Ye Chen inquired about the situation at the Mercenary Alliance headquarters.
- 1 to 4-star martial artists could join the primary mercenary group.
- 5 to 7-star martial artists could join the intermediate mercenary group.
- 8 to 10-star martial artists could join the advanced mercenary group.
As for higher-level mercenary groups, Ye Chen couldn't access that information.
Subsequently, Ye Chen joined a primary mercenary group called the Golden Wind Mercenary Group, considering he was currently just a two-star martial artist.
The Golden Wind Mercenary Group had over a hundred members, and Ye Chen joined one of the squads within it.
"Name: Zheng Yun."
"Cultivation Talent: Low-level."
"Realm: Four-star martial artist."
Zheng Yun was the captain of the squad Ye Chen joined. The squad consisted of twelve members in total.
"Are you a student from White Cloud Academy?" Zheng Yun asked Ye Chen.
"Yes, Captain," Ye Chen nodded.
The other members of the squad were all three-star martial artists, and they didn't give Ye Chen a friendly look. Students from White Cloud Academy and other low-level academies were generally not well-received by mercenary groups due to their lack of courage.
"Now, let's head to the West Iron Railway Line," Zheng Yun suggested.
White Cloud Base City had four major disaster areas of fierce beasts, and the West Iron Railway Line was a D-grade disaster area. The fierce beasts there were only ordinary, with no high-ranking or beast-soldier-grade fierce beasts.
Therefore, the West Iron Railway Line became a popular destination for primary mercenary groups.
Ye Chen and the team set off for the West Iron Railway Line.
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West Iron Railway Line.
Before the appearance of fierce beasts and the disruption of elemental energy, the West Iron Railway Line used to be the main railway line in White Cloud Base City. However, it had now been completely destroyed by fierce beasts, covered in a thick layer of rust.
The most valuable part of fierce beasts was the items on their bodies. Different fierce beasts had different valuable items, and the higher the rank of the fierce beast, the more valuable the items.
Upon arriving at the West Iron Railway Line, Ye Chen saw a dozen fierce dogs.
"Fierce Dog: Fierce Beast."
"Talent: None."
"Rank: First Order."
The dozen fierce dogs had no talents.
"Captain, it's just Fierce Dogs. Should we skip them?" one squad member suggested.
"Even flies, when small, are still meat," Zheng Yun replied.
With that, the Golden Wind Mercenary Group squad headed towards the location of the fierce dogs.
Talents were replicated once a month, and Ye Chen couldn't replicate fierce beasts at the moment. Therefore, he came here to gain combat experience by killing fierce beasts.
The dozen fierce dogs were about the size of small cows, baring their teeth, with red eyes, and fangs measuring seven to eight centimeters long.
Although these fierce dogs appeared fierce, they were only first-order fierce beasts. Before Ye Chen could make a move, all of them were wiped out.
Then, they retrieved the valuable items from the fierce beasts' bodies and stored them in their backpacks.
"Do you see our skilled movements? This isn't something a student like you can learn," a squad member sneered at Ye Chen.
Ye Chen ignored the squad member.
Except for Ye Chen, all members of the Golden Wind Mercenary Group squad carried weapons. Some had alloy machetes, Malay swords, Nepalese military knives, cleavers, pistols, and bows and arrows.
"Captain, Rock Worms! Many Rock Worms!" Suddenly, a squad member rushed over, panicking.
The squad hurriedly looked around and saw countless Rock Worms crawling towards them.
"Rock Worm: Fierce Beast."
"Talent: None."
"Rank: First Order."
The squad quickly realized the severity of the situation. In D-grade disaster areas like the West Iron Railway Line, many mercenaries had lost their lives.