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

Mrs. Xu, the landlady, nodded and pointed to the sofa, "Have a seat."

After speaking, she turned to the little boy and slapped him on the head, roaring, "All you do all day is watch cartoons, just like your sister, you're useless. Go get tea." She picked up the remote control on the tea table and turned off the TV.

The little boy seemed used to being slapped. He slid off the sofa and poured two glasses of water for Zhang Yuanqing and Annie by the water dispenser, then scurried into the bedroom and closed the door.

So much pressure, whether as a guest, or... Zhang Yuanqing took a sip of water.

Mrs. Xu straightened her nightgown and sat down opposite them, like an HR representative from a Fortune 500 company, scrutinizing them as she said, "To be honest, I didn't want to rent the house to you when I saw you with a foreign woman. I'm not being discriminatory, but differences in lifestyle and culture often mean trouble. I'd rather rent the house to someone from my hometown."

Zhang Yuanqing sensed her emotions. When the landlady said, "I'm not being discriminatory," her emotions were clearly discriminatory and resistant.

"This is the legendary, 'I hate two kinds of people, one is racist, and the other is Nigger.'" Zhang Yuanqing silently complained.

Zhang Yuanqing sighed and said, "To be honest, this is my first time in the Free Federation. Seeing black chocolate and white chocolate everywhere makes me uncomfortable. Only here do I feel comfortable, like I've returned home."

After saying this, he sensed that the landlady's irritable mood had eased and she felt a great sense of identification.

The landlady's attitude did improve, and she said, "How about this, I'll ask a question, please _search_for_the_book_title_plus_Three_Excellent_Novels_on_Bing_to_read_it_quickly, and then decide whether or not to rent the house."

Zhang Yuanqing nodded, "Go ahead."

Zhang Yuanqing could completely understand the landlady's caution. Annie had filled him in on some of Yorkshire's "local customs".

Yorkshire's laws are very protective of tenants, who are considered a vulnerable group. Therefore, "free-loaders" and "squatters" are common.

In a situation like the landlady's, the main concern is "free-loaders," for example, paying one month's rent and then refusing to leave the house. It's very troublesome for the landlord to evict them.

Therefore, when renting out a house, landlords will strictly screen tenants, only renting to high-quality tenants, preferably those with good income, stable jobs, and Free Federation citizenship, because these tenants have a credit score system to constrain them.

Foreigners don't have these restrictions and can simply stay until their visas expire and leave the Free Federation.

The landlady asked, "You're not very old, are you here to study abroad?"

"No, I've already graduated from university. This time, I came to New Yorkshire to accompany my girlfriend on vacation, and also to look for a job. We won't stay too long, at least six months, at most a 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's been living in the country for many years and is from Wind City. She doesn't really have any friends in New Yorkshire, and we don't have the habit of throwing parties. You don't have to worry about unsavory people coming to the house all the time."

If he positioned Annie as an assistant, her identity would be a bit exaggerated. He didn't want the landlady to ask too many questions. Making up lies would also be a very troublesome thing.

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

"Songhai University!" Zhang Yuanqing said.

"Songhai University, ah..." The landlady immediately smiled, very satisfied with the tenant's education.

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

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

The landlady nodded repeatedly, confirming that this met the conditions for a high-quality customer, and said, "I have no problem with it. You can stay here, but there's a rule I need to mention in advance: no noise after 10 pm. My daughter will be taking the university entrance exam next year. Second, no parties in the house. You can invite friends over, but they must leave before 10 pm. Third, the furniture and appliances in the house are complete. If you want to add furniture, especially large equipment that needs to be installed, you must apply to me, and I have to agree before you can do it. If any of the appliances are damaged, you can tell me and I will take care of it."

Zhang Yuanqing smiled and said, "No problem!"

The landlady took out a standard contract. After both parties signed it, Zhang Yuanqing paid six months' rent and three months' deposit in one go.

It's worth mentioning that in New Yorkshire, the law stipulates that rent must be paid monthly, and the deposit can only be a maximum of one month's rent.

Zhang Yuanqing's priority now was to settle down and reassure the landlady, so he chose to "take a loss."

After receiving the money, the landlady led the two of them to the apartment. The layout here was a living room, a dining room with good lighting near the balcony, a master bedroom, a guest room, a study, and two bathrooms with separate wet and dry areas.

The kitchen was open-plan, next to the living room.

The furniture and appliances were all complete. It was cozy and comfortable for two people to live in, and the soundproofing was very good.

"You can prepare your own daily necessities. There are clean sheets, quilts, and pillowcases in the bedroom cabinets. You can use them, or you can buy new ones yourself. Anyway, just come to me if you have any problems." The landlady handed the keys to Annie and left.

Zhang Yuanqing walked through the dining room to the balcony, basking in the sun, looking out over this unfamiliar city.

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

The boss's daily necessities included pajamas, spare sheets, pillowcases, a razor, toothpaste, skincare products, condoms, etc.

After she finished the list, she said, "Master, I want to take a shower first, then go shopping. This afternoon, we'll go to the Bounty Hunter Guild to register."

"You make the arrangements," Zhang Yuanqing said.

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

[Tongtian Jiaozhu: I've arrived in New Yorkshire, everything is going well.]

[Sun Miaomiao: Eh, changed your name?]

[Xiahou Aotian: I just saw Guan Ya leading a team on a mission today. Why didn't you two go together?]

[Red Rooster Bro: Taking your girlfriend abroad, how can you enjoy foreign chicks? Ahahaha.]

Red Rooster Bro offended three girls in the group with one sentence.

Guan Ya originally wanted to come along, follow her husband wherever he goes, but Zhang Yuanqing refused. On the one hand, Fu Qingyang was setting up an investigation department and a justice department, which needed high-quality talent to assist.

Guan Ya, as a level 5 Saint, was considered elite talent.

Furthermore, this trip was not for sightseeing, but to do something big. Having a girlfriend by his side would be a burden and a psychological hindrance.

For the same reasons, Xiao Yuan, Xie Lingxi, and the Queen were not brought along.

[Tongtian Jiaozhu: Sun Miaomiao, nonsense, if I didn't change my name, would I call myself Yuanshi Tianzun abroad?]

[Xiao Yuan: Be careful, don't provoke foreign official organizations, you don't have a backer now.]

After chatting for a while, he exited the gang group and clicked on the "Three-Eyed Demon Child" cartoon avatar.

[Tongtian Jiaozhu: Demon Eye Heavenly King, I'm going to cleanse the foreign world (doge emoji)]

Demon Eye replied with a string of question marks, and then said: [Going abroad to avoid the limelight is not bad. If I have time, I'll get a disguise prop and go abroad to play too.]

After exchanging a few pleasantries, Zhang Yuanqing also reported his itinerary, residential address, and the task of the Sugar Daddy to Fu Qingyang.

Fu Qingyang replied concisely: [Be careful.]

With Yuanshi's current status, it was difficult for anyone below the Dominator to threaten him, and the number of Dominators was small, being high-ranking existences among the The Way of the Extraordinary.

As long as Yuanshi didn't go out of his way to attack the Poseidon Church headquarters, the Heavenly Punishment branch, or break into the gathering place of an evil organization, he would generally be safe.

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

Annie wore a short trench coat, dark jeans, and low-heeled shoes, using sunglasses and a mask to cover her exquisite face. Her blonde curly hair was tied into a neat ponytail.

Different from Zhang Yuanqing's image of "chaotic bars" and "dark underground castles", the address of the Bounty Hunter Guild's New Yorkshire branch was located on the 48th floor of a building called "Mert" in Queens.

The walls here were covered in marble, the floor was shiny, there were bright lights and a beautiful receptionist with brown hair and brown eyes, and security personnel in suits and leather shoes.

It was clearly a highly private, high-end club.

Annie, in her black low heels, walked up to the counter and said, "We're here to register as bounty hunter members. We don't have a member introduction."

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

The two followed the lolita-skirted receptionist to a finely decorated reception room. After the receptionist served two cups of coffee, she said, "Please wait a moment, I'll go get the client manager."

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

In less than three minutes, a middle-aged man in a suit and tie, with 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 responsible for member registration and communication. Are you two registering as members together, or just the lady, or the gentleman?"

Annie said, "This is my boss. He wants to become a bounty hunter, Mr. Joseph. We have something to do this afternoon, so let's hurry up."

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

He took out a grip strength tester from his pocket and said, "Sir, if you are a Strength-type profession, please use this to test. If you are a Mental-type or have special abilities, you can demonstrate on the spot."

Zhang Yuanqing thought for a moment. Using skills would expose his profession, so he chose to do the grip strength test.

He immediately picked up the tester on the table, held it in his palm, and exerted force gently.

The value on this special grip strength tester instantly soared, exceeding the human limit.

Joseph smiled, "Please wait a moment, I'll go prepare the forms."

He got up and left, returning half a minute later with the corresponding application materials.

Joseph handed the form to Zhang Yuanqing and said, "The Spirit Realm, profession, and level can all be filled in at random. The guild doesn't care about these. Our registration fee is 20,000 Free Federation coins per year. If you have a member introduction, you can get a 50% discount. If you don't have money, you can choose to do three Bronze-level tasks for the guild for free to offset the membership fee. Then there's the commission issue. The guild will take a commission from every task completed by members. 30% is taken from Bronze hunters, 20% from Silver hunters, and 10% from Gold hunters."

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

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

Annie translated in a low voice, and then said, "Heavenly Punishment has a department that liaises with the Federal Tax Service, specifically responsible for the tax issues of The Way of the Extraordinary." "This is very much in line with my understanding," Zhang Yuanqing muttered silently.

"You don't have to worry about taxes. We will pay the fee for you before issuing the commission," Joseph said. "The guild has a special app. You can download it. Once the registration is complete, I will tell you your exclusive code. After you log in, you can accept tasks on your phone."

"You don't have to be so helpful. I'm quite looking forward to fighting wits with your Federal Tax Service!" Zhang Yuanqing nodded while slandering in his heart.

Joseph continued, "Also, let me tell you about the gold hunter's points system. Bronze hunters need to earn 1000 points to upgrade to Silver, and Silver hunters need to earn 10000 points to upgrade to Gold. This has nothing to do with level. Whether you are a Transcendent or a Saint, even a Dominator, you must accumulate points properly."

"Bronze tasks are divided into three stages. Tasks within 10 points are low-level tasks, tasks within 20 points are mid-level tasks, and tasks within 30 points are high-level tasks. One Bronze task is worth a maximum of 30 points. You can check the app for the Silver and Gold points system."

"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 task to truly become a Bronze hunter. As for the payment of commissions, we have a dedicated partner bank, and the commission will be credited to your bank card on time. You don't need to verify your identity to withdraw money using the bank card issued by the guild. You only need to enter the password."

"If you don't want to use a bank card, you can also come to the guild to collect cash, but you need to make an appointment."

"You're talking too fast, I didn't understand much. Can you speak slower?" Annie leaned close to his ear and translated in a low voice.

"The form can be filled in at random, no need for real names, and the bank card is also issued by the guild, so the confidentiality is indeed very high. Even evil professions can register, but in this way, the power of life and death is entirely in the hands of the guild. The guild can completely freeze the bank card." Zhang Yuanqing pretended to listen seriously.

"Tsk tsk, there are gains and losses."

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

At noon, the two finished the registration and had lunch at a high-end restaurant. Annie took him to the supermarket to buy the items on the list.

At four o'clock in the afternoon, they took a taxi back to Chinatown. Zhang Yuanqing had just finished showering and changing clothes. He took out the new phone Annie had bought, opened the hunter guild's app. The interface was in pure English. Although Zhang Yuanqing's spoken English was not good, as a top student from Songhai University, he had no problem with reading comprehension.

The hunter guild's app was very concise, with three lists: Gold, Silver, and Bronze.

The top ten tasks were pretty much this kind of outrageous thing. The prices were also outrageous, 100 million Free Federation coins.

Note: The tasks on the list are valid for three months. If they are not completed within three months, the tasks will be automatically revoked.

"Tsk tsk, killing a demigod will give you a lifetime of wealth, but people who can kill demigods don't seem to need to worry about running out of money. These tasks are completely ineffective."

At this moment, the doorbell rang.