Ordinary observers in fast time travel

Chapter 1125 Winning over
Shi Jia froze, glancing out of the corner of his eye at Madam Lan Xin, who had a half-smile on her face, and suddenly a flash of inspiration struck him.

"I would be grateful if you would be so kind as to offer your guidance, Madam."

Madam Lanxin raised an eyebrow, quite astute. "I don't have time to teach you. Besides, who are you to me? What is there for me to teach you?"

"Uh." Shi Jia felt a little embarrassed upon hearing this, and was about to bite the bullet and say a few polite words to end the conversation. Just then, Madam Lan Xin continued, "However, you did awaken as a painter because of my kindness, so we can be considered to have a connection."

"How about this, if you're willing to work for me for ten years, I can recommend you to study at the Emerald Academy." Madam Lanxin leaned back on the sofa, looking rather indifferent.

Shi Jia suddenly realized, so this was her purpose? Just to work for Madam Lanxin for ten years? Then wouldn't she have to stay in this world for another ten years?
Now that she's advanced to the Green Rank, she can leave this world at any time... She'll let Sun Yu stay here to work for Madam Lan Xin. Hehe, who told him to be so greedy and almost trick her!

“Madam, it’s not that I’m unwilling to agree, but I’m already a member of the Yunyan Hunting Team,” Shi Jia said with difficulty.

Madam Lanxin glanced at Yunyan, who quickly said, "It's alright, Lord Shijia did not sign a contract with us."

Although Spirit Masters are rare, he didn't want to offend a near-purple-ranked individual, otherwise A-Yi's plan would fail.

"Of course, I would also be very happy if Your Excellency Shi Jia continued to stay with our Yunyan Hunting Team."

Madam Lanxin chuckled, "I am not one to force others to do what they want or take away what they desire. Moreover, what I need is ten years after you have completed your studies, not the ten years you have now. Before that, it is your freedom to stay in that hunting team."

Huh, is that really true? She could just finish her studies and leave this world, leaving the mess for Sun Yu!

"Then I agree to Madam's terms."

"Wait!" A hurried voice came from the doorway. Everyone turned around and saw two tall, burly men blocking the doorway.

Shi Jia stared for a while before finally recognizing the newcomers. "Red Sword Guard Captain, and Wu Ji?"

"Good day, Madam Lanxin." Hongjian took two long strides and arrived in front of Madam Lanxin, cleverly shielding Shi Jia behind him.

"you are?"

“Madam, this is Hong Jian, the guard captain of the security gate in the Eighth District,” Yunyan said hurriedly.

"Red Sword? The Red Family?" Madam Lanxin raised her eyelids, appearing indifferent.

Hong Jian didn't care about Madam Lan Xin's attitude and turned to Shi Jia, "Lord Shi Jia, I've come here on behalf of the Red Eighth District Defense Department to invite you to serve as a Spirit Cleanser. You will receive one thousand yellow crystals per month, as well as a reading card for the Red District Library. There, you can also acquire knowledge about Spirit Cleansers."

One yellow crystal costs 1000 yuan, so one thousand yellow crystals would cost 100 million yuan! One million yuan a month is an astronomical figure for ordinary people, and even for most low-level spirit painters, let alone ordinary object painters.

However, for Shi Jia, who possessed several inhabited planets in her previous life and had a bank account with a balance of twenty digits, it didn't hold much appeal.

However, Shi Jia was still somewhat hesitant because a high-level spiritual martial artist, especially one with real power in the military, had personally come to invite him. "Thank you for your sincerity, Commander Red Sword."

He looked at Madam Lanxin, "But I have already agreed to your request." To be honest, the only thing he was interested in right now was things related to materialization.

A look of satisfaction flashed in Madam Lanxin's eyes. "Green Emerald will start school in two months, and Spirit Painters will need to study at the academy for at least three years."

She meant that until then, Shi Jia could do as he pleased. Shi Jia hurriedly said, "Thank you, Madam." He then looked at the Red Sword Guard Captain, "Guard Captain, I'm very sorry, but I still cannot accept your invitation. However, if I have time, I can go to the quarantine zone to perform purification for the people inside."

“Wait, you want to go to school? I can send you to school too. I can’t get you into Emerald Academy, but I can get you into Red Agate Academy. And the benefits I mentioned before will remain the same,” Red Sword said.

"Thank you, but I've already promised Madam." Shi Jia shook her head.

Based on her understanding of the world, the Emerald Academy must be more advanced than the Red Agate Academy, and the knowledge one can learn there must be more extensive.

However, the names of the academies in this world are really interesting. What are the names of the academies in the Red Agate, Green Jade, Orange Zone, Yellow Zone, Cyan Zone, Blue Zone, and Purple Zone?
In the end, Hong Jian left with seven parts regret and three parts joy. Everyone understood the regret, while the joy naturally came from Shi Jia's promise that he would go to the quarantine area for purification after his recovery.

Of course, Shi Jia's purification work wasn't free, but considering the suffering and struggle of those people, he didn't charge a high price, only twenty red crystals per person.

It's important to know that a Spirit Cleanser charges at least one hundred red crystals for each session. Shi Jia essentially only charged for the energy consumption, not even for labor. This was the main reason why Hong Jian was so delighted.

For this, Madam Lanxin scoffed, "How naive! There's no benefit to doing this, except for the insignificant gratitude of ordinary people. It will only earn her the contempt of those like Hong Jian, and she's certain they'll exploit Shi Jia thoroughly once they get the chance."

However, Madam Lanxin simply watched quietly without offering any opinion. It's good that he's rolled around in the mud; he'll be more obedient when he works under her in the future.

Shi Jia's life quickly returned to normal. After her back injury healed, she went to the quarantine area and did a day of purification. Exhausted, she returned to the Yunyan team's villa to rest for a day before going hunting in the Black Zone with them.

This time, she followed Yunyan and his group deep into the territory where the Green-Rank Turbid Beasts roamed. They killed a great many of these beasts and collected a considerable amount of mineral pigments. According to Yunyan's team, there was definitely a rich mine nearby, but unfortunately, the terrain was too treacherous to venture further, so they had to give up.

Of course, their hunt wasn't without its challenges; they encountered a blue-tier turbid beast that had wandered over from elsewhere. It took the cost of one person being seriously injured and two others slightly wounded to finally kill the beast.

This made Shi Jia realize how lucky she had been on her last hunt. Of course, she also felt a lingering fear.

Returning from the Black Zone, Shi Jia received his share of the rewards. Overall, it couldn't compare to the last time, but Shi Jia was very satisfied because this was normal.

What reassured him most was that he no longer had to worry about his safety. Indeed, during this period, he had encountered three more assassination attempts, all of which were thwarted by the Yunyan Squad.

Lady Lanxin also learned of this matter, and was never assassinated again afterward.

"What happened? How did you offend that woman Lan Xin!" Chief Qing stared at his subordinate with displeasure.

"Clan leader, that red-zone person you asked me to deal with has somehow caught Lady Lanxin's eye. Moreover, that person is not the ordinary person the young lady described." The subordinate was sweating profusely, inwardly cursing the father and daughter.

"Not an ordinary person? Is he an artist?"

"Yes! He's not only a spirit painter, but also a spirit purifier! He's currently joined a hunting team and has some ties to the Hong family."

"Purifying Spirit Master!" Chief Qing sprang to his feet. "What happened? Tell me in detail!"

How could he be a spirit cleanser!
Chief Qing thought of his daughter's abilities—healing and purification! He was certain of this claim. Yes, if the other party wasn't a spirit purifier, how could they possibly create such a work, such powerful spiritual magic?
An ordinary person could never do that!

After hearing his subordinate's report, Chief Qing waved his hand, "In that case, withdraw your men. No, let them keep an eye on things!"