Dragon Sunset Hunting Zone

What two kinds of work?

First, enter the Hunting Zone to hunt Mutated Monsters and obtain valuable materials such as Beast Hide, meat, and bones to sell for money.

This was how many Martial Artists made money in modern times.

The Mutated Monsters in those Hunting Zones were all creatures that had survived the Great Cataclysm and been selected by humanity for their value.

Humans kept them enclosed, treating them like free-range wild animals.

These creatures were difficult to tame, highly intelligent, and extremely powerful.

That was why dedicated hunters were needed.

Second, take on wanted missions issued by City Hall and become a Patrol Officer like Wang Mu.

Wang Mu said he could recommend him for that.

The Base City was currently recruiting large numbers of powerful Martial Artists to deal with the Rebel Army, and the income was likewise considerable.

After thinking it over, Xu Qing still had no plans to hunt Martial Artists for the time being.

For one thing, it was too difficult, and it would be all too easy to suffer a reversal in the gutter.

For another...

Compared to hunting monsters, human Martial Artists were naturally far more dangerous.

Whether in intelligence or combat strength, they were much harder to predict.

Hunting monsters was relatively simpler.

Although it was no less dangerous.

But if he wanted to make big money, it was impossible not to risk his life.

Besides.

The reason Xu Qing chose hunting was because he wanted to make use of Celestial God Company's production machines and workshops.

He could directly turn some of the Beast Hide he brought back from hunting into Combat Suits for sale.

With the skills he had mastered now.

He only needed to pay the company for using its machines.

The rest would be pure profit.

There was practically no cost at all.

And the money would come faster!

"Still, I should wait until I fully enter the fifth rank before going out to make money. Sharpening the knife won't delay the chopping."

In the forest, Xu Qing slowly withdrew his spear, then thrust it out again.

It was a simple forward thrust.

He did not use any technique.

Before returning, he had tested his strength in the warehouse. His strength had successfully reached 12,011 kilograms.

That was roughly 12 tons.

He was still 4 tons short of the 16 tons required of a fifth-rank Martial Artist.

By Xu Qing's estimate, with his current Gene Guidance Technique and C-grade Gene Potions,

he would probably reach 16 tons in less than four months.

And at his rate of accumulating 1 Free Attribute Point every two months,

he should have 2 to 3 Free Attribute Points by then.

By that time, he would surely have raised his Gene Guidance Technique to Perfection.

He could use the remaining points to improve his Combat Secret Technique as well.

His strength would then be several times greater than it was now.

Going to the Hunting Zone would also be safer.

And so.

Following his plan.

Xu Qing returned to his fulfilling routine of working, training, and sleeping over the following days.

Every half month, he went to the warehouse in 0121 County to test the growth of his strength.

Watching his power rise steadily and seeing himself improve rapidly every day.

That sense of satisfaction gave Xu Qing an incomparable feeling of security.

Three months passed in the blink of an eye.

Xu Qing's punching strength smoothly reached 16.121 tons.

He had also successfully accumulated 2 Free Attribute Points.

He spent 1 of them to completely raise the Night Ninefold Gene Guidance Technique to the Perfection realm.

As for the other point.

He added it to the Combat Secret Technique, Night Owl.

This allowed Night Owl to reach its third form, a fourfold strength burst.

In other words.

Xu Qing could now use the Combat Secret Technique to unleash four times his normal strength at once, roughly 64.484 tons.

That figure had just reached the minimum standard for a 7th-Order Martial Artist.

However, compared to a true 7th-Order Martial Artist, his movement speed and neural response were likely much weaker.

They were only at the level of a fifth-rank Martial Artist.

But in actual combat, if he encountered the Red Knife Society's people again, he believed he could kill them all in fewer than three moves!

During the period Xu Qing spent training.

Celestial God Company finally got back on track and began developing steadily.

The two old local gangs had also, for some unknown reason, become somewhat more polite toward Celestial God Company after the Red Knife Society incident.

Even the rather arrogant Hunting Tiger Gang later reduced Celestial God Company's protection fee to 3 million a year.

However, Xu Qing had heard that the Hunting Tiger Gang had recently developed major conflicts with the old-established gangs.

The Three Great Gangs would probably have a clash sooner or later.

He only hoped those conflicts would not affect the company.

And he was about to begin his own grand plan to make money.

Friday afternoon.

"Beep beep—beep beep—"

"Brother Wang, it's me. Mm, I'm ready."

"Alright, I'll come find you."

After hanging up, Xu Qing started the car and headed toward 0119 Base City.

The first stage of his plan to increase his strength had now been preliminarily completed.

Next, it was time to head to the Hunting Zone and begin hunting Mutated Creatures for money.

Xu Qing never liked to drag things out.

So that weekend, he directly took two days off, packed all his equipment, and headed straight for the Base City.

About two hours later.

Xu Qing arrived at the meeting point Wang Mu had arranged—the ferry point for Dragon Sunset Hunting Zone in 0119 Base City.

Wang Mu had long been waiting for him at the entrance.

After seeing Xu Qing, Wang Mu directly took him through the necessary procedures.

Then Wang Mu brought Xu Qing to meet one of the Hunting Zone's managers, Wang Xuan.

"Brother Xuan is my cousin. Any Mutated Monsters you hunt in the future can be sold to him. He guarantees fair prices."

After smilingly introducing the two, Wang Mu finally left.

He still had work to do.

Watching Wang Mu leave, Wang Xuan smiled and led Xu Qing onto a uniquely designed Ferry Vehicle that looked like a barrel.

"Few people can get Wang Mu to help them so wholeheartedly with that rotten temper of his. Looks like you two are pretty close."

After getting in.

Wang Xuan greeted the driver.

Then he sat down in the row of seats directly behind the driver's seat.

"Not bad. We hit it off. I hope today's matter hasn't been too much trouble for you?" Xu Qing replied politely.

Wang Xuan gestured for Xu Qing to sit beside him.

"Sit. I happened to come to the city on business this time, and he dragged me over. We can take the Ferry Vehicle back together, so it isn't any trouble."

Wang Xuan waved his hand. "Since he asked me for help, I'll naturally do my best. Let's start with a few basics.

Our company has three departures here every day.

Eight in the morning, two in the afternoon, and eight in the evening. If you miss them, you'll have to wait until the next day."

Xu Qing quickly nodded and remembered it.

Wang Xuan continued, "You need to buy a ticket to enter the park. There are single-entry tickets and package tickets.

If you're only going once or twice, single-entry tickets are more cost-effective.

But if you plan on hunting long-term, package tickets are the better deal.

I recommend buying a package ticket. It's more economical.

You can enter and leave any number of times, and there are monthly passes, half-year passes, and annual passes."

Xu Qing nodded, thinking how fortunate it was that he had asked Wang Mu for help.

Otherwise, he would probably have had to waste money once or twice before learning all this.

Wang Xuan continued, "Also, Dragon Sunset Park is divided into three areas: the Beast Soldier Zone, Beast General Zone, and Beast King Zone.

The monsters in these three areas correspond to Martial Artists of ranks 1 to 3, 4 to 6, and 7 to 9 respectively.

You can choose which area to enter based on your own strength."

At this point, Wang Xuan lowered his voice. "Of course, this is another reason I recommend the package ticket. Martial Artists with package tickets can use the VIP passage and freely choose which park area to enter without being seen by others.

In other words, you can conceal your true strength."

He gave Xu Qing a look that said he understood.

Xu Qing nodded gratefully. "This information is really useful. Thank you, Brother Xuan!"

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