My Ability Pool is Superior-Chapter 190 - 189: Daoist Master

Lv Bai wandered aimlessly after coming out of the Shrimp Claypot Rice shop.

The good thing about Chikan Bay is that whether you’re shopping or looking for a place to stay, there’s no need to show any identification.

As long as you have money, you can do whatever you want in this neighborhood.

Unfortunately, Lv Bai currently has no money.

To solve this problem, he had no choice but to venture alone into some lonely alleyways.

After all, in a place like Chikan Bay, illegal activities don’t need to be confined to nighttime.

Ordinary residents can turn into criminals on the spot, as long as the opportunity is right.

Lv Bai was now offering opportunities to these potential criminals.

With his harmless and obedient high school student look, he walked alone through the quiet streets and alleys.

Such a good opportunity, the residents of Chikan Bay would feel a bit guilty if they didn’t take advantage of it by robbing him.

In an alley reeking of urine, a garbage bin at the entrance was giving off a stench, with a swarm of flies buzzing around it.

But in the depths of this alley...

Click~

Lv Bai stepped on a burly man with a beard stubble, loaded his gun, and casually pressed the muzzle against the man’s forehead.

"I don’t have to pay, do I?"

His face still held a gentle smile, which terrified the burly man to the point of paralysis.

The burly man felt an overwhelming numbness.

Who would’ve thought this seemingly harmless lamb would suddenly turn into such a terrifying creature?

The burly man forced out a stiff smile.

"No, no need."

"You people, don’t make trouble for society."

Lv Bai applied a bit more pressure with the gun, causing the man to shiver.

"Ok, ok, you’re right."

"How about you show me how much money you’ve got on you."

Burly man: "..." Uh?

...

Borrowing money from the burly man took Lv Bai just ten minutes in total.

Without lingering, he quickly walked out of the stinking alley.

The burly man was the third fish he had caught.

He had borrowed money from three people in succession, but regrettably, their combined belongings only amounted to a few hundred bucks — not even enough for a decent meal.

Lv Bai stood on the street, surveying the surroundings, and couldn’t help but let out a sigh.

These lower-level criminals are really too poor.

He fiddled with the few hundred bucks in his pocket and pondered about finding a motel to stay at first.

Luckily, there was one nearby, with a neon sign reading "Changlai Motel."

Lv Bai walked into the motel, paid, and checked in, all in one smooth motion.

The whole process was unbelievably fast, even skipping over the basic procedure of registering a name.

The motel owner was an old lady in her fifties or sixties. She took Lv Bai’s two hundred bucks and handed him the room key.

Before he left, she added, "If you want some company tonight, just call the front desk."

Lv Bai gave her a silent smile, then closed the door after she left.

Looking back at the room, although the place called itself a motel, the environment felt more like a guesthouse, and a very basic one at that.

Just a bed, a bathroom, with nothing extra in terms of furniture or decoration — barely better than a jail.

Luckily, Lv Bai didn’t have high demands; as long as one could sleep here, it sufficed. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

He looked around the room and, once assured there was no surveillance equipment or anything of sorts, felt comfortable enough to sit by the window with a stool.

He chose this room precisely because it offered a wide view, allowing him to see the happenings on the street.

Should a titled Death Fighter pass by the street, he could definitely spot them first.

He sat like this for a few hours.

Unfortunately, he didn’t spot a single Death Fighter, making him wonder if there were any in Chikan Bay at all.

As Lv Bai pondered this question, a conflict arose between a group of people at the intersection below.

A group, armed with machetes and axes, was chasing someone.

The leader shouted loudly, "Damn it! You swore to Master Wu to follow me, and now you say you’re quitting!?"

"Get him!"

The person fleeing was quickly caught and hacked into a pulp.

This group was rather particular; after the killing, they neatly packed the corpse into a burlap sack and carried it away without disturbing others’ appetites.

Faced with this sudden incident, the bystanders were very composed; many stopped to enjoy the spectacle.

After all, such public slashings were too common in Chikan Bay; real residents were no longer surprised by it.

Lv Bai had already witnessed at least four such incidents just by sitting at the window for a few hours.

The chaos of this neighborhood was evident.

It’s worth mentioning that this chaos wasn’t intentional on people’s part.

It’s simply because there are too many forces present in this neighborhood. Large and small, there are hundreds of them.

Almost every day a new gang or organization would emerge, and almost every day, some social vitality organization would be wiped out by rival forces.

The motel Lv Bai was currently staying at was within a territory controlled by the White Shark Gang.

The owner paid protection money, and the White Shark Gang ensured the motel could operate normally without interference from other forces.

But such gangs only scraped up the leftovers from major forces, barely keeping afloat.

The real lucrative business has to be gambling, prostitution, or drugs.

However, the interests of these black market industries are so huge that no single force can swallow them alone, nor has there been a situation satisfactory for all parties. Coupled with the influence of some external forces, it makes Chikan Bay’s chaos a norm.

Yet it should be noted, Chikan Bay does have a leader.

Daoist Master.

Rumor has it, he’s an extremely fierce man who single-handedly smashed through the entire neighborhood back in the day.

That was the closest Chikan Bay got to unification, but Daoist Master seemed uninterested in domination, allowing chaos to prevail while occasionally recruiting some potential newcomers and seldom expressing any opinion.

Nevertheless, to the various factions in Chikan Bay, Daoist Master is undoubtedly the uncrowned king.

No matter how intense the fighting is, they wouldn’t dare cause trouble in Daoist Sect’s territory.

Admittedly, after finding out about these things, Lv Bai did consider joining Daoist Sect.

Learning about the deeds of this Daoist Master, it’s certain he’s no ordinary powerful existence.

Perhaps joining Daoist Sect could grant access to such supernatural methods of cultivation.

"However..."

Thinking of this, Lv Bai leaned on the windowsill, resting one cheek on his hand, and muttered, "What reason should I use?"

The view outside had turned to dusk.

Undoubtedly, as night falls, the sins of Chikan Bay will become even more rampant.

Suddenly, the corner of Lv Bai’s eye caught a familiar figure on the street – Xia, with his dyed green hair.

Xia appeared visibly dazed, even crashing into a garbage bin without snapping out of it.