A trace of hesitation flashed through Cheng Ming's mind.
The headhunter had gotten one thing right: Cheng Ming was unfamiliar with the place, and if he wanted to get to Nanhua Town, it would be best to move with a larger group.
Whether he found a team or hired another guide, he would most likely have to deal with these intermediaries. And since the guy before him claimed to be a headhunter for Bai Shi Group, with a major corporation backing him, he had to be more reliable than those agencies advertising on utility poles, right?
Cheng Ming took out his phone and searched for information on "Dragon City Bai Shi Military Industry." A flood of results immediately appeared—according to the search engine, the Bai family really was one of Dragon City's Three Great Families, and Bai Shi Military Industry really did handle most of the City Defense Army's weapons and equipment orders... At least so far, everything this headhunter had said was true.
"Is this the Bai Shi Group you were talking about?" Cheng Ming asked, pointing at the search results on his screen.
"What other Bai Shi Group could there be?" The headhunter shrugged smugly. "There are plenty of people doing business and starting companies in Dragon City, but there's only one Bai Shi Group. No branches, no imitators!"
"Oh." Cheng Ming nodded and typed "Bai Shi Group hunter corps recruiting hunters" into the search bar. The instant he hit confirm, the page jumped to Bai Shi Group's official website. At the top of its news page was a bold headline: "Tianshu Tower Large-Scale Anomaly Hunt: Second Recruitment Round for Independent Hunters for the Three Great Families' Joint Hunter Corps."
"If I want to register for the hunter corps, do I just fill out the application form on