Chapter 325 - 324: The Bodyguard Company

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Chapter 325: Chapter 324: The Bodyguard Company "If we’re talking about strength and speed alone, my current level is about the same as that of an Ancient Martial Artist in the Postnatal Middle Stage," Ghost mused, then continued, "But I’m adept in killing techniques, I’ve been on the battlefield, experienced wars of blood and fire. Combined with the uniqueness of the Ancient Yoga Skill, the average Ancient Martial Artist in the Postnatal Late Stage wouldn’t be able to defeat me." Ghost’s explanation was a bit complicated, but Lin Tian could understand it since he had come into contact with Ancient Martial Artists such as Xiao Manxue. Xiao Manxue was at the Postnatal Late Stage realm, one level higher than Ghost; face-to-face, Ghost definitely couldn’t beat Miss. However, Ghost was proficient in assassination techniques, ranged sniping, poisoning, sneak attacks, and other unpredictable methods, making him a threat to Xiao Manxue. Of course, he had said before that he wouldn’t use lethal moves on women. "There’s also Brother Tian’s foreign friend. If it came down to a life-and-death fight, I couldn’t beat him, and I have an intuition that my sniper rifle probably wouldn’t pose a threat to him," Ghost said, eyeing Rossi with a frown. It was clear he was puzzled as to why he had this feeling, but his intuition, honed on the battlefield, was almost never wrong. Rossi was a vampire, and although not high-ranking, bullets couldn’t kill him; so Ghost’s intuition was not at all strange. After comparing, Lin Tian came to a conclusion: Rossi’s power was somewhere between Xiao Manxue and Ghost, but Rossi had the vampiric traits that neither of them possessed. "Ghost, have you ever met an Innate Expert?" A vision of a woman in white flashed in Lin Tian’s mind, and he asked subconsciously. Ghost blurted out, "Of course, Brother Tian, aren’t you an Innate Expert? Besides, I feel that even an expert at the Innate Early Stage might not necessarily be able to defeat you." Since when did I become an Innate Expert, Lin Tian was taken aback. Miss’s master was the true Innate Expert. But this was a difficult thing to explain; Ghost judged from strength and speed, while Lin Tian had never gone all out in a fight, always holding back some of his power. Moreover, Lin Tian felt that his greatest strength wasn’t his power, but rather the undying body of a zombie; apart from Heavenly Master talismans, there was almost nothing that could threaten the life of a Blue-eyed Zombie. So far, Lin Tian hadn’t discovered anything that could. "Uh, okay, you can think of me as an Innate Expert, then. Let me introduce you, this handsome foreigner’s Chinese name is Rossi," Lin Tian said, pointing to Rossi and introducing him without dwelling further on the issue of realms. After all, pondering it would only add to his troubles. Rossi and Ghost merely nodded towards each other in greeting, acknowledging the other’s presence. Both had always been men of few words and cool demeanor; even after getting acquainted, they couldn’t manage a warm welcome. "Brother Tian, is there anything you need me to do right now?" Ghost was not one for pretense and asked quite straightforwardly. Lin Tian had plans all along, just waiting for Ghost’s return to start. After considering for a moment, he said, "I want to start a bodyguard company. You’ve been a mercenary; you should know a bit about it." As for starting a bodyguard company, Lin Tian had been contemplating it for some time. Rossi’s funds, which amounted to two hundred million, were left untouched precisely for this venture. In the jewelry business, Lin Tian was confident he could become the biggest in the industry. Moreover, the jewelry trade was just the beginning; he was destined to branch out into various industries and build his own business empire. One reason was that blending into upper-class society would better mask his zombie identity, even vampires like Rossi and his cannon fodder cronies could carry several hundred million in funds, not to mention the wealth of the vampire families behind them. Lin Tian felt that as a top zombie, he couldn’t disgrace the vast zombie community in Huaxia. Being a zombie hiding in a stinking ditch or a wealthy zombie, any zombie with a functioning brain knew how to choose. There must be a reason why vampire families amassed such wealth. In a human-dominated society, force couldn’t solve all problems, while money could solve many issues that force couldn’t. But, on the road to success, one would undoubtedly encounter many evil forces, such as ruthless assassins, elusive ninjas, mysterious and strange vampires, and many other unforeseen events. Lin Tian established his bodyguard company to turn it into a shield in his hand, one to ward off these hostile forces. Against enemies with higher-level powers, ordinary bodyguard companies were just delivering themselves on a platter, so Lin Tian needed people of the same level of power. "Brother Tian, are you interested in setting up a bodyguard company?" Ghost’s face seemed to show a trace of interest, then he said, "That’s right up my alley. After I left the mercenary corps, my profession has been a bodyguard, of course, my fee is definitely on the pricier side." "How expensive?" Lin Tian was also curious, because he himself was Xiao Manxuan’s personal bodyguard, with an annual salary of several hundred thousand, although he no longer considered several hundred thousand to be very significant, he was still interested in the salary of other bodyguards. Ghost jumped down from the railing, walked up close to Lin Tian, and said casually, "First of all, I have my own principles, I don’t do long-term bodyguarding, I don’t do maintaining order on the scene, I only do short-term bodyguarding, and I charge per occurrence, each charge is no less than one million RMB, with no upper limit." One million! And that was just the minimum, with no ceiling! Lin Tian felt a blow to his pride, a critical hit actually. His own past salary as a bodyguard in the hundreds of thousands had seemed decent to him, but compared to Ghost, no, it was hardly comparable. He charges per occurrence, and I charged per year, Lin Tian felt embarrassed. But then thinking about it, he came to terms with it. He had been an ordinary person and wasn’t familiar with the bodyguard industry before, and Mrs. Xiao had paid him completely in line with the salary standard of the industry. Moreover, Lin Tian spent his days teasing his employer Xiao Manxuan, and even her sister, Xiao Manxue, and occasionally even Mrs. Xiao, actions unprecedented in the history of bodyguards. Thinking it over, the Xiao Family was not bad at all for not having directly fired him as a bodyguard. "Brother Tian?" Ghost noticed Lin Tian’s expressions were a bit odd and reminded him. Rossi too jumped down from the railing, looking at Lin Tian oddly. "Eh, I’m fine." Lin Tian cleared his messy thoughts and responded. Ghost didn’t suspect anything and nodded before continuing, "But with Brother Tian’s strength as a bodyguard, it must be sky-high, right?" Sky-high? Sky-high my ass! Hearing this, Lin Tian felt as if a hundred crows were flying over his head, feeling like he had suffered another critical hit from Ghost, his young soul aggrieved. He wondered if Ghost was doing this on purpose. If it weren’t for Ghost’s serious and innocent face, Lin Tian really wanted to hold him down and give him a beating, to let him understand that showing off in front of a strong person came at a cost. "Let’s not talk about salary anymore, I have some questions for you." Lin Tian touched his nose, shifting the focus of the conversation. The most uptodate novels are published on fr(e)ewebnov(e)l.com

Chapter 325 - 324: The Bodyguard Company

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