After the orphanage was over, the two were still in a mess.

……

After Bartybyn left, Shentong also returned to the orphanage.

When he entered the hall, he happened to meet Nina chatting with a girl.

"Shentong, you're back."

Nina saw him running up happily.

Seeing this, Shentong smiled and responded: "Well, the work is done. How about you, how was your day?"

"She was almost caught."

Before Nina opened her mouth to answer, the girl next to her said first.

"Who are you?"

Shentong turned to look at the other person after hearing the voice.

"I'm Karen, Nina's friend." She introduced herself.

Shen Tong looked at the other person carefully after hearing this. This was a petite girl wearing blue overalls, with curly red hair and big green eyes.

Judging from her height and appearance, Karen should be about the same age as herself.

"I heard that Nina made a new friend, and it turned out to be you."

Karen crossed her arms and said arrogantly, but her tender face with freckles added a bit of cuteness.

"Your appearance is really special, could it be a foreigner from afar?"

Karen noticed Shen Tong's appearance and immediately asked curiously.

"Karen, don't pry into other people's privacy casually."

Nina couldn't stand Karen's presumptuous interruption.

Seeing this, Shen Tong smiled and said, "It doesn't matter, I do have distant blood."

"By the way, what do you mean when you said Nina was almost caught?"

Facing Shen Tong's question, Nina was a little flustered.

"Of course she was almost caught stealing. If I hadn't covered her up, she would have been caught." Karen replied nonchalantly.

Shen Tong's face darkened slightly after hearing this, and he turned his head to look at the uncomfortable Nina.

"Why are you stealing on the street again?"

"Huh, do you think I want to? How can I fill my stomach if I don't steal?"

"Then try to find a job. It's better than being a pickpocket."

"Tsk! Are you going to be a postman or a newspaper boy?"

"Those kids work hard all day and earn at most 50 cents."

"This little money is barely enough to buy a piece of bread to fill your stomach, which is completely not as good as walking around the street for half a day."

"But you can't keep doing this."

"Let's talk about it then. Now I have no choice but to be a pickpocket."

"Don't look at me like that."

"What? If I don't become a pickpocket, will you support me?"

Nina crossed her arms and said righteously.

Shen Tong was speechless, but behind this was full of sadness and helplessness.

Nina's appearance is actually caused by the environment she lives in.

For most orphanages, their main goal is to raise children to live independently, which is considered to have completed their mission.

Moreover, the Domiya Orphanage is already short of funds, and the children are often hungry. It is difficult to fill their stomachs without additional supplements.

This is also the main place where thieves come from in orphanages, because if they do not do this, these children are likely to die of malnutrition.

So Shen Tong, who knows the inside story, did not blame Nina for anything.

Because she just wants to survive.

In the evening, the director Soma found Shen Tong and invited him to dinner.

Shen Tong agreed generously and followed Nina to the dining hall.

The restaurant is located on the first floor. The space here is spacious, far exceeding the area of ​​two classrooms. There are two long old wooden tables with tableware and candles on them. The children are sitting neatly at the table.

On the wall of the front desk stands a statue of the Virgin Mary, which is a building preserved by the conversion of the monastery.

Soma was standing under the statue of the Virgin Mary, with his hands clasped in front of his chest, and his eyes closed as he prayed devoutly: "God, thank you for your gift, you have glorified your name."

The children below also closed their eyes and followed Soma's prayer.

Shentong observed all this and understood that it was the orphanage's pre-meal ceremony.

After the prayer was over, Soma opened his eyes and signaled the two nun assistants to distribute the food.

The dinner was also simple and plain, even a little poor.

Each child was given a thin piece of dry bread and a spoonful of thin mashed potato soup, and a faint smell of mold could be smelled from it.

Shentong looked at his dinner with an embarrassed face, this kind of dish was really hard to swallow.

But he turned his head to look at Nina on the side and found that she was wolfing down the food.

At this moment, he finally understood that there was a pickpocket in the orphanage.

Because he was invited, he couldn't lose face if he didn't eat.

Shen Tong had no choice but to eat the meal because he almost vomited several times due to the unpleasant taste of the food.

After dinner, he immediately went back to his room to rinse his mouth, then took out the leftover bread he bought during the day and ate it.

"What's wrong? Are you not full?"

Nina came to the door of his room and said proudly with her arms folded on her chest.

"You ask even though you know the answer."

"By the way... the conditions here are too poor. I didn't expect it to be so difficult."

Shen Tong ate the food and complained vaguely.

"It's good to understand. Every month, children in the orphanage die of hunger. If we children want to live to adulthood, we must find a way ourselves."

"Don't the dean and others want to find a way?" Shen Tong looked at her in confusion.

Nina sighed heavily after hearing this, "It's not that I don't want to, but I can't."

"The orphanage's funding comes entirely from donations, including the clothes we wear, which are donated by children from families."

"Take this place as an example. There are 52 children to feed, and the monthly living expenses are at least 2,000 yuan."

"But the director can only raise 800 yuan a month at most."

"Although the empire has subsidies in this regard, the resources are given priority to large orphanages. People like us can only rely on private sponsorship."

"Oh, it's not easy."

Shentong felt a little sorry after hearing this. It turns out that the environment makes different people.

"After I get the bounty hunter certificate, I will take out a part of the money I earn and donate it to the director to improve your lives."

Shentong then looked up and said to Nina with a smile.

Unexpectedly, Nina looked disdainful, "Wait until you have the ability to do that."

"Hey, hey, hey, don't be like this, give me some trust, okay."

"Hmph! That's right, you have magic but don't use it." Nina complained with a pout.

Shentong looked at her speechlessly, this little girl just kept on using magic.

"Okay, okay, just think it's my fault."

"It's getting late, you go back and rest."

Shentong reluctantly sent Nina away on the grounds that he was tired and needed to rest.

Then, he lay on the bed alone and began to think seriously about what happened today.

During the day, he was investigating Bartibane and accidentally heard their plan.

Originally, his only target was Bartibane, but he had to change his mind after learning the content.

One thousand gold coins can be exchanged for 1 talent, which is too tempting for Shentong who wants to improve his attributes.

But then again, he can't rob like Bartibane.

Not to mention that he didn't have the ability, even if he succeeded, it would affect his family.

Although Shen Tong was eager to get it, he was not confused. It would be best to think of a way to complete the task without affecting himself.

So after thinking about it, he finally came up with an idea of ​​killing three birds with one stone.

"Then let Bartibane go to grab the gold coins first. After they succeed and escape, I will find a way to intercept them halfway, and then find an opportunity to eliminate them."

Thinking of this, Shen Tong grinned.

At present, only this method is more suitable. It can complete the system task, the bounty task, and the gold coins you want can also be obtained.

The most important point is that it will not affect his family.

But Bartibane is not a fool. He has seen the marksmanship of the quick shooter, and the other party will definitely not be alone at that time.

From this, it can be judged that it is not easy to realize this plan.

Shen Tong thought deeply and gritted his teeth, "System, change two detonating talismans for me!"

[Exchange successful]

[Silver deduction -200]

With the mechanical sound of the system, two more papers with the word "explosion" written on them suddenly appeared in the warehouse.

I hesitated for a long time before and was reluctant to buy the detonating talisman, but now I gritted my teeth and exchanged it.

"Is this the detonating talisman..."

He took out one to check it out. The appearance was basically the same as in the anime. The runes in black fonts were all around, and the big "explosion" in the middle was even more eye-catching.

The most amazing thing is that the material of the detonating talisman is also very different. Not only can it not be crushed in the hand, but it can quickly return to its original shape after being folded.

"The method of use is to inject chakra into it, and then detonate it through the operator's control..."

After reading the method of using the detonating talisman, Shen Tong roughly understood how to use it.

"With this, it's safe to deal with Bartybine."

Shen Tong suppressed his inner excitement and put the detonating talisman back into the warehouse.

Then, he noticed that after exchanging the detonating talisman, there was still 1 tael left.

The silver tael that he had accumulated with great difficulty was squandered in just a few seconds.

"There is only 1 tael left, and there is no point in keeping it."

"It seems that I can still buy a shuriken, so I might as well use it."

Shen Tong muttered to himself while lying on the bed and exchanged another shuriken.

[Exchange successful]

[Obtained shuriken x1]

[Silver tael deducted -1]

System prompt

The warning sound rang again.

Shen Tong took out the shuriken he had just exchanged and examined it carefully.

This is a four-bladed dart, which is shaped like a cross, light and has a round hole in the middle, and the surface is black and smooth metal.

In the Naruto world, shuriken are not rare, and almost every ninja is equipped with one, so the system's pricing for it is also quite affordable.

"A must-have weapon for ninjas, which can be recycled and used repeatedly."

Shen Tong was surprised after reading the introduction of the shuriken. This thing is not a disposable consumable, and can be picked up and used repeatedly.

"It's really a cheap product." He couldn't help but sigh softly.

This big purchase, he is completely bankrupt.

However, as long as he can complete the task and successfully kill Barty Baine to get 1,000 gold coins, he can double it to 10,000 taels.

It's a good deal no matter how you look at it.

Now the action plan and preparation are in place, and the next step is to wait patiently.

It's Monday now, and there are still four days until Friday.

So in the days between, Shen Tong practiced shuriken throwing besides training.

Since Jeff gave him another ten dollars, he didn't have to worry about the recent food expenses.

By the way, he could go and collect the bounty hunter certificate he had applied for on Thursday, which was the day before the operation.

By then, he could use the title of bounty hunter to deal with Bartybyne openly!

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