards are too small, wasting too much time on him will cause us to fall behind other players from the very start. There are many 'liver emperors' in the game; we have to consider this problem..."

After a long silence, Lao Mi looked at the empty night market around him and took a deep breath: "Half a day. We'll look for him for another half day tomorrow. If we still can't find him, we'll go straight to the Government to turn ourselves in, explain the situation to the City Lord, and if we can't get the wanted order revoked, we'll delete our accounts and start over."

……

The next day.

Lin Bai woke up when the sun was already high.

Just as he opened his eyes.

Two new system notifications popped up in his mind.

【A big brother must have strength. Have your big brother learn a specialty (Completed); Big Brother's profession confirmed as Beggar; Reward: Luck +3.】

【A small step for the big brother is a big step for you. A wavering big brother is destined to achieve nothing. As a little brother, it is necessary to establish a firm belief for your big brother; Reward: Luck +3.】

What the hell?

The quest completed itself?

"But a beggar counts as a specialty, my ass!" Lin Bai sobered up immediately, rolled over, and sat up. "What did this guy go and do? How did he inexplicably become a beggar? Is he planning to develop toward the position of Chief Beggar? Does the system mean it wants me to personally send him to the position of Chief Beggar and then become the Deputy Chief myself?"

This is such a trap!

In this world of demons and monsters, what's the point of being a beggar boss?

Dreams determine your upper limit; there's no future following this big brother!

The only thing that comforted Lin Bai was that the profession his big brother found himself also counted as completing the quest.

No need to do it himself, and he could get the rewards for free.

The Chief Supporting Role System is quite friendly in this regard.

The big brother braves the world, the second brother enjoys a life of leisure; this is the correct way to open the Chief Supporting Role System!

Thinking of this, Lin Bai, who had been forced to become the Deputy Chief Beggar of the Beggar Sect, immediately felt much better.

But when he carefully pondered the subsequent tasks, he frowned again: "Help the big brother establish a firm conviction? Let him be a beggar forever? Can't he change professions? Are you kidding me? Players have fickle minds and pursue happiness and achievement; who doesn't want to be a Sword Immortal, flying around in the sky? How could anyone stick to one path from beginning to end, let alone being a beggar?"

Pacing back and forth in the room twice, Lin Bai still couldn't think of a way to make Lao Mi persist in being a beggar.

Finally.

Lin Bai stopped his footsteps, his eyes gradually turning firm: "What a hassle. If it really doesn't work, I can only force him to delete his account and see if I can change to a new big brother who is easier to serve. It would be best if the big brother could exert subjective initiative and develop on his own..."

The new book sets sail. Seeing many old readers of *Dream Fulfillment Master* follow over, I feel very gratified and hereby express my most sincere gratitude. One kowtow!

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Appendix: Thanks to Qiushui Fuping Ren Piaoyao Red for being a rudder master, and to Laozi Jianta Yaoshen, Shandong Xiao Lizi, Ge Gewu, and others for their tips and support. Three kowtows!

(End of this chapter)