Chapter 112: Search and Rescue Mission
As soon as Zhou Ming left the residential compound where he lived, bursts of roaring sounds came from the sky, and several Alliance fighter jets passed over the Qinshan Base.
“Had the dimensional rift in the Northern Wasteland not been resolved yet?”
Zhou Ming merely raised his head for a glance and easily identified the model of the fighter jets, the Falcon Third-generation Supersonic Fighter.
This type of fighter jet had been developed by the Academy of Sciences using energy crystals as its power source, after consuming countless manpower and material resources.
It possessed supersonic flight speed, ultra-long-range combat capability, and the ability to adapt to various complex combat environments. Its fire-control system, flight system, and sensing and detection systems were all the Alliance’s top-tier scientific research achievements.
Because it had to fight Ferocious Beasts, and within a short time needed instantaneous acceleration and directional changes, the fighter jet’s maneuverability was exceptionally powerful.
Precisely because of this, to fully unleash the fighter jet’s performance, the requirements for the pilot’s flying skills and physical fitness were extremely high.
Under the Alliance’s vigorous cultivation, the number of pilots who met the requirements to fly the Falcon Third-generation could only be maintained at around one thousand.
And the Falcon Air Regiment, formed entirely by Falcon Third-generation Supersonic Fighters, was one of the Alliance Headquarters’ three trump card legions.
Now that both the Griffin Knight Regiment and the Falcon Air Regiment had been dispatched to the Northern Wasteland, it was enough to show that the situation there was far from optimistic, after all, there was still a Legendary Beast King behind the dimensional rift.
Zhou Ming sized it up for two glances and did not continue paying attention. If the sky collapsed, the tall ones would hold it up. He still put his thoughts on making money.
Because the house Zhou Ming had re-rented was very close to the Hunter Guild, there was no need to take transportation. After walking for just a few minutes, he arrived at the Hunter Guild.
Before he even entered the mission hall, Zhou Ming saw an extremely familiar scene.
A youth with a tender-looking face was walking toward the mission hall, while the surrounding hunters kept whistling and staring at him with fierce gazes.
This special welcoming ceremony caused the youth, who was visiting the Hunter Guild for the first time, to feel immense pressure.
It was as if a little white rabbit was being watched by a pack of wolves.
In the end, unable to withstand the enormous pressure, the youth directly turned around and fled.
For a moment, various jeers rang out. Even hunters who had not participated in the welcoming ceremony earlier let out jeers at the youth’s retreating back.
Seeing this scene, Zhou Ming could only shake his head.
Insufficient ability could be slowly tempered. Even if one was not a Beast Tamer, one could still practice martial arts and use firearms to survive in the wilderness.
But without courage, any hunter would look down on them.
Yet it was precisely this unique welcoming ceremony that allowed many rash youths to preserve their lives, and also reduced the mortality rate of hunters by quite a bit.
After watching this small interlude, Zhou Ming did not linger any longer and directly walked toward the guild’s mission hall.
In the distance, the fleeing youth was being teased by his companions, as if their purpose in coming here was to test courage.
“Why didn’t he get the same treatment I just did?”
When he saw Zhou Ming enter the mission hall while the surrounding hunters showed no reaction at all, the youth immediately felt it was somewhat unfair.
“Because you’re a weak chicken.”
A hunter passing by gave the most straightforward evaluation after hearing this.
“You…”
Hearing the evaluation of weak chicken, the youth’s anger instantly surged.
“What ‘you’? Want to fight? You don’t even dare admit failure and still want to find laughable excuses.”
As a hunter, the speaker could naturally sense the aura on Zhou Ming’s body, that killing intent which could only be tempered in the wilderness.
So whether someone was a newcomer or not, those hunters could tell at a glance.
After entering the mission hall, Zhou Ming knew nothing about what was happening outside. At this moment, he was looking for a suitable mission.
As for those long-term acquisition missions, he could conveniently complete them after leaving the base.
Mission Level: Black Iron.
Mission Type: Search and Rescue Mission.
Mission Reward: Bounty of ten million.
Mission Requirements: Safely bring the target back to the Qinshan Base.
Mission Location: Ghost Cavern Ridge.
Remarks: Any hunter who met the requirements could accept this mission.
“An open mission? But for a Black Iron-level mission, why is the bounty so high?”
When Zhou Ming saw the ten million reward, he instantly felt tempted.
However, he still needed to carefully understand the specific situation of the mission.
He came to the service counter.
“I need the detailed information for mission number forty-seven.”
“Please wait a moment.”
After seeing Zhou Ming present his hunter emblem, the staff member turned around, took out a folder from the cabinet, and pulled out a sheet of information from inside, handing it to Zhou Ming.
Judging from the situation, many copies of the materials had been prepared for hunters to understand the situation.