CHAPTER 2000 LOWERING THE VALUE OF MY SKILLS


    Jared''s and xseed''s jaws dropped when they stepped into the wooden shack and saw how shabby


    the house was.


    The roomcked decent furniture but was cluttered with empty alcohol bottles.


    “Fandor, is this where you live? It''s almost like you''re living in a run-down doghouse. What kind of work


    have you been doing in Jetroina? It seems you can''t even make a decent living out of it!” xseed


    could not help but sigh.


    Jared, too, was taken aback by what he saw. He thought Fandor would be living a better life than this,


    given thetter''s capabilities.


    Fandor sighed and said, “It''s not easy running a business these days. It''s beyond my control...”


    “What kind of business?” xseed asked.


    Then came Fandor''s response, uttered in a tone that was as calm as the sea. “I''m in the assassination


    business...”


    “Assassination business?” xseed did not understand for a moment.


    On the other hand, Jared immediatelyprehended what Fandor was saying. He asked, “You''re an


    assassin?”


    Fandor bobbed his head in response, making it clear that he had no desire to hide the truth from them.


    “How did you end up living like this despite your strength? I''m sure people would be willing to hire


    someone as capable as you.” Observing Fandor''s current situation, xseed figured he was not in


    high demand.


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    Fandor shook his head. “It''s not that no one wants to hire me. They just can''t afford me...”


    Once again, his words rendered xseed and Jared speechless as they struggled toprehend their


    meaning.


    “They can''t afford you? How much do you charge? To the point that they don''t have the money to pay


    you?” xseed asked out of curiosity.


    “Ten billion...” Fandor answered nonchntly.


    Jared and xseed were taken aback by his reply. Ten billion just to kill one person? No wonder he''s


    out of everyone''s price range.


    “You''ve reached this point, and you''re still insisting on ten billion forpensation? No one would be


    foolish enough to pay that astronomical amount for your services. Wouldn''t it make more sense to


    lower your price and improve your living conditions?” xseed could not understand why Fandor would


    continue to demand such an exorbitant amount for an assassination project when thetter was clearly


    struggling to make ends meet.


    “I may be able to survive without food or drink, but the price cannot change. Otherwise, I would be


    lowering the value of my skills,” said the old man with great pride.


    xseed did not know how to react to his remark. Jared, on the other hand, was curious to find out


    more. “Why were the samurai from the Watanabe family afraid of you? Is it because of the ten billion


    you demanded?”


    “Of course not. It''s because I wiped out all the other assassins in Xendale to attract more business.


    That''s why they''re afraid of me. But now, no one wants to hire me, even though I''d gotten rid of all the


    assassins in the city...” Fandor exined with a tone of helplessness.


    xseed and Jared could not believe their ears when they heard Fandor had wiped out all the


    assassins in Xendale just to get more business. Getting rid of all hispetitors—only Fandor could


    come up with such an unusual business strategy!


    While Jared was impressed with Fandor, xseed looked at thetter with a bewildered expression.


    “Fandor, can you tell me more about the Watanabe family? I came here because of them,” Jared asked


    while looking at Fandor.


    “You came here for the Watanabes?” Fandor was taken aback for a moment.


    xseed promptly intervened and elucidated the animosity between Jared and the Watanabe family.


    Upon hearing that, Fandor finally got a clearer picture of their rtionship. He gradually spoke up. “I''ll


    tell you some secrets since you bought me drinks.”


    As Fandor disclosed the secrets, Jared and xseed became increasingly rmed.


    The Watanabe family''s rise to power and influence in Jetroina, especially in Xendale, was attributed to


    the support they received from a particr shrine!


    The people in Jetroina had great faith in the power of shrines, to the extent that some were willing to


    make sacrifices in order to please their imaginary divine beings.


    The president of Thousand Crane Shrine, who supported the Watanabe family, was rumored to be an


    ancient divine being who had survived the test of time after undergoing a divine transformation.


    It was as if he had been reincarnated into this world again!