Please continue with your imagination so that I don't have to make up a lie!
Qi Yuan smiled without saying anything. He agreed with Luan's guess. After all, no one would believe him even if he told them about signing in.
"It's not cheap to hire Wolf's Teeth Hunt. How much are you willing to pay?"
Luan looked at Qi Yuan with a faint smile.
"400,000!"
Qi Yuan immediately gave the highest price he could pay.
As long as he could complete the sign-in, he would accept any higher price. The powerful talents in the talent tree were not something that could be bought with money.
Luan was slightly surprised when she heard Qi Yuan's price. She did some calculations and knew that 400,000 should be all the money in Qi Yuan's account.
Not only did it include the money from Blood Hand Gang, but it also included the money from yesterday's clean-up mission and the Sandworm's heart.
"What kind of mission did you accept? Why is it so expensive?" Luan asked in surprise.
Wolf's Teeth Hunt's previous missions were all C + level missions that required them to face multiple Rank 3 Insectoids. Therefore, the mission's price was also high.
With Qi Yuan's Hunter level, the most he could do was a C level mission like yesterday. The mission's reward was at most 6 Authorization Points.
Six Authorization Points were not worth 400,000 at all.
"An Insectoid's Nest that is not fully formed yet." Qi Yuan said.
"The mission's serial number is CPR- 10214."
Luan took out her Hunter Badge and checked the serial number of the mission. She found that it was indeed a C level mission.
This mission might be difficult for a normal Rank 3 Hunter, but for Wolf's Teeth Hunt, as long as there were no Rank 3 Insectoids like the Sandworms, the mission's difficulty was not high.
"Are you sure you want to hire us to complete this C level mission?"
"Of course. If you don't believe me, I can pay you first."
After working together once, Qi Yuan believed in Wolf's Teeth Hunt's reputation.
Luan thought for a moment and said slowly,
"I can accept this mission, but with the strength of this Insectoid Nest, you don't need to mobilize all of us. I can bring Chestnut and Xiao Hei to help you. As for the hiring price, how about two hundred thousand gold coins?"
Normally, Luan would not be willing to accept such a personal mission. However, she needed to apply for a new Mechanical Armament for Chestnut, which required a large sum of money. Moreover, Qi Yuan was one of the candidates for the sniper position, so she decided to accept this mission.
Compared to those secret investigations, working together was the best way to see a person's character and strength.
"Deal!"
Qi Yuan smiled. Two hundred thousand dollars was indeed a lot, but compared to a talent point, it was not worth mentioning.
Moreover, after this employment, he would be completely connected to Wolf's Teeth Hunt. In the future, if he encountered any trouble at the checkpoint, the two sides might have a chance to cooperate.
In the new era, money was nothing more than an external object. One's own strength was the foundation of everything. With the continuous acquisition of Talent Points, Qi Yuan was confident that he could quickly surpass others.
As long as he obtained the other half of the Rank 2 Entry Pass and started to activate his Rank 2 talent, it might be a different situation.
After Rank 2, if he joined forces with Wolf's Teeth Hunt, it would not be an employment, but a cooperation!
"When do you plan to complete the mission?"
"As soon as possible!"
Luan pondered for a while and said, "Xiao Hei is injured and needs to rest for two days. How about the day after tomorrow?"
"The day after tomorrow morning, I will wait for you at the gate."
Seeing the two of them reach an agreement, Gu Boling who was listening on the side was secretly shocked. He knew that Wolf's Teeth Hunt was still lacking a sniper. From Luan's attitude today, he could vaguely guess her plan.
A Rank 1 Hunter who had just arrived at Steel Gate for two days had actually reached the threshold of Wolf's Teeth Hunt!
This meant that Qi Yuan's strength had been completely recognized by Zhui.
Gu Boling's evaluation of Qi Yuan in his heart had once again increased by a few levels. It was no wonder that the Blood Hand Gang had fallen into the hands of such a person.
After both sides had verbally agreed on the cooperation plan, Qi Yuan directly transferred the two hundred thousand commission to Luan's personal account.
After Luan and a few of the City Defense Forces had taken the remaining Blood Hand Gang members away, Gu Boling purposely stayed behind. It seemed that he had something to say to Qi Yuan alone.
"Brother Qi Yuan, this two hundred thousand has not even warmed up yet and you have already transferred it away. You are really generous!" Gu Boling sighed.
Qi Yuan smiled.
"It's the Blood Hand Gang's money, I don't feel bad spending it!"
This kind of money making speed was indeed fast, but it was a little wasteful for the gang.
Gu Boling shook his head. Young people really did not know how to save money. The salary of the City Defense Forces was not high. Two hundred thousand was enough to cover a few years of his salary. If he had such a large sum of money in his hands, he would definitely not dare to squander it like this.
"But from today onwards, you won't have the chance to make such a fortune again. Who knows, maybe tonight, your fierce name will spread throughout the entire Iron Chariots' underground world."
"Just in time to save some trouble."
Qi Yuan paused for a moment before suddenly asking, "I want to get my hands on a few Mechanical Outfits. Brother Gu, do you have any way to get them?"
"Mechanical Outfits!"
Gu Boling shook his head.
"Aside from a few Hunters who dream of entering the Black Steel Shelter one day, the majority of the Hunters who come from other settlements to the Iron Chariots are here for the Mechanical Outfits and Genetic Medicine that flows out of the Shelter."
"The Genetic Medicine is a little easier to obtain. The Black Steel Shelter's control is not very strict. The Black Gold Trading Firm and the Futu Trading Firm both have fixed channels to obtain it. The Iron Chariots' laboratory can also produce Genetic Medicine, although the effects are much worse."
"However, the difficulty of obtaining Mechanical Outfits is much higher. Even among the veteran Tier 3 Hunters who have been in the Iron Chariots for many years, only a few have Mechanical Outfits."
"These things are completely priceless. Even if people outside the Shelter have the money, they can't buy them."
Speaking up to this point, Gu Boling paused for a moment before continuing, "If you really want to obtain Mechanical Outfits, there is a chance recently."
"Let's hear it."
Qi Yuan's interest was piqued. A good item like Mechanical Outfits could instantly increase one's combat power. To a certain extent, it was even more powerful than extraordinary abilities.
"I heard that Wolf's Teeth Hunt discovered an old city in the blue area. There is a Defiler's Nest there. With Wolf's Teeth Hunt's strength, it is impossible for them to take down this old city."
"Mantis is already planning to issue a recruitment mission. He is preparing to recruit some powerful Hunters to join forces and eliminate the Defilers in the old city."
"In order to attract those veteran Tier 3 Hunters to join, Mantis not only prepared a few Tier 3 Genetic Medicine from the Shelter, but also prepared a few Mechanical Outfits. Although they are not very powerful offensive Mechanical Outfits, they have attracted the attention of many Tier 3 Hunters. I heard that there are already a few Tier 3 Hunters ready to accept the recruitment."
"Defiler's Nest … Recruitment Mission …"
Qi Yuan pondered for a moment before slowly nodding his head.
Although he knew nothing about the strength of the Defilers in the old city, from Wolf's Teeth Hunt's recruitment of Hunters, he could roughly estimate the strength of this Nest of Defilers.
There was definitely no Tier 4 Defiler inside, which was the Heart Eaters. Otherwise, Mantis would not have dared to send himself to death. A Tier 4 Heart Eaters against a Tier 3 Aptitude User. If there was no opponent of the same tier to restrain it, a Tier 4 Heart Eaters would be enough to wipe out the entire Wolf's Teeth team and turn them into wandering Defilers.
As long as there was no Tier 4 Heart Eaters, then he had room to maneuver!
After activating Steel Speed again, his last shortcoming was fixed. Even if he encountered an adult Sandworm, he would be able to resist for a while.
Moreover, since there were other people entering, then he could even join as a sniper. He did not need to fight the Defilers head-on. It was enough to stay in a relatively safe place and shoot targets.
Of course, even if there were no Tier 4 Heart Eaters, this recruitment mission would definitely be filled with danger.
To be able to make Mantis feel that it was not a match for them and had to recruit Hunters to go with them, it meant that the number of Defilers inside was not small. There might even be many Tier 3 Defilers.
Defilers were monsters that had almost no weaknesses other than their pollution core. Perhaps they did not have as strong a defense as Insectoids, but they were more difficult to deal with than Insectoids. Unless their pollution core was shattered or their heads exploded, they would not die even if they were cut in half.
More importantly, Defilers had intelligence that was not inferior to humans. Although Defilers did not have any rationality to speak of when they were crazy, when they were awake, they were basically no different from ordinary people. They could use all kinds of human weapons and even mechanical equipment.
A fully armed Defiler that was even equipped with mechanical equipment was definitely more difficult to deal with than a Tier 3 Hunter.
"If there's a chance, I'm prepared to give it a try," Qi Yuan said.
"I just don't know how many people Wolf's Teeth Hunt will recruit."
Gu Boling chuckled and said in a low voice, "As long as you're willing to go, Wolf's Teeth Hunt will definitely not refuse!"
Qi Yuan's eyes moved slightly. He heard the hidden meaning in his words.
"Why?"
Although he was not weaker than any Tier 2 Hunter, he was still slightly weaker than a Tier 3 Hunter.
Moreover, Wolf's Teeth Hunt did not only recruit Hunters based on their strength. This could be seen from the battle between Xiao Hei and Chestnut. Wolf's Teeth Hunt would rather lose a few people than allow uncertain factors into the team.
A deserter who could even stab a teammate in the back was even more dangerous than a Tier 3 Defiler.
Gu Boling did not answer directly. Instead, he asked a question of his own.
"Do you know how many official members there are in the other Thunder Scorpion Hunting Team?"
"I think there are six."
"That's right, but Wolf's Teeth Hunt only has five official members!" Gu Boling gestured five with his hand.
Qi Yuan could vaguely guess what Gu Boling was trying to say. Thinking back to Dusk's vague attempt to recruit him yesterday, he finally understood why Luan agreed to this job.
She was observing and testing him!
"Actually, Wolf's Teeth Hunt also has six spots, and they lack a sniper. It's just that they haven't found a suitable candidate yet," Gu Boling said slowly.
"Based on my understanding of Wolf's Teeth Hunting Team, you should be one of their sniper candidates. Otherwise, Luan wouldn't accept a job so easily. Although 200,000 isn't a small amount, Wolf's Teeth Hunt doesn't lack money."
"I'm guessing that this recruitment mission to clear out the old city isn't just to kill those Defilers. At the same time, it's also a test for the target they're observing. It's the key for Wolf's Teeth Hunt to decide on the sniper candidate."
Qi Yuan nodded thoughtfully.
If that was really the case, then he had to participate in this mission.
It wasn't just to be able to freeload Wolf's Teeth Hunt in the future. More importantly, based on the usual behavior of check-in points, it was very likely that there was a check-in point in the old city where the Defilers were entrenched. It might even be a check-in point that hid the other half of the "Stage Two Pass".
As long as he could take the opportunity to complete the check-in, the recruitment mission would definitely be profitable. As for the possible dangers, they were difficulties that had to be overcome during the check-in.
Hearing this, Qi Yuan could roughly guess the reason why Gu Bowing had purposely stayed behind. This person had purposely revealed this information to him. As for whether it was to build a good relationship in advance or for the thirty thousand credits, only Gu Bowing himself would know.
After chatting for a while, the two of them left. With the motorcycle sponsored by the Blood Hand Gang, Qi Yuan didn't continue to the Hunter's Guild. He turned around to purchase some bullets for Death Harvest and Butcher.
It wasn't until night time that Qi Yuan found Jia Tao and went to a tavern near the Hunter's Guild for a drink. He was prepared to invite him to continue being a tool the day after tomorrow.
"You're preparing another C-rank mission to exterminate a hive?"
Hearing Qi Yuan's invitation, Jia Tao almost spat out a mouthful of beer.
The terrifying memories brought by the sandworms were still vivid in his mind. He originally thought that Qi Yuan would relax for a few days after receiving the mission reward, but he didn't expect him to prepare for another mission.
After choking on his beer, Jia Tao coughed a few times and couldn't help but ask,
"Do you have a grudge against the Zergs?"
"It's considered frequent for others to go on a mission once a month. The frequency of your missions is too high!"
"This time, I've invited other helpers. As long as we don't encounter any sandworms, it shouldn't be as dangerous as last time." Qi Yuan casually raised a flag.
"Who did you find?" Jia Tao was curious.
There weren't many people who could help on such missions. He was suddenly worried that Qi Yuan had encountered a swindler or someone with ill intentions.
Qi Yuan took a big gulp of beer and said calmly, "Wolf's Teeth Hunt."
Jia Tao's expression froze again as he probed,
"Did you just say Wolf's Teeth Hunt?
The Wolf's Teeth Hunt that we met yesterday? "
Qi Yuan nodded.
"That's them. However, Zhui and He Peng probably won't go. Luan will bring those two rookies to help."
Jia Tao's mouth was wide open. He looked at Qi Yuan as if he was looking at a monster.
That was Wolf's Teeth Hunt!
You've only been in the Iron Chariots for two days, how did you do it?
Moreover, how could you, a rank one, confidently call Wolf's Teeth Hunt rookies!
Xiao Hei was a rank two, and Chestnut was a rank three ability user!
"How much did you spend to hire the three of them?"
Qi Yuan raised two fingers.
"Although twenty thousand isn't a small amount, it's probably not enough to hire Wolf's Teeth Hunt, right?" Jia Tao was puzzled.
"Two hundred thousand, I've already paid!"
"Two … two hundred thousand?"
Hearing Qi Yuan casually say such a huge amount, Jia Tao almost bit his own tongue.
"Where did you get so much money?"
Regarding Qi Yuan's financial situation, Jia Tao was quite familiar with it. Including the sixty thousand from the C-rank mission and the forty thousand promised by Zhui, he only had a total of one hundred thousand. Compared to two hundred thousand, there was still a big gap.
Qi Yuan laughed.
"The Blood Hand Gang gave it to me. Their family background is quite rich."
Blood Hand Gang?
Jia Tao looked at Qi Yuan doubtfully, as if he didn't know how he was related to the Blood Hand Gang.
Thinking of this, Jia Tao suddenly remembered a rumor he heard during the day. He swallowed his saliva and said:
"I heard that a criminal robbed the Blood Hand Gang today. Don't tell me you did it?"
"How did I become a criminal?"
Qi Yuan put down his wine glass and told him about his encounter with the Blood Hand Gang during the day.
"Now the whole Iron Chariots underground world is saying that the Blood Hand Gang provoked the Wolf's Teeth Hunt. So it was you!"
Jia Tao was shocked.
Although the Blood Hand Gang was not the strongest gang, they were not weak at all. Not to mention the other members of the Blood Hand Gang, Blood Hand alone was very dangerous. Especially his arms, which had great strength and defense comparable to a Tier 3 Hunter. Ordinary Tier 3 Hunters would not take the initiative to provoke him.
Qi Yuan rubbed his chin and said thoughtfully, "That's right.
"The news spread so fast?
You even know about it!
I was going to find another gang to sponsor me tomorrow, but it seems impossible now. "
Jia Tao was speechless. So it was really you who did it!
Usually, the gangs would attack other people. You, on the other hand, have only been here for two days and you have already wiped out the Blood Hand Gang. Now, all the gangs in Steel Gate are in danger and don't dare to work.
"The Blood Hand Gang is not weak, and they are ruthless and vengeful. Since you have something on them, why don't you take the opportunity to get rid of them?"
Jia Tao made a throat-slitting gesture.
"I still have a use for them." Qi Yuan smiled.
"Help me keep an eye on the movements of the remaining members of the Blood Hand Gang. If they suddenly disappear, remember to tell me."
The Blood Hand Gang's sudden attack was a bit sudden, and Qi Yuan vaguely felt that something was wrong. He began to suspect that he was being watched.
Jia Tao also frowned and asked in a low voice: "You suspect that there is someone behind the Blood Hand Gang?"
"I do suspect this, but I can't confirm it for now." Qi Yuan nodded lightly.
"So I need you to find someone to watch the Blood Hand Gang. If there is someone behind them, the Blood Hand Gang will very likely be silenced."
"The rumors that the Blood Hand Gang offended the Wolf's Teeth Hunt might be deliberately released by those people. They are looking for an excuse for the Blood Hand Gang's disappearance."
"I will keep an eye out." Jia Tao nodded seriously.