However before she could even take a few steps, Luo ng’s voice,
"Can you all give a side, please?"
Hearing his charming voice, all the girls surrounding Gu Jin parted subconsciously.
Luo ng smiled at them and walked up to Gu Jin.
He wore a black tuxedo suit and his black bangs covered a portion of his forehead, making him look like a prince charming.
"Thank you all for your attention. I, Luo ng, have admired Goddess Gu Jin for a long ti now.
Her grace, intelligence, and strength have always captivated . Today, on this special day, I want to make my feelings known."
Luo ng continued, "Goddess Gu, I know that you’re on the cusp of a new journey. I would be honored if you would allow to be a part of it. Will you consider being with ?"
The declaration was t with a mix of cheers and murmurs.
"Luo ng." Gu Jin called out softly but Luo ng’s body had goosebumps.
Lu Siyao and Liang Bao chuckled in their heart.
Luo ng was done for.
After all, other than being an admirer of Gu Jin, Luo ng had another identity...
Hehe!
"You will copy the Basic of Magic Seeking Art by Gao Tang 100 tis."
"No! Master you are being too harsh!" Luo ng shouted instantly.
Yup.
3 years ago, Gu Jin decided to pursue Magic Seeker as her minor.
Maybe because she had three elents or maybe she was too sensitive, Gu Jin’s magic-seeking ability was very good.
Soon, Gu Jin beca famous for her magic-seeking ability.
Even Gu Jin was happy when she found such ability.
She fantasized about finding a magic stone mine and getting rich. Gu Jin even thought of what she would do once she found a magic stone mine.
Buying a shop, buying cultivation resources for Si Kai and Ying Yue, there were also so resources that she would need for her own cultivation.
Due to her special elents like dark fire and plants, she needs to make preparations in advance.
However, this dream didn’t last long when Gu Jin was forced to face reality.
The governnt’s rules state that as long as an individual finds any magic stone mine, they would have to give 80% of the mine to the governnt, while individuals could only have 20% of the mine.
Not infuriating enough?
Well, in the remaining 20%, the individual will have to pay 2% to each top family in the area in which the Magic Stone mine was found.
Why the citizens may ask?
Well, its because the top families donate 10% of their yearly inco to charity and they should at least so benefits right?
So the common man’s pockets were cut, to fill the quota of benefits.
Each area at least has 5 top families.
This ans that the individuals could only be left with 10%.
Then cos the taxes.
Depending on the size of the magic stone mine, the tax varies. For a small magic stone mine, the tax can be as low as 0.5% while for a large magic stone mine, the tax can be as high as 2%
Considering that the mine was a dium-level magic stone mine, the individual will be left with only 7%
7% is a lot. And you might end up with thousands of magic stones if you had found a large magic stone mine.
A common citizen should be happy.
But here cos the twist.
If for so reason the mine is found in a slum area, then the individual is expected to pay 4% to the slum area, as part of a "community improvent tax."
This ans that the individual would only be left with 3%.
Not to ntion, the individual has to protect this 3% from evil people too.
When Gu Jin knew these rules, the first idea that ca to her mind was to find a mine in a forest.
But when she knew the rules of finding a magic stone mine in a completely isolated area, she almost fainted.
If by chance, an individual finds a magic stone mine in a completely isolated area, then they have to pay 99% of their findings to the governnt, leaving them with a re 1%.
This rule was established to deter people from venturing into dangerous, unregulated areas, but it effectively killed any hope of striking it rich through such discoveries.
Overkill.
That was what Gu Jin thought of.
Hence she completely gave up on finding a magic stone mine for the ti being.
Who would struggle hard to find a magic stone mine and end up with as low as 1% and 3% of the magic stone mine they tried to find so hard?
However, it wasn’t like there was no way at all.
There are always loopholes and exceptions in the system.
The loopholes in this situation were that the governnt often overlooked certain small, hidden mines that were not officially registered or detected.
These so-called "wildcat mines" were risky to exploit, but they offered the potential for an unregulated source of inco.
However, the true exception to the oppressive regulations was a special governnt permit known as the "Explorer’s License."
This permit was incredibly difficult to obtain and required a demonstration of exceptional skill and contribution to the field of magic-seeking.
With this license, an individual could retain 30% of their findings from any mine, bypassing so of the more egregious taxes and family paynts.
One more exception that Gu Jin liked particularly is becoming a Special Officer or being a nation’s representative in an international competition.
As long as you are a high-rank Special Officer, you can retain up to 80% of the magic stone mine, and if you are a nation’s representative then you retain up to 90% of the magic tone mine.
So Gu Jin was planning on pursuing the path of being a Special Officer.
She could have power, and wealth at the sa ti.
However, Gu Jin couldn’t help but feel ironic at the sa ti.
In her past life, her grandpa always pitied her.
"Jin’er my biggest regret in life is opening a mafia organization. If only I was so military general or sothing, then you wouldn’t have to suffer so much.
You wouldn’t have to walk on such a perilous path," her grandpa would often say.
Then he would look at her with kind eyes and say,
"If only...if only you could beco so police officer or be admitted to the army. With your talent, you could have reached a high rank very soon. It’s a pity..."
So in this life, even though Gu Jin had heard of the mafia organization of the magic world, Gu Jin didn’t join one and instead chose the lawful path.
She saw it as a way to honor her grandfather’s wishes in a way that aligned with her own goals.
Even though, it was mainly because of the benefits she was about to receive, the choice still carried a deeper significance.
However, before becoming a special officer, she would have to obtain an Explorer’s license, and before obtaining an explorer’s license, she has to hit the mark of training two excellent magic seeker disciples.
And why that?
Well long story short, an excellent explorer has to be soone who can not only discover valuable resources but also train the next generation to do the sa.
It’s a way to ensure the continuity of the profession and maintain high standards.
This requirent brought her to Luo ng. Although his feelings for her were genuine, his primary identity was that of her magic-seeking disciple.
Gu Jin looked at Luo ng, who was still pouting about copying the Basic of Magic Seeking 100 tis.
"Rember, to copy it before dawn. I will check it."
"Master, you are too cruel! Why can’t you just directly reject ? Is it necessary to give out such a hard punishnt to your disciple?"
"Life is too short to argue, a master should just say ’copy the basics of magic seeking art by Guo Tang’ and move on." Lu Siyao said with a chuckle.
The other girls couldn’t help but chuckle too.
Luo ng lowered his head with a wrong look on his face.
"Master, I truly want to die. You rejected , everyone is laughing at , and I have to copy the magic-seeking art book 100 tis.
My life is so hard! Master at least fix two things for ?"
Gu Jin chuckled,
"Now you know, that I am your master. You didn’t think of as a master when you proposed to in front of everyone, did you? If you can endure this, then you will be stronger for it."
Luo ng sighed deeply, resigned to his fate.
"Yes, Master. I will do as you say."
It wasn’t Gu Jin’s motivation that made him agree.
It was Gu Jin’s last line that made him agree.
As long as he can beco stronger, goddess Gu would definitely look at him differently!
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