Basically a Wild Tester

"Do you want to buy it? Of course not. Zheng Yichen (he) thought about the video and decided to sell it directly through the Night Banquet Bar's agency. The deposit is the price the bartender just quoted. The bar will take its commission from the final transaction price later, with adjustments for any overpayment or underpayment. The bartender professionally prepared a contract for Zheng Yichen (he)."

"You'll have results within three days. Generally, you can come back here the next day."

After speaking, the bartender changed the subject. "As a new Hunter, you might be interested in some of the commissions."

"Of course, that's why I came."

Zheng Yichen (he) was very interested in this topic.

"Follow me."

He thought the bartender would lead him to some impressive secret room, but instead, they returned to the bar. After washing his hands, the bartender took out a 'menu' for Zheng Yichen (he), which listed recent mission commissions, such as 'Weekly Patrol Mission for XX Farm' and 'Security Mission for the Institute'.

The shortest duration was no less than three days, and the longest no more than half a month. This made Zheng Yichen (he) feel a strange sense of déjà vu. Were they looking for Hunters to do big things, or just temporary workers called Hunters?

"It's a start for newcomers." Seeing Zheng Yichen's (he) slightly suspicious gaze, the bartender smiled. "These are all very suitable for novice Hunters."

"Are there... any higher-level ones?"

"That would require going out." The bartender didn't waste any more words and directly presented a new menu for Zheng Yichen (he) to look at. He only glanced at it before skipping it. At this time, he should choose some simpler ones. Those on the other list were clearly beyond his ability to handle.

Zheng Yichen (he) also saw a commission to hunt a Mysterious Dragon Beast. In a game, this would be equivalent to a 25-player raid, right?

He felt he should proceed step by step, defeat monsters, level up, and gather information before tackling those. Picking up the previous menu again, Zheng Yichen (he) looked at an institute commission. "I'll take this one."

Zheng Yichen (he) had stayed in farms long enough. An institute would be better. He was curious about what he hadn't encountered before.

"This one, my personal advice is not to be too persistent once you get there. Give up when you should," the bartender said directly after Zheng Yichen (he) made his choice. He took out a tablet and brought up the relevant information. "Facial scan or card?"

"Card." Zheng Yichen (he) took out the license he had just obtained and hadn't even warmed up yet. After the bartender scanned it, he nodded at him. "It's done."

"Shouldn't those institutes have their own private forces? Why do they need security personnel?" Zheng Yichen (he) asked curiously as the mission was being registered.

The bartender smiled without answering. Zheng Yichen (he) understood. "Another one of what I drank last time."

After serving him a drink, the bartender finally spoke. "The security mission is just the public announcement. In reality, they are looking for test subjects."

"So, as long as someone accepts the commission and goes there, something is bound to go wrong? Isn't that redundant?"

The bartender shook his head. "Strictly speaking, this is a form of practical exercise. The institute has its own security forces, but those security guards are trained collectively and are different from civilian Hunters. The institute wants to obtain more actual data, and relying solely on internal security forces is not enough."

"Oh~" Zheng Yichen (he) nodded, indicating he understood. It was probably like the difference between martial arts masters in the civilian world and soldiers trained in the army. Well-trained soldiers could fight well, and civilian martial arts masters who hadn't undergone military training could also fight well. Both could fight, but their areas of expertise and combat habits were completely different.

"If that's the case, why not just state it directly on the commission? Why go through all this trouble?" After understanding the specific reason, Zheng Yichen (he) clicked his tongue.

"The nature is different." The bartender didn't explain much further on this matter. After becoming a Hunter, one would encounter many anomalies. Even some controllable anomaly research in institutes could lead to accidents. Including the commission Zheng Yichen (he) was taking now, Zheng Yichen (he) was acting alone and might find this operation troublesome. For those institutes, however, this was a necessary procedure.

"The information has been registered. Go to the Nefita Institute in the Liuyun District in two days. You can come here to collect your payment then," the bartender said, putting away the tablet. "If you want to hang out here, I can recommend some good drinking buddies."

"Sounds expensive, will I run out of money in one night?"

The bartender remained noncommittal. "That depends on your choices. Generally, that won't happen."

"I'm very curious about this 'not general' situation!!"

The general situation is purely looking for drinking buddies to have a drinking contest with, whoever loses pays. As long as they drink to their heart's content, it's fine. The 'not general' situation means having beautiful ladies accompany you on the spot. This is suitable for veterans, but for newcomers, who knows who will be accompanying whom.

"I'll have this. Anything higher, I find it too bitter." Zheng Yichen swirled the glass of fruit wine in his hand. "How many Hunters are here? If asking this costs money, then forget it."

"This is free." The bartender smiled. "Actually, once you're familiar with this line of work, you can usually tell. It's fine to tell you now, half the people here are Hunters. Of the remaining, many are here looking for excitement."

Zheng Yichen could find out about the Night Banquet Bar before, let alone others. It's just that being able to find out doesn't mean those people are looking to casually interact with danger or anomalies. They come here seeking excitement. If they can't be Hunters, making friends with Hunters is also an option.

"Now that you have a Hunter license, it's easy to ask a girl out." The bartender gave Zheng Yichen a look that all young people understand, then gestured for Zheng Yichen to move over, as he needed to attend to a new customer.

Two days later, Zheng Yichen returned to the Night Banquet Bar. Seeing the bartender talking to someone else, he found a spot and sat down. The Night Banquet Bar had more than one bartender, but he wasn't familiar with the others.

After the bartender's customer left, Zheng Yichen immediately walked over. Seeing Zheng Yichen approaching, the bartender smiled. "The same as before?"

"...Alright." A glass of the previous fruit wine was placed before him again.

The bartender continued, "Your recording includes the dialogue, so the final total price is 120,000. After deducting the service fee, it's 114,000, and taxes have already been paid."

"Those research institutes are that generous??" Zheng Yichen was shocked.

"How else would they attract people? The content of your recorded conversation was too simple. If there was more, this price could probably be much higher." The bartender indicated that Zheng Yichen suffered from a lack of experience.

Zheng Yichen felt...

"This money is earned so easily."

Listening to his lament, the bartender chuckled softly. "That's because you got lucky. Those with bad luck don't have such exchanges, and there can even be life-threatening danger. This money is really hard-earned. You can't always focus on what you've earned."

On this matter, everyone only looks at what they've earned, rarely at what went wrong.