Like, like, like, really like~~...

It's so brittle, it must be a low-grade Polluted.

Her backpack was so bulging, she didn't need these few coins.

She delivered a cool line. "These are the Polluted within your hunting range; they're yours."

Xue Ping: "... Thank you."

Giving up the points of two B-Rank Polluted in one go—that's the generosity of a true master.

The expert, who thought he had only given away a pittance, walked away triumphantly.

Chapter 60 I like it, I like it, I really like it~~...

[Congratulations Ye Jiang! You ranked 1065th in the Xingyi Technology Hunting Tournament with a total score of 398 points.]

It has decreased.

The ranking has dropped.

10 people.

Despite receiving guidance from kind people and filling my backpack to the brim, I still earned slightly fewer points than yesterday, and my overall ranking dropped by 10 places.

Ye Jiang: "..."

Upon receiving the text message, even her breakfast lost its appeal. Ye Jiang reported the official account again, only to receive a similar result to yesterday. Customer service kindly informed her that all her hard work from the previous day had resulted in low-scoring Polluted.

Was she pranked?

It didn't seem so. The contestant who gave her directions seemed quite sincere. Although Ye Jiang wasn't very good at judging people, based on her limited skills, she was still willing to believe that contestant.

So, what went wrong during their conversation that led to a misunderstanding?

At 7:00 AM sharp in the city center, the rankings of the Exploration Conference were updated on time.

Xingyi Technology - Hunting Tournament Ranking 2.0:

First place: Sun Liang (B-Rank), 121,000 points.

Second place: Xue Ping (B-Rank), 11908 points.

Third place: Wu Jiangshui (B-Rank), 88,000 points.

Fourth place...

10th Place: Yi Yue (B-Rank), 73,000 points.

The top seeded players in the competition still had a significant lead in scores, and the rankings in the top ten had only changed slightly. The sadness belonged only to Ye Jiang.

What's wrong with this?

Ye Jiang was a little annoyed.

She was highly praised by the official of the Ability Control Bureau, and the seedling of confidence in her heart was nurtured into a towering tree. Therefore, she initially aimed for 5 million, but after two days, she is still swimming outside the top 1,000, blending into the crowd.

She couldn't even get a fraction of what others made it into the top ten; she looked like a nobody, just there to make up the numbers.

It must be because she got up the wrong way.

I'll sleep a little longer.

Her enthusiasm was severely dampened, so Ye Jiang went back to bed after finishing her meal. Once she had slept enough, she leisurely made her way to the wilderness competition area.

Ye Jiang went to the entrance area to retrieve her wristband according to the procedure. She arrived late, and the area was deserted with only a few people around. She listlessly put on the wristband as she walked towards the wilderness area. Just as she stepped into the wilderness, she heard an unusual noise behind her. The sound was crackling and quite unusual, which made her turn around to see what was going on.

A

A wooden cart came into view, piled high with boxed lunches, the aroma of food wafting through the air.

The person pushing the cart was wearing a straw hat. Because they were bent over, Ye Jiang could only see the top of their head. However, the person seemed to notice her gaze and looked up. The moment their eyes met, Ye Jiang met the face of a youthful and sunny boy. The boy had beautiful chestnut curly hair. Upon seeing Ye Jiang, he raised the corners of his mouth, his cheeks dimpled, and he enthusiastically asked Ye Jiang if she wanted to buy a boxed lunch. Ye Jiang didn't speak, and the boy didn't seem to mind. He hummed a song and pushed the cart towards the wilderness area. Ye Jiang noticed that there was no Blood Moon symbol on the boy's hands as he pushed the cart.

But the boy was a superhuman. Ye Jiang remembered him; on the first day of the competition, when the CEO of Xingyi Technology was giving a speech, the boy was making ants dance below. He was clearly a superhuman, but she didn't know what kind of superhuman he was.

Ye Jiang knew that some people would use special methods to hide their superpowers. Although such people were rare, they did exist, and the boy was clearly one of them.

The boy pushed his cart past Ye Jiang, and soon his shouts echoed from the wilderness:

"Selling boxed lunches! 50 yuan a serving, convenient boxed lunches~"

Ye Jiang: "..."

Is that even possible?

Ye Jiang listened to the shouts for a while and then entered the wilderness area. However, she didn't go far today; she just wandered around. During this wandering, she didn't even encounter a single low-scoring Polluted. After two days of competition, there were significantly fewer Polluted in the vicinity. To kill Polluted, she would have to go to a more distant place. Ye Jiang didn't go. The consecutive defeats had greatly dampened her enthusiasm for this Hunting Tournament, and besides, it was already getting late.

If we walk a couple more steps and still find nothing, let's go out for dinner.

As Ye Jiang was thinking this, she arrived at a grove of trees. A familiar handcart was parked under the shade of the trees, and a group of contestants were gathered around the handcart... buying boxed lunches.

Fifty yuan a serving? That's way too expensive!

"It's not expensive, teacher. I use the freshest beef, and the portions are generous. Also, look how far it's been; it wasn't easy for me to get here..."

"Alright, alright, stop rambling on, just give me one."

"Alright!"

"Give me one too!"

"I also!"

"Give it to me first, I'll go first!"

The superpowered individuals readily opened their wallets, bought their items, and left, avoiding any gathering in groups. Experienced superpowered individuals knew that gathering in groups could easily lead to unforeseen problems.

Ye Jiang was speechless at the sight.

Business is pretty good.

The other ability users who had bought lunch boxes had all left. Ye Jiang waited until no one was around before walking over. The boy saw her and smiled, "Want to buy a lunch box?"

This was the second time the boy had tried to sell something to Ye Jiang, and this time the sale was successful; Ye Jiang bought "one serving."

The boy picked out a dish for her, and Ye Jiang took it and paid for it.

She didn't go far. Compared to other superhumans, she had no experience and, craving the coolness of the place, ate her meal under the shade of a tree.

Opening the lunchbox, a fragrant aroma filled the air. Ye Jiang's deep eyes flickered, and she felt that the fifty yuan was well spent.

However, a few seconds later--

"Disgusting."

She gave her assessment without any expression.

Why are there so many culinary frauds in this world? Their food looks amazing, but the taste is just... indescribable. Xiao Pei is like that, and so is this young man.

The young shop owner was right next to him, but upon hearing the evaluation, he didn't show any displeasure at all. Instead, he smiled and said, "Really?"

He said, "Then I'll go back and practice."

Although these words sound insincere, like a casual remark.

Although Ye Jiang found the food unpalatable, she didn't stop eating. She had always been quite tolerant of bad food, and after being trained by a restaurant owner, she had become even more accustomed to it.

There was no business at the moment, so the boy leaned against a big tree, fanning himself with his straw hat, his gaze occasionally drifting to Ye Jiang.

The boy glanced at Ye Jiang's shrunken backpack and asked with a smile, "Didn't you have a good haul today, guest?"

The situation, whether good or bad, was already written on her backpack. Ye Jiang didn't want to answer the question. With a blank face, she asked in return, "Why don't you go kill the Polluted instead of selling boxed lunches?"

"Because I'm too weak, I only earned a dozen points in two days of competition, there's no way I'll make any prize money," the boy said. "So I might as well make some quick money."

Ten or so points?

Even worse than her.

In that case, selling boxed lunches would definitely be better.

Ye Jiang was completely unaware that someone with only a dozen points couldn't possibly be pushing a cart around aimlessly in the wilderness, because subconsciously she felt there was no danger in the wilderness and didn't think too much about it.

She had unknowingly finished the entire unpalatable boxed lunch when the young man brought her a large bag. "Guest, please put your lunchbox in here; I'll take it with me later."

Ye Jiang was just wondering what to do with the trash when she heard this. She glanced at the boy and threw the lunchbox into the boy's open pocket.

The boy was sorting through the trash when Ye Jiang's cold voice came from beside him.

"Give."

The boy raised his eyes, and there was a hand in front of him, with a piece of candy in it.

The small candy lay in his palm, and the boy looked at Ye Jiang with a puzzled expression.

Ye Jiang's face was expressionless, but a closer look revealed a hint of sorrow. She said, "A dozen points... I understand you."

She understood; she empathized, so she offered candy to comfort her.

The boy was taken aback.

Seeing that he didn't take the candy, Ye Jiang put it on the cart, then ignored the boy, picked up her huge backpack, gazed at the wilderness, glanced at it a few times, and walked out of the woods on her own.

She has to go to work.

With her stomach full, she finally had the energy to work again.

Ye Jiang walked further into the wilderness. Behind her, the boy's shouts came again. Ye Jiang did not turn around, so she did not see the vines growing out of the straw hat the boy was holding, hanging down like a waterfall, twisting and turning, as if in a joyful celebration.

"Ah, I really do like her."

The boy twirled around, holding his straw hat, as light and graceful as a forest sprite.

I really like it~

Ye Jiang encountered the first Polluted of the day, a large, green-furred creature with a strong and sturdy build. Ye Jiang reflexively assessed its strength, wishing the Polluted would just display its true worth above its head.

The big green guy was large and ugly enough that it shed dust when it moved, looking like a large, mature moldy clump.

This person must be a high-scoring Polluted!

Ye Jiang was suddenly inspired, her spirits lifted, and she felt encouraged.

Just then, a group of people ran over from a distance. They rushed closer and seemed to completely ignore Ye Jiang, unleashing a barrage of attacks on the green-haired giant. The giant was no match for them and fell to the ground, its falling dust turning the air green. The superhumans covered their noses and scattered, leaving a path in the middle.

"Brother Sun, come quick! There's a D-Rank Polluted here! Be careful, this Polluted sheds dust; who knows what kind of damage it might cause!"

Sun Liang approached slowly, as if taking a leisurely stroll.