Making a Fortune

"Let's start with the Beast Soldier Level."

"Song Shengnan and Xie Hongxin's assault group hunted a total of thirty-one, worth 310,000 altogether. Song Shengnan gets fifty percent, 155,000; Xie Hongxin gets forty percent, 124,000. The remaining ten percent, 31,000, goes to Fang Ye of the observation group."

After saying that, Yan Ying glanced at the three of them, who nodded to indicate they had no objections.

This had been decided long ago. Song Shengnan and Xie Hongxin were a combat team, with Xie Hongxin focusing primarily on defense, so his killing power was naturally much weaker. It would have been unfair to divide the earnings purely based on individual kill counts.

Likewise, Fang Ye was a close-combat cold-weapon fighter, but he spent most of his time on observation duty, so naturally he had fewer kills. Still, he had made more than enough contributions, so naturally he deserved a share.

"Guan Yong, eighteen Beast Soldiers. You keep ninety percent, 162,000; ten percent goes to Fang Ye, 18,000."

"Zheng Ke, seven Beast Soldiers. You keep ninety percent, 63,000; ten percent goes to Fang Ye, 3,000."

"I killed eleven Beast Soldiers. My share is 99,000, with ten percent, 11,000, going to Fang Ye."

"Likewise, Little Cao killed thirteen Beast Soldiers. His share is 117,000, with ten percent, 13,000, going to Fang Ye."

"Old Fang killed three Beast Soldiers and gets 30,000."

Once the Beast Soldier earnings had been distributed, everyone nodded, indicating that they had no issues.

"Next are the Beast General Level monsters. The first Iron-feather Eagle, a Junior Beast General Level monster, sold for 21 million. I hunted it alone, so I get ninety percent, 18.9 million. The remaining ten percent will be split among the six of you, 150,000 each." As she spoke, Yan Ying looked over everyone again and saw no unusual reactions in their eyes.

She continued, "Then there were the Bloodthirsty Tanks. The two Junior Beast General Level monsters sold for 23 million total. Zheng Ke and I each take thirty-five percent, 8.05 million each. However, because of our mistakes, Zheng Ke and I will each deduct 161,000 from our shares and give it to Cao Bing and Guan Yong."

"The remaining thirty percent will be divided equally among the five of you, 1.38 million each."

"One Advanced Beast General sold for 112 million. Guan Yong gets forty percent alone, 44.8 million. Zheng Ke and I each get fifteen percent, 16.8 million each. The remaining thirty percent will be split among the four of you, Shengnan, 8.4 million each. Likewise, Zheng Ke and I will each contribute two percent of our shares to Cao Bing and Guan Yong, so each of us will give up 336,000."

With that, Yan Ying had finished distributing the proceeds from the Divine Arrow Squad's first hunt.

Over the days following their hunt for the Bloodthirsty Tanks, Sui Ran's results had also been good, though most of the monsters they hunted were Junior and Intermediate Beast Generals.

Among them, seven Junior Beast Generals brought in a total of 96.2 million, and Cao Bing received 11.1 million.

Three Intermediate Beast Generals brought in a total of 121.5 million. Cao Bing had contributed less, but he still received 18.12 million.

All told, Cao Bing had earned a full 39.744 million from his first hunt with the Divine Arrow Squad—nearly forty million.

It really was just as Luo Feng had said: "It's practically more profitable than printing money!"

That did not even include the Amethyst Flame-Pattern Leopard that had evolved into a Beginner Lord. Though it was only a Beginner Lord, it could still sell for at least three billion. Of course, the Amethyst Flame-Pattern Leopard could not possibly be sold here.

However, they would probably have to wait until they returned to the base city before dividing the money from the Amethyst Flame-Pattern Leopard. The supply base could not offer a good price.

"Captain, what about that sum of money?" After the spoils had all been distributed, Xie Hongxin's eyes were still darting around. With a lewd grin on his face, he rubbed his hands together and quietly asked Yan Ying.

But seeing a two-hundred-plus-pound burly man putting on such an expression made the others feel a little sick.

"Split it evenly," Yan Ying said calmly.

"Split it evenly?" Guan Yong frowned slightly and tried to persuade her in a low voice.

"Captain, I remember you've already reached the peak of Intermediate War General level, right? You're only one step away from High-level General. If you get a portion of Jade Marrow, then once you reach High-level General, you can directly break through to the God of War level!"

"Yes, yes, yes! If the captain becomes a God of War in the future, our squad will be even more imposing. Let's see who would dare provoke our Divine Arrow Squad then!" Despite Xie Hongxin's earlier greedy appearance, Guan Yong's words immediately changed his mind.

"The spoils belong to everyone," Yan Ying said in an exceptionally calm tone, as though she was completely unmoved by the enormous fortune an Advanced Warrior General had accumulated over more than a decade.

"Even if I can break through to High-level General, a portion of Jade Marrow may not necessarily make me a God of War."

"Captain!" Guan Yong still wanted to persuade her, but Yan Ying raised a hand and cut him off.

"Compared to one person's improvement, I believe the overall improvement is more important. Once this money is split evenly, Old Fang and Old Xie can buy genetic medicine with fewer side effects and raise their strength to Warrior General level. Zheng Ke and Little Cao are still young, so they can buy the more expensive Stone Vein Spirit Liquid and advance to Warrior General level without side effects. Then our squad will have no problem even specializing in hunting Advanced Beast Generals."

"We could still afford genetic medicine without this money," Xie Hongxin stubbornly argued.

"But it would drain more than half your assets, wouldn't it?" Yan Ying gave Xie Hongxin a look, then turned to Fang Ye. "Especially you, Old Fang. Most of the money you earn usually goes to the families of your fallen brothers, doesn't it? Otherwise, with your years of savings, you would have broken through to Warrior General level long ago."

"Heh, the living have to look after those who've gone. Otherwise, my conscience wouldn't be at peace." Fang Ye gave a dry laugh, his tone carrying a trace of weariness.

"But I'm nearly fifty this year. I won't be able to stay in the wilderness for many more years. Whether I can become a War General doesn't mean all that much anymore."

"Old Fang..." Yan Ying looked deeply at Fang Ye, then firmly shook her head. "No more refusing. I'm the captain, so I decide what happens with this money."

Everyone knew how enormous the fortune accumulated by a High-level General over more than a decade was. The God of War level was a realm countless Martial Artists dreamed of. How many people had worked toward that goal, even knowing how slim their chances were?

Yet even with a chance of success that was nearly over fifty percent, Yan Ying still refused it.

If Cao Bing asked himself honestly, faced with such temptation, he might not have been able to resist it. Most likely, he would have accepted.

And in truth, it absolutely was not as Yan Ying had claimed—that the overall improvement of a squad was more useful than a single God of War.

One had to understand that the combat power of a God of War was terrifying. Hunting ordinary Beast Generals was as easy as chopping vegetables, while even Advanced Beast Generals would merely take a little extra effort.

That was more than a world apart from having to rack their brains just to kill a single Advanced Beast General as they had before.

It was simply that if Yan Ying became a God of War, Fang Ye, Xie Hongxin, Zheng Ke, and the others might no longer be suited for this team. After all, they were only Advanced Warriors. At that point, they would no longer be helpers or support—they would be a burden. A God of War could not possibly continue hunting Beast Soldiers and Junior Beast Generals as before; at the very least, she would be hunting Intermediate Beast Generals.

Even Song Shengnan might not be able to keep up with Yan Ying at the God of War level. Only Guan Yong could barely qualify for a Beginner War God squad.