Cheng Yu stopped dwelling on it. At the very least, he still had the power to flip the table if things went south. Big Shot's Aura was hardly just for show.
With that thought, Cheng Yu turned his gaze toward the awards podium.
After pinning little badges on the three Star Hunters, Shen Qing delivered a few more lines of toxic motivational nonsense, then floated off, full of himself.
With Shen Qing gone, the Starry Sky Hunter Headquarters, which had resembled a bustling market, returned to normal. It was still a little crowded, but at least they could move around now.
Along the way, Cheng Yu heard someone complaining.
"Aw, what a shame! Nothing this time!"
The person was complaining quite loudly, and others were voicing similar complaints. Before Cheng Yu could ask, Dile stopped the man and questioned him.
"Brother, mind telling us what you're so disappointed about?"
The man looked over Dile and his companions, then scoffed.
"More rookies? Heh, I don't mind telling you, but..."
He rubbed his thumb and forefinger together, a teasing look on his face.
He was plainly asking for money.
Dile gave him a friendly smile.
"Oh! I get it!"
Then Dile glanced around and lowered his voice.
"I don't have any cash on me, but I've got a local specialty from a certain planet. I wonder if you'd be interested, big brother."
The hunter's eyes lit up. A planetary specialty? Could it be some rare resource or hard-to-find item? He smiled faintly.
"Of course! I'm very interested."
In some secluded nook not far from the Starry Sky Hunter Headquarters.
Dile was swinging the alloy brick in his hand so fast that it left afterimages.
"Are you gonna fucking talk or not?! Talk!"
Beside him, Ning Qing was wielding another alloy brick,