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A week later, at the Wilderness Gate leading out from the Northern Military District of Jiangnan Base City, a young man carrying a backpack taller than himself arrived before the gate.

After his Warrior Certificate was scanned, it beeped as verification passed, and the guards inside opened the gate.

Seeing the young man carrying such a huge bag, one of the soldiers smiled kindly. "Brother, you made quite a haul!"

"Not bad. Mainly, I got pretty lucky." The young man smiled back. He was Chen Hao.

After more than a week of frenzied hunting, he had practically cleared out not only 0201 County, but even the monsters outside it.

With the Synthesis Panel, as long as a monster was at the Beast Soldier level, it could provide him with materials. As a result, the number of monsters throughout 0201 County had plummeted.

Other teams there would struggle to find even Beast Soldiers, let alone Beast Generals. With sufficient logistical support, they could even consider reclaiming the county.

Of course, Xiao Mei's detection had also been a major factor in making this possible.

She found not only those hiding aboveground, but even those lurking underground. If he had relied on himself alone, he definitely could not have achieved such high killing efficiency.

Amidst the constant slaughter and combat, his physical fitness had entered the Intermediate Warlord level after being enhanced by 300-year He Shou Wu. His Mental Power had also reached the Elementary War God Rank.

He soon arrived at the Extreme Martial Arts Hall's materials purchasing station in the Supply Base.

A staff member quickly came over. "Hello, sir. Would you like to sell materials?"

He nodded. "That's right. I need to sell these materials and have my Martial Artist rank recertified."

"Certainly. Please wait a moment. I'll immediately call our supervisor." Upon hearing the words "recertify Martial Artist rank," the staff member froze for a moment, then promptly nodded and called his supervisor.

Before long, a middle-aged woman in her thirties came over. "Sir, are you here to sell materials and have your Martial Artist rank recertified?"

"That's right. Where should I put the materials?" Chen Hao casually grabbed the backpack and swung it onto his shoulder.

The female supervisor looked at the large backpack of materials, and a trace of disappointment flashed through her eyes.

In her view, he was so young that the bag probably contained only Beast Soldier-level materials.

Naturally, she did not show it. After all, even Beast Soldier-level materials could help her meet part of her sales quota. "Please come with me. Just pour the materials over there."

He lifted the edge of the backpack opening with one hand and gripped the bottom with the other, dumping all the materials inside where the female supervisor had indicated.

Once everything had been poured out, the female supervisor's eyes widened. Although she was not very strong herself, she had a keen eye.

The lowest-grade material in the pile he had casually dumped out was Elementary Beast General Level. In other words, every single item was worth over a million, and judging by the quantity he had poured out, the total was definitely no small sum.

Although the female supervisor was stunned by the materials before her, her professional composure allowed her to quickly recover. Her expression turned extremely respectful. "Sir, please wait a moment. I'll immediately arrange for people to sort and evaluate your materials."

Chen Hao nodded. "Sure. There's no rush."

"Get several people over here to sort these materials. Also, notify the appraisal department." Facing her subordinates, the female supervisor immediately displayed the bearing of a strong businesswoman, calmly and methodically arranging tasks.

"This is a One-Horned Wild Boar's horn, right? From the look of it, it's clearly Elementary Beast General Level."

"What's so impressive about that? Mine is Intermediate Beast General Rank!"

"Huh? This is Advanced Beast General Rank, isn't it? Did this Martial Artist wipe out a One-Horned Wild Boar nest?"

"Wow! This is an Iron-Armored Bull's horn!"

"Stop talking and get to work properly." The female supervisor scolded several young staff members who were making a fuss.

Yet how could she not be shocked herself? Although these materials were not particularly large, their grades were extremely high.

Not only were there Elementary Beast General Level materials, but even Advanced Beast General Rank materials were everywhere.

The commotion at the Extreme Martial Arts Hall purchasing station had long since drawn the attention of people nearby.

When they came over and saw so many high-grade materials, every one of them was deeply shaken.

"Did some God of War make a move?"

"So many Advanced Beast General Rank materials... even an Advanced Warlord team couldn't manage that, could they? At least, I think it'd be difficult."

After quite a while, the female supervisor came before Chen Hao, her expression exceedingly respectful.

"Hello, sir. The materials have been tallied. Elementary Beast General materials are worth 372 million, Intermediate Beast General materials are worth 465 million, and Advanced Beast General Rank materials are worth 872 million. The total value is 1.609 billion. In addition, your Martial Hall contribution points will be calculated as 1.61 billion. Is that acceptable?"

"Master, according to Extreme Martial Arts Hall regulations, the price is very fair." Chen Hao nodded. "Fine. Here is my Warrior Certificate. Please certify me as an Advanced Warlord." He then handed his identification to the female supervisor.

The female supervisor operated the instrument at the counter, and his Advanced Warlord certification was approved.

Xiao Mei also synchronized the information on the display to Chen Hao.

Seeing that his Martial Artist rank had changed to Advanced Warlord, Chen Hao nodded in satisfaction.

After putting away his Warrior Certificate, he turned and left the purchasing station. "Mr. Chen, we welcome you back anytime!"

"Wow! Such a young Advanced Warlord! He'll definitely become a God of War someday!"

"He's so handsome! It'd be great if he could be my boyfriend!"

Chen Hao ignored the chatter of the young women behind him and headed to the rest area.

At that moment, an officer handed him a card. "Sir, this is your key. You may rest in the A6 Villa District."

Chen Hao smiled and sincerely thanked the officer. "Thank you."

He had just entered the room and was preparing to take out the Safe House.

"Master, Zhuge Tao, the director of the Jiangnan Base City Extreme Hall, is calling you. Would you like to connect?"

He was briefly stunned, then smiled. "Connect it directly."

"Chen Hao, I just saw your Martial Artist rank. You've been certified as an Advanced Warlord?" As soon as the call connected, Zhuge Tao asked eagerly.

"I just passed the Advanced Warlord certification." Naturally, Chen Hao did not hide it.

"Really? That's wonderful! I previously reported your situation to the president, and we have already submitted your information to Extreme Martial Arts Hall headquarters. We recommended you for the Global Elite Training Camp. If headquarters investigates your records and discovers your Advanced Warlord certification, it will certainly improve your chances of being accepted. Oh, right, you probably don't know what the Global Elite Training Camp is. You only need to know that it is also called the War God Preparatory Camp."

"Is that so? Then thank you, Director." Although Chen Hao was not particularly interested in the rewards within the War God Preparatory Camp, he was very interested in its instructors.

After all, even the lowest-ranking instructors there were War God Rank. Since they could serve as instructors, their skill levels definitely would not be low.

There was also a chance he might encounter Councilor Rank experts. Perhaps he could Copy a talent then.

"Don't go to the Wilderness Zone for now. I'll urge headquarters along with the president shortly. Once headquarters approves, they will definitely send someone to pick you up and take you to headquarters for the assessment. So come directly to the main urban district's headquarters now."

"Alright, I'll return to the Base City right away. Thank you for the trouble, Director and President." After hanging up, he gave a wry smile.

He had originally planned to visit City 003, but it seemed he would have to postpone it. He would go there for a look after leaving the War God Preparatory Camp.

He then returned the key and left the villa. After informing the officer, he boarded the train back to the Base City.

Not long after Chen Hao left, a lieutenant colonel drove a military off-road vehicle to the Supply Base and anxiously asked the officer in charge of the keys, "Is Warlord Chen Hao still here?"

"Reporting, sir, it seems he had something to attend to and has already left. He boarded the train back to the Base City."

Hearing this, the lieutenant colonel showed disappointment in his eyes and sighed. "What a pity. I didn't get the chance to meet this young Warlord."