CHAPTER 44: CHAPTER 44: OVERNIGHT RICHES

Monster Hunter Guild

After two days, the field test ended, and the results for each group came out.

Lin Chen’s Juvenile Group returned quite late.

The first thing Lin Chen wanted to do upon returning was eat.

Ning Zimo and the others felt the same way.

Eating only dry rations outside was unbearable.

After a hearty meal, Lin Chen and his two beasts let out satisfied burps.

"Let’s go collect the rewards and then go home to sleep."

"Moo!"

"Coo!"

Although they had only been gone for two days, they missed their small, rundown home terribly.

They hurried to the reward distribution area and found everyone gossiping about them.

"Does he really have that kind of strength? Then why did he join the Info Group?"

"Why can’t he join the Info Group? He was the first to find the Secret Realm."

"The more ridiculous thing is, he got the first and second team to watch the door for them..."

"What’s even more outrageous, I heard Ning Zimo ended up owing ten thousand after working."

"..."

Everyone loves gossip, chatting away excitedly.

Lin Chen walked in with his two Spirit Beasts, feeling like he was the center of attention.

The Little Fox nestled fearfully into Lin Chen’s arms.

"Ahem... Excuse me, coming through for the rewards." Lin Chen said.

The crowd parted automatically, gossiping even louder.

"This bull doesn’t look fierce at all."

"How is it not fierce? I heard it almost single-handedly challenged the mutated Corpse-Eroding King."

The crowd grew more and more excited.

Lin Chen arrived at the pharmacy and once again saw Uncle Yang.

Uncle Yang was aware of Lin Chen’s deeds, putting down his magazine, he stood up and said, "Not bad."

"Xiaobai was definitely the main force, but the teammates were strong too." Lin Chen didn’t take all the credit, nor did he deny Xiaobai’s contributions, but offered an objective evaluation.

In the final battle, it wouldn’t have been possible to win if it were just Xiaobai alone.

However, as Xiaobai was still in a developmental stage, it needed praise and couldn’t only receive modesty.

Qin Hao and the others went to the infirmary to have their Spirit Beasts’ wounds examined after eating, Xiaobai only had a tail injury, which was already bandaged and didn’t need a special visit.

"Not bad." Uncle Yang praised him again, this time for his character.

Neither pride in victory nor disheartenment in defeat.

Uncle Yang took out a Beast Spirit Pill, handed it to him, and said, "This is for your second Spirit Beast."

Then he asked, "The Rookie King reward allows you to get an additional Spirit Beast. What kind would you like? I’ll make a note of it, and then have the patrolling Monster Hunters capture it for you."

"Gift a Spirit Beast?" Lin Chen was taken aback.

The Little Fox knitted its brows, pitifully looking at Lin Chen, starting to feel scared again.

Without a contract with Lin Chen, it couldn’t rest easy even for a day.

Its Beastmaster was too popular...

"If you don’t want it, you can also take the cash equivalent." Uncle Yang said.

"Then I’ll take the cash." Lin Chen nodded.

"Four hundred thousand in cash."

"That’s a bit low, the Beast Sale Shop prices are higher than that."

"Not really, do you think our Monster Hunters lack Spirit Beasts?" Uncle Yang asked.

Lin Chen froze, realizing that the main business of Monster Hunters was hunting and capturing beasts to sell.

They were the suppliers, so of course, it was cheaper.

Taking the Beast Spirit Pill and the silver notes, Lin Chen prepared to leave, but Uncle Yang said, "Wait, it’s not all done."

Lin Chen turned around and saw Uncle Yang taking out another Beast Spirit Pill and a check, saying, "The one just given was the Info Group’s Rookie King reward, now it’s the Combat Group’s reward...."

"Ah?"

"Don’t want it?"

"No, of course, I want it."

Lin Chen immediately accepted it.

With such good fortune, how could he refuse?

Outside, the onlookers were completely astonished.

The Jiuxing City Monster Hunter Guild had never seen a double Rookie King before.

After all, Spirit Beasts differ, and so do their roles.

Now...

Lin Chen made history, destined to leave his mark in this guild.

....

"Mom, give me some money."

"How much?"

"Two hundred thousand."

"Here."

In a luxurious palace, a gracefully attired middle-aged woman calmly took out a silver note of two hundred thousand, then asked Ning Zimo in front of her, "Mo’Er, wasn’t today your field test? What rank did you get?"

Ning Zimo swallowed, finally saying, "Second."

"Oh?" The woman was surprised and asked, "How did you lose?"

"Couldn’t beat them."

The woman was startled because Ning Zimo had always been competitive. Unless the opponent truly overpowered him, he rarely admitted defeat.

"This money..."

"I owe someone ten thousand, and ten thousand is for Snow Lion’s treatment."

The woman was puzzled, thinking how did he end up owing money?

She remembered Ning Zimo didn’t gamble.

"Mom, I’m heading out."

"Alright, be careful on the road, take care of Snow Lion." The woman advised patiently.

Ning Zimo left quickly, in quite a hurry...

Because Lin Chen had urged him several times after returning.

So annoying!

But after he left, the butler came in and asked, "Madam, should we investigate the person?"

"Yes." The woman nodded and said, "It’s necessary to check, but don’t interfere, Mo’Er doesn’t like us doing such things."

"You need to find out what their relationship is, how he lost..."

"Understood." The butler was about to leave, then heard the woman say, "Also..."

The butler turned back.

"See if it’s a man or a woman."

"..."

...

Lin Chen sat in the lounge, waiting for Ning Zimo to return.

Now it was nearly an hour, and the sky was gradually darkening.

"Could that guy have run off?" Lin Chen worriedly looked at the eighty thousand silver notes, concerned about those ten thousand.

If he gets it, his assets will exceed a million.

He didn’t expect to become rich overnight...

Monster Hunters really make money.

Lin Chen still remained rational, in that he resolutely avoided dangerous things.

After waiting for another half an hour, Lin Chen was convinced Ning Zimo really left, just as he was about to leave, he saw Huang Xiaotian carrying bags, with Xia Yu and Wu Lei beside him, along with another man.

"Off on a mission?" Lin Chen asked.

"Yeah, the mission is urgent, we’re short on people." Huang Xiaotian said, "A Beast Tide erupted in a nearby city, and this time it’s quite serious."

Lin Chen pondered.

It seemed that from the previous years, Beast Tides began to gradually increase.

Monster Hunters often participated in such missions because the Beast Tamer Guild generally offered huge rewards.

Moreover, Monster Hunters’ anti-reconnaissance abilities were also valued, enabling them to track down Demon Beast Secret Realm nests while resisting Beast Tides, wiping them out completely.

"I originally wanted to tease Chairman Lee a bit, but it looks like I can only return."

"I heard you didn’t take the Spirit Beast and got eighty thousand, remember to treat me to a drink later."

As Huang Xiaotian walked by, he patted Lin Chen on the shoulder.

Lin Chen nodded, although thrifty, he always remembered Huang Xiaotian’s kindness and help.

After Huang Xiaotian left, when Wu Lei and Xia Yu’s group passed by, they also gave Lin Chen a thumbs-up. Xia Yu sweetly said, "Big sister wants some too."

"Ugh~~"

Wu Lei’s group gagged.

"You... you all..." Xia Yu immediately rolled up her sleeves, chasing after them.

Laughter filled the air.

After they left, Lin Chen waited a while longer, but still didn’t see him, so he took the opportunity to educate Xiaobai and Xiaohong on integrity:

"In the future, don’t be like him, be a trustworthy Spirit Beast."

After finishing the lesson, just when he was about to leave, he saw Ning Zimo rushing over.

Getting out of the car, he took a silver note from the two hundred thousand and handed it to Lin Chen, saying, "We’re even now."

Which meant: stop mentioning this to others.

"Alright."

Lin Chen glanced at Ning Zimo’s other silver note, thinking this kid was not honest, surely he reported a higher number to his family.

Just like when buying study materials, needing only fifty but asking the parents for a hundred.

Ning Zimo saw Lin Chen staring at his other silver note, thinking he was about to get greedy again, and promptly said firmly:

"I don’t like gambling!"

"?"

At that moment, Lin Chen recalled a saying:

Prejudices in people’s hearts are like stubborn mountains.