abnabooks Chapter 157 Demon Hunter
Chapter 157 Demon Hunter
Xiaoyao Yixiaosheng presents "The Revelation of the Heavenly Path" with sincerity, exclusively released for the first time!
No. 36 Chang'an Street, Xuanwu District, XY City. Qin Xiaochuan looked at the building in front of him and silently read its name—Tian Shu Pavilion.
"So this is the building where you demon hunters hand over your missions?" Qin Xiaochuan carefully examined the building. It had six floors and was decorated like a luxurious modern hotel. "It's really strange to have this name in this bustling city."
"This is it." Guo Shiyi nodded. Today, she was wearing a snow-white down jacket, which, combined with her long black hair and slightly rosy cheeks, made her look quite charming and cute. As she pulled Qin Xiaochuan's arm and walked inside, she said, "What's so strange about it? This is the era of internet traffic. To attract attention, what kind of weird names haven't been used? The name 'Tian Shu Guan' is just a little unusual."
Guo Shiyi led Qin Xiaochuan through the crowd, giving him a detailed introduction to the Tian Shu Pavilion.
The first floor of Tian Shu Hall is the Demon Hunter Mission Hall, where Demon Hunters hand over missions. Upon entering the mission hall, you will see a row of service windows arranged in a semi-circle. Above the windows is a large display screen that shows rows of missions waiting to be claimed. On the left and right sides are rows of self-service kiosks, which are used to check mission information and submit missions to earn points.
The second and third floors of Tian Shu Hall are rest areas. The second floor is a bar and tea bar, and the third floor is an internet cafe and billiards hall. Some missions in the mission hall require teamwork to complete. After accepting a mission, demon hunters usually go to the tea bar to discuss tactics. After handing over the mission, they go to the tavern to celebrate together. It can be said to be the most attractive place for demon hunters.
The fourth floor of Tian Shu Hall is the administrative area, mainly used for new employee registration, performance evaluation and promotion, and file handover. In addition, some more confidential tasks are also issued on the fourth floor.
As for the fifth and sixth floors of the Tian Shu Pavilion, they are rather mysterious places. Ordinary demon hunters have no right to enter. Guo Shiyi only learned some general information from other demon hunters. She only knew that the fifth floor seemed to be a place for processing intelligence, and the sixth floor seemed to be the decision-making department, a place that only high-ranking demon hunters could enter.
Since people with superpowers are still a relatively scarce human resource, the entry threshold for becoming a demon hunter is not high. After registering basic information, one only needs to participate in a spiritual power test, reach level 4, and pass the subsequent background investigation to become a formal member of the demon hunter team.
Demon hunters are ranked into four levels: Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum, and Diamond. They can advance to the next level as long as their spiritual power level and personal mission points reach certain requirements. Bronze corresponds to spiritual power level 4, Silver to spiritual power level 5, Gold to spiritual power level 6, Platinum to spiritual power level 7, and Diamond to spiritual power level 8.
Speaking of which, we also need to introduce the Tian Shu Pavilion's mission system. There are two types of missions in the mission hall: assigned missions and bounty missions. Assigned missions are missions that are published and accepted by someone, and then they become missions that are in progress. Unless the mission fails, no one else can accept them. Bounty missions, on the other hand, cannot be accepted, so everyone can carry them out.
Whether it's assigned tasks or bounty tasks, they are divided into five levels according to difficulty: D, C, B, A, and the most difficult and dangerous S level. Demon hunters can earn a certain number of task points for each task they complete. The more difficult the task, the more points they can earn. These task points can be exchanged for useful items such as cash, equipment, and skills at the Tian Shu Pavilion.
The title of Demon Hunter is more than just a name. Each Demon Hunter receives a substantial monthly stipend from the Celestial Pivot Pavilion, the amount of which is tied to their rank. Of course, there's no such thing as a free lunch. To retain their title, Demon Hunters must submit a certain number of mission points each year, with higher-ranking hunters requiring more points.
It's also worth mentioning that Guo Shiyi is currently a Silver-level Demon Hunter. Although her spiritual power has reached level 6, she is too young and not yet an adult. In order to limit her from accepting more difficult tasks, Tian Shu Pavilion only awarded her a Silver-level badge.
The examiner who conducted the spiritual power level test on Qin Xiaochuan was a middle-aged man who looked rather refined.
"Spiritual power level test passed, spiritual power level 5, preliminary review is silver level." The examiner said, looking at the screen in front of him. As he said this, he couldn't help but look up and sized up Qin Xiaochuan across from him. Although level 5 spiritual power demon hunters are not uncommon, reaching level 5 at such a young age is already considered to be among the best demon hunters.
The middle-aged man looked them over and suddenly felt that the two people in front of him looked familiar. After a moment's thought, he immediately realized that they were people he knew: "You must be Qin Xiaochuan from the Qilin team, and you must be Guo Shiyi, the captain of the Qilin team." He then asked Guo Shiyi with great excitement.
Qin Xiaochuan never expected that participating in an Asian Supernatural Ability Exchange Competition would make him so famous, and he could only nod awkwardly at the other party's question.
"As expected of young geniuses, you really brought honor to XY City last time." The examiner praised, "Judging from your appearance, you've just come of age. Human spiritual power usually reaches its limit around the age of 30, and you're already at level five at such a young age. I believe that in ten years you will definitely become diamond-level demon hunters, which are extremely rare talents even in the Tian Shu Pavilion. Young men, you have a bright future ahead of you."
"No, no, not at all." Qin Xiaochuan was a little embarrassed by the sudden praise from a stranger, and could only offer a somewhat awkward and modest reply. In fact, his spiritual power had reached level 6 after a winter break of continuous cultivation, but he didn't want to appear too monstrous. So, when he channeled his spiritual power into the spirit testing stone, he secretly used his magic ring to change the level of his spiritual power. Even so, the other person was still full of praise. If the other person knew that just a few months ago he was only at level 1, I wonder what they would think.
Thinking of this, Qin Xiaochuan couldn't help but look at Guo Shiyi beside him. Now he truly understood how terrifying Guo Shiyi's talent was. She was already at the sixth level of spiritual power before she even came of age, which was completely incomparable to him, who relied on the witch ring to increase his cultivation speed. No wonder the teachers at school and the elders at Wudang Mountain had doted on her so much.
"The review has been approved. Next, my colleague will conduct a background check on you. You are both students with simple backgrounds, so it should be approved quickly. After all, we are short-staffed right now." The examiner explained the next steps to the two of them while entering Qin Xiaochuan's file information into the computer.
"Huh? Why are we short-handed? I remember when I came here to get missions a few months ago, there weren't many missions. Back then, I couldn't get any low-level missions, so I had to team up with others to try to complete some bounty missions," Guo Shiyi said, puzzled.
Last time she came here, she originally wanted to take on a C-level mission, but all the easy missions below B-level were already taken. So, she teamed up with Su Lie and Jiang Han to carry out an A-level bounty mission to capture the traitor Mo Yu.
"Yes, we live in a society governed by the rule of law. Even ordinary crimes are rare, let alone special events that require the participation of people with superpowers. So it's normal that we can't get any missions."
"Then why do you say you're short-staffed?" Guo Shiyi was even more puzzled.
"That was true before, but starting two months ago, for some reason, all sorts of supernatural and strange things have increased. In just two months, there have been quite a few cases piling up on the case file," the examiner said, shaking his head.
Two months ago? Qin Xiaochuan and Guo Shiyi exchanged a glance. That was the time when they went to the Land of Witches. Could the recent events be related to the escaped floating creatures?
"Although there's no direct evidence yet, I think these things are definitely connected, and maybe something big has happened." There aren't many people registering as demon hunters usually, and the man was getting a little bored standing alone here. At this point, he started talking non-stop, saying, "I heard that to deal with the current situation, the leaders are considering increasing the minimum mission points for demon hunters each year. This means that demon hunters will have to complete more missions to maintain their rank."
"It seems that exploitation and oppression are inevitable no matter where you are," Qin Xiaochuan complained.
"Yes." The auditor nodded in agreement. "But there's nothing we can do about it. There are still too few demon hunters. Things should change once spiritualism becomes more widespread. Luckily, I'm just an office worker, so I don't have to worry about that now." With that, the auditor handed the compiled documents to Qin Xiaochuan. After Qin Xiaochuan signed them, the registration was complete.