Supply Base

July 31st, evening, at the gates of the Warrior Supply Base.

An Off-road Pickup Truck entered the supply base with the last rays of sunlight.

When Qin Mu got out of the vehicle, quite a few people in the supply base recognized him.

"Holy crap! This kid actually came back? Didn't they say he was dead? A Pre-warrior actually stayed alone in the Wilderness Zone for a full eleven days!"

Someone looked utterly astonished.

"He actually didn't die! Look at his backpack—it seems to be stuffed with quite a lot of monster materials."

Someone else was filled with curiosity.

"Uh, did you know the Blood Wolf Squad opened a betting pool in the camp, wagering that he wouldn't come back?"

Others wore miserable expressions.

"Of course I knew! I bet quite a bit of money on it..."

Carrying a backpack full of monster materials and listening to the surrounding warriors' discussions, Qin Mu smiled faintly.

When he had left the supply base, he had caused quite a stir. Most of the people throughout the base had heard about him.

However, the overwhelming majority had merely regarded him as an ignorant fool who did not know his own limits, treating him as a joke.

But now, everyone was stunned.

How could they have known that Qin Mu's trip out this time had been nothing short of a complete transformation?

When he left, he had only been an insignificant Pre-warrior. Now, he had directly leaped to become an Advanced Warrior level warrior, as well as a Mid Warlord Mental Master!

"Hey, I heard the Blood Wolf Squad just returned to the supply base too. It seems they suffered quite a setback in the wilderness!"

"I wonder whether Qin Mu will clash with the Blood Wolf Squad."

Ignoring these thrill-seekers, Qin Mu headed directly toward the area where the HR Alliance's local representative was located.

As he walked, Qin Mu activated the Communication Watch on his wrist.

After entering the wilderness, Qin Mu had turned off the Communication Watch.

That was because Qin Mu knew this thing actually had a back door. As long as someone had the proper authority, they could determine the wearer's location.

Qin Mu was going to incubate the Mother Nest, so naturally, he would not let anyone know where he had been.

But now that he was going to sell monster materials and had returned to the base, he naturally had to turn it back on.

The reason he went directly to the HR Alliance to sell the monster materials was that the HR Alliance generally offered the highest prices!

Of course, selling to the HR Alliance simply meant getting money. If he sold to the Limit Martial Arts School, he could receive Limit Martial Arts School contribution points, provided he was a member of the Limit Martial Arts School.

Selling to the military or the Thunderbolt Martial Arts School was much the same. He could accumulate contribution points and the like; only the names differed.

Qin Mu had not joined any warrior organization yet, so selling to the HR Alliance was naturally the most worthwhile option.

"Come on, let's follow him and see what monsters Qin Mu killed!"

Some curious onlookers followed behind, full of interest.

"What's there to see? At most, it's some Primary Beast Soldier level monster materials. What level of monster could a Pre-warrior possibly kill?"

Although some said that, quite a few people still followed along.

A warrior's life was actually rather monotonous. Either they fought monsters or trained desperately. The supply base had not been this lively in a long time.

Who did not enjoy a spectacle? Especially one this rare.

"Primary Beast Soldier level?"

Listening to them, Qin Mu secretly laughed.

His backpack contained materials from two Beast General level monsters, as well as several dozen Unicorn Wild Boar horns from High-level Beast Soldiers that Qin Mu had used as consumables.

Qin Mu had no intention of hiding his strength, so he did not care if others learned what materials he was selling.

He was not Luo Feng. In the upcoming Warrior Practical Combat Assessment, Qin Mu would display his talent with everything he had and strive for the best possible treatment!

The Warrior Supply Base was not large. Qin Mu soon reached his destination.

"Hello, sir. Are you here to sell monster materials?"

A pretty young woman with a sweet voice, dressed in HR Alliance professional attire, hurried over to receive him.

"Mm."

Qin Mu acknowledged her and opened his backpack, placing it on a platform. Professional personnel nearby would assess the value of the monsters slain by warriors.

A staff member stepped up to the backpack and took out the materials one by one.

"Those are Unicorn Wild Boar horns? Judging by their size and color, they must be from at least High-level Beast Soldiers!"

Before the HR Alliance staff could identify them, a sharp-eyed warrior among the onlookers spoke up.

"More than one! Good lord, they're all High-level Beast Soldier horns—there are a full thirty of them!"

A commotion rose from the crowd. They were only High-level Beast Soldier materials, which meant little to many people present.

But one had to remember that a Pre-warrior had gone alone into the Wilderness Zone and hunted them!

That made all the difference.

When the staff member took out a tendon from the tail of a Two-tailed Tiger Cat, the crowd that had been discussing things was utterly shocked.

"Fuck! What is that? Am I seeing things? That's a tendon from a Two-tailed Tiger Cat's tail? That's a Primary Beast General level monster!"

"Could a fucking Pre-warrior kill that kind of monster? Impossible! Absolutely impossible! Someone else must have killed it!"

When the staff member had taken out all the materials from the two Beast General level monsters, everyone stared at the scene in disbelief.

"Mr. Qin, among the monster materials you collected, these are all horns from High-level Beast Soldier Unicorn Wild Boars. Based on market value, we can offer 8,000 for each, for a total of 240,000."

"The materials from this Two-tailed Tiger Cat are somewhat severely damaged, so we can offer 11 million. For the materials from this Primary Beast General level Tiger Hound, we can offer 10 million."

"The total is 21.24 million!"

The HR Alliance staff quickly completed the appraisal and gave their offer.

"No problem. Transfer the money to this account."

Qin Mu gave the staff member a card number.

"Certainly."

Once the transaction was completed, the crowd erupted into a fierce uproar.

"They really are Beast General level monsters! Two of them, at that? Even a warrior squad led by a Warlord might not earn this much from entering the wilderness, right?"

Everyone was stunned.

"Brother, did you really kill these monsters by yourself?"

A burly middle-aged man in the crowd could not help asking.

When someone raised that question, everyone stared at Qin Mu curiously, waiting for his answer.

"Heh, what do you think?"

Qin Mu chuckled without answering directly.

Seeing the balance update on his Communication Watch, Qin Mu was in an excellent mood.

Although they had not received a direct answer, Qin Mu's expression made the truth easy enough to guess. It was simply a truth that was hard to accept.

"Brother Qin Mu!"

A one-eyed, bald, muscular man suddenly stepped out of the crowd and called out to Qin Mu.

"Brother Qin Mu, I'm Zhao Yong, captain of the Blood Wolf Squad. Earlier, one of our squad members acted thoughtlessly and opened a betting pool over your situation.

"I was training at the time and knew nothing about it. By the time I found out, quite a few people had already placed bets, and you had already entered the wilderness, so it was difficult for me to deal with it."

The bald, muscular man spoke with a remorseful expression as he transferred money to Qin Mu through his Communication Watch.

"Brother Qin Mu, here is one million. You originally bet 10,000 that you could remain in the wilderness for five days. The odds were one to five, so we owe you 50,000. The rest is an apology from the Blood Wolf Squad. I hope you won't take offense."

Qin Mu raised a brow. He had not expected this man to be the captain of the Blood Wolf Squad.

Without refusing, Qin Mu accepted the money.

"It's fine. I didn't suffer any losses."

One did not slap a smiling face. Qin Mu did not press the matter.

To be honest, Qin Mu had been somewhat angry about it at first. But since the other party had put it this way, Qin Mu simply let it slide, and the matter passed.

As for what the truth was—whether that squad member had truly acted thoughtlessly, or whether they had seen that Qin Mu was extraordinary and were looking for a way to back down—it did not matter.

They had already yielded and did not want to make an enemy. Qin Mu was not the kind of person who slaughtered someone's entire family over a disagreement.

"If there's nothing else, I'll be leaving first!"

Qin Mu waved to the crowd and departed with an easy stride.

He still had to hurry back to Jiangnan Base City, back to Yangzhou City, to take tomorrow's Warrior Practical Combat Assessment.

What Qin Mu did not know was that, the moment he turned and left, countless people began contacting their families and superiors to investigate his identity.

This was no joke. A Pre-warrior who had not even taken the Practical Combat Assessment could hunt Beast General level monsters—what kind of genius was that?

Of course, even if Qin Mu had known, he would not have cared. Or rather, this was precisely the message he wanted to convey to the outside world.