Xu Ling stood in front of the HC mentally thinking about what he wants to do today. He hasn't exactly explained any of this stuff to his parents and after going through his watch, he realized the importance of the system. See hunters here don't use light mana because all the mana in the world was corrupted at some point in history so instead they developed in technology to create a device that could convert the dark mana to light mana. Due to the increase in corruption over the years; the souls that existed in the world began to manifest using desire and mana. So the fact that he could use light mana on his own is something that is worth a lot and it's best to keep it a secret. He decided to come here today to see if he can train here and get a 'mana conversion weapon' or MCW that all hunters have.
"Excuse me hunter Xu, are you already here" a voice sounded from his watch.
"I'm outside now " he replied. A minute later a young looking man walked to his direction.
"You really are very young. Hello I'm Li Wei and I'm the head of your support team" he said stretching out his hand
"Are there no young hunters or am I the only 17 year old " Xu Ling said shaking him.
"Actually the rate at which teens and young adults are exposed to mana is higher, it's just that most accept the dark mana. So what can I help you with today " he said
"I was wondering if it's possible to receive sword training and get my MCW"
"So you prefer a sword, I know the perfect teacher and she is also going to be your partner on your first few missions" Li said leading the way.
"I read that all new hunters are assigned a senior hunter on a higher rank as their partners so mine is a C-rank" I say thinking that with the system it won't be long before I rank up.
"Yes that's right and she's even around your age just for easier communication "
"Are there a lot of hunters in the world "
"Well no but we have something else. I believe you know the suicide team" he said visibly disgusted.
Xu Ling remembered the information on them. They are those people who capture ghost due to high use of dark mana and gain superpowers in exchange for sanity so they are basically crazy people with abilities that the HC control meant to assist in mission or serve as bait.
"Here we are, this is the blacksmith shop where you can buy and replace weapons for points. You can also exchange the points for money and when you accumulate enough you can apply for advancement in your rank " Li said proudly.
Xu Ling examined the workshop admiring all the different types of weapons arranged on the showcase, each with their own shiny exterior which according to Li is due to the mana integrated into the metal called a mana stone. He eventually picked a double edged sword free of charge but the repair would cost a 1000 points.
"I'm guessing you're Xu Ling" a female voice sounded at the door. At the time Xu Ling was too tired to notice but he didn't feel mana from Chen Ming and Li Jing but now he can feel the sword hanging on the girl at the door pulsating with dense mana. Xu Ling eyed the black haired and blue eyed girl looking at him coldly.
"I guess you are my teacher"
"My name is Yihui" she said flatly.
"You guys should get to know each other" Li said walking away leaving us both silent. It's kind of awkward to speak to people around my age since I'm mentally older. We eventually got past the silence and she showed me where the training room is, during the entire process she didn't speak more than 5 words and her tone was cold but to me she just looked introverted because I used to be like that too in my past life's highschool time so I eventually got her to feel comfortable with me. Xu Ling practiced his swordsmanship until he got a new skill
Righteous blade: you have high proficiency while using any blade increasing your learning speed.
Xu Ling smiled at the screen in triumph thinking that tomorrow is the day he takes his first D- class mission.
"What mission did you pick" Yihui asked after the training ended
"Well teacher Yi, it's to investigate the family of some rich kid whose servants reported signs of insanity from their young master" Xu ling said thinking that the HC has a good disguise as the Psych investigative headquarters responsible for capturing crazy people.
"Alright I'll meet you here at 10 am" she said walking away. Xu Ling shook his head and went home to have dinner with his family while trying to think of an excuse for tomorrow.
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I closed the novel as Mao walked in slumping dramatically on the couch clamoring for a dessert. I rolled my eyes and went to the kitchen to prepare our lunch while she watched me curiously.
"Can I not go tomorrow" she said while washing the dishes after our lunch.
"He's going on a mission tomorrow so you have to" I said washing my hands.
"Then can I at least join the suicide squad, I can't take staying in that boring office anymore" she said drying her hands.
"Sure but what weapons do you use"
"A dagger because my abilities are more inclined to assassination"
"Take me to his mission location" I said dressed in black
"Let's go get cake after, your treat" she said dragging me out the door. This girl really only thinks about sweets I mused lightly smiling. After getting there, I examined the mansion and walked around the perimeter posing as a servant until I stumbled upon a scene of a younger child obviously the young master berating someone older demanding for a his toy which he clutched tightly. I smiled and walked towards them
"Your mother is calling you young master" I said bowing head. The boy snorted and stomped away while I followed behind him ignoring the other child. After that I allowed the bored Mao who was waiting outside to drag me off to a cake shop.