While Hungry Monkey and his group were dealing with the young couple in the graveyard, Chen Miao had already arrived at the entrance guard room and was discussing the so-called transaction with the old man.

The transaction the old man proposed was quite simple.

He only needed Chen Miao to add corpses to the graveyard, offering him 100 Star Coins for each one.

It didn't matter where they were buried; there was no need to bury them in the graves specifically.

However...

Chen Miao's brows furrowed in thought before he finally spoke up, "Can't you do this task yourself? Predecessor, you're much stronger than I am. This matter doesn't seem to necessitate my involvement, does it?"

"Of course, there is."

The old man sitting in the guard room lifted his eyelids and glanced at Chen Miao, "These days, murder is a crime, where am I supposed to kill people? As for you, every time you come back from outside, you're covered in the smell of blood, you've killed more than a few yourself. Naturally, you are the most suitable for helping me."

"If you agree, the next time you go out and there are outsiders coming in, though I can't help you stop them, at least I can send a message to inform you in advance."

"How about it?"

"You kill your people, and I'll guard my graves."

After finishing this sentence, it seemed like the old man used up all his strength. His lips slightly dry, he spat saliva into the palm of his hand and then rubbed it onto his lips as if smearing on lip balm, slowly coating his mouth.

"Okay."

Chen Miao agreed. There was no reason for him not to.

Not only was the task beneficial for him, but also, he didn't know the full extent of the old man's capabilities. There was no need to offend him for the time being.

After adding him as a friend, he also saw some basic information about the old man.

'Lv.19, Tomb Guardian, Sun Changqing.'

Level 19?

Chen Miao frowned and did not speak. Logically, this level should be findable in the 'Fengtian City Level Rankings,' but this name wasn't on the list. Was there some method to avoid being ranked, or was it because he wasn't from Fengtian City?

That's not right, the city-state rankings aren't based on household registration. As long as you are within Fengtian City's jurisdiction, you'll automatically be ranked and find your place on the list, and this graveyard also falls within the jurisdiction of Fengtian City.

Sun Changqing, quite an ordinary name, nothing much to take note of.

This world is becoming ever more abstract, operating in ways beyond his understanding. Who could have imagined a graveyard security uncle turning out to be a Level 19 supernatural being?

This is insane.

No wonder when that siege boss appeared, you disappeared. It turns out you were preparing to make a move in the shadows? In that case, the moment he fired his gun that day might have been seen by this old man.

The old man didn't speak further, reverting to his usual demeanor, staring blankly at the TV as if sinking back into a stupor.

...

Having returned to the graveyard, Chen Miao immediately searched online for information about the 'Tomb Guardian' hidden occupation, but unfortunately, he didn't find any useful information, proving that even within hidden occupations, this one was exceedingly rare.

But based on his observations of the old man over the past few days,

He had some guesses.

For instance, guarding the graveyard for a day might grant certain rewards or experience, and the more people buried in the graveyard, the greater the rewards would be.

Although he didn't find information about this occupation, he did come across something else.

Several years ago, in 'Jingyang City,' not far from Fengtian City, there were several family massacres. The first household saw all 129 members brutally murdered during a family reunion; even women and children hiding in the cellar were not spared.

A few years later, several families in Jingyang City suffered the same fate.

It seemed this must have been Sun Changqing's doing; such methods were indeed harsh. How deep must the hatred be to warrant such vengeance? The last time he saw such a thing... was with Doctor Gou.

Thinking this, Chen Miao's mouth twitched slightly, and he felt he had to reassess this world. It seemed a bit too impulsive. Why were vengeances always carried out by slaughtering entire families?

What if there was someone in his own family who liked to cause trouble, and one day someone decided to annihilate his family, wouldn't he be innocently killed as well?

Luckily, he had no family members.

There was no need to worry about being implicated.

He then sighed deeply, his eyes slightly narrowing as he murmured, "Hidden occupation."

These past few days, he had heard plenty about hidden occupations, such as 'Tomb Guardian,' 'Demon's Right Hand,' and 'Mechanical Demon.' The power of these hidden occupations went without saying, but their costs were also substantial.

Ordinary occupations advanced steadily, aiming for balanced and multi-dimensional growth, while special occupations often led to extreme effects, along with significant side effects, meaning the trade-offs were quite sizable, leading to a more radical overall style.

He speculated that the side effect of the 'Tomb Guardian' hidden occupation might be an inability to leave the graveyard for too long or a necessity to stay in the graveyard for a certain number of days, perhaps also including a restriction against killing by hand.

Otherwise, there was no need to delegate the task to him.

He could just find a small county disregarded by the federation, slaughter everyone, and bury them all in his own graveyard, getting far more rewards.

The side effect of 'Demon's Right Hand' is that while the right hand becomes significantly more powerful, the left hand is almost completely weak and only good for daily activities. In combat, forget using it; you essentially become a one-handed warrior.

The biggest downside of 'Mechanical Demon' is being so transformed that you are no longer fully human, akin to ascending directly into machinery.

Each hidden occupation comes with its own side effects.

And he was about to make his first Job Transfer.

'Job Transfer Conditions': Clear 3 secret realms, achieve a total of 100 kills inside secret realms, and spend 500 Star Coins.

Meeting these three conditions would allow a transfer. Among the subsequent advancement occupations for the Gunman Profession, there's only the Second Turn 'Heavy Gunner'. He had fulfilled the last two conditions and needed only to meet the first one now.

One more secret realm to clear would suffice.

Yet, he didn't know if this major event would offer a chance to procure a Skill Book for a hidden occupation from the Gunner Series. Sun Changqing had just shared some valuable intelligence with him, perhaps even something that Zhou Shen with his unique physique did not know.

The combat-oriented major event occurring in over a dozen hours would be different from previous ones; this time, many people would be keeping an eye on the event.

Firstly: This major event was only open to supernatural beings below Lv. 3, crafted especially for newcomers, featuring a wealth of hidden occupations, Attribute Exchange Tickets, Skill Books, Prop Fragments, materials, etc., within.

The rewards were extremely generous.

But this was secondary.

The second point was the most important: the final victor would be able to secure an additional city benefit for their city, with the city benefit chosen randomly and lasting for one year.

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