Bounty!

Inside the shelter.

Lin Ye drove along the highway for a while before arriving at the entrance of a base surrounded by iron fencing.

This was the Defense Center for the entire shelter.

Two rows of fully armed soldiers stood guard at the entrance to the compound.

Upon seeing Lin Ye, they immediately saluted and opened the gates.

After entering the compound, Lin Ye drove for several more minutes before finally stopping in front of a six-story building.

This was his destination for today.

Standing beneath a large tree, Lin Ye quietly chewed his gum.

An autumn breeze swept past, carrying a yellowed fallen leaf down from overhead toward the ground.

Tap, tap, tap...

Footsteps sounded, and Lin Ye looked up.

He saw a squad of fully armed soldiers in two columns marching with neat, synchronized steps. They were clearly well-trained.

From their lean, powerful muscles and bright eyes, Lin Ye could tell at a glance that these guards were all Junior Warriors.

And between the two columns of soldiers stood a woman.

Lin Ye narrowed his eyes slightly.

The woman looked to be in her twenties. She wore a black business suit, and gold-rimmed glasses rested on her fair, delicate oval face, making her appear intelligent and mature.

She was clearly engaged in secretarial work.

When the two columns of soldiers and the woman reached him, Lin Ye immediately spat out the gum residue and wrapped it up. Taking a step forward, he spoke first. "Secretary Xu, I have completed my assignment of guarding the shelter and obtained some monster materials as well."

"The monster materials from this hunt are in the back of the SUV. Please inspect them." As he spoke, Lin Ye handed over the recorder hanging in front of him as well.

The thumb-sized camera recorder contained a record of how many monsters Lin Ye had killed this time, allowing the military to calculate his bounty.

"Welcome back. You've worked hard, Mr. Lin Ye!"

Secretary Xu nodded slightly. She first glanced at Lin Ye, then looked at the SUV packed full of monster materials, and a smile spread across her face.

She took the recorder from Lin Ye's hand, plugged it into a tablet, and began operating it.

At the same time, with a command from the woman, the soldiers behind her went over and began counting the monster materials.

Before long, all the materials in the SUV had been counted.

"Counting complete!" A soldier jogged up to the woman and reported the numbers.

"Mm." The woman nodded, her gaze lingering on Lin Ye's face for a moment before she continued working on the tablet.

"Ding, analysis complete!"

Three minutes later, rows of data appeared on the tablet—

"155 ordinary monsters killed."

"40 Primary Beast Soldier monsters killed."

"29 Intermediate Beast Soldier monsters killed."

"12 High-level Beast Soldier monsters killed."

When this data came from the tablet, not only was Secretary Xu stunned on the spot, but deep shock also appeared on the faces of the two rows of Martial Artist guards.

"He killed th-this many monsters?!" One of the soldiers could not help blurting out.

"That's not all. There's more," Secretary Xu said, her pretty face filled with astonishment.

When she saw this result, she truly could not believe that this young High-level Warrior before her had fought one-on-one and killed a Beast General-level Monster.

Even if it was only a Beast General that had just entered that rank, it was still far beyond what an ordinary warrior Martial Artist could contend against.

There was only a one-word difference between beast soldiers and Beast Generals, but the actual gap between them was enormous.

"One Primary Beast General-level Monster killed."

When that announcement fell, every guard was stunned.

Whoosh!!

In an instant, the way they looked at Lin Ye filled with excitement and reverence.

He was clearly only a warrior Martial Artist, yet he had killed a Beast General-level Monster. Then his strength...

"Mm!"

Secretary Xu looked at Lin Ye and pushed up the glasses on her nose with a slender fingertip. "Mr. Lin Ye, most of the materials you brought back this time are from low- and mid-level beast soldiers. There are quite a lot of them, but they are not worth much."

"Mr. Lin Ye, would you be willing to sell the materials you kept separately to our military? We are willing to purchase them at a high price."

"Next time, definitely." Lin Ye smiled faintly without saying much else.

"Good, it's a deal!" Secretary Xu nodded as she looked at Lin Ye.

The two smiled at each other.

"Then please calculate the bounty for my monster kills and the employment fee this time," Lin Ye said as he looked at the young secretary.

Secretary Xu said, "I was just about to tell you!"

"Based on the military's valuation, the materials are worth roughly four hundred thousand. As for the beast soldiers you killed, the calculation is as follows:"

"The bounty for ordinary monsters is five hundred each, for a total of seventy-seven thousand; Primary Beast Soldiers are two thousand each, for a total of eighty thousand;"

"Intermediate Beast Soldiers are five thousand each, for a total of one hundred forty-five thousand; High-level Beast Soldiers are fifteen thousand each, for a total of one hundred eighty thousand;"

"Lastly, this Primary Beast General has a bounty of one million. The materials are calculated separately."

"The total above comes to one million eight hundred seventy-seven thousand."

"With your employment fee of nine hundred thousand for this assignment, the grand total is two million seven hundred seventy-eight thousand!"

"Good!"

Lin Ye nodded and took out a bank card from his pocket.

The palm-sized card was square and compact.

Its black silk trim gave it an air of prestige; it was a bank card exclusive to Martial Artists.

Secretary Xu took the bank card, swiped it through the POS machine, and handed it back to Lin Ye.

"Thank you, Secretary Xu. Let's work together again if there's an opportunity," Lin Ye said with a smile as he accepted the card.

Soon, the transaction message arrived.

[Card ending in 6848 received 2,780,000 yuan at 6:48 on October 17. Balance: 10,826,374.37 yuan].

"Mm, pleasant cooperation!"

Lin Ye looked at the balance, and a trace of a smile appeared between his brows.

But when he thought of his sick younger sister, Lin Ye's gaze suddenly dimmed slightly.

Secretary Xu keenly noticed the change in his expression. "Mr. Lin, if you are willing to join our military, your income would be far more than this."

"After all, the highest-ranking person in our shelter has very high expectations for you!" Secretary Xu said solemnly as she watched Lin Ye.

"The highest-ranking person?"

"General Xu Yong?" Lin Ye asked, glancing at the young secretary whose eyes shone brightly.

"Of course, General Xu! He is not only the person in charge of this shelter, but also Shan City's highest commander!"

"Shan City's highest commander?"

Lin Ye could not help freezing for a moment as he examined the young secretary again.

"Mm!" Secretary Xu nodded without confirming or denying it further.

"Then could you tell me whether the military has any major operations recently that I could take part in?" Lin Ye was somewhat curious.

A major operation meant an employment mission, which meant he could earn some extra money from the military. That was a good thing.

"Recently... there are operations, but they are all classified missions."

"Unless you join us, I won't disclose them to outsiders!"

Secretary Xu smiled faintly and politely declined Lin Ye's question.

"Oh!" Hearing that, Lin Ye shrugged. "At the moment, I haven't made up my mind."

"If I have any thoughts about it later, I'll be the first to contact you!" Lin Ye said with a smile.

"Alright!" The woman opposite him also smiled faintly.

Lin Ye turned around and was about to leave.

Suddenly, Secretary Xu called out to stop him.

"Mr. Lin Ye, wait!"

Hearing this, he turned back. "Is there something else?"

"Please come with me. There is something very important I need to tell you first!"

"Mm."

After thinking it over, he finally agreed. "Let's go!"

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