Dream Travel

Chapter 186 Bounties are also a form of combat power

The meat of the Wild Boar King is probably the meat of some special creatures, such as electric dragons.

Bai Mu has eaten both ordinary and extraordinary creature meat, and the experiences were completely different.

The former doesn't keep you full for long, while the latter lasts longer.

Bai Mu hadn't expected this thing to be so expensive. He had been to the market before and was always very casual when buying things; he didn't have such a strong need for food back then.

With demand soaring and selections beginning, Bai Mu felt like he'd missed out on a fortune. At those prices, even the meal Lucy Ella ate deep in the mountains…

"What kind of look is that?" Luciela glanced at the returning white curtain and asked lazily.

She doesn't need rest, but Bai Mu, who said he could fight her all day, said he was hungry.

She was dismissive of this, saying that if it's okay, it's okay, and if it's not okay, it's not okay to use being hungry as an excuse.

If Bai Mu hadn't held the power to summon her, she would have already started making sarcastic remarks. But after thinking about it, she realized that it wouldn't do Bai Mu any good, so she became much more reserved in her words.

Do you know how much that meal you ate in the mountains cost?

“What does this have to do with me?” Luciela rolled over, revealing the curves of her body to the white curtain.

She used to eat at buffets, the kind where you'd be willing to pay if you didn't. Now Bai Mu is asking her how much she spent on one meal.

You might as well ask her how much weight she's gained since before dawn.

Although Bai Mu went to buy ingredients, her stamina is truly remarkable.

"I think it would be nice to become a hunter after I retire. There's a lot to be done as a hunter in this world." Bai Mu quickly processed the half-eaten pork.

I'm planning to make a hot pot. As for the price of the wild boar pork, after actually eating it, I think it's worth it.

This thing is probably specially bred, and it tastes better than some of the dangerous species he has tried.

It's not the taste, but in terms of 'durability,' the meat of ordinary animals is like 'light food' to him.

The meat he eats now is more suitable for him.

Lucy Ella dropped the phone she was holding, which she hadn't even figured out how to use yet.

"Give me something to eat."

"Haven't you eaten enough? Are you used to human food?" Bai Mu glanced at her. She was just a summoned 'female ghost,' so it was a waste for her to eat at the table!

"Is life and death the same? I can eat now."

Lucyella looked at the chopsticks that Bai Mu was holding. She didn't know how to use this little prop, so she wanted to grab it with her hands.

Bai Mu tapped her hand: "Behave yourself, I'll feed you."

"If Lafayette were here..."

"You're in your fifties or sixties now, stop thinking about your sister, okay?"

"You do not understand."

"You're getting all serious. If you weren't thinking about killing your sister, I'd be willing to talk to you more."

Lucy Ella glanced at the white curtain: "That won't do."

She wants Lahua Na to keep her company now, so she won't feel the passage of time in the box and will only be in a deep sleep. But sleeping alone is different from sleeping with someone.

"And when did you get rid of that head? It stinks."

"I'll go after I finish eating." Bai Mu quickened his eating pace, and after finishing, he left the residence with the head.

As for whether carrying this thing will attract the attention of the police, that's for sure, but people in this world can carry guns and other weapons on the street, so as long as your head is properly covered, it won't cause much of a problem.

Once the police confirmed that he was a wanted criminal, and with the White Curtain's authorization certificate, there was no problem at all.

When they went to the experience store, Lily blocked the door and wouldn't let him in. Instead, she took Bai Mu through another entrance to another small room.

This room was much worse than the usual small room. Bai Mu placed the deformed head on the table: "This guy can transform, so it shouldn't affect the bounty, right?"

“It doesn’t matter.” Lily glanced at the head, nodded slightly, and said, “It’s just that you took a little too long, Bai Mu.”

"I'm being bothered by a cat."

Lily smiled and said, "Then this cat must be very powerful. It's too late now, come find me tomorrow to transfer the money at the bank."

The bounty for Zoke is 70, and this bounty is after tax!
Since it's already a bounty, if we still have to do pre-tax operations, it will only discourage bounty hunters, since this is a job that requires risking one's life.

Including Lily's cut, Bai Mu can get 42. It can only be said that bounty hunters really make money!
However, most of the bounties are this high. A significant portion of the bounties that Lily showed to Bai Mu were between 10 and 30.

The next lowest level are the regular wanted criminals, the kind for which there is a reward for information leading to a warrant. Those with high bounties are usually quite troublesome.

A bounty of 70 suggests that the criminal is at least a near-superhuman professional.

Don't be fooled by the high price; it's basically free for most people.

"Is being an intelligence broker easy?" Bai Mu asked Lily. He had made a round trip and, although he had received the lion's share of the bounty, Lily had taken almost half of it while he was drinking tea in the shop.

The comparison is quite clear.

"Of course it's not easy. High commissions require matching services. White screeners can just go to the scene and kill people, but intelligence brokers have to consider how to quickly find targets."

Lily recounted the details, explaining that it wasn't that intelligence brokers couldn't take action, but most of them lacked the capability, especially when faced with high-value bounties.

The higher the bounty, the lower the commission the intelligence provider receives.

There are two detective agencies in Blue Bay Town.

“Oh, Bai Mu, you’re so clever.” Lily’s smile remained unchanged: “This uncovers part of the intelligence broker’s secret.”

"So, the intelligence broker's secondary agents actually earn more?"

Lily did not deny the White Curtain's statement. The second-level agent depends on the situation. There are many types of intelligence brokers, and it is not accurate to express it in the way of first-level agents and second-level agents.

This positioning can change at any time.

It depends on the source of the intelligence. Bai Mu has already realized the problem. There are two detective agencies in Blue Bay Town. Those detectives take on related business on weekdays, and they also have other business.

The fact that Zoker's location information was exposed is related to a detective in Blue Bay Town.

Private investigators vary in character, but since they've chosen this profession, they certainly won't miss an opportunity to make big money more legally.

In this case, it is no longer a secondary agent for certain intelligence.

She was the general agent who 'introduced' the White Curtain, while the detective who provided the information earned some extra money from this bounty.

She also takes the smallest cut, but that's a fair trade. The detectives in Blue Bay can't find anyone who can reliably solve their targets, but Lily can.

Therefore, in the bounty, she was not a passive middleman; she could even reduce the detective's cut.

After all, this is just a detective trying to earn some extra money; the other party won't become a full-time intelligence worker because of it.

It was only because Zoke went to Blue Bay Town and was discovered by the local detective that the detective temporarily became an intelligence agent.

"The question is, White Curtain, are you willing to spend time and effort gathering intelligence, or would you rather get straight to the point and solve the objective?"

"Too much foreplay, forget it." After listening to Power's convoluted explanation, White Curtain was somewhat disgusted; this wasn't suitable for him.

Bai Mu took out a gray bead: "This is something from Zoke. There seems to be a dangerous guy behind him. Take a look?"

“I don’t want to look at it.” Lily glanced at the gray bead. “You can go find the craftsman.”

“I think he’ll yell at me if I take this over.” Lily said with a smile, “Don’t worry, he definitely will.”

"So what is this?"

Lily examined the gray bead in Bai Mu's hand and said after a while, "It's a container for collecting fear. Ordinary people are prone to nightmares if they wear this. If you had a normal night's sleep, Bai Mu, you should have noticed the problem."

Get a normal night's sleep? The problem is he hasn't slept at all since yesterday!

"What's behind this..."

“It should be a demon. These things are usually made by demons,” Lily gave the answer. “But to find out which demon it is, you’ll have to find a craftsman. He can make reverse tracking devices.”

"Let's talk another day." Bai Mu left the small house after leaving his head behind.

Lily watched the white curtain leave. She didn't see any urgency in the white curtain's eyes to rid the people of a scourge, or any anger arising from the tragedy this thing was involved in.

He was more concerned with the non-human existence associated with killing this thing.

"You want to bring trouble to me? You can't beat him, so get lost. And just throw this thing down a sewer, it'll only cause more trouble."

At the craftsman's doorstep, the frail craftsman stopped acting altogether and started swearing at the white curtain, telling it to stay away from him.

"I can't beat them? Then I'll ask again later."

Bai Mu was a man who sometimes listened to advice. Since the craftsman had said so, he specifically found a section of sewer and buried the thing there.

If you can't beat them now, hide the items and dig them out later when you can.

Back home, Bai Mu looked at Luciela, who was dressed in a very indecent manner, and reached out to hold her down: "I want to sleep."

Lucyella scoffed, "What happened to the whole day?"

"You could spend the whole day there, but it's unnecessary."

When Bai Mu went to deliver the head, he realized that Luciela was a female ghost without a stamina bar. Why would he bother with this woman?

A whole day is fine, we'll consider it again once she has enough stamina.

It was hot, and there was no air conditioning at home, but Lucy Ella herself was cool and refreshing, and her function was much better than that of an air conditioner. Bai Mu slept very comfortably.

The next day, Bai Mu arrived at the experience store early.

Instead of taking Lily to the bank to transfer the money, he looked at the new bounty.

For those below 300,000, Lily's commission rate is as high as 60%. Even with the 20% discount offered by White Curtain, the commission rate is still close to 50%.

However, he once again realized the value of this offer.

In the past, when he learned that Lily had bounty information, he would have felt bad about such a high percentage of the commission. But now that the highest percentage is 50%, he thinks it's alright.

It's not easy being an intelligence agent. As long as the intelligence is accurate enough, and he can find the person if he goes there, it's not unacceptable.

In Zuo Ke's case, it was simply because the other party lived in a town, and taking action would easily involve others.

If they were in the middle of nowhere, he would have already gone up and killed them.

Faced with these high-commission, low-price bounties, Bai Mu set his sights on one million.

As for those in the tens of millions, even with discounts, Lily will only take a 15% cut from White Screen, which is lower than the lowest price Borei mentioned.

This was clearly not due to the power of the 20% discount, but rather because Lily believed that Bai Mu couldn't possibly survive. If he did, she could make a considerable profit.

"How much is the commission for this bounty again?" Bai Mu looked at the bounty photo, which was clearly a selfie.

"2%."

Bai Mu raised an eyebrow: "So cheap?"

"Because the other party lives in a relatively fixed place, and there is no precise location," Lily explained with a smile.

Commission rates vary from person to person. Market rates are based on normal bounties. Bounties worth tens of millions or hundreds of millions will not have such high commission rates.

If the commission is too high, people who are capable of doing this will find the intelligence themselves, instead of seeking out intelligence brokers.

Moreover, these kinds of entities are not to be trifled with; intelligence brokers who try to investigate them are likely to get themselves killed.

Furthermore, such individuals don't need to hide; they can roam freely despite the high bounties offered.

Bounties are also proof of strength; in a sense, they can be converted into combat power.

Those ruthless criminals with bounties of five or six hundred thousand yuan would choose to keep a low profile if they encountered a cute girl with a bounty of five or six million yuan, provided they had any sense.

Those who aren't discreet are likely to be eliminated, so why gamble everything? You might as well risk your life and go to a shady casino for a high-stakes gamble.

"are you going?"

"You just want to inherit my estate!" Bai Mu was definitely not going. Even if he were to go, he shouldn't be going with the intention of collecting the bounty.

"What about this cook?" After calculating the time and finding that there was plenty of time, Bai Mu set his sights on the strong cook.

"twenty four%.".

"Is it reasonable to take 24% of a 3 million share and 2% of a 30 million share?"

“Of course it makes sense,” Lily said with a smile. “The bounty mentioned earlier is the maximum.”

"What a pity, aren't there any decent cooks? Like a pretty female cook..."

The thought that this cook shared the same hobby as Hannibal made Bai Mu a little disgusted. Putting aside whether he could actually get his hands on it, he didn't really want such a fragment of his mind.

Lucy Ella eats people, but her way of eating is more like that of a wild animal eating meat; she is no longer human.

But the way this chef eats is just weird.

"No, even if there were, it wouldn't be your turn."

"Why should I!" Bai Mu angrily chose the cook as her target.

Having practiced enough, it's time to choose something a bit more challenging.

The fact that Zack, whom he defeated not long ago, didn't leave any mental fragments must be the work of the opponent's substitute player.

The chef is probably fine; what Bai Mu wants is the other party's knowledge of handling Dream Erosion ingredients.

"Good-looking people will always attract attention, unless they prove their cruelty."

As Lily explained, Bai Mu glanced at the strong cook on the bounty poster. The man looked quite brutal, and considering what he had done, even just looking at the picture, one could feel a chilling perversion about him.

"Let's make do with this for now."

"Bai Mu, the way you're talking makes you sound like a pervert too."

"Nonsense!" Bai Mu spat. He only fought monsters; he didn't eat people at all!

"Oh, right." Lily suddenly remembered something, slapped her palm, and pulled out a new bounty, but this bounty was different from the one she had taken out before.

Previous bounties all had stamps, which means that the relevant bounties were all legitimate and legal.

The bounty she's offering now is much simpler.

Most importantly, it has his picture on it!
Bai Mu was taken aback. He hadn't done anything wrong recently.

(End of this chapter)