CHAPTER 147: CHAPTER 9: IS SHE ALSO A SUMMONER?

After a hearty meal and plenty of wine, Feng Kuo asked Wenren Xu and Mu Nanyan to arrange accommodations while he himself took Yun Sheng to the Hunter Soldier Union in Daoye Mountain.

People in the Hunter Soldier Union were very familiar with Feng Kuo. Upon seeing him, they greeted him with a chuckle, "Madman, here you are again. You’re not just here to watch the show again, are you? There have indeed been a few pretty impressive Hunter Soldier Teams joining the Arena lately."

At the Daoye Mountain Arena, hunters come for various purposes: some come to take the assessment, some to watch the matches and gain experience, and there are those who compete year-round to earn large sums of prize money.

The Huangteng Hunter Soldier Team, this trio, falls in between the first two types and has a bit of fame among the C-level teams in Daoye Mountain.

When Feng Kuo and his team first formed their Hunter Soldier Team, they took on various missions, large and small, for three years straight, having progressed from E-level all the way to D-level, then to C-level, making several trips to the Arena in the process.

Lack of a Summoner in their team eventually stalled their progression at the C-rank, without advancement for nearly two or three years. So lately, when Feng Kuo brought his team members over, it was mostly to observe and to keep abreast with the latest news of the Hunter Soldier World.

Seeing Feng Kuo walk in with a seven or eight-year-old girl sitting on his shoulder, the personnel at the Hunter Soldier Branch were slightly surprised.

Some of the old hunters present even joked, "Feng Kuo, don’t tell me this is your daughter. The little girl is so fresh and tender looking, she doesn’t resemble you one bit."

Feng Kuo is in his thirties this year and looks rough and brawny while Yun Sheng, due to her cultivation of Inner Strength, has skin so fair and supple it seems it could drip water, so the stark contrast between the two was pronounced when they stood together.

Feng Kuo, still a bachelor, turned a rare shade of red at the teasing, and in a deep voice he said, "You blind lot, I’m here today to apply for the B-level Hunter Soldier Team assessment. The little girl is the Summoner I found."

No sooner had he spoken than those mocking hunters gawked at Yun Sheng, their mouths agape in surprise.

Damn, this little girl is a Summoner.

In Great Zhou City, where there was no shortage of Summoners, those recognized by the Summoning Institute were mostly treated as honored guests by the Royal Family or large Hunting Corps. It was unexpected that a C-level Hunter Soldier Team could find a Summoner, no wonder Feng Kuo appeared so pleased.

Faced with the crowd’s scrutiny, Yun Sheng calmly presented her Summoning Ring to the person from the Hunter Soldier Branch.

"Indeed a Summoner. Good job, lad, you really found yourself a Summoner. However, Feng Kuo, are you really going to let this tiny tot participate in the competitive matches? If something goes wrong, it won’t be good," warned the person from the Hunter Soldier Branch, dropping the joking attitude.

In the Hunter Soldier World, there is no specific age requirement for hunters, but undoubtedly, if this Doll Summoner really becomes a hunter, she would set the record for the youngest hunter on the continent.

The personnel from the Daoye Mountain Branch understood that Feng Kuo was desperate to upgrade to a B-level Hunter Soldier Team, madly damaging the sprouts of the continent.

Seeing the surrounding hunters looking down at her with condescending eyes, Yun Sheng couldn’t be more frustrated internally. Her appearance as a little Lolita was indeed causing her quite some trouble.

Even Feng Kuo’s impression of Yun Sheng’s abilities were only that of a standard Summoner, gifted in Medical Skill and Magic Medicine.

Yun Sheng didn’t know that because of her age and size, she would play an unexpectedly significant role in the upcoming Arena matches.

Feng Kuo laughed heartily, "The little girl is just filling the slot. I won’t let her get hurt in the slightest."

If this had been said by anyone else, people would likely doubt it; after all, in the heat of the Arena fights, who would look out for a little girl?

But it’s different when the words come from Feng Kuo.

Feng Kuo practices Dual Cultivation of Magic and Martial Arts, excelling at both close-quarters combat and long-range Magic Attacks.

His strength is enough to overpower any other team captain amongst C-level Hunter Soldier Teams.

"Don’t be so certain, Feng Kuo. The situation has changed these past few days. Several foreign teams have arrived at Daoye Mountain Arena, including B and C levels, and they’re quite strong, already outperforming several of our national teams," the Hunter Soldier Branch personnel still seemed worried.

Feng Kuo’s expression became serious after listening.

Usually, due to regional reasons, the number of local Hunter Soldiers in each Hunting Soldier Guard City is the most numerous.

But in recent years, for the sake of the watchability of competitive matches, a new form of competition has emerged between Guard Cities: Competitive Hunting Soldiers.

These Hunter Soldiers, who are mostly combative in nature, like to pick fights in different Arenas to gain higher fame and a streak of victory bonuses.

A group of such Hunter Soldiers arrived at Daoye Mountain Guard City not long ago.

They came from several other major feudal nations, and have created numerous consecutive winning records in the Arena.

When this matter was mentioned, the faces of the Hunter Soldiers in the Hunter Soldier Branch were filled with anger.

Although there is also competition among Hunter Soldier Teams, it is an internal matter for the Da Zhou Hunters; losing to Hunter Soldiers from other countries is a loss of face for Great Zhou.

"With this kind of situation happening, why haven’t any of the big Hunting Corps stepped in?" Feng Kuo also frowned at the news. As someone with a fiery spirit, he couldn’t stand by and watch such occurrences.

Within Great Zhou City, there are several A-grade Hunting Corps, and their Hunter Soldier Teams should be able to teach these foreign Hunter Soldiers, who lack respect, a lesson.

"The foreign Hunter Soldier Teams challenging us are B and C grade; it’s not appropriate for A-grade Hunting Corps to intervene," someone from the Hunter Soldier Branch sighed.

If it became known that high-level Hunter Soldiers suppressed Hunter Soldiers from other countries, it would damage the reputation of Great Zhou’s Hunters.

Upon hearing this, Feng Kuo fell silent too.

He was powerless to help; his goal this time was to pass the assessment. Under such circumstances, it wasn’t advisable to directly provoke tough opponents, especially with Yun Sheng present, as he had to consider her safety.

Yun Sheng herself was well aware of Feng Kuo’s concerns, but being young and of low status, she wasn’t in a position to express much opinion. Her plan was to help the "Huangteng" Hunter Soldier Team pass their B-grade assessment, then figure out the next steps.

Complaints aside, procedures still had to be followed correctly.

The Hunter Soldier Branch didn’t hinder Yun Sheng from registering due to her age.

After filling out a form with her place of origin and name, and the information of the affiliated Hunter Soldier Branch, the Hunter Soldier Branch quickly made a Hunter Soldier Badge for Yun Sheng, marked with an E.

This signified that Yun Sheng had officially become an E-grade Hunter Soldier.

"Boss Feng, I want to go to the marketplace alone to have a look," Yun Sheng said to Feng Kuo after they left the Hunter Soldier Branch, taking Little Black and proposing to check out the marketplace first.

The marketplace of Daoye Mountain was located near the Hunter Soldier Branch.

"That sounds good, the new year is approaching, and the marketplace must be bustling. Remember our inn is in the northeast of the marketplace. Come back early," Feng Kuo was not worried about Yun Sheng encountering any trouble in the city.

It is unlikely for anyone to dare to cause trouble within the Hunting Soldier Guard City, as the patrolling teams of the Guard City are incredibly formidable.

Yun Sheng acknowledged with a sound and then ran towards the marketplace with Little Black as if she was flying.

However, Feng Kuo wore a deep contemplative expression. He decided to discuss with Wenren Xu and Mu Nanyan about the foreign Hunter Soldiers after returning to the inn.