"Hello, here's what happened." Long Haochen hurried forward and explained that his squad had advanced in rank using the contribution points they had accumulated during their military mission.
"You earned that much?" The staff member looked astonished, but said nothing more about it. After a moment's thought, he cautioned, "This mission is quite difficult. I'm sure you've already read the information.
"Although the map provides the best planned route, you could still encounter demon armies. The danger is considerable.
"Leaving aside the unknown dangers of the Cave of Dreadful Wails, this should also be your first Demon Hunt Squad mission, and your first time venturing this deep into demon territory, correct?"
"Yes." Long Haochen nodded.
Naturally, the staff working here were highly responsible. If they judged that a squad could not complete a mission, they had the authority to refuse to let them accept it.
All of this was to protect the Demon Hunt Squads.
"I'm sorry, esteemed captain of the General Grade No. 22 Demon Hunt Squad." After a long hesitation, the staff member said, "In my personal opinion, you and your squad may not yet be capable of completing a mission of this difficulty, so I cannot let you accept it."
"Huh?" Long Haochen froze at his words. "Then we..."
"As compensation, I can select some exploration missions located along the demon border for you to choose from free of charge," the staff member replied.
The contribution point rewards for those missions were far lower than the previous one, but they were also considerably easier.
"Well..." Long Haochen hesitated. Clearly, he was reluctant to accept missions with such low contribution point rewards.
"Hello. In that case, could you share the mission this newly promoted squad wants to accept with our squad, and let our two General Rank Demon