Vol 2 Chapter 8.4 (2/2)

Yin Zhu said indifferently, “It’s nothing. I was naturally born like this. I only have eight fingers you see.” He stretched out his other hand and shook it in front of Sura as he spoke.

“Fortunately, it’s just the pinky finger. It doesn’t affect anything,” Sura smiled. “What division are you from?”

Ye Yin Zhu replied, “I am a part of the Divine Music division.”

“Divine Music division? You are a Divine Music mage?” Sura stared at Yin Zhu, dumbstruck.

Yin Zhu forced a smile and said, “Why are you so astonished that I’m in the Divine Music division?”

Sura laughed and answered, “I’m afraid it’s quite surprising to see a male studying to be a Divine Music mage. After all, it is a useless vocation.”

Yin Zhu laughed and replied, “You sure are honest. They all say that Divine Music mage is a trash mage. Oh wow, you’re really hardworking; this dormitory is swept clean. Is there anything I can help you with?”

Sura repeatedly waved his hand and said, “No thanks, I can do it myself. Look at how small this room is. When I came here, it was really filthy though. So how about you give me a silver coin as a form of payment.”

“A silver coin?” Ye Yin Zhu stared blankly at him.

Sura awkwardly laughed and said, “Yes! In this world, things require payment. You see, I labored for many hours here making everything look neat.”

Ye Yin Zhu came to a realization. He looked at Sura’s malnourished appearance and didn’t comment. He retrieved a tenth of his money and handed a single gold coin over to Sura. “I only have this. I don’t have silver coins.”

Sura s.n.a.t.c.hed the gold coin from Yin Zhu’s palm and then stared at it. His eyes were filled with intoxication and greed. “Of course, a gold coin is better. How about I maintain our dormitory’s sanitation from now on. This will be your payment to me for three months, okay? Furthermore, since you are also a work-study student, we cannot eat in the dining hall. We have to prepare food for ourselves in the dormitory. But don’t worry, I prepare wonderful meals. You just have to give me three gold coins a month. The inst.i.tution’s dining hall costs ten gold coins a month, a price which it is certainly not worth.” He held three fingers up towards Yin Zhu as he spoke, his face full of excitement.

“Oh, okay.” Yin Zhu fished out three gold coins and handed them over to Sura . “Sura, what is your specialization?”

“Me? I am a part of the a.s.sa.s.sin division, which is considered to be a dishonorable division specialization. You see, isn’t my build one that’s best suited towards a.s.sa.s.sination?”

“a.s.sa.s.sination!” Yin Zhu couldn’t help but admire Sura with envy. He heard his grandfather say,‘a.s.sa.s.sin is a very difficult profession to practice. It is one that never defends and is always on the attack. Those in this profession rely on concealment and other special abilities to attain their target. Once mobilized, their opponent must kill them or be done for.’ Sura’s lithe, agile build suited this vocation awfully well.

“Then is your a.s.sa.s.sin division partic.i.p.ating in the Freshman Compet.i.tion?”

Sura stared at Yin Zhu with amazement. “Are you joking? What kind of an a.s.sa.s.sin would want to be on stage with other people in a just and honorable compet.i.tion? That’s not something for an a.s.sa.s.sin. Don’t tell me you want to partic.i.p.ate.”

Ye Yin Zhu nodded. “Yes! I have already decided to partic.i.p.ate.”

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