Although Alden ran out of points on his first mission, he was confident in his strength and believed he could earn them back quickly.
Through this mission experience, he had a basic knowledge of his current strength.He understood that he might not be able to earn high ratings every time, but with his strength, achieving a perfect score for completion would not be difficult.
Alden thought that as long as he took on more quests, he would soon be able to accumulate thousands of points again.
However, reality dealt him a heavy blow.
"Mission completion 100%."
"Settlement points: 10."
Alden received the settlement points with an expressionless face before turning around and leaving.
A month's time passed.During this nearly one month, Alden had accepted a large number of quests, and unsurprisingly, he had perfectly completed them all with a 100% completion rate.
However, despite this ...
"Finding the lost cat of the store owner of Jiangdong Superstore ..."
"Investigate whether the wife of the principal of the third middle school in A City is having an affair ..."
"Hail the opening of the Yuanjiang Hotel in the north of the city ..."
Alden continued to complete these quests, from initial confusion to later numbness.
Where was this a hunter's union, this was clearly a comprehensive human resources market!
These messy tasks made Alden almost forget that he had accepted a mission here nearly a month ago where he fought multiple Awakened killers to the death.
"Kid, looks like you're adapting quickly."
After Alden settled his mission, he happened to meet Bayonet who was returning.After seeing that Bayonet had settled a mission of "helping to clean up the debris in the farm in the west of the city", Alden finally couldn't help but ask:
"Do you ... often do these tasks on weekdays as well?"
"Otherwise?"
Bayonet was unimpressed, he didn't look like a battle-hardened and experienced Awakened Hunter, but replied as a matter of course:
"There's money to be made, why not do it?"
Seeing Alden's still somewhat confused look, Bayonet explained:
"A City is different from other places, it's just a black iron level city.For the quests that really need to be completed by hunters, the demand isn't that high.Moreover, the number of licensed hunters on the registry is also very limited."
"On top of that, the local hunter's union only relies on the tasks of the official hunters, making it difficult to meet the targets given by the general assembly every month.That's why the head of the chapter got a special exception after communicating with the General Association.They can register non-awakened people as unofficial hunters and accept numerous low-difficulty chores as unofficial tasks as a way to fill ..."
Alden felt both reasonable and a bit teary-eyed after hearing this:
Indeed, A-City was a place where even first-class Awakened as criminals had to attract special attention from the Law Enforcement Bureau.There were really not many problems in this place that really needed to be solved by formal hunters.
Just like that day, for Alden to be the first to receive an official mission was really a small probability event among small probability events.It was because quite a few of the official hunters in this city had been drawn out to support the Proconsular Union, and it was only because of that that he was drawn out to carry out the mission.
"Well ..."
Alden smiled somewhat awkwardly:
At least it was safe!And the commission earnings alone weren't bad.At least it was quite a bit more than his mother's salary.Even if you take out that one official mission gain, his income, it's not exactly low.
Looks like you took my advice last time and showed quite a bit of vision and diligence.After just a month's time, your attainments in Footwork Detail and Blade Art Essence are already quite outstanding and marvelous.
Bayonet looked Alden up and down, his appreciation overflowing, "Your progress is truly marvelous, reaching such a level in just a short period of time."
Alden was not surprised in his heart, he had long guessed that Bayonet should have practiced those two books and was proficient to the core.He was a beginner, but it was not unfathomable that Bayonet was able to guess his progress just by some subtle movements.
"In that case ...," Razor suddenly lowered his voice, a hint of mystery in his tone, "you are qualified to participate in the quests of higher level city unions!"
"Oh?"Alden's heart fluttered, while Bayonet said frankly, "The profession of hunter is rather special."
"During normal days, there is always a surplus of manpower;however, when it comes to critical moments, there is always a shortage of manpower."
"Even bronze and steel level city unions are no exception!"
"It's difficult for hunters who rely solely on their home city union's missions to have room for great development!"
"There aren't many hunters in the home city union who can reach this standard.Many are simply not qualified to participate in true one or two star missions!"
Alden narrowed his eyes and looked at Bayonet: "It seems ... you have any special channels?"
Alden was not a foolish man.He could see that Bayonet was much more sophisticated compared to the other hunters he had seen.
How was it possible to hone such aura and strength in such a short period of time by honestly doing missions in a place like A City?
"That's right."Bayonet nodded, then said mysteriously, "Soon, the neighboring 'Jade Border City' union should have openings for two-star missions."
"Are you willing to give it a try?"
Bronze level city!This represented the core and essence of the area.It was densely populated, had a superior living environment, and was rich in resources.More importantly, the number and strength of awakened people there far exceeded that of other places.
However, corresponding to these was a more dangerous and harsh wilderness environment.It was conceivable that the one-star quests that could be received in such a place were feared to be even more dangerous than those of the A City Guild.Not to mention that this was a two-star quest, which was usually a high-difficulty quest that required a level two awakened person to complete.
At this moment, Alden's situation had to be considered a great disadvantage.He wasn't even a true Awakened yet, just possessing Awakened abilities.Compared to a true Awakened, there was still a gap in his control and understanding of Awakening powers.
But even so, judging from how powerful he was when he exploded this ability, that original expedition member was indeed an extremely powerful genius.However, such a genius still ended up falling in the wilderness.It was difficult to predict the danger involved.
Alden was skeptical, "Do you think I'm up to the task?"Facing Alden's questioning, Bayonet frankly said, "If I were to rely solely on your performance in your first mission, I don't think you are strong enough to handle this mission."
"But judging from your choice of your first procurement and your progress so far, you're a person who is not only powerful, but also extremely discerning and thoughtful.You won't be easily distracted by the preconceived notions of these local losers, and are diligent and will seize every opportunity to strengthen yourself."
"Flying Flower and I said that you are a natural hunter ... This is not simply to praise you, but it is based on facts!"
Alden pondered briefly and nodded, "This matter can be considered."
"But ... it has to be three days later."
"Three days later?It's fine, that mission isn't that urgent."Bayonet didn't ask much about Alden, just enough to confirm he'd be there.
"Gotta make the preparations ..." Looking at Bayonet's back as he left, Alden couldn't help but think.
What he currently had in his hands was still insufficient for participating in a two-star mission, and he felt that if he were to go on a mission in his current state, it would be no different than going to his death.But before that, there was one more thing he needed to accomplish ... He needed to make a trip back to the school.
...
"Alden, you still know to come back to class?"Class teacher David's tone carried a hint of reproach.
Alden hadn't appeared in class for a whole month, which made David a bit dissatisfied.He stared at Alden seriously, "As a student, you should put your studies first, and there is nothing more important than attending class at this stage now.You yourself know your current situation well, do you intend to stay like this?"
David deeply sympathized with Alden's situation.A genius who had 60 Awakening Power when he enrolled in school, but had made no progress in three years, this kind of shock and distress was unimaginable to ordinary people.And although Alden's cultural class scores were good, he seemed to have lost his passion for learning now.
Looking at Alden's expressionless face, David sighed helplessly in his heart, "Think about it yourself, don't let your parents down after so many years of hard work."
After saying that, he started to organize the students for the awakening power test, no longer paying any attention to Alden.There were only two months to go before the day of awakening, and it was customary for the school to organize an awakening power test in order to find out how the students were progressing so far, and to motivate them to continue working hard.
"Looks like this guy has really given up on himself this time."
"What else can we do?Do you think he still has a chance to turn it around?"
"He's just a waste, instead of focusing on him, it's better to see if Boss Si has made a breakthrough this time."
A few students whispered, exuding mockery.They found it amusing to watch the once radiant Alden gradually sink.
However, Ethan didn't think so.In Ethan's eyes, Alden had long since ceased to be the object of his attention.
"Boring."Ethan said without a care in the world.
David looked at the confident Ethan, his heart filled with relief.Ethan was one of the few hopeful seeds in their class.
"Ethan, awakening power value ...100!"David looked at the test data and shouted in surprise.
A month ago, Ethan's Awakening power value was still stuck at 95. however, just a month later, he had already managed to reach the minimum standard for Awakening!
"As the day of awakening is approaching, I didn't dare to slack off, and I've finally made a few gains."Ethan explained with a smile.Since determining his current rate of progress after the last test, his family had invested a large amount of resources in him to help him rapidly increase his awakening power, with a view to maximizing his potential before Awakening Day.And he worked very hard, raising his Awakening Power by 5 points in just one month!Such an achievement once again left everyone in awe.
"Truly worthy of being Boss Si ..."
"Our class is going to make a name for itself in A City this time!"
"When Boss Si becomes an Awakened in the future, don't forget about the brothers!"The classmates gathered around in a bashful manner to get close to Ethan.They had ordinary qualifications and had already given up on the path to becoming an Awakened.However, seeing that Ethan was about to step into the ranks of Awakened Ones, they came to curry favor with him, hoping to receive his care in the future.
David nodded his head in approval, "Although Ethan was able to achieve what he has today with the help of external resources, the key lies in his own hard work and determination."
David observed that Alden's face was slightly pale and didn't look to be in good shape, and guessed that he might have been stimulated in some way.He sighed softly mentally and shook his head:
"Somewhat self-destructive ah ... It must not be good in your heart to see others flying high.I hope you can rekindle your fighting spirit and don't give up easily."
He then shifted his gaze to the list and shouted in a firm tone:
"Alden!"
Alden slowly got up and walked to the front of the device.
"Why is there still him?"
"Is he not dying?It's obvious that there's no chance, but he still has to keep applying for the test."
"Isn't this a waste of spots?What a waste of time."
The chatter of his classmates came from his ears, but Alden ignored it and walked straight towards the instrument.He placed his palm flat on the instrument.
Numerical values flashed and presented, David stared at the screen and blurted out:
"Alden, awakening power value 6... Huh?"
He suddenly raised his pitch, his face full of incredulity.
"What's going on?"
"What's wrong?"
The students looked at David and then curiously at the instrument screen.
"Alden, awakening power value ...93!"
David froze for a moment before reporting the shocking number.
93!
The originally noisy classroom was instantly silent.