Chapter 44: Mission

The impact of this room was far greater than anything outside, the stone countertops were piled with chunks of meat, a bright red, indistinguishable as to which animals or which parts they once belonged, the dense and thick stench of blood was so overpowering that for those with a keen sense of smell, it was no different from breathing in solidified air, causing a choking sensation that shot straight to the top of the skull.

Xu Huo, unfazed, walked in and started rummaging through the heaps of meat and, to his surprise, flipped over a piece with a number on it—the skin may have been stripped off, but these few digits were as if they had grown into the muscle tissue, clearly visible.

"Bang!" The sound of a door being forcefully opened came from outside, followed by the voice of the Skinning Artisan Karl, "Five days of trial period, and only if you meet my standards can you stay to work!"

"What about the wages..."