"I know what you're going to say. Yes, it was unexpected that you could become the top scorer in the college entrance examination, but there was a certain element of luck. For example, you're the only hero in your cohort, and the others are all elites. Also, you got full marks in the general knowledge subject. It's hard to guarantee that the grading teacher didn't favor you … "
Nie Kong spoke quickly, as if he had memorized a lot of lines. Finally, he tilted his head and said with difficulty, "… Well, you did work hard and improved …"
Bai Xiaowen: "…"
Li Shuyi: "…"
Everyone: "…"
Old Monster laughed and said, "Captain, is it so difficult to admit that you were wrong? Who hasn't been wrong? I didn't think that Xiao Bai could become the top scorer either. Besides, it's all in the past. There's no need to mention it again. Xiao Bai, am I right? "
Bai Xiaowen nodded silently. I should stay away from Nie Kong in the future. I heard that mental illness is contagious.
"The President is here!" There was a low cry, and then everyone looked solemn.
In the distance, Li Beihai's brown bear-like figure walked over.
"What's wrong with the President? His face is dark. He doesn't look happy."
"Yes, although it's dark …"
Low whispers sounded in the group of dozens of Awakened, but they were kept very low. Li Beihai's prestige among the Super Gods was not just for show.
"How many people volunteered to participate?" Li Beihai asked.
"There are a total of 48 members who signed up on the guild website. I printed a list." Old Monster handed over a page of A4 paper. "I just counted the number of people. There are four more people to be here."
"The agreed time is 7: 30 in the morning. It's 7: 20 now. Let's wait for another 10 minutes! "Li Beihai waved his hand." Old Monster, tell everyone about the mission for this gathering. "
"Okay."
Old Yao cleared his throat and said to the 40 plus Awakened ones, "Let's go.
"This mission is to clear two sections of the road north of the base city, a total length of 129 kilometers. According to the requirements of the Awakened Association, both sides of the road should be extended for 10 kilometers. All mutated beasts and spirit world creatures should be within the scope of clearing... "
"What level is it?" The tanned Awakened Bowen, who carried a tower shield on his back, asked. He was one of the main members of the guild. His nickname was Black Bear, and he was a tank.
"Both are C-class sections. According to their numbers, they are section C31 and section C107," the old demon said after flipping through them.
"Boring." Nie Kong's mouth twitched.
"Captain, don't ask for too much. If it's a B-grade road section or above, it's still a problem whether we can clear it within the stipulated time." Hou Zihua, the metahuman nicknamed "Huazi", said. His body was as thin as a baboon.
Every time the officials organized a road-clearing mission, they would divide the roads into three grades, A, B, and C, according to the degree of threat. Among them, A-grade roads were generally far away from the base city. The wandering monsters were of high levels and powerful templates. The closer the road was to the base city, the weaker the wandering monsters were.
Above these roads, there would occasionally be S-grade danger zones. Generally, there would be groups of monsters led by Lord-class monsters – these kinds of powerful monsters usually came from the depths of the wilderness.
Sometimes, when the monsters lost their original habitat, it was normal for them to migrate. However, it was relatively rare.
A-grade roads would generally only accept bids from A-grade guilds. This was because the Awakened Association believed that B-grade guilds would not be able to complete the task in time.
Then, B-grade roads would accept bids from B-grade guilds that were ranked highly in the development league. As for the bottom-ranking guilds like Super Gods, they could only bid for C-grade roads.
As for S-grade roads, unless it was a Super Cup level guild, it would be very difficult for a single guild to clear them. Base cities that were not strong enough would often organize the elite members of the various large guilds to participate in the battle.
Of course, there was a big difference in the amount of psionic funding for different grades of roads. In addition to the funding, the large guilds that could complete the A-grade road clearing mission would have a higher status in the base city. There would be a series of hidden benefits, which would not be listed one by one.
Bai Xiaowen recalled that when he had just returned, he had vaguely heard Li Beihai make a phone call. They were arguing about the issue of roads, hoping to compete for a B-grade road. However, the result was obvious. The bid had failed. Super Gods could only clear the C-grade road near the base city.
This was probably the reason for Li Beihai's gloomy expression. Bai Xiaowen knew Mr. Tai Shan very well. Although he appeared to be straightforward, he was actually a proud little princess. He definitely did not want Super Gods to be treated as a weakling guild that could only eat leftovers. Not to mention, this kind of road bidding involved practical benefits.
In the last few minutes, all the Awakened who had signed up for the event had arrived.
For the awakened ones, this kind of guild gathering activity was only beneficial and harmless.
Not to mention that the guild would give the Awakened corresponding guild contribution points based on the Awakened's attendance, monster kills, and other factors. Even if there were no contribution points, this event could be regarded as a wilderness exploration backed by the guild. In terms of safety, it was much safer than exploring the wilderness by themselves.
The harvest from killing monsters would be distributed by the Awakened themselves. Even the proceeds from the sale of the mutant beast's corpse would be allocated to the Awakened who participated in the killing.
The benefits would not be reduced, and the safety would be greatly increased. There were also guild contribution points to be distributed … So as long as the Awakened had the time and ambition to improve themselves, they would be very willing to participate.
Of course, there were exceptions to everything. Some Awakened who had lost their fighting spirit and were greedy for fun were very resistant to this kind of gathering.
The guild's higher-ups certainly had a list of who was diligent and who was lazy. Those Awakened who did not seek to improve themselves would have a hard time getting the guild to renew their contract once the contract expired.
Another kind of Awakened who made the guild's higher-ups unwilling to renew their contract was those with low "loyalty". This was also very understandable. The guild spent resources to train Awakened who had the ability and future, but they were easily poached by other guilds or directly jumped ship … This was of course a great loss for the guild.
"President, the 48 Awakened who signed up have all arrived." Old Monster whispered.
Li Beihai nodded: "Let's divide into groups first. This shouldn't be the first time you've participated in the road clearing operation … Well, there are two first-time participants. I will follow up and guide them, so Xiao Bai, Shu Yi, and I will form a group, codenamed Super God 01. The remaining 46 of you will be divided into groups according to the principle of free association. There is no limit to the number of people in each group. Three or five people are fine. When the grouping is over, you can choose the mission. "
As for the situation where a group had more than five people, it generally didn't exist. Everyone was an experienced veteran Awakened, not a rookie. They all knew that if there were too many people, the value of the treasure chest dropped by monsters would be severely reduced, and the profit would be reduced.
Li Beihai's grouping method was also a common method used in previous road clearing operations. Most Awakened liked freedom and hated restrictions. This kind of free grouping method was just right for them. Many hunters who were familiar with each other began to call their friends and gathered together in groups of three or five.
In the end, the 46 people were divided into 14 groups. Including Li Beihai's group, there were 15 groups in total. The codenames were Super God 001 to Super God 015.
Each group selected the highest-level Awakened as the group leader. Old Monster assigned a walkie-talkie for communication.
Li Beihai took out a few pages of information from the storage space: "There are two C-grade road sections, 129 kilometers long and 20 kilometers wide. There are a total of 18 monster gathering points, three of which are large. The threat level of the other 15 gathering points is different. "
"Old Monster will send a copy of the information to each group later. In addition to the large gathering points, each of you will choose a gathering point … As for the order, you will draw lots. No matter which group you are in, you better weigh your own strength before you choose and see if you can handle it … Also, for those who choose later, when you see that the gathering point you like is taken away, don't curse at me. You can't blame others for having bad hands … "
"When you choose, if you feel that you can't handle the remaining gathering points in the information, then discuss with the other groups that haven't chosen and see if you can act together. If you can't, then you will be responsible for patrolling along the route. "
When they heard about patrolling along the route, many people showed a bitter smile.
Bai Xiaowen took the copy of the information from Old Monster and asked in a low voice, "What do you mean by patrolling along the route?"
Old Monster quickly finished distributing the copies of the information, turned his head, and said, "In these two C-grade roads, in addition to the 18 monster gathering points registered in the book, there are also some wandering monsters that are alone. There may even be groups of monsters that the outpost didn't detect and missed. Patrolling along the route is like driving a car and continuously exploring in an S-shaped zigzag pattern. Kill any monsters you encounter that are alone. If you encounter a group of monsters that you can't deal with, call the Guild … understand? "
Bai Xiaowen understood. Patrolling along the route did not require high combat power. However, it was undoubtedly a hard job. They had to go through the 20-kilometer-wide and 129-kilometer-long wilderness area. The benefits were not as good as the monster gathering points. It was no wonder that everyone was unhappy.
However, this was also determined by strength. If they had the strength to deal with a monster gathering point, it would not be so hard.
"Then, what about the remaining monster gathering points?" Bai Xiaowen asked.
There were as many as 18 gathering points recorded. Currently, there were only 15 groups. Clearly, that was not enough.
"The three large gathering points will be the last to be dealt with by the Guild's main force. The large gathering points may have a Leader. The number of monsters is also very high. They will not be easy to deal with. For the sake of the safety of the Guild's Awakened members, the Guild Leader will definitely not allow any group to recklessly challenge the large gathering points. "
Bai Xiaowen understood.
The next step was to draw lots. Every group wanted to get a number that was closer to the front. That way, they would have the priority to choose the monster gathering point. Those with a lower number would naturally have to choose the hard bones left behind by others.
The key was that the hard bones did not necessarily have much meat …
After some work, the old monster carried a black box. "Come, come. There are 15 balls of paper in this box. Send one person from each group to grab them!"
"I'll go first!"
"I'll go!"
A group of Awakened members rushed over with smiles on their faces.
Bai Xiaowen shrugged. In fact, the probability of catching the paper first and catching the paper later was about the same. There was no need to compete. In addition, as an all-around summoner, Bai Xiaowen could deal with any monster gathering point. This was also the reason why summoners were good at exploring the wilderness. There were no obvious advantages, but there were also no obvious shortcomings.
When most of the paper balls had been caught, Li Shuyi went to grab the last one.
He unfolded it and saw No. 1.
The old monster was amused. "Your hands are really smelly. After all this time, no one has caught No. 1."
The group of Awakened members looked at each other. They were a little depressed.
"Okay, bring the map …" Li Beihai gestured for the old monster to unfold the map of Jinghai City. "Choose a gathering point. You guys can express your opinions."
Li Shuyi said happily, "I'll listen to Xiaowen."
Li Beihai was speechless.
Bai Xiaowen saw Li Beihai's slightly dark face and quickly added, "I'll listen to the president." In any case, it did not matter to him which monster gathering point was in the C-grade section. Even if it was a large gathering point, Bai Xiaowen was confident that he could deal with it after collecting enough information.
Li Beihai nodded with satisfaction. "Yes, I'm the leader of Super God Group 001. Safety is not a problem. Of course, we have to show our style. We can fight tough battles and are good at eating bones … What do you guys think of the Spider Demon Valley?"
Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi had no objections.
The old monster said loudly, "President, show your style and choose the Spider Demon Valley first!"
"President, you're too great!"
"Boss, you're the best!"
There was a wave of flattery.
According to the information, the Spider Demon Valley was a valley where a group of Calamity Spider Demons lived. Some of these Spider Demons lived in naturally formed caves, while others lurked in the middle of spider webs between the rocks. They were good at sneak attacks and were very difficult to deal with.
Moreover, there were many spider eggs in the Spider Demon Valley. Once touched, small spiders would hatch. Although their attack power was not high, there were many of them and it was very annoying.
In addition, the Spider Demons were actually undead species. After death, their flesh was filled with a rotten smell. Their corpses could not be included in the strengthening diet and could only be discarded. In terms of the income from Earth's currency, it was a loss of part of the income.
Li Beihai waved his hand. "Don't flatter me. Who's the one who drew number two? Hurry up and choose! "
The one who drew number two was the captain of the main team, Blade Nie Kong.
With Li Beihai setting an example, Nie Kong, the chuunibyou youth, did not want to be left behind. He said, "I choose this one … Wild Bull River Bend."
Many other hunters let out sounds of admiration. Wild Bull River Bend was not easy to deal with. The group of mutated bulls had rough skin and thick flesh. They also had a pair of horns comparable to daggers. If they were to charge together, even if they were not stabbed to death by the horns, they would be trampled to death by the herd.
"Nie Kong, there are so many soft persimmons out there. Why did he choose the herd of bulls?" Bai Xiaowen narrowed his eyes, a little puzzled. However, he felt that Nie Kong should not be so stupid …
Although Nie Kong had made mistakes time and time again, that was in a social situation and had nothing to do with the hunters' interests. Now, it was a choice related to profits. If Nie Kong was still impulsive and did not care about the feelings of his teammates and forcibly chose an opponent that he was not good at, then he would not have lived long, let alone become a high-level elite hunter.
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