Zhang Hai's envy of Su Qing's current achievements was written all over his face.
Su Qing knew Zhang Hai, like everyone else, had misunderstood his cultivation level, but he offered no explanation. Instead, he asked why Zhang Hai had left behind his comfortable life in the Living Area to come suffer at this Forward Camp.
After all, Zhang Hai had not been duped by the Hundred Treasures Pavilion. As a Tier 1 Formation Master, he could have lived quite well even in the Central District of the Living Area. There was no need for him to risk his life at the Forward Camp.
At Su Qing's question, Zhang Hai immediately shook his head with a wry smile.
Only after Su Qing pressed him further did he learn the reason.
It turned out Zhang Hai had no choice either. More than a month ago, White Cloud Market Town had issued a conscription order. Every Rogue Cultivator in the market town had to either pay one thousand Spirit Crystals each month as an exemption fee or complete one mission for the Cloud Mountain Sect every month.
The first type of mission was transporting supplies west to Cloud Net City. If all went smoothly, the rewards alone would be considerable. On top of that, the goods Rogue Cultivators carried back and forth in their own Storage Bags could earn them a hefty profit.
But the journey was long, and Demonic Cultivators might ambush and kill them along the way. It was hardly a good job.
The second type sent them east, here to the Hunting Grounds, to hunt demon beasts. All hunting proceeds belonged to the Rogue Cultivators themselves, but no one could be sure they would last until the end in this drawn-out war between humans and beasts.
As a Tier 1