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“That’s a lot of people.” Standing in the crowd, Ji Huan murmured.

When he went hunting for the first time, he passed by this market. At that time, he just stood on the outside and looked at it from a distance, and felt that there were many people. Now when he walked in, he found that there were more people than he had imagined.

Well, this can barely be regarded as an “employment market” in another world.

There are many people looking for jobs everywhere. Although Ji Huan has never experienced it, even in the previous world, it was said that the employment market was always crowded, and the population density there was even higher, which should be more terrifying than here.

However——

The past has nothing to do with him now, so there is no need to think about irrelevant things.

Looking down at the little grey devil whose height was less than his waist, he didn’t seem to expect that there would be so many people here, so he stood there blankly.

Although he couldn’t see his expression through the cloak, Ji Huan could imagine it.

There are more and more demons around, and Ji Huan’s size can only be considered at the lower middle level here, not to mention the little grey devil!

Ji Huan stretched out a hand and waved it in front of the little grey devil.

The little gray devil looked up at him in confusion. From this angle, the little grey devil’s eyes looked bigger and his chin was sharper.

Standing here in a small group, it really looks like a child.

“Stretch out your hand.” Ji Huan only said two words.

The little devil then extended his two little paws to Ji Huan.

Ji Huan held his cold little paw in his hand.

Then he walked on.

The little grey devil followed him stiffly, his thin arms were raised high, and his little paws were surrounded by warm temperature.

He quickly discovered the benefits of walking this way.

He doesn’t have to keep staring at the man around him, and he doesn’t have to keep paying attention to the road ahead. When someone is about to bump into him, the man holding his hand will gently lift him behind and block him from front.

Now, he doesn’t have to pay too much attention to the road conditions. It’s rare for the little grey devil to have enough time to look at his surroundings.

Although he has lived here since he was a child, there are always some places that he doesn’t usually have the opportunity to visit, such as the extravagant area in the north, such as this employment market.

Just like Ji Huan, it was the first time for the little grey devil to enter this market. Although he knew that this was a place to find a job, everything here was completely unfamiliar to him.

He looked at the surroundings around him curiously.

Here is no different from the vegetable market he has been to before. There are buyers and sellers. The voices of the demons are not too loud, but they can’t hold up too many people! Various bargaining voices filled Ji Huan’s ears, and Ji Huan slowed down and began to listen attentively to what the demons were saying.

“How strong is it?” This is the employer.

“It’s very, very strong!” This is applicant A.

“How strong is it? Have you tested it?” The employer snorted disapprovingly.

Just when the first applicant couldn’t answer at all, the next applicant quickly squeezed him out. While squeezing, he was still yelling: “I did it, I did it! My strength is big enough to lift two stones!”

What are two stones?

Memorizing the words he had just heard in his heart, he listened attentively to the conversation between the demons. After a while, he heard another new word:

“My speed is very fast, 40 per minute!”

Uh… what unit is this again?

“I usually make a living by hunting monsters, and I can catch 5 Calteras every month.”

Finally, there was a sentence that Ji Huan could fully understand. He knew that it was the pink, snail-like soft monster! Ji Huan ate it a few times when Ah Jin was still around. That kind of monster was very expensive, and he cannot afford to buy it now.

Just like selling meat, the demons introduced their strengths one after another, and the employer surrounded by them listened, asked questions, and noted down something from time to time.

Overall, it looks really messy.

Because of the crowd, the same words often have to be repeated several times before the employer can remember them, and if one stall doesn’t work, they have to repeat what they just said when they go to the next.

Ji Huan also looked around several stalls for a while. During this time, many demons mentioned things like “stone”, “how many times a minute”, “hearing level” and other words. The employer clearly recognized this standard. Ji Huan thought that there must be a place nearby to rest these abilities for demons. He can’t say anything in the queue now. Instead of waiting in line for a long time and being sent over for testing, it’s better to do all the tests in advance.

Having figured this out, Ji Huan left the noisy business area holding the paw of the little grey devil.

Ji Huan pulled him as he walked, and the little grey devil just followed him.

Ji Huan was worried at first that he might need to ask around before he could find the test area as there are so many people here, but none of them seemed easy to talk to. He was worried about who to ask for directions and how to ask.

However, soon he saw the tall demons who initially claimed to be very strong, but was dismissed by the employer because he didn’t test his strength.

This was really a very tall demon, walking with the group of demons, he was a full head taller than most of them.

This demon obviously didn’t know where to take the test, and Ji Huan saw him asking for directions.

The person he asked for directions was an anxious candidate who was trying to cut in line when suddenly someone patted him on the shoulder. Although the demon turned around, he must have been very unhappy. The evidence is that Ji Huan saw him raise his fist towards the tall demon who was asking for directions.

The demon asking for directions was very tall, and the one being asked couldn’t get much much lower. The fist raised under the cloak was very terrifying! His temper was also terrifying. After being interrupted by someone, without saying a word, his fist immediately went straight towards the face of the demon who was asking for directions!

There is indeed a risk in asking for directions here -—Ji Huan’s mouth twitched.

At this moment, a scene that made him even more speechless happened:

Faster than that demon’s fist, the tall demon smashed the other to the ground with one punch!

Then he continued to ask him for directions.

This time, the demon who was asked for directions no longer dared to complain, he covered his face with one hand, and pointed to a certain direction to the west with the other hand.

Next, one of the two demons went toward the west, and the other continued to think of ways to cut in line, and went to do what they should do.

Ji Huan:”…”

Leading the little grey devil, Ji Huan carefully followed the tall demon.

This market is too large and lacks signage, so the testing area is obviously not easy to find. The tall demon later asked for directions several times, and each time, he was almost attacked by the other party, and then he attacked the other party before being attacked.

“….”

In short, because of his strong fist, the tall demon finally arrived at the testing site successfully.

Ji Huan and the little grey devil, who followed the tall demon all the way, also arrived at the test area safely.

He doesn’t know if it’s because asking for directions here requires a fight first, but currently, there are only three demons in the testing area, namely the Tall demon, Ji Huan, and Little Grey Devil.

The little grey devil didn’t reach Ji Huan’s waist, and Ji Huan just reached the chest of the tall demon. The three people were arranged in descending order of height, and stood together at the door of the testing site.

Turning his head to the side, the tall demon seemed to glance at him.

Nodding to the other party, Ji Huan didn’t say anything.

The tall demon glanced at the hand of the little grey devil which was held by Ji Huan, and finally withdrew his gaze as he walked to the door. There sat an old demon, who seemed to be very old. At this moment, he was sitting precariously on a chair at the door, looking like the staff here.

“How much does the test cost?” The tall demon walked over and asked the old demon directly.

The old demon raised his head, and stretched out five fingers for a while.

“Five bone coins? Here you are.” Taking out five shiny coins from his pocket, the tall demon handed the money to the old demon.

The old demon stretched out an unsteady withered paw and put the money into his pocket.

Then came Ji huan.

Shaking his head at the little grey devil who was taking out money, he held his hand and Ji Huan only said good afternoon to the old demon when he entered the door, then…

Then he walked in with his head held high.

Did not pay~

The old demon at the door didn’t intend to stop him, but just let him in!

A question mark appeared on the head of the little grey devil who went in with him, but before he could speak, the tall demon who had just entered the door couldn’t help but rush over. He loudly questioned the old demon at the door and said, “Wait – why do I need to pay five bone coins! Don’t these two also need to pay? Could it be—”

“Are you charging test fees based on height and weight?!”

He had a loud voice and seemed to have a lot of drool. The old demon didn’t answer his question, and only extended a paw from under his cloak, calmly… extending five fingers again.

The tall demon was dumbfounded.

“Wait—you have to pay for asking questions! It’s too dark!” Seeing that he was actually going to pay again, Ji Huan was about to stop him, but unfortunately he was too fast, although the old demon seemed to have difficulty in moving, but the action of collecting money was extremely fast. In the blink of an eye, five bone coins entered his pocket again~

“Now, answer my question, right?” Standing aside, the tall demon snorted.

Then——

The old demon tremblingly raised a paw again.

“What!!!!” Seeing that the tall demon was about to go mad, Ji Huan hurriedly stopped him.

Ji Huan pointed at the wall behind the old demon, and said in a steady voice: “He stretched out his hand for no other purpose, but just wanted you to look at the wall behind him. Look, there is a line saying that there is no charge for the testing area…”

“…I can’t read.” The huge fist froze in mid-air, and the tall demon was stunned.

Ji Huan:”….”

He lowered his head, and glanced at the little grey devil.

The little grey devil raised his head just enough to meet Ji Huan’s gaze.

“Usually you don’t want to read a few words, but also say that it is useless. Look, isn’t this coming in handy now?” Ji Huan said with his eyes.

The little grey devil clicked his mouth, and looked away for a long time in a daze, gently scratching Ji Huan’s palm holding his hand.

Like grandpa, the little grey devil is also a typical child who doesn’t like to read books. He obviously loves to learn. For example, he loves to learn how to catch bones with grandpa, and he is also willing to learn how to explore valleys with him but he doesn’t like reading.

When Ji Huan was reading a newspaper once, he thought of teaching him how to read a few words, but the little grey devil’s willingness to learn was extremely low.

“Reading is very important. Paying more money is still a trivial matter, but when it comes to signing up for a job, you can be sold if you can’t read well.” It’s not that Ji Huan has never said this before, but the little grey devil always shrugs it away.

However, although he doesn’t like reading, he enjoys mathematics. Not only has he memorized all the expressions and writing methods of numbers, but he has also learned addition and subtraction very well. He is now learning multiplication and division!

This kind of knowledge that is generally used in doing business in the market was quickly learned by the little grey devil. After all, this little guy is a pragmatist through and through.

After this incident, the little grey devil must have some thoughts on the matter of recognizing characters in the future.

Just when Ji Huan and the little grey devil were communicating with each other with their eyes, things on the side had a new development. The tall demon was so angry that he wanted to forcibly pick up the old demon and ask him to spit out the money he had swallowed.

With his feet hanging in the air and his whole body being carried in mid-air, the old demon stubbornly disagreed!

Seeing that the fist of the tall demon was about to appear again, Ji Huan was thinking whether to stop it, after all, the other demon looks so old, and then——

The old demon picked up the crutch beside him, and knocked the tall demon unconscious.

Pulling up the unconscious tall demon, the old demon pointed ahead with his crutch, gesturing for Ji Huan to follow him. He then unsteadily led the way.

Ji Huan swallowed his saliva and heard the little grey devil sigh in a low voice:

Sure enough, he still need to read more books!

Ah Jin seems to have said the same thing.

The corners of his mouth were slightly curved, and Ji Huan immediately took the little grey devil and followed the old demon.

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