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A blue opportunity—this is no ordinary opportunity; it's a rare resource.

This kind of opportunity is not easy to come by. Without thinking, Zheng Xuan headed straight for the direction where the opportunity appeared.

He soon arrived in this direction, and to his surprise, he found that this opportunity was not above people's heads, but rather appeared on a notice.

Zheng Xuan stared at the announcement, while a thick crowd of people gathered around.

One curious person asked, "What does the notice say?"

Upon hearing this, someone in the crowd read aloud: "Job Posting: Today, the river is flooded, and many people have drowned. The body retrieval team is now recruiting one apprentice. Requirements: bold and meticulous, strong and healthy, good swimmer. Monthly salary is five silver dollars, and lunch is provided."

"Those interested should gather at the Corpse Retrieval Team Square in the north of the city at the beginning of Chenshi (7-9 AM) three days from now."

After the notice was read aloud, the onlookers immediately began to murmur, "A corpse retrieval team? That's dealing with the dead. Who would dare to go on that job!"

"What do you know? Did you see the monthly salary? Five silver dollars, that's equivalent to five months' wages for the best laborer at the docks. With such high pay, wouldn't people be scrambling to apply?"

"Yes, don't forget, this corpse retrieval team is under the jurisdiction of the government. The chief of the corpse retrieval team is on the same level as the head constable at the government office. These days, getting involved with the government is a big deal."

"This one spot for a corpse-retrieval apprentice will probably be fiercely contested!"

"You're all right, but have you forgotten that there are people with connections involved? Do you really think we'll get this one spot?"

Hearing this, everyone nodded. Being a corpse-retrieval apprentice was definitely a sought-after job. But these days, a good job is like being born into the right family; it all depends on bloodline. Did they have such good fathers? Did they deserve a job with a monthly salary of five silver dollars?

The onlookers chattered amongst themselves, but seeing this, the man who had posted the notice stopped and said, "Everyone, you're right. These corpse-retrieval apprentices are indeed in high demand, but this time our corpse-retrieval team is selecting truly good candidates; we won't cheat anyone."

"Besides, if we really wanted to cheat, we wouldn't even post this notice, so you wouldn't even see it. So don't spread rumors. If you have real skills, come and try. What if you get selected?"

After saying this, the man picked up the bucket of paste and left.

Zheng Xuan stroked his chin, finding it somewhat interesting. The corpse retrieval team was being very honest; if they really didn't want to use you, they wouldn't have let you see this notice at all. After all, there was no public opinion supervision in this era.

Thinking it over, Zheng Xuan squeezed to the front of the notice and placed his hand on it. The trigger of the opportunity required touching the target.

[Touch the target, and opportunity will arise.]

【Opportunity Name: Master Li's Last Disciple】

[Scene Description: Within the Tianjin corpse retrieval team, favoritism is rampant. The team leader wants to recruit a qualified water ghost, while Master Li of the corpse retrieval team wants to take this opportunity to find a qualified disciple to inherit his unique corpse retrieval skills.]

Looking at the complete opportunity, Zheng Xuan thought to himself, "So they're looking for a successor. No wonder they posted it out."

This opportunity has allowed the system to display it as a rare blue item, which suggests that Master Li, the Water Ghost, has some real skills.

Thinking this, Zheng Xuan turned and left. He had three days left to find out the reputation of this corpse retriever, Master Li, the Water Ghost.

It's very important to conduct a background check before hiring.

So for the next three days, Zheng Xuan inquired everywhere and learned about this famous water ghost, Master Li, from Tianjin.

Tianjin is a place with a diverse range of people from all walks of life, and it has a wide variety of trades and professions. As a result, many talented people emerge from here. When these people master a skill to the highest level, they will acquire various magical abilities, which is also known as "entering the ranks".

If these people further develop their skills, it's like awakening superpowers; they become stronger and stronger, their skills approaching the Dao—that's the meaning of it.

Among these, there are two skills known as the king of all skills: reading and martial arts.

There's a saying in Tianjin: "There are 360 ​​professions, and every profession has its own unique skills; but only the literary and martial arts can produce sages."

However, despite this, literary and martial arts skills are not necessarily suitable for everyone. There are also people who excel in other professions as well, and people in Tianjin like to call these people by their names plus their professions.

For example, there's Zhang the Clay Figure Sculptor, Liu the Brick Carver, and Zhao the Steamed Cake Sculpture ...

This Master Li, known as Water Ghost Li, was the top leader in the water and the captain of the corpse retrieval team. In fact, the overall captain of the corpse retrieval team was his junior brother.

He intends to use this opportunity to select his last disciple. I should indeed seize this opportunity to become the last disciple of such a famous figure. There must be many benefits. No wonder the opportunity level is blue, a rare level.

Thinking this way, three days passed in the blink of an eye.

Early on the third day, Zheng Xuan left the city and arrived at the headquarters of the corpse retrieval team near the Haihe River. It was a row of brick and tile houses, thirteen in total, surrounding a large courtyard.

The dock was right outside the courtyard, and it was full of small boats. The gate of the body retrieval team was closed at the time.

As soon as an old gatekeeper opened the door to the body retrieval team, a group of people who had signed up rushed in, and soon the playground was full of people.

At this moment, in a room right in the middle, Zhao Zhen, the captain of the corpse retrieval team, looked at the people registering outside and said, "There are quite a few people registering this time."

Upon hearing this, the other body retrieval team leaders behind him echoed his sentiments. Zhao Zhen then asked, "Are there any promising talents among those who signed up this time?"

After he finished speaking, a fleet captain said, "Hey, there really is one. It seems that Old Yu's nephew, Yu Biao, has signed up. That kid is an excellent swimmer and very brave. He's a promising talent for our line of work."

Upon hearing this, another fleet captain said, "It's not just Lao Yu's nephew, but also Lao He's second son, He Miao, who has also signed up. That kid is said to be almost a rank-up."

"Upgraded?"

Upon hearing this, even Captain Zhao Zhen was somewhat surprised. He knew that becoming a Rank 1 Water Ghost was no joke; even they, the captains, were only Rank 1 Water Ghosts themselves.

Upon hearing this, the fleet captain, Old He, smiled and looked at the old man sitting to the side smoking a pipe, saying, "Everyone knows that Brother Li intends to take on a disciple this time. If our good-for-nothing son has the chance to become Brother Li's apprentice, that would be a great fortune!"

Upon hearing this, the old man with the pipe took it down and said, "Whether they have the good fortune or not depends on their abilities. If they don't have the ability, it will be difficult for this old man to collect it."

Upon hearing this, Lao He laughed and said, "Brother Li is absolutely right. It all depends on one's own abilities. However, my He Miao's abilities are truly genuine, and he will definitely meet your approval."

Upon hearing this, another team leader, Lao Yu, spoke up: "Old He, don't be so sure of yourself. My nephew Yu Biao's swimming skills are no less than your He Miao's!"