Most towns have at least one tavern that specializes in the business of exotic beast hunters. This is the main gathering place for hunters in the local area. In addition to the basic function of drinking, it also serves the purpose of exchanging information, publishing bounties, recruiting teammates, etc.

When a hunter arrives in a new town and wants to quickly integrate into the local hunter circle, the hunter's tavern is a must-visit place. The tavern will record a list of long-term active hunters in the local area. Write down the names here. When the lord and fellow hunters come to inquire, they will

I know there is a new number one figure in the local area.

The Hunter Tavern in White Plains City is located on the edge of the town. It is not very eye-catching and is a place that ordinary residents rarely pass by.

When Zhou Jing and Baron arrived at the Hunter's Tavern, it was quite deserted, with only four or five hunters drinking quietly.

When they noticed that Zhou Jing and the others had entered, all the hunters in the tavern looked at them.

"Hey, isn't this Baron? Where's your axe?"

"How long has it been since you last appeared? I thought you had turned into the excrement of a strange beast."

"There are two new faces, new hunters?"

Many people greeted Baron.

The hunters in the tavern have basically been around White Plains City for a long time, and everyone knows them more or less.

Weiss was also in the tavern and said hello to the two of them.

Baron responded casually, took Zhou Jing to the bar, knocked on the solid wooden table, and made two "duh" sounds.

The boss behind the bar was looking down at his account book. He raised his head when he heard the sound and looked at the three of them.

"Baron, how long have you not seen me? If you don't come again, I'm going to cross out your name."

"I am recovering from my injuries during this period and cultivating a good seedling by the way."

Baron laughed, pointed at Zhou Jing, and said, "Take out the roster and let him write his name on it."

"New hunter?"

The boss looked at Zhou Jing, took out a black leather booklet from under the bar, and opened one page. There were dozens of names written on it in various handwritings, some of which were crossed out.

Zhou Jing looked down and discovered the names of Baron and Weiss.

Balon explained at the side: "This is the list of local hunters. Those who have been active near White Plains City for a long time will write their names here. Hunters who died in battle or have been missing for a long time will have their names crossed out. Didn't I tell you before?

Well, there are still more than thirty active hunters around Baiyuan City, and we counted them from here."

Zhou Jing: "The workshop should have the same records."

"There is indeed one over there, but it mainly counts the number of hunts there...that is, the number of times prey is submitted to them. It is not as specific as here." Baron explained.

Zhou Jing nodded and found that behind each name, there were small black dots marked, some were one, some were two.

"What is this little black dot?"

After the words fell, before Baron could speak, someone next to him interrupted:

"This is the number of enhancements for each hunter."

Zhou Jing turned around and saw that the hunters in the tavern were surrounding him with wine glasses.

These hunters heard several people chatting and came over to look at Zhou Jing's new face curiously. The one who interrupted was Weiss.

Balon added: "Yes, the number of black dots represents the number of times it has been strengthened, so that when the lord recruits men, or other hunters seek teammates, they will not miscalculate the strength of the team."

I feel that with the simple concepts of this world, there should be very little hiding of true strength in this aspect...

Zhou Jing secretly thought to himself, and read the list again, and found that the written records of the hunters around White Plains City were only strengthened twice at most, and there were only three of them.

It seems that the secondary enhancement is quite rare. I wonder if it is because of the remoteness of White Plains City?

Zhou Jing's thoughts changed and he pretended to speak casually:

"Speaking of which, is the number of enhancements alone enough to reflect a hunter's level? How does one count as a senior hunter?"

He has not forgotten that one of the [life goals] of this astral apostle is to "become a senior exotic beast hunter".

What needs to be clarified is how this "senior" is certified.

Weiss has a cheerful temperament and is a bit talkative. Hearing this, he smiled and explained:

"Haha, after the establishment of the empire, separate evaluation systems were formulated for alien beasts and hunters to make it easier to intuitively see the level of the two. Although our free hunters are not as particular as the imperial hunters, this system is indeed very easy to use."

Zhou Jing looked over: "What does it look like specifically?"

Weiss took a sip of wine and said casually: "You should know the four danger levels of alien beasts, right? They are arranged according to the threat to hunters, which are low risk, medium risk, high risk, and fatal."

"I know that." Zhou Jing nodded. Baron had already explained this.

Another [life goal] of the Astral Apostle is to hunt down a "high-risk alien beast".

Weiss spoke eloquently: "Like the dangers of alien beasts, the Empire of Terra divides hunters into four corresponding levels: official hunters, senior hunters, elite hunters and legendary hunters.

The standards are also very clear, and they correspond to the danger level of alien beasts... A formal hunter is one who has been strengthened once and has successfully hunted once. If he has been strengthened but has not hunted successfully, he is just a pure alien-blooded warrior.

Senior hunters are strengthened for the second time and have killed medium-danger beasts.

Elite hunters need to be strengthened three times, and have a record of killing high-risk alien beasts... As for legendary hunters, they need to be strengthened four times, and have killed deadly alien beasts."

Zhou Jing's heart moved.

Hey, it seems that this apostle’s [life goal] is not very difficult.

The three goals are "become a senior alien hunter", "complete the second alien blood enhancement", and "hunt high-risk alien beasts". As long as the latter two are completed, the first one will be solved naturally, saving energy.

"This is quite comfortable." Zhou Jing became energetic.

He couldn't help thinking that when he used to play games, he always liked to take on a lot of tasks with overlapping requirements. This could save time and energy, get twice the result with half the effort, and complete one task while meeting the requirements of several other tasks.

The [life goals] of the astral apostle this time seem to be similar.

The route suddenly became clear, and Zhou Jing felt suddenly enlightened.

At this time, Baron couldn't help but interrupt Weiss and said:

"Just be aware of this kind of thing. The few times it is strengthened does not mean that it cannot kill stronger alien beasts. We are all hunters, and we fight the alien beasts together. There is no distinction between superior and inferior."

"Yes, I know." Zhou Jing came back to his senses and nodded.

He remembered that even with Balon's level, he had killed medium-danger beasts.

There is no official organization certification for this set of classifications. Most of the time it is just an honor system, which is more respected by others, unlike the main world where you earn money according to the superpower classification.

Then Zhou Jing said curiously:

"In that case, the maximum number of different blood enhancements is four times?"

Weiss seemed to be in a lively conversation and continued: "That's not true. No one knows the upper limit of strengthening. It's just that the more times it is strengthened, the lower the success rate. Once you have a certain level of strength, there is no need to risk accepting a new one.

Instead of strengthening in a round, we will delve into how to make full use of our existing abilities to fight against strange beasts. This is the choice of most hunters."

Zhou Jing nodded, quite understanding.

A hunter can accept death in battle, but cannot accept a worthless sudden death. The stronger the hunter, the heavier this thought should be.

Hearing this, other hunters also started talking casually, feeling a little sad.

"Oh, that's why I don't dare to carry out secondary strengthening. Instead of taking this risk, I might as well practice more breathing techniques."

"Two hunters I know died from the second enhancement. It was not a little bit more dangerous than the first enhancement. The death was so miserable. I'm still a little scared when I think about it now."

"By the way, what is the current level of the chief hunter canonized by the empire? It seems that he has been strengthened five times?"

There was a lot of discussion among everyone.

Zhou Jing secretly noted it down and suddenly asked curiously: "The person who has been strengthened the most in history, how many times has he been strengthened."

As soon as the words fell, everyone's expressions became solemn and they all became serious.

Weiss stopped smiling, took a deep breath, and said slowly with unabashed reverence:

"It was a distant tribal era, when a legendary hunter appeared. His name was Raven Tarn, the strongest hunter in history and a 'hero' in human history!"

"Historical records show that Raven Tarn underwent eight times of alien blood enhancement and hunted more than 2,000 alien beasts in his life. He unified the scattered tribes and led them to live, multiply and protect in the green wilderness full of dangers.

Over the past few decades, the threat from alien beasts has been greatly reduced... It is precisely because of Raven Tarn that mankind has emerged from the long darkness and truly risen on this land. Now the tribes that established the Terra Empire move forward.

Looking back, most of them have been protected by him!"

"The current rulers of the Terra Empire are tribal blood relatives of the Tarn lineage...and Raven Tarn is their ancestor!"

Weiss' tone was serious, and none of the other hunters interrupted his story, creating a pilgrimage-like atmosphere.

Obviously, this "hero" Raven has a very high status in the hearts of the hunters.

Zhou Jing blinked.

He probably understood how the Terra Empire, established by an alliance of multiple tribes, persuaded each other to choose a royal family that everyone recognized.

Fight for the ancestors!

As for whether this "hero" Raven was beautified by the rulers, he didn't know and had reservations.

After all, he is not a real resident of the world of alien beasts, so he cannot immediately empathize with it, but he will not directly question it.

But if the record of eight different blood enhancements is true, what level will it reach?

"Eight times of different blood enhancement...how did he die?" Zhou Jing continued to ask.
To be continued...