The First Year of the Great Xia, Fifth day of the fifth month
"A new record has been set, eleven years old at the Logging Realm."
"How long has it been? It’s only been half a month since the last record was broken?"
"Eleven years old, a whole year younger than before. That’s so fast."
In the Martial Arts Hall behind the wooden building in the valley, Xiao Hen was practicing his punches, using the energy of beast meat within him, when he suddenly heard a commotion in front and became a bit curious.
"Someone broke through again?"
"Seems like someone called Liu Peng, and this time it’s the Logging Realm record."
"Lord Qiu Peng came personally, and awarded 500 Contribution Points!"
"Tsk tsk, 500 points, that’s enough to train in the Martial Arts Hall for ten days."
Hearing about the 500-point reward, Xiao Hen exchanged a glance with Xiao Lin beside him, both showing a hint of envy in their eyes.
"500 Contribution Points, Uncle Cheng and father, they only get over three hundred points for hunting a Low-level Cold Beast, shared among twenty people, that’s just about fifteen points per person. 500 points from hunting alone, they might not even earn that in a month."
Xiao Lin’s father is Xiao Yuan, so he knows the situation of the Hunting Team well. 500 Contribution Points is indeed a substantial sum for an individual.
"Today’s the fifth, and father and the others have only hunted three Cold Beasts in total, which is better than before at Five Ape Mountain, but compared to other teams, it seems lacking."
Xiao Lin nodded and said, "I heard yesterday, Dragon Slayer, Falcon, Steel Bristle, Golden Eagle, Zhao Long, these five teams have already completed this month’s basic quota, how impressive is that!"
Xiao Hen, hearing this, felt a shock in his heart.
The basic quota is fifteen Cold Beasts, Xiao Lin heard it yesterday, doesn’t that mean these five teams can hunt on average four Cold Beasts a day?
"Scary, right? I heard from father that the captains of these five teams used to hunt with the leader in the early days. Not only are they strong, but they also know the habits of Cold Beasts inside out, with rich hunting experience. We, who came from behind at Five Ape Mountain, simply can’t compare."
"I know, during this period, father often goes to find that Dragon Slayer Team’s captain, Yuan Cheng, to learn about the habits and key points of hunting various Cold Beasts."
Xiao Lin loves to join the excitement, and seeing people gather to discuss ahead, he called out to Xiao Hen and squeezed in to listen.
Xiao Hen stayed in place continuing to practice his punches, recalling how Yuan Cheng came looking for his father yesterday, and after he left, his father’s conversation with him became more solemn.
"Still playing every day? Do you know how old this Yuan Cheng is this year?"
"Eighteen! The same age as your future brother-in-law, with Basic Strength already at twenty-nine thousand, about to use Beast Blood to prepare for a breakthrough to Cold Resistance Level. Yet you’re still grinning every day, thinking you’re something just because you broke through Logging Realm. If you don’t hurry up and train, forget about comparing with the same aged people of Great Xia, I reckon even your two sisters will leave you far behind."
Father Xiao Kangcheng’s words hit Xiao Hen like a heavy hammer in his heart.
At Five Ape Mountain, at Xiao He Camp, he was a fifteen-year-old genius at the Logging Realm, cherished by everyone at the camp, with parents and two sisters spoiling him.
But upon arriving at Great Xia, he realized he was nothing.
Especially in recent days, with father and Uncle Yuan spending lavishly, allowing him and Xiao Lin to train at the Martial Arts Hall, the more people he met, the more he understood, the more he realized his talent wasn’t worth mentioning at Great Xia.
If Yuan Cheng was someone he still had a chance to catch up with, then his future brother-in-law Xia Chuan and the current Hunting Department Director Yuwen Dao were practically unattainable for him.
An eighteen-year-old at the limit of the Earth-digging Realm, already beginning to use Beast Blood, soon to break through to Cold Resistance Level.
Not to mention, at the top, there was the leader Xia Hong.
When he found out a few days ago that the leader was only twenty years old, he was stunned.
No wonder, father used Yuan Cheng to motivate him.
If he used these three people, it wouldn’t be motivation, but rather a blow.
Xiao Lin came back after gathering information, approached excitedly.
"Ah Hen, I’ve found out, that Liu Peng who just broke through, his brother Liu Yuan, is a member of the Cloud Jiao Team. I heard Liu Yuan is filthy rich and often sends his brother to the Martial Arts Hall to train. No wonder he broke through so fast!"
Hearing that Liu Yuan was a member of the Cloud Jiao Team, Xiao Hen’s face showed a hint of surprise.
"That’s no surprise. The members of the Cloud Jiao Team don’t lack Contribution Points. I heard from my eldest sister that Lord Minister’s team is likely to become our Great Xia’s first Intermediate Hunting Team, and it’s said they’ve already successfully hunted two Intermediate Cold Beasts."
Xiao Lin immediately nodded and said, "I also heard from father that the first Intermediate Hunting Team would either be the Cloud Jiao Team or the Dragon Wu Team."
As they talked, Xiao Lin thought of something, his eyes showing a trace of envy, teasingly said, "Hehe, you’re still calling Lord Minister? You should call him brother-in-law."
Xiao Hen was stunned by his words, didn’t say anything, and continued to practice his punches.
He could naturally see the envy in Xiao Lin’s eyes.
He probably also understood what the other was thinking. As those of them sprinting towards the Earth-digging Realm, what they currently paid the most attention to was the situation of the various hunting teams. After all, once they break through to the Earth-digging Realm, they would enter the Hunting Department, and they would have to choose a team to enter.
Xiao Lin probably felt that with Xia Chuan as his brother-in-law, he would surely be able to enter the Cloud Jiao Team in the future.
If I said I didn’t want to join, that would be a lie.
But Xiao Hen had other plans.