The Republic of China: From Storyteller to God

Liu Che recognized the buck-toothed man in front of him.

His real name is Lin Su. Because he was born with buck teeth and stutters when he speaks, he is nicknamed "Tooth-Cheek Su".

He was Huang Feihong's disciple. In his previous life, Liu Che and Huo Yuanjia met Huang Feihong when they went to Shanghai to establish the Jingwu School.

At that time, Toothbrush Su was by Wong Fei-hung's side.

When Yacha Su heard Liu Che mention his master's name, he was taken aback for a moment before replying, "My...my master isn't...not at home. Are you going to see him...for medical treatment?"

Liu Che smiled and casually explained, "I have long admired Master Huang's reputation. I came to Guangzhou this time and wanted to pay him a visit."

Since he's not here, let's come another day!

Toothpick Su was somewhat disappointed upon hearing this.

He thought Liu Che was there to see a doctor, and he was quite excited, wanting to take advantage of his master's absence to practice his skills.

pity…

He felt a pang of regret, but he did not lose his manners. He returned the greeting with a cupped hand: "Master has... has gone out on business. He said he will be back tonight."

"May I ask your honorable name, sir? What business do you have with my master? I will convey your message to him when he returns."

Are you going out on business?

A thought flickered in Liu Che's mind.

Is it the zombies in the mortuary causing trouble?

Or is it a curse from the oyster beach in Taishan?

I'm not late, am I?

His mind raced, but he remained outwardly calm: "My surname is Liu, my name is Liu Che, and I am from Shandong."

A friend of mine in Tianjin asked me to pass on a message to Master Wong Fei-hung, which needs to be conveyed in person.

If Master Huang is able to return tonight, I will come to visit again later. Please convey my message to him.

"Okay, no problem."

Toothpick Su nodded: "Come back after nine o'clock tonight, oh, that is, after Hai Shi (9-11 PM), my master will definitely be home then."

"Okay, thank you, goodbye."

Liu Che thanked him and left with A Wu.

He went around the street corner and found an inn facing the street, where he booked a superior room.

He went up to take a look at the room, then changed to a room with a window facing the street, and moved in.

This room has a perfect view of Po Chi Lam.

"The South is so humid!"

Upon entering the room, A-Wu wiped the fine sweat from his forehead and placed the bundle on the table.

He first made Liu Che a cup of tea, and then quickly tidied up the bed.

Liu Che is a clean person, and when he stays in hotels, he always sleeps on his own bed sheets.

Sitting at the table, Liu Che sipped his tea, his gaze fixed on something half a meter in front of him, as if deep in thought.

But he was actually looking at a gray light screen in front of him that only he could see.

On the screen of light, lines of ancient characters appeared.

Liu Che

[Occupation: Beggar (Rank 7), Merchant (Rank 7)]

[Skills: Suffering (Ninth Rank Beggar), Enduring Filth (Eighth Rank Beggar), Appealing (Seventh Rank Beggar), Valuation (Ninth Rank Merchant), Calculation (Eighth Rank Merchant), Conventional Practices (Seventh Rank Merchant)]

Special skill: None

This is the cheat code he awakened after transmigrating; it's a job panel that allows him to awaken different jobs and acquire job skills.

In this world, every profession, when studied to its utmost depth, has its own unique path.

Even the lowest of the low, as long as they put in the effort, can learn the ropes, develop skills, and master unique abilities.

No matter what profession you're in, once you get the hang of it, you'll undergo a complete transformation.

Starting from the ninth rank, the higher the rank of each profession, the stronger their [abilities] and [special skills] become.

Once a profession is promoted to the third rank or higher, one can even cultivate supernatural powers.

Moreover, no profession is superior or inferior. A seemingly insignificant profession, when mastered to a high level, can sometimes possess extremely strange abilities.

In his previous life, Liu Che had met many powerful and extraordinary figures in the martial arts world.

There was an old beggar who, covered in filth and plague, single-handedly swept away an army of thousands.

There are also crosstalk kings who, with just their mouths, have made even Tai Chi masters laugh until their bellies burst.

In his previous life, he started as a butcher, then became a martial arts master, and eventually became a first-rank martial arts grandmaster.

But when the cataclysm struck, he was still unable to withstand it.

That's why he came here in this life.

He wants to change careers.

A profession that best suits him.

A truly invincible profession.

As darkness fell, the streets became increasingly lively.

"Big brother, what should we eat tonight?"

Ah Wu loves to eat delicious food, and he had already spotted several restaurants and snack stalls on his way here.

Liu Che didn't plan to go out, so he instructed him, "Take some money out to eat, and bring me back something simple."

"Okay, then."

A-Wu took out half a string of coins from his bundle, put a silver dollar in his pocket, and prepared to go out.

"etc."

Liu Che suddenly called out to him, "If you know of any places that sell oyster omelets, please buy one for me."

"Oyster omelet?"

A-Wu didn't understand.

"It's made by mixing oysters with eggs and flour, then frying them into a pancake. Here it's called oyster pancake or oyster omelet."

"Oh, I understand."

Upon hearing this, A-Wu knew what it was: "I saw someone selling it on my way here, and I know where to buy it."

"Okay, go ahead. Remember to ask the boss if the price of oysters has gone up recently."

"understood."

A-Wu responded, and after confirming that he had no other questions, went out to buy food.

Getting up and going to the window, Liu Che glanced at the direction of Baozhilin out of the corner of his eye while refocusing his attention on the light screen in front of him.

He currently has two professions: [Beggar] and [Merchant].

Both of these professions are quite strong, each with its own unique abilities.

Currently, his "Beggar" profession has been promoted to the seventh rank, and he has gained three abilities.

They are 【苦肤】, 【忍秽】, and 【讨喜】.

[Skin Tight: Your tolerance to extreme environments such as extreme heat and cold has slightly improved.]

[Tolerance of filth: You have a higher resistance to illness and filth, and can be exposed to them for a short time without contracting disease.]

[Being likeable: Reduces others' dislike of you, making it easier for you to gain their goodwill.]

Every profession has different branches of spiritual practice.

The category of "Beggar" has two branches: one with dirty clothes and the other with clean clothes.

【Enduring filth】 and 【Pleasing others】 represent two different paths of spiritual practice: dirty clothes and clean clothes.

To advance to the rank of "Dirty Beggar," one needs to further improve their "Endurance of Impurity" and master the unique skill of "Accepting Impurity."

The so-called "absorbing filth" refers to taking in various pathogenic energies, foul energies, corpse energies, and miasma into the body, and then releasing them to attack enemies when necessary.

This technique has a very high potential; as long as enough foul energy can be absorbed, theoretically no one would dare to provoke it easily.

However, it is quite difficult and costly to cultivate this profession to the third rank or above.

Practitioners must endure the torment of various illnesses at all times, and are always in a filthy and foul environment, their bodies becoming unrecognizable.

It has everything: pustules, herpes, swelling, rot, and sores. Its body is covered in lesions, making it a veritable human-shaped pathogen.

Liu Che had already developed psychological trauma while cultivating the [Endurance of Evil].

His habit of cleanliness was also developed from that time.

Recalling the pain of enduring filth, he felt a chill run down his spine.

I don't know how Shi Tou managed to persevere.

Compared to beggars, merchants' cultivation is much more normal.

He has now upgraded his [Merchant] profession to the seventh rank and gained three abilities.

These are: [valuation], [actuarial], and [conventional usage].

[Estimation: This provides a rough estimate of the item's value, but there's a chance of misjudging it.]

[Actuarial Science: You have an exceptional sensitivity to numbers, significantly improving your mental calculation speed.]

[According to custom: A binding spiritual contract can be established. Once signed voluntarily by both parties, any breach of contract will result in minor misfortune for the breaching party.]

The Merchant profession doesn't have much combat power in the early stages, but its potential is extremely high.

After reaching the third rank, the Merchant can obtain the supernatural power of "Turning Stone into Gold".

The greatest strength of this supernatural power lies not in its ability to turn objects into gold, but in the fact that the merchant can turn himself into gold.

Once transformed into gold, merchants are theoretically immortal.

Even if it's smashed into pieces, it can be collected, melted down, and restored to its original state.

Moreover, the more assets and wealth a merchant possesses, the stronger and more secure their invincible body becomes.

But breaking this golden shield is also very simple; just make the merchants go bankrupt.

[Merchants] Without money, they are no different from ordinary people.

However, considering the incredible defense of the [Turning Stone into Gold] skill, Liu Che did not intend to give up this profession.

Promotion in this profession is also very simple; you just need to earn enough money.

The only troublesome thing is that anyone who wants to reach the third rank or above in any profession must specialize in it.

That is to say, there is only one profession that can be cultivated to the third rank or above.

Because all professions require the use of rare items to advance to the third rank or above.

All rare items of grade three or above are unique and exclusive.

Therefore, if he intends to specialize in that profession, it means he will be unable to advance the [Merchant] class to the third rank or higher, and thus will be unable to obtain the [Turning Stone into Gold] supernatural power.

Fortunately, he knew of a special artifact that could solve this problem.

However, that strange object was not in Guangzhou Prefecture, but in Shenghai.

This is also one of the reasons why he arranged for Shi Tou and Die Yi to go to Sheng Hai.

I wonder how they've settled in Shenghai.

Stone wasn't worried at all; for a beggar in filthy clothes, he could survive even in the harshest conditions.

Not to mention the bustling Shenghai.

His main concern was Dieyi.

That girl looks innocent and naive, but she's a ruthless character who dared to kill at the age of eleven.

Stone is an honest person; he probably won't be able to control her.

Once the letter arrives, he'll have to give that girl a good talking-to.

dong dong!

A-Wu's knocking interrupted his thoughts.

"Come in."

"Big brother."

Ah Wu pushed open the door and came in, carrying a food box in one hand and several oil paper packages in the other.

"There's so much good food here. I bought wonton noodles (they call them wonton noodles here), blind man's cake, char siu pork, roast goose leg, and the oyster omelet you ordered. I bought those too."

As he spoke, he placed all the food on the table.

"Brother, you're amazing! How did you know that the price of oyster omelets had gone up here?"

I asked the owner of the oyster omelet shop, and he said that the price of oysters at the fish market had gone up since yesterday.

They also raised prices, which resulted in many neighbors criticizing them.

The swearing here is really interesting; they even use bedding as a weapon.

"Not a bedding set, but a complete wreck."

Liu Che offered a casual explanation, feeling somewhat relieved.

Fortunately, the price increase has only just begun.

That thing hasn't been born yet; he's not too late.