Ye Chen turned around and saw that the one speaking was none other than Shi Long, the captain of one of the five squads in the Wolf Fang Mercenary Group.
"Ye Chen, are you here to join the mercenary group?" Shi Long asked.
"Yeah." Ye Chen nodded.
Shi Long smiled. "No need to say more. Join our Wolf Fang Mercenary Group."
Wolf Fang Mercenary Group, an advanced mercenary group! It wasn't a hastily formed group but an established one. Joining the Wolf Fang Mercenary Group would grant members a Wolf Fang Medal, representing their identity.
Ye Chen had originally intended to join the Wolf Fang Mercenary Group, so hearing Shi Long's words, he naturally agreed.
After Shi Long completed the necessary procedures for him, Ye Chen received a Wolf Fang Medal, though it was only a bronze one. Shi Long, on the other hand, wore a golden medal on his chest.
"Ye Chen, do you know that the Mercenary Alliance has undergone a comprehensive reform?" Shi Long asked.
"Comprehensive reform?" Ye Chen was puzzled.
"In the past, you needed to obtain materials from the bodies of beasts when hunting them. Now, you only need to eliminate the beasts, and you'll receive corresponding elemental crystals."
"Elemental crystals can be exchanged in the Mercenary Alliance for weapons, elixirs, and martial techniques."
Afterwards, Shi Long handed him a small booklet.
A martial technique caught Ye Chen's eye.
"Yellow-tier low-grade martial technique, Heartless Fireball, valued at 100,000 elemental crystals."
The points for beasts were also graded.
First-order beast, 10,000 elemental crystals.
Second-order beast, 20,000 elemental crystals.
...
Tenth-order beast, 100,000 elemental crystals.
And so forth!
To obtain the Heartless Fireball, one had to at least hunt a tenth-order beast, and it had to be a solo kill.
If one wanted to purchase weapons, elixirs, or martial techniques in the Mercenary Alliance, they had to hunt beasts to acquire elemental crystals.
Each mercenary received an elemental crystal card issued by the Mercenary Alliance.
Ye Chen learned about these details, and excitement appeared on his face.
"Captain, there's an eighth-order beast, Ironclad Mad Bull, appearing in Ancheng. We've taken on the mission," a team member ran over to report to Shi Long.
"Good, then let's head to Ancheng," Shi Long smiled.
Shi Long was a Nine-Star Warrior, and the other eight team members were all Eight-Star Warriors. Ye Chen was the only Three-Star Warrior among them.
These team members knew Ye Chen; after all, he had saved their lives.
...
Ancheng.
A small base city not far from the White Cloud Base City, unable to handle the eighth-order beast Ironclad Mad Bull.
Ironclad Mad Bull wreaked havoc in Ancheng, causing numerous casualties. Bullets from the military had no effect, so they had to seek help from the Mercenary Alliance.
The team Ye Chen was in, the Mad Wolf Team, belonged to the Wolf Fang Mercenary Group.
Arriving in Ancheng, they found the main street in ruins, with dozens of civilian and military corpses.
Roar!
Not far from them, an Ironclad Mad Bull roared.
Except for Ye Chen, the Mad Wolf Team members all held weapons made of refined steel, capable of cutting through iron like mud and effortlessly slicing through hair.
"This Ironclad Mad Bull has gone mad; let's be careful," Shi Long said.
As soon as he finished speaking, the Ironclad Mad Bull charged towards them.
"Go!" Shi Long coldly shouted.
After the command, Shi Long and the eight members of the Mad Wolf Team rushed forward.
Naturally, Ye Chen also charged in. He opened his palm, and the blue flame appeared, throwing it towards the Ironclad Mad Bull.
Although the Ironclad Mad Bull was an eighth-order beast, Ye Chen's current level was still too low, and the flame didn't have much effect. Nevertheless, it still surprised the Mad Wolf Team.