Life at Hunter x Hunter

Chapter 7 Conrad's Bookstore

Ever since Lucci could manage himself without anyone's care, he had been living in the staff room on the 100th floor. The facilities in the room were certainly not as good as the luxury suites on the 200th floor or above.

If Lucci is willing to ask his adoptive father for help, he can get a lot of "privileges".

But he didn't choose to do this.

There are some things that he still wants to obtain on his own.

Lucci was not in a hurry.

The next day, Lu Qi started his work again.

Unexpectedly, I met an acquaintance, contestant No. 2558 from yesterday.

Of course, after passing the first few levels and reaching the 50th level, players will start to be addressed by their names.

And Lucci also knew the other person's name, which was Piccolo.

"It's you again!" Piccolo was also surprised to see Lucci. Lucci's features were too obvious and he recognized him immediately.

His opponent was also a skinny young man.

Starting from the 50th floor, the audience can place bets on the outcome of the game.

This is also a hot business in Sky Arena.

Lu Qi did not choose to reply.

Instead, the two players are asked whether they are ready. If they are ready, the game begins.

As Lucci finished his words, the match began and the two players started fighting instantly.

This Piccolo player uses defensive attack.

Lucci could tell that the other party was not confident enough in his own strength, so he planned to wait for the other party to attack and see how strong he was.

The skinny young man opposite started with a standard martial arts posture, and Lucci recognized that it seemed to be a style called Iron Fist.

A martial arts school that focuses on punching.

The force of the fist made Piccolo, who was defending, feel uncomfortable.

Obviously his body's ability to withstand blows is not strong.

After just a few moves, Lucci could already tell that today's outcome had been decided, and that the battle was different from yesterday's.

If we want to launch a sneak attack using the same method this time, it will be impossible.

When the gap in strength reaches a certain point, any means or tricks will be of no use.

Obviously, the player named Piccolo is facing such a situation now.

His luck was also very bad as he met this young martial artist on the 50th floor.

Piccolo was knocked to the ground by a punch, although he got up quickly.

But Lucci still quickly scored.

"How did you judge it?" Piccolo was instantly dissatisfied. Although he was not as strong as the opponent, he was still very unhappy with the referee's behavior.

Lucci did not answer. In fact, he just adopted the referee's choice when Gon and Hisoka fought in the anime.

That is, when two players with a huge difference in strength compete with each other, they need to quickly determine the scores to avoid casualties.

The competition in the Sky Arena is very bloody, and being disabled can be considered good luck.

Such a ruling increases the chances of survival for some contestants and gives them the opportunity to challenge again.

Lucci didn't answer.

Of course, this also caused dissatisfaction among some viewers.

Lucci's refereeing method does not exist in the current Sky Arena.

As for the commentator, he just said a few words to make up for Lucci.

There is no way, the fight can only continue.

In the end, Piccolo lost the game very quickly.

At this time, his hands were hanging on the ground, looking weak and in pain. Even though Lucci had quickly scored the match, his arm was still directly fractured.

In his current state, I'm afraid he will continue to lose ground.

Piccolo stared at Lucci with anger on his face.

On the contrary, his opponent understood: "He is doing this for your own good. If you continue to fight, your arm will not be like this now."

Then he stared at Lucci and said, "So you quickly saw the difference in strength between us? No wonder you can become a referee at your age."

"The game is over, both players please leave quickly." Lu Qi said with a cold attitude.

After hearing this, Piccolo also understood.

The dissatisfaction on his face disappeared, and he sincerely bowed and said thank you to Lucci.

After Piccolo left the arena, he received simple medical assistance from Sky Arena.

Lucci's work continues.

When everything was finished, Lucci was ready to return to his room.

Piccolo was found in the corridor on the 50th floor.

At this time, Piccolo was eating bread with great effort. His hands were not easy to use, so even eating became troublesome.

At this time, his injuries were even more serious.

Apparently he was participating in the competition again.

Next to him was a package, which obviously contained all his assets.

Although there are monetary rewards for those who come to the Sky Arena to compete, the rewards for the first few levels are not high, and they have to reach the 100th level before they can be provided with rooms to live in.

Apparently Bick is the type of person who has no money.

There are many people like him, and some contestants are sleeping on the floor in the corridor.

It’s difficult to survive in this world!

This is Lu Qi's sigh, he is really lucky.

After lunch, Lucci was not in a hurry to work and took Phoenix back.

But out of the Sky Arena.

Sky Arena meets all the needs of people's lives.

But there are some things that the Sky Arena does not have, and that is books.

Although television already exists in this era, there are very few programs. If you want to know more about the world, relying on television alone is not enough.

And Lucci also wanted to know some relevant information about books.

It must be said that most of the places near the Sky Arena are martial arts halls, some famous and some not.

The whole city is full of martial spirit.

If you want to find a bookstore, you have to go quite far away from the Sky Arena.

The bookstore is called Conrad's Bookstore.

It is an industry of a mafia family.

It's hard to believe that a gangster would run a bookstore.

"Lucci, you haven't been here for a long time. I have prepared all the books you want." The owner of this bookstore is a young woman with blonde hair.

Wearing a women's suit and a pair of glasses.

The bookstore is very large and has two floors.

The bookstore's service staff are all young women, and some are even children like Lucci.

At this time in the bookstore, there were still some people learning to read and reading books.

"Isn't it time yet?"

“It’s so painful!”

......

And those who can read and write have painful expressions on their faces.

Lu Qi was no longer surprised by such scenes.

"Thank you, do you have any more money?" Luffy asked.

Lu Qi had left money in this bookstore, and every once in a while he would ask the manager to help him collect some books.

"Also, Luqi, I heard that you became a referee recently?" Julia Conrad asked casually.