When Su Lun returned to the transportation team camp, it was not time to get up and break camp.
The sentry on duty at night smoked cigarettes boredly around the camp, and there were flickering lights in the darkness.
He quietly walked back to the tent from the top of the rock wall, and no one noticed him.
After working hard for most of the night, now that he was free, Su Lun also began to take stock of the evening's harvest.
After all, the "Iron Knights" are peripheral members of the umbrella organization. Their equipment is quite good, and they can be sold at a good price when packaged.
What Su Lun cared about the most was the fortune teller's storage ring.
In addition to some strange divination materials, there is also the crystal necklace he used for divination before.
Upon inspection, it was expected that it was an ancient cursed object.
[Seraya’s Crystal Pendant]
Description: A crystal necklace engraved with 'To my dear Serea';
Curse characteristics: When you have a difficult choice, it can help you make a decision; depending on the level of the divination thing, you will pay an equivalent lifespan in exchange;
Detailed explanation: Although the refining technique is not too clever, it is an alchemy necklace full of love; wearing it will give you a high probability of being immune to divination detection of no more than the second level; it can be used as a 'pendulum diviner'
Material;
Su Lun felt that the name "Celeiya" looked familiar, as if he had seen it somewhere.
But since this is also a very common female name, I didn’t think too deeply about it.
In terms of effect alone, this is a very practical necklace.
Su Lun was previously worried about his whereabouts being detected by fortune tellers, and the "anti-detection" property of this pendant solved this problem.
Curse characteristics are also acceptable, and life will be shortened only by using divination.
Su Lun was not a diviner by profession, and although he had acquired some divination skills, he felt that he would not be like that guy before who forcibly divined something, causing him to vomit blood and lose his life.
Just wear it on your body and it will have passive properties.
It was a good thing. Su Lun wrapped the pendant around his wrist to cover it up, and muttered again: Sure enough, the "shortcut" to obtain the exclusive items of that profession is to rob professionals accurately.
After counting the loot, Su Lun lay on the sleeping bag and carefully thought about what happened that night.
Now that he knew the origin of the original owner, Su Lun felt a big stone fall in his heart.
He also figured out what was going on with the reward on the black market. It must have been done by the original owner's hostile forces "outside the tower".
Even if they are exiled in this underground world, they must be exterminated.
But that's okay, at least the enemy is not a big family in the inner city.
What Su Lun has to face is just an increasingly useless arrest warrant.
I had not been recognized before, but now that I have been injected with the "X serum", who can still connect my blue-skinned, sinewy body with the appearance of the original owner, a handsome aristocratic young man?
.......
Not long after, the assembly order sounded in the camp.
The transportation team began a new day of escorting.
I had heard before that there would be a monster attack in area D24, which made everyone in the team frightened all the way. But after a few days of walking, their transport team actually went surprisingly smoothly.
D24, D25... Along the way, except for a few small-scale attacks by aberrant monsters, we did not encounter any dangerous battles.
We saw many traces of fighting along the way, but the bodies had all been cleaned up. It looked like a large and powerful team had come before and cleaned up all the way.
Without fighting, the hunters in the team were happy and at ease.
Finally, a few days later, they finally arrived at the ruins of Dawn City.
...
Su Lun was also quite moved when he came to Dawn City again, the "birthplace" he had just traveled to.
Once upon a time, this place was like a mass grave, lifeless.
But now, with "Storm Manor" as the center, various buildings are under construction all over the mountains and plains.
From a distance, you can see the brightly lit lights in the camp, and the towering steam boilers puffing out white smoke. These boilers can provide a steady supply of energy to the large workshops in the camp, speeding up construction...
In the manor, there are also two sets of large mechanical equipment composed of various tanks and pipes like a chemical plant, which are the "air filtration device" and the "drinking water treatment device". This also ensures that the hunters can survive in the dark spirit.
The most important device for long-term survival in the violent underground.
It is said to be a camp, but more like a war town.
The hunters used stones and steel supports to build a very large hunting camp that can accommodate 100,000 people. Caravans are still constantly transporting various building materials from the old town of London. It will probably be in the near future.
Later, this place will become a lively small city...
However, when Su Lun saw Storm Manor, his eyes became distant.
Returning to his old place, he thought of Pestoya.
The little ghost girl who gave him the advanced materials for "Puppet Master".
"Storm Manor has been invaded, which means that the cursed space has been broken..."
Su Lun looked at her and frowned slightly.
She's quite an appetizing little girl, even though she's not a human being.
Oh, I almost forgot.
It seems that there is also a brooch given by her, buried somewhere.
...
Coming to the ruins under Area D33, the intensity of the dark spiritual power was already several times that of the old Linton City.
For humans, this is a dangerous area that can easily cause physical distortion if stayed for a long time.
But for Su Lun, it had no impact at all.
On the contrary, he felt that in this environment, all the pores in his body felt relaxed.
After the "X Serum" increased, his body felt very comfortable with this high concentration of dark spiritual power. He didn't even need to meditate. The increase in the dark spiritual power in his body now was almost the same as when he meditated before.
Moreover, there is no sign of distortion due to the rapid absorption of this dark attribute energy.
This concentration is only on the hillside, in the ruins city in the distance, and there is a "particularly dense area" filled with black mist.
It can be expected that in this environment, Su Lun's dark spiritual power will soar rapidly. Perhaps in the next one or two months, his dark spiritual power may reach the threshold of a second-level professional.
If he finds suitable advanced materials by then, he might be able to successfully break through to the second level.
...
"Okay, our employment contract ends here. Thank you for your dedicated escort. According to the contract, there is no loss of the goods. We will pay an additional 10% of the escort fee..."
"Oh, praise the generous Mr. Abagon!"
"Our Chamber of Commerce will return to the city in ten days. If you are interested in continuing to take on the escort mission of our Chamber of Commerce back to the city, you can sign up at our Chamber of Commerce office in the camp..."
"..."
Upon arriving at the destination, the mission of Su Lun and these hunters has been completed.
Abagong paid everyone the remaining employment balance and went to deliver the goods.
Because there was no fierce battle and no additional combat subsidy, Su Lun only received a basic commission, but it also amounted to nearly one hundred thousand liso.
High risks also bring high returns.
Everyone received the money and dispersed.
Su Lun looked at the camp not far away from a distance, but did not rush over.
The Hate Warrior is his life-saving weapon, so he naturally has to carry it with him.
However, its three-meter-tall body is too burly. Even if it is hidden by a shroud, it can be easily spotted in crowded places.
Moreover, living corpses cannot be put into storage rings because they have vital signs, which is the most troublesome thing.
Su Lun felt that for his second-level advancement, he would give priority to cursed materials that could awaken the "space ability".
Otherwise, if there are too many puppets to control in the future, it will probably be like walking a duck with a large number of puppets following behind.
Finally, after struggling for a while, Su Lun bought a steam dog from a caravan returning to the city, disguised the living corpse as cargo and carried it on the mechanical dog's back, so that it became less conspicuous.
.......
Su Lun led the robot dog and walked towards the hunting camp.
At this moment, there was already a long queue of people entering the city at the entrance of the camp.
Before coming, Su Lun thought that the camp at Dawn Ruins would be an idle camp with tents everywhere. He never imagined that in such a short period of time, it would have grown to the size of a town surrounded by high walls.
There are heavy machine guns and artillery on the upper part of the city wall, and some heavily armed guys are setting up barricades at the door.
I thought it was an identity check, but it turned out that I was only charged city fees.
Su Lun calmly looked at the layout of the guards at the gate of the lower city, and instinctively estimated whether he could escape unharmed in the event of a real conflict.
Then, he silently lined up at the back of the queue.
He listened carefully to the conversations of the people in front of him and got a general idea of the situation in the city.
The high entry fee also made the new hunters curse.
"Damn it, you actually have to charge three thousand li to enter the city for one night in this camp?! I only earn one hundred thousand for one escort trip, and I spent it all after living in a month?"
"One month? What a wonderful idea you think! I heard from the buddy who went in before that everything in this camp is expensive. There are three to five hundred ordinary pretty women in the old town of Linton, but here they cost five thousand. Drinking water is even more expensive in the old town.
Ten times that of Rington! There are also food, medicine, and ammunition supplies, which are also several times..."
"Is it so expensive? Then if we risk our lives to hunt wilderness, won't all of it be earned by this unscrupulous businessman?"
"Actually, it's not that expensive. Everyone comes here to hunt, who wants to stay here for a long time? At most, they can only resupply and repair, but they won't be able to stay in the city for a few days. Besides, those big chaebols spent huge sums of money to build the city.
After getting so much equipment, the cost will naturally have to be recovered..."
"What the hell, I haven't even started making money yet, so I have to spend this unjust money..."
"If you don't want to pay, you can camp outside the city. But there are frequent attacks by aberrations near the ruins, as well as looters and thieves. I'm afraid that if you fall asleep, your life will be lost inexplicably..."
"Actually, there are ways to avoid paying the city fee."
"How to say?"
"Join the hunting team of the five major consortiums. Just obey their orders and participate in some collective hunting missions."
"Join the hunting team of the five major consortiums?"
"yes."
"If you join, you will receive a salary. Then, the treasures discovered during the wilderness hunt will be sold to them first. There are no other restrictions. I have asked, and the price is quite reasonable."
"..."
After listening to a few words, Su Lun roughly understood the situation of the camp.
Several big chaebols from the inner city came and built a camp, and then charged such a fee for entering and exiting the city.
If you don't want to pay, you have to join their hunting team, follow the arrangements, and carry out some fixed-point exploration missions.
Su Lun had no intention of joining these chaebol hunting groups.
After all, he didn't risk his life hunting wilderness to make money.
He knew very well that those chaebols probably wanted to recruit "cannon fodder" for mine detection.
After all, no one knows in advance what danger level the "cursed space" is, and that requires someone's life to find out.
If you encounter a "T-class" with no survivors, it would be a pity for high-level professionals to be lost in it. Let's explore the path with some cannon fodder first, and you can roughly understand the degree of danger.
Not long after, it was Su Lun's turn in the queue.
He paid the money, got a colored sign and hung it in a conspicuous place, and entered the city smoothly.
.......
Su Lun had no intention of setting up a tent outside the city. Hunters who couldn't even pay the city entry fee probably didn't have much good stuff. He wanted to go to the Hunter Market in the city first to see if he could buy what he needed.
The materials were better. If he couldn't buy them, he would first go to the Hunters Guild to get some information instead of blindly diving into the dangerous ruins.
There are no ordinary residents in the hunting camp, and there are no unnecessary buildings.
Weapons shop, gun shop, machinery shop, medicine shop...
After entering the city, there are dense supply stores on both sides of the street.
The signs also bear the names of major trading houses in the inner city.
After walking a few steps, you can see the familiar lights and feasting.
The speculators immediately opened taverns and custom halls in the camp.
Probably because it's troublesome to explain, there are signs with prices hanging at the door.
"Girls starting from ￡3500"
"Rye wine from £400/bottle"
Even though the price is ten times that of Old Town, business seems to be very good.
When Su Lun passed by these few steps, he could see the hunters walking in with their arms around each other, laughing and joking.
It is not easy to send such a group of delicate and delicate custom girls underground. It is expensive for a reason.
The precarious days have put a lot of mental pressure on the hunters, and they need to vent. The business of wine and meat has more market here. What's more, the hunters who can come out of the ruins alive have money in their pockets.
Su Lun walked all the way over.
He had looked at the plan of the camp at the city gate before and knew that there was a street on the east side, which was a market specially designed for hunters to sell things.
He led the mechanical dog and walked two streets when he heard the noise of a market coming from that direction.
"The silver inauguration material [Eyes of the Owl] just came out of the ruins yesterday..."
"Come on, come on, there are a limited number of ancient alchemy scrolls that have just been unearthed..."
"Ancient weapons, two-handed swords that cut iron like clay, alchemy crossbows, dwarf shields..."
"Freshly produced cursed materials are available in black iron and silver quality, and the prices are beautiful..."
"..."
Su Lun became interested when he heard the sound.
Many names of rare materials appeared in the mouths of those vendors.
In the old town of Old Town, it is impossible to see silver materials being sold on street stalls anywhere.
Even in the black market of Shadow Alley, silver materials are a rare and sought-after commodity.
But here, the hunters treat them as ordinary commodities and sell them at stalls.
This is the benefit of first-hand source of goods.
Because there were no shops, antiques worth hundreds of thousands or millions were randomly torn off and put on the ground for sale.
There are also many people walking on the street.
There are well-dressed speculators, and more are hunters dressed as adventurers.
Most of the cursed objects left over from ancient times are rare goods. Even the black iron materials are much better than those refined in this era.
Here, hunters who want to advance as professionals can find truly high-quality materials.
As soon as Su Lun entered the Fangshi neighborhood, the first stall attracted his attention.