Wang Goudan also felt quite emotional about Tao Yu.
At first, he thought Tao Yu was just a kid who had recently come from the outer city, nice to look at and possibly talented, so he lent a hand without much thought.
But who would have imagined that he was a strong dragon crossing the river!
It seemed plausible that someone from the newly developed outer city could accumulate enough points to become a mid-level partner due to their talent.
After all, the new development zone had many opportunities, high task rewards, and heavy points weight.
Theoretically, with a bit of luck, one could also stand a chance to meet the standard.
However, the way Tao Yu breezed through the three tasks had completely refreshed his cognition.
Fierce! Way too fierce!
The way he handled the Myriad Streams Five Forms fighting style seemed at least above lv5!
As for strength, he was extraordinarily exceptional, seemingly having passed the most awkward stage of the early training journey.
For him to reach this level, he must have encountered some fortunate event, and surely gained the favor of a big shot!
Both elements were crucial and he would surely soar to great heights and secure his position in the Inner City.
"Today, Goudan I've also taken advantage of you. I was prepared to negotiate down to about two thousand Yuan Force to complete it, and I estimated that would take haggling for a day or two. Who knew I could get a full payment in one go,"
After finishing the wrap-up of the task, Wang Goudan's face showed a hint of emotion.
Although he was a mid-level partner with respectable abilities, earning four thousand Yuan Force in one day was still considered a very good day's work.
So he was more than willing to help Tao Yu familiarize with the process and complete some trivial matters, feeling overall that he still made more than expected today.
"Not at all, Brother Goudan helped me a lot today too. Otherwise, I would really be in the dark here."
Tao Yu leaned on the nearby phone booth and smiled.
If he wanted to be stingy, he could have deducted some Yuan Force from Wang Goudan's four thousand income with no issue, but Tao Yu felt there was no need to be so heartless.
"Haha, if it weren't for me it would have just taken a little more time to understand everything. At worst, I would've spent a hundred or so Yuan Force to gather some information. Strength is the strongest pass,"
"But you still have to remember, brother, it's fine for these three tasks, but you can't use the same approach if there's more to come in the future."
Wang Goudan once again reminded Tao Yu.
"I understand."
Tao Yu glanced at the sky. The three tasks had only taken up half of the day, and at noon, both of them had made do with some dry food for a meal.
"Goudan brother, are you free tonight? Where should we eat? It's my treat."
An unexpected fortune of tens of thousands of Yuan Force for a day's work wasn't something Tao Yu planned to be stingy with.
Ever since he had crossed over to this world, to be honest, he hadn't had a decent meal yet.
Since entering the Abyss, he had been living off beef cans, and now that it was his first time in the Inner City, he not only wanted to get a glimpse of the world but also felt that Wang Goudan was someone worth getting in touch with.
In this world, there was no Baidu, no Google, and no GPT. The transmission of messages wasn't something you could easily search for or learn about by scrolling through short videos. Outside the city, it all depended on shouting, and even in the city, telephones weren't widespread.
The standard internet bandwidth was even worse than dial-up, and only places like the task hall had more convenient information transmission.
Tao Yu wasn't alone; he had family concerns. Like Uncle Hu's situation that arose, and his older sister's 'accustomed' job, problems weren't just solved with brute force and fighting.
He wasn't planning on getting entangled in complicated interpersonal relationships, but some guys with seemingly good characters were worth communicating with more.
You never know when they might remind you of something or pass on a piece of information.
The main work of the cleaners from the Outer City was to transport trash, which was relatively easy compared to some dirty and disordered streets.
Tao Lan was dressed in a yellow maternity-specific work uniform, with her little baby in the specially made infant pouch at the front.
She herself wore a face mask and hood, carefully steering a garbage transport vehicle through the alleys.
Her work uniform had a special maternity label on it. While it was a kind of care for the workforce during pregnancy and nursing periods, it wasn't infallible.
There were many mentally unstable lunatics in the Inner City, and because they had more disposable money, the 'happiness' overflow was even worse than in the Outer City.
So she had to be wary of the vacant-looking figures lying in corners.
To the Inner City folks, bullying workers from the Outer City was kind of embarrassing, the discrimination was severe, but fortunately, those who bullied for fun were few.
However, those corner dwellers, possibly mentally unstable, were not included in this, as most injuries or deaths of Outer City workers were caused by them.
"Phew, thankfully Uncle San got me this spot today, it's less exhausting," she sighed.
After driving all day and continuously emptying trash cans and transporting the waste to designated spots, a tired Tao Lan had sweat stains on her forehead.
The weakness after childbirth made her palms sweaty as she gripped the lever.
"I wonder how Yu is doing, with Grade A talent; I hope he grows up fast."
In Tao Lan's heart, there was also a glimmer of hope that if her brother could make a name for himself, she too could benefit.
She didn't need special support; sometimes, taking advantage of a name could save a lot of trouble.
But it was still too early for that – even the strongest talent needed time to mature.
"Hey, trash lady, there's some more here, clean it up well," a voice called from ahead.
The alley where Tao Lan was located was indeed the 'back door' to many shops, and the door to one of them opened, revealing a service worker with colorful hair who waved impatiently at Tao Lan.
"Oh, sure, I'm sorry," Tao Lan replied submissively, and the service worker's expression softened slightly upon seeing her maternity label and the baby pouch in front of her.
The company always emphasized the protection of infants.
Other workers from the Outer City might endure oppression and even torture without the company caring, but mistreating pregnant or nursing workers would bring the security team down on them.
"That's fine, just be more careful next time," the service worker said, nodding after watching Tao Lan get out of the vehicle and efficiently clean the trash can with her tools, not saying anything further.
But just then, two figures walked from the main street into the alley behind the kitchen, immediately catching the attention of Tao Lan and the service worker.
The area was deserted and lacked surveillance, occasionally becoming a spot for criminals and gang members to trade contraband.
For the two people who were both at the bottom of society, the obvious choice was to avoid them if possible.
The service worker pulled on Tao Lan's arm, suggesting they hide in the kitchen if things seemed off.
"Sis, I had to circle this area almost completely to find you," Tao Yu said as he saw Tao Lan in her work uniform with a mask on, holding cleaning tools, and with a baby pouch at her front, feeling a tinge of sadness in his heart.
"How much is left? I'll help you finish up, and then we can eat something in this shop."
The service worker who had arranged for Tao Lan to work chuckled internally at Tao Yu's words.
Eat something in this shop? Could the meager earnings from a whole day's hard work afford even the cheapest dish for one person?
But he didn't laugh out loud, not because of high standards, but because he saw the four mechanical arms of Wang Goudan beside Tao Yu.
Not to mention the quality of the mechanical arms, just the number indicated that the other wasn't from the bottom ranks.
Definitely higher than himself! To eat here regularly might be a stretch, but an occasional meal was certainly feasible.
This made him glance back at Tao Lan curiously, reminding himself not to underestimate others.
Who would have thought that a cleaner from the Outer City could connect with such a character? He would have to be careful with his attitude in the future...