"You're the 'hero' who slipped away from the celebration banquet?" A hunter nearly six feet three inches tall turned around and looked at Sun Hang.
"If the person you're looking for is named Sun Hang, then that should be me," Sun Hang admitted.
"The person who was going to present your medal was the third most important figure in Tianshu Tower. That kind of honor is something others could only dream of... I'm really curious—what were you thinking at the time?" the hunter asked, puzzled.
"I'd eaten my fill, so I went out for a walk to help digest it," Sun Hang said. "As for something as intangible as honor, I prefer tangible benefits."
Sun Hang had merely missed the medal ceremony at the celebration banquet. As for all the various commendations from the Federation's upper ranks, he had not received a single one less than he was due. Even the medal he had not gone onstage to accept was delivered to his home after the banquet ended.
"Ha, you're an interesting guy," the tall hunter said with a laugh.
"Don't be so interesting," complained another hunter wearing a huge hood, with what looked like a horn growing from his head. "You went out for a walk, and the rest of us ended up busy all night. We didn't find a thing, and we barely got any sleep..."
Heavy dark circles hung beneath the man's eyes. He yawned as he spoke, looking utterly exhausted.
"Catch up on your sleep on the plane," the tall hunter said, patting him on the shoulder.
"I'm from Chunming City. The flight from Tianfu City to Chunming City is less than three hours, and we're taking a military plane, so it'll only be faster." He yawned again. "I'll probably be woken up right after I