"Even if I'm choking you, you still want to swallow the last bite of the fire dragon fruit? Haki Su, you rascal!"
Looking at Su Yuan with a valiant spirit, Chu Lanxi shook his head helplessly.
"Forget it, it's just a box of post-meal fruit anyway. If you want to eat it, go ahead."
Saying this, Chu Lanxi released Su Yuan and went to the fridge to find food for himself.
Su Yuan wiped his mouth, somewhat embarrassed:
"Speaking of which, you might not believe it, but I'm actually conducting an experiment concerning the future of the Cultivation Realm! Your delivery has made an indelible contribution to it!"
"But don't worry, your delivery won't sacrifice in vain. I'll definitely compensate in a few days."
Chu Lanxi didn't even turn his head, just snorted softly and said:
"So, it seems like my delivery sacrificed quite meaningfully."
Seeing Chu Lanxi not pursuing the matter further, Su Yuan breathed a sigh of relief and focused his attention on the system panel in front of him, his previously dormant heart reigniting!
Good heavens, can stealing a delivery be considered taking someone's opportunity? Haki Tong, you rascal!
But isn't there something wrong here? Why does the system have such a loose definition for 'Demon'?
Is there a bug?
Su Yuan pondered and pondered but couldn't come up with a suitable explanation, so he couldn't help but poke his head out to look at Chu Lanxi, who was doing flexibility exercises in the living room after finishing her milk, and asked:
"Lanzi, what's your definition of opportunity?"
"Opportunity..."
Chu Lanxi thought for a moment and replied:
"Depending on the era, the definition of opportunity varies for cultivators. In our era, spirit plants and spirit fruits have been mass-produced, and even ordinary people can occasionally have a taste."
"For example, the fire dragon fruit you ate before, in the Ancient Cultivation Realm, it could be considered a low-grade spirit fruit. In that ignorant era, devoid of productivity, it was indeed an opportunity."
"In more impoverished, famine-ridden chaotic times, a meal, a piece of meat, could also be an opportunity that draws countless people."
After hearing this, Su Yuan came to a realization.
Is it possible that the system has a bug?
Has it mistaken the era its host currently lives in as one of resource scarcity, defined as the ancient 'black society' cultivation period?
In such a case, taking a box of low-grade spirit fruit does count as seizing someone's opportunity.
Thus, he can completely replicate the act of stealing Chu Lanxi's delivery to maximize his task progress.
But...
Chu Lanxi mostly eats in the school cafeteria, ordering delivery late at night is rare. Relying on Chu Lanxi alone to meet the task quota of ten stolen opportunities might take up to a month.
That's not ideal; the college entrance exam is in over two hundred days. Spending a whole month to complete the first system task would jeopardize his chances of passing the exam!
Moreover, if he keeps stealing Chu Lanxi's food, wouldn't he get beaten up?
Su Yuan thought that he shouldn't fleece the same sheep too much.
He should expand the pen.
After thinking for a while, Su Yuan suddenly had an idea. He immediately contacted the restaurant manager in the work group, informing them that he had something to do tomorrow and resigned from his temporary job as a restaurant server.
Then, Su Yuan opened the Kangaroo Crowdsourcing app on his phone. After studying the terms for delivery drivers, he smiled with satisfaction.
It turns out he remembered correctly, if a delivery gets spilled, lost, or delivered incorrectly, the damage cost is only half the meal price, and the earned delivery fee won't be deducted.
As long as he uses this rule wisely, he can easily complete the system task.
Dropping nine orders in one day might be excessive, risking a warning from the platform, but losing nine orders over three days seems reasonable.
After all, a cultivator delivering food is quite fast. Easily completing two to three hundred orders a day, one percent dropout rate, reasonable! Very reasonable!
Fortunately, due to the Spiritual Energy Revival Anniversary, there's a three-day holiday, allowing him to deliver food for three consecutive days and also cover his meals for the same period.
"I'm simply a genius, the Demon of the new era! Muahahaha!"
Thinking about the imminent system rewards, Su Yuan's mouth turned upwards uncontrollably, making him want to chuckle softly.
In the living room, Chu Lanxi looked at Su Yuan's crazy expression and tilted her head curiously.
Early the next morning, Su Yuan didn't even eat breakfast. He went downstairs, scanned a shared flying sword, and started taking orders on the Kangaroo Crowdsourcing app.
He had a monthly pass for the shared flying sword, allowing thirty days of free flying, with sixty minutes free each trip.
As long as he locks and then unlocks the flying sword every sixty minutes, it won't deduct any money from him.
This is common knowledge for a poor high school student.
One could say he's quite savvy.
Using this method, Su Yuan had been training with a shared flying sword day and night, and now he's an elite deliveryman, faster than seventy percent of security guards.
Five minutes later, just as dawn broke, Su Yuan received his first order.
It was an order for breakfast, containing soy milk and two spirit and flesh buns, steaming and enticing.
Not far from the breakfast shop, Su Yuan looked at the delivery in his hand and touched his rumbling stomach, letting out a cold laugh:
"Want to meet your owner? Sorry, today is your end!"
[Demon Task: Seize Opportunities (In Progress)]
[Task Progress: 2/10]
Yet Su Yuan still had professional ethics; he quickly devoured the delivery, confirmed the task progress increase, and immediately contacted the customer for a refund, asking them to reorder. He prioritized delivering to them, ensuring not to delay their affairs.
When selecting 'damaged' deliveries later, he would try to pick those that can be quickly prepared, like ready-made dishes, fruits, or deli items.
Lunch time.
"Want to get into your master's stomach? Sorry, but this is your day of doom!"
It's dinner time.
"Who should I have as my dinner tonight? So hard to choose. Little rooster, point to someone and I'll choose them. Okay, it's you!"
At midnight, Su Yuan dragged his exhausted body back home.
He's been working since the crack of dawn, delivering over 270 orders. To earn more, he set his order range to a 20-kilometer radius. Even riding a flying sword for deliveries hasn't made it any easier!
Not to mention the chase and blockades by security uncles when entering some upscale communities and company buildings, it's definitely a physical job that feels like a race for life and death!
However, his earnings were quite impressive.
The delivery fee per order averaged around three bucks. Including customer tips, he earned nearly twelve hundred today.
After deducting the cost for three damaged orders, he netted eleven hundred!
Additionally, the progress for the task of snatching opportunities was nearly halfway done. Just two more days of persistence, and he'd see the task reward!
Thinking of all this, Su Yuan felt his exhaustion vanish, ready to tackle another hundred deliveries!
What does Innate Ox-Horse Sacred Body even mean? (tactical lean back)!
Chu Lanxi was sitting on the sofa watching TV and greeted Su Yuan when he returned:
"Why did you work all day today? Normally, you'd work half a day and cultivate for the other half during holidays."
Su Yuan casually replied:
"Making the most out of the holiday to earn more."
The priority now is to get the system reward and test what effect the so-called Brahma Purifying Demon Heart has. Everything else would have to wait.
Just as Su Yuan was about to go back to his room to rest, the sound of something breaking through the air came from outside.
Su Yuan proficiently approached and opened the window, witnessing a clearly inexperienced delivery guy rushing in hastily, handing over the delivery before he could even say a polite 'enjoy your meal', only to be forked by Uncle Wang the Security King.
"Uncle Wang, busy as usual?"
Su Yuan greeted the diligent security uncle.
Old Wang nodded to Su Yuan, then turned to leave with the delivery guy by the scruff of his neck, muttering while rubbing his sore back:
"There are more and more unruly delivery guys lately, no peace all night."
Su Yuan could only maintain a smile in response.
In places where deliveries aren't allowed inside, they usually have a delivery cabinet at the entrance. Most of the time, deliveries can be left in the cabinet, and then you can leave.
But alas, some customers are too lazy to go downstairs, so they note for the delivery person to deliver directly to the door. If safely delivered, they tip generously. If caught, it's no concern of the customer.
Otherwise, Su Yuan wouldn't receive so many customer tips.
Of course, being caught doesn't matter much. It's just a few scolds and slowing down other deliveries.
It's essentially a mutual agreement.
Besides, if delivery guys didn't rush back and forth like little heroes, how could the importance of security be highlighted?
Just as Su Yuan was contemplating the symbiotic relationship between delivery guys and security uncles, a familiar mechanical sound interrupted in his ear with a "ding dong".
"You've faced a senior demon from the Demon Dao who holds dominion over an area!"
Su Yuan: "???"
"That demon senior has dominated the Demon Realm for thirteen years now, blocking countless righteous heroes from advancing. His reputation is impressive! Those talented individuals in yellow robes from the Cultivation Realm shiver before him, embodying the rise of demon power and the fall of Dao!"
Su Yuan remained silent for a long time, finally uttering the words "What the hell".
Seriously, a demon senior, could the system be referring to Uncle Wang the Security King? Does blocking delivery drivers also count as obstructing the path of righteous heroes?
"But heroes grow old, and that demon senior feels his strength waning. He inadvertently reveals the wish to have a successor!"
"Demon task has been triggered"
"Task: Recognize the demon as your master (in progress)"
"Your Demon Heart is introspective, externally pure, you should apprentice under the Demon Sect's senior, appearing respectful but harboring evil intentions, extract all of their life's knowledge, learn the demon senior's obstructive techniques against the righteous!"
"Task Progress: 10%"
"Task Reward: Randomly elevate one of your martial arts or Daoist techniques to the Perfection Stage"
"Who's harboring evil intentions! Your whole family is harboring evil intentions!"
Su Yuan internally roasted the system, but his heart raced upon seeing the task reward.
Compared to the unknown effect of the newbie task reward 'Brahma Purifying Demon Heart', the reward for this sudden task was clear and enticing!
Skill upgrade!
You can see the allure!
And judging from the 10% task progression, the system's method of learning obstruction from Uncle Wang probably involves his skillful Fork Skill to block delivery guys.
Su Yuan saw Uncle Wang use this move often, giving some progression in the task.
Regarding this apprenticeship task requirement…
Based on my understanding of the system, I guess formal apprenticeship isn't needed, just learning the trade from Uncle Wang should suffice.
How can I get Uncle Wang to teach me everything?
Obviously, by becoming a security guard in the property management security department!
Upon this thought, Su Yuan couldn't help but sigh.
Who would've thought at such a young age, I have become a dual-cultivator in deliveries and security!