Reincarnated as a bamboo rat, it begins its extreme survival struggle.

Compared to the busy caravan members, Bell, the instigator, slept soundly, his sleep quality unaffected by the outside noise.

I feel like I've written a lot about Minecraft. I wonder if everyone is familiar with this classic block game. It's truly a great game and holds many memories for me.

Chapter 76 He still has to thank us.

"Brother, could you please let us check inside the house? The Chamber of Commerce was burglarized last night. It was a strict order from the boss, so please forgive us."

Early in the morning, there was a knock on Edu's door.

Members of the same chamber of commerce from last night are knocking on doors along the street, asking to be let into the houses for a quick look.

But hardly anyone on the street paid them any attention. Often, the homeowners would open their doors, glance at them, and, upon realizing they were strangers, would simply turn them away.

Even Edu was no exception. Upon seeing that they were from the Chamber of Commerce, he slammed the door shut and didn't say a word to them.

Don't be fooled by the fact that these chamber of commerce members who are asking questions along the street are all big and burly, with faces that say "Don't mess with me".

However, it is clearly stipulated in Cangxing City that trespassing on private property is prohibited.

The chambers of commerce are very large, with fixed locations and industries. Compared to ordinary people, they dare not violate the rules of Cangxing City at will.

After all, the mayor's council and its subordinate city guard are not to be trifled with.

The penalties range from fines to confiscation of property, which are worse than death for businessmen.

"It's so noisy early in the morning. If you ask me, these guys didn't catch the thief when the incident happened, so now they have no chance to recover the lost goods."

"That's right. The Thieves' Guild hasn't claimed responsibility for this, so it's most likely that this merchant guild offended some big shot, and this is them teaching them a lesson."

There was more gossip on the street. In normal circumstances, the thieves' guild would be suspected after something is stolen, but in this case, they were not suspected at all.

Although the Thieves Guild has special thieving missions for assessing a thief's class, the missions assigned by the guild and the actual actions of the thieves are very restrained, generally only involving symbolic theft of small items.

Cases like today's, where large quantities of goods have disappeared, are extremely rare in the entire history of Cangxing City.

The caravan contacted the city guards in time, but the city guards came but found no clues.

If the caravan owner wants to investigate further, he will have to go to the Mage Guild and ask a high-ranking mage to search the scene or use magic to find any clues.

Because at the crime scene, the two hunting dogs, who should have been the ones most aware of the perpetrator's situation, had become withdrawn.

Even today, the two hunting dogs still look half-dead and have no energy or spirit.

Seeing that he couldn't get any information from the two hunting dogs, the caravan owner stopped paying attention to them. After all, they had failed to guard his warehouse, and the caravan owner was ready to skin them alive.

Compared to the caravan owner's lack of attention, the owner of the two hunting dogs, a guy who had just switched from hunter to animal trainer, was now pale with fright.

He had only recently changed jobs, and this week he had just scheduled a professional assessment to advance from a low-level beast tamer to an intermediate-level beast tamer.

He bred many animals to prepare for the professional assessment, but only these two hunting dogs, who had been with him since he first became a hunter, were the core force for the assessment.

Now that his ace animal is depressed, he, the animal trainer, is completely helpless, which leaves him utterly numb.

The key issue is that the depression is extremely severe; the person is no longer able to walk and can only lie on the ground whimpering in sorrow.

She even stopped eating her favorite dried meat.

"Today I saw that animal trainer. He was carrying his big dog and going around the streets seeking medical help to treat his hunting dog's problems."

Around noon, Edu returned from the market after buying groceries and recounted what he had seen and heard.

He had been practicing magic all morning and only went out to buy groceries around noon, while Bell slept until lunchtime.

The lazy Bell, who had completely transformed into a heartless, idle rat, only spoke when Edu mentioned the animal trainer on the street who was seeking medical help for his dog.

"And then, did anyone go to treat his hunting dog?"

“Some people tried to treat them, but they could only detect that the hounds were depressed due to psychological problems and could only give vague directions for treatment. Moreover, the two hounds ignored everyone today.”

Edu described the hounds in detail, and suddenly a wicked smile crept across his face.

"Little rascal, how much do you think a beast tamer would spend to treat his beloved hunting dog?"

"I'm not sure, but I estimate they'll be able to produce several copper coins, and maybe even silver coins."

Edu replied quietly, making a simple guess based on his understanding of prices.

But it was clear that Bell was not satisfied with his answer.

"You might as well be bolder. I estimate he can offer a price of one gold coin, or at the very least, squeeze several silver coins out of him."

Bell's smile was so wicked that it left Edu somewhat bewildered.

He didn't understand why Bell suddenly brought up the topic of the depressed dog; when he mentioned the theft at the Chamber of Commerce earlier, Bell hadn't even looked up.

(It was me who did it, why should I raise my head? (`へ*)ノ)

"Mr. Bell, do you know what's wrong with this dog?"

"Of course I know, I am an animal, no one understands animal psychology better than me."

Bell sensed the tamer's urgency from Edu's words, which made him keenly aware of an opportunity to extort money from him.

Bell opened and closed his hands in the shape of an accordion, and muttered something to Edu, making Edu's expression turn strange.

Under the guidance of the person who caused the dog's depression, Edu, after resting for a while after lunch, left the house early.

He was supposed to go to the Bards' Guild for training in the afternoon, but he left home early and happened to find the animal trainer who had been unable to find a doctor at the market.

He repeated Bell's words to the animal trainer and received a large sum of money from him for consulting.

"I argued with him for a long time, and he actually agreed to spend three silver coins as treatment fees in order to cure the hunting dog as quickly as possible."

When he got home, Edu showed Bell a silver coin, which he had gotten as a deposit from the animal trainer in just a few words.

If the hound recovers within three days according to Edu's method, the tamer will give Edu the remaining two silver coins.

However, if the hound's condition does not improve, Edu will refund the deposit.

"Isn't this a bit inappropriate? Isn't this taking advantage of someone in a vulnerable state?"

But Edu, who had made a fortune, was still quite embarrassed because Bell told him that the two hounds had been single for too long and needed females to regain their vitality.

Edu wondered if it was inappropriate to charge such a large sum of money for such a simple treatment plan.

But Bell said, "Why not make this money?"

"What's wrong with him? He should thank us."

As Bell was saying this, a figure rushed from the other end of the street.

He rushed to Edu's doorstep, leaned against the doorframe, and shouted at Edu, who was still talking to Bell:

"thank you!"

Chapter 77 Orange Juice and Intelligence

Looking at the three extra silver coins in his hand, Edu was a little dazed.

The straightforward animal trainer, who had settled the final payment, briefly described what happened after he carried the two depressed hunting dogs to the kennel.

The hunting dog, which was originally so depressed that it couldn't walk a single step, was still in that miserable, whimpering state when it entered the kennel.

But things changed when the trainer brought in a pack of female dogs.

The hunting dogs, which had been somewhat depressed, became much more energetic after being surrounded and sniffed by the female dogs.

Although he still looked gloomy, at least he could stand up and even took a few steps with the mother dog, sniffing each other's bodies.

This obvious improvement delighted the animal trainer.

Upon hearing this, Bell's lips twitched violently. As the instigator, he certainly knew the reason behind it.

Single people experience daily depression and midnight emos, but once you find a girlfriend, why be depressed anymore? You're inseparable, chatting on the phone until dawn without feeling tired.

That's the magic of love, and it's something young people should do.

At the age of seventeen or eighteen, being confined to school and having one's natural inclination to fall in love suppressed is not a good thing.

(I suddenly remembered something a psychology professor once said in class: "Although from a physiological point of view, we talk about restraining desires to maintain health, what exactly is restraint? I think, for young people, as long as you're still capable, it's not too much.")

The animal trainer asked Edu how he knew how to treat a hunting dog's severe depression, and Edu brushed it off by saying he had the [Beast Language] skill.

After the animal trainer left, Edu sighed:

"Just one sentence, and I can earn three silver coins..."

Thinking about the odd jobs he took on, he realized that each task only earned him one or two copper coins, and the lowest-level adventurer's task only rewarded him with four or five copper coins.

Edu believes that he used to expend far more energy and physical strength on those chores than he does today, but the pay was far less.

"If you know something that others don't, that's an information gap. If you're willing to take advantage of that information gap, it's very easy to make a profit from it."

Bell, however, saw this very clearly.

Whether they are so-called itinerant knife sellers or caravans that cross multiple regions, their actions are all about taking advantage of information gaps between different areas to make a profit.

Effort and reward are never equal; reality is not like an exam.

Exams are a relatively fair way to assess one's abilities. The result reflects one's skill level and the effort put in.

In reality, you may put in a lot of effort and schemes, but in the end, it will all be for nothing, or even benefit others.

"Utilizing information asymmetry is a skill that requires a broad perspective, ample knowledge, and the ability to keenly perceive the weaknesses of others."