#22Chapter 22: Addicted to making money
Another T0-level talent!
Seeing the talent drawn by his doppelganger in this simulation, Lin Ke immediately sat up straight, somewhat unable to believe that the system would be so friendly to him, granting two T0-level talents in two consecutive simulations.
Although the Phoenix Ember's effect is more reflected in its life-saving ability, and the resurrection mechanism is quite harsh.
But in any case, the special effect of Phoenix Ember has the potential to allow the owner to start over after encountering an accident.
As long as there are reliable teammates to protect the Phoenix Egg after death, the possibility of resurrection will greatly increase.
Although the possibility of encountering reliable teammates in the simulation is very low, this damn world is full of backstabbers, but reality is different.
Lin Ke and his doppelganger are the most reliable teammates!
Of course, it is unrealistic to expect Lin Ke to cover his doppelganger's resurrection, and after he completes his first job advancement and the system is upgraded, the simulation system itself will have the ability to revive the doppelganger, making the Phoenix Ember's resurrection effect somewhat redundant for the doppelganger.
But Lin Ke needs it!
Lin Ke has not forgotten that he has the ability to copy the doppelganger's talent for his own use.
Although it will cost a considerable amount of simulation energy, if he copies the Phoenix Ember talent onto himself, Lin Ke can completely imagine how explosive his sense of security will be!
Even if the doppelganger is momentarily careless and he is assassinated.
The doppelganger, after regaining his senses, will be fully capable of protecting the 'egg' he has transformed into, ensuring his resurrection.
"Very good, I've reserved this talent." He silently placed an order in his heart.
Lin Ke couldn't wait to see the doppelganger's next simulation.
[Because your doppelganger already possesses the Bronze-level talent Life Resistance, and is restricted by the rule that each professional in this world can only possess one talent, the doppelganger needs to choose between the Bronze-level talent Life Resistance and the Silver-level talent Phoenix Ember...
Hint: After the system is upgraded, you can obtain more powerful functions, which can to a certain extent counteract the rule restrictions of this world, thereby increasing the number of talent slots for the doppelganger, allowing the doppelganger to possess multiple talents at the same time.
During this period, the talents replaced by the doppelganger can be retained in the doppelganger's talent reserve pool, and the required talents can be directly exchanged from the talent reserve pool by consuming simulation energy, without the need for further drawing.]
"..." Lin Ke barely managed to stop himself from cursing.
[Your doppelganger chose the Silver-level talent Phoenix Ember, the Bronze-level talent Life Resistance has been replaced and entered the talent reserve pool.]
[In this life, your doppelganger became an elite student who awakened a Silver-level talent. As the owner of the Phoenix Ember talent, your doppelganger received invitations from various student associations early on.]
[Among them, is the Iron Blood Society!]
"?" A question mark appeared on Lin Ke's head.
[Although the Iron Blood Society is a student organization established by Zong Heng, the number one genius of Donghua University, based on the formation of a battle group, the standards for recruiting members are extremely harsh.]
[However, professionals who awaken high-level talents are ultimately in the minority. In order to ensure the number of members in the battle group, Zong Heng had to lower the standards for recruiting members.]
[The doppelganger who awakened the Phoenix Ember was therefore recruited by the Iron Blood Society. Although compared to the recruitment efforts for Lin Qingyu, the owner of the Gold-level talent, the Iron Blood Society's recruitment of you was quite insincere, with no resource support and no guarantee of joining the battle group or becoming a member of the battle group in the future.]
[But this still represents that the value of your doppelganger, who possesses a Silver-level talent, has exceeded the value of the doppelganger in the previous simulation.]
[Even your goddess, Lin Qingyu, did not mock him after your doppelganger awakened the Silver-level talent. She is still using cheap words to lure the doppelganger, and even expressed her desire to enter the Iron Blood Society and fight alongside the doppelganger.]
[Your doppelganger was not fooled, because with the experience of the previous two simulations, your doppelganger knows very well that a mere Silver-level talent cannot move the heart of this bitch Lin Qingyu. All the enthusiasm she is showing now is only because the doppelganger has the value of being used as cannon fodder.]
[Your doppelganger rejected Lin Qingyu, and also rejected the invitation from the Iron Blood Society.]
[Although it has been proven in past simulations that Iron Blood will achieve great success in the future, firstly, it is too difficult for a Silver-level talent to gain a foothold in a newly established battle group like Iron Blood. The doppelganger does not want to experience the humiliation of being eliminated again because he cannot keep up with the team's progress.
Secondly, the doppelganger is now completely unsuitable for any new team.
The doppelganger, who is ostensibly just a freshman, actually has a level as high as 21 and has completed his second job advancement!
Although he is only evaluated as a Lower-level Silver Warrior in the system, a Lower-level Silver Warrior is also a genuine Silver Warrior!
If he teams up with freshmen, under the high experience sharing and experience penalty system, the doppelganger may not even be able to gain 1 point of experience. If he continues to team up with freshmen, he may repeat the mistakes of the previous simulation and become a free nanny in the freshman team.]
[It is also impossible to team up with older students. Your doppelganger cannot expose his shockingly high level to others, nor can he explain how he completed his second job advancement in just two days after awakening. After thinking about it, your doppelganger was stunned to find that Donghua University, which he had desperately wanted to stay in before, had actually become a burden to him.]
[Although he has not reached the point of dropping out of school, at least the dungeons within Donghua University still have considerable value to the doppelganger, but the doppelganger is very clear that if he wants to continue to become stronger and not waste the next few years of university, he must develop outside of the university.]
[Whether it is joining a folk professional team incognito, or doing something else that is shady. In short, he cannot rely solely on soloing dungeons within the university to become stronger, that is too slow..]
[Your doppelganger thought of the smuggler Fatty Hu he captured in the previous simulation..]
[Although according to Fatty Hu's confession in the previous simulation, Fatty Hu at this time is just a small fry who has just entered the industry. It is impossible for him to quickly expand into a gang leader after gaining the support of the doppelganger, and provide the doppelganger with huge profits as in the later stages of the previous simulation.]
[However, your doppelganger this time did not expect Fatty Hu to bring him any generous income, because this time he was thinking of—personally getting involved. Fatty Hu only needs to lead him in.]
"No, are you addicted to moonlighting?"
Lin Ke couldn't help but complain.
[Although moonlighting is shady and full of uncontrollable risks, any professional with a great future is full of discrimination against it, hating and despising such self-degrading behavior.]
[However, the doppelganger, who has tasted the sweetness of moonlighting in the previous life, is very clear about the huge profits contained in this seemingly unsightly business! As for the risks, the risks of challenging the wilderness and reclaiming wasteland are only higher than moonlighting, but the benefits do not reach one-tenth or one-twelfth of moonlighting.]
[Of course, moonlighting can only get a lot of money, and cannot get the precious experience for professionals, but the doppelganger's first appeal now is just not to waste these few years of university. After graduating from university, the doppelganger can fully arm himself with the ample money earned from moonlighting, greatly improve his combat power, and then enter the wilderness to improve his wilderness survival rate and combat efficiency.]
[This is called sharpening your knife does not delay your work!]
"...Don't use the wisdom of a great civilization in this kind of place, you idiot!"
[On the evening of October 2nd, the doppelganger, who had spent a day preparing, found Fatty Hu, who was still living in a rented house, like a minion.]
[Under the intimidation of your doppelganger, who is as high as a Silver-level warrior, Fatty Hu knelt down without hesitation and took your doppelganger as his boss.]
[When he heard that your doppelganger was going to get involved in the smuggling of dungeon props, Fatty Hu's face showed an uncontrollable surprised expression.]
[A dignified Silver-level professional, the light of civilization who should be fighting for humanity in the wilderness, why would he get involved in this kind of low-level business? What is the difference between this and Qingbei graduates going out to prostitute?]
[Of course, he was shocked in his heart, but after confirming that the doppelganger was not joking, Fatty Hu still happily revealed the entire process of smuggling dungeon props.]
[Smuggling dungeon props is just a high-sounding name created by the Federal Police for them. In Fatty Hu's words, their essence is no different from second-hand dealers, they just buy dungeon props from folk professionals and sell them to illegal professionals or ordinary people who do not have the qualifications to buy dungeon props.]
[Here, it should be pointed out that not all professionals are legal, and not everyone can become a professional.]
[According to federal law, federal citizens are only legal professionals if they pass the university entrance examination and awaken through the awakening ball registered within the university. In addition, professionals who privately awaken in the folk using awakening balls that are not controlled by the federation, without going through the federal university route, are illegal professionals.]
[Illegal professionals, as well as ordinary people who have failed to pass the university entrance examination and have not been able to awaken the professional panel, are not allowed to enter the wilderness, nor are they allowed to enter the dungeon, and they are not allowed to buy or sell dungeon props. In the words of the federation, it is to protect the danger of federal citizens. Dungeons and wilderness are too dangerous, and illegal professionals and ordinary people who have not been systematically trained by the university cannot grasp the risks of dungeons, wilderness, and dungeon props.]
[However, the people do not buy it. Despite the federation's repeated prohibitions, there are still a large number of illegal professionals born through illegal channels, and there are also many ordinary people who have not been able to awaken the professional panel and are eager to use dungeon props to gain strength or attack methods. However, because illegal professionals and ordinary people are not allowed to enter dungeons and wilderness, and are not allowed to conduct professional system transactions, it is extremely difficult for them to obtain dungeon props and resources. They must purchase weapons and equipment through illegal channels, which has spawned a large number of illegal dungeon prop smuggling markets.]
[The smuggling method is also very simple. You only need to find a legal professional, download the required props or equipment from the legal professional market, and sell them to the illegal professionals who need them at a higher price. The smugglers as intermediaries can obtain the maximum profit from the transaction. Often, equipment and props that are only worth 1,000 federal coins in the legal market can be sold for a high price of 2,000 federal coins in the illegal professional market, which is a double profit in a blink of an eye.]
[More advanced smugglers, or smuggling groups, are engaged in cross-border smuggling. It is said that powerful smuggling groups can even smuggle star-level equipment and special materials that are recognized by countries around the world as strategic materials. However, behind such smuggling groups, there must be a considerable power, maybe even an A-level battle group. At that level, smuggling is no longer a simple smuggling act, and it may involve the game between countries, so there is no need to think too much about it.]
[For ordinary smugglers, there are only two difficulties in smuggling.
One is the sanctions of federal law. According to the amount of smuggling, once smugglers are caught, the starting sentence is 15 years in prison, and a profit of more than 500,000 federal coins is the death penalty, which means that almost every smuggler will trigger the death penalty standard when caught.
The second is customers. It is not difficult to find legal professionals who are willing to take risks. Even the 'proud sons of heaven' who have graduated from university have many who have awakened black iron-level talents and are unable to go further on the path of professionals. These people are extremely easy to buy. They pretend to be confused and do almost anything for money.
But customers are different. Under the high pressure of federal law, everyone hides their identity as illegal professionals very well. Without considerable channels to enter this circle, ordinary people simply cannot see the existence of this huge group of illegal professionals.]
[The doppelganger is not afraid of the sanctions of federal law, and he is a legal professional himself, and even the link of finding supply professionals can be omitted.]
[In this way, the only difficulty faced by the doppelganger is how to obtain customers. Fatty Hu can't help the doppelganger too much with this, because he himself is a newcomer who has just entered the industry, and even the customers under his hand are quite scarce, which simply cannot meet the needs of the doppelganger.]
[However, Fatty Hu pointed out a clear path for the doppelganger.]
"The biggest smuggler in the Third District of Donghua City is now called One-Eye. He controls more than one-third of the smuggling business in the Third District. If we can kill him, we can annex his channels and replace him!"
Fatty Hu incited in a seductive voice.