chapter 9 Hunter!

Qing Yun City occupied a huge area with a population of hundreds of thousands. The Martial Arts Hall was located in the center of the city. There were many venues and facilities for practicing martial arts, which occupied a large area.
The purpose of the Hal was to cultivate young warriors and discover outstanding talents for use by the court and sects.
Under normal circumstances, Martial Hall students would not go out, unless they were students who lived in Qingyun City.
Warriors play an important role in this world, and there were actually many ways to make money.
For example, alchemists were a very profitable professionals. When an elixir worth of several hundred taels was in the hands of an alchemist and turned into a pill, its value would increase several times.
There were also formation masters, their various auxiliary training, attack and defense formations were also valuable.
Forgers, whose forged weapons used by warriors were sought after by countless martial arts practitioners.
These three professions were undoubtedly the most profitable among warriors, but not everyone could achieve these three professions. It needed firstly being talent, secondly inheritance and finally the guidance of famous teachers.
Stanley knew there were several students from wealthy families in the Hall who were studying alchemy, formations, and casting. The monthly expenses were tens of thousands of taels, which was an astronomical figure for him.
But in addition to these three professions, for other warriors who wanted to had a way out, there was another popular profession, Hunting!
There were countless wild beasts and monsters in many deep mountains and swamps. These creatures were naturally powerful and blessed with special gifts. Some of the materials on them had their own utility and were of extraordinary value.
The hunter profession also emerged from this.
In addition to hunting wild beasts and monsters, you could also find elixirs, precious materials, ores and other treasures in the deep mountains and swamps, which were also good things needed by alchemists, formation masters, and casters.
There was a hunter's guild in Qingyun City. If one wanted to become a junior hunter, the minimum requirement must be the fifth level of cultivation. In the past, Stanley's strength was too weak, so he never thought of embarking on this path.
But in order to improve his cultivation strength faster, the only way he could choose was to become a hunter.
Hunters could accept various tasks from the guild and get rewards after completing them. They could also freely form a team to go hunting. They could process the things they get by themselves or sell them to the guild. The income of some powerful hunters was no less than that of those three special professions.
The Hunters Guild was located in the downtown area, which was also the most lively and prosperous area in the entire Qing Yun City. On the tall building, there was a sign of two crossed swords.
Stanley also came here for the first time. The hall was very spacious. Many warriors were holding swords, with strong energy and blood, and talking loudly.
"So many masters!"
In Stanley's eyes, the life veins of these warriors were all visible, and through the aura of the life veins, he could tell the strength of these people.
He found that there were a lot of warriors at the eighth and ninth levels of cultivation here. Boys like him at the fifth level were just fledglings. He also saw several warriors in The Cultivation Realm Qi Hai.
At the age of thirteen, Stanley's face still looked a little immature, so when he came here, he attracted a lot of attention instantly.
"Haha, boy, look at your delicate skin and tender flesh. This is the Hunters Guild. Are you in the wrong place?"
A ninth-level martial arts disciple pointed at Stanley and laughed. He had a badge with two crossed swords on his chest, which was a symbol of his identity as a hunter.
"I think he was a student from the Martial Hall. He wants to apply for a hunter badge. Then he can show off to other students."
"Hey, was it so easy to get the hunter badge? I think this guy will definitely fail, and maybe his life will be at stake!"
"Not necessarily. Maybe this guy can pass?"
"Blair Zhu, do you want to make a bet?"
Stanley ignored these people, but in this environment, he could feel the boldness, freedom, and ease of a martial arts practitioner.
Every hunter here lived a life of licking blood from the edge of a knife, with a fierce and evil aura. However, Stanley was not afraid, but was eager of it!
"Maybe I have a kind of paranoid passion and madness in my bones. Maybe this was the life I really want!" Stanley clenched his fists and walked towards a counter in the hunter hall.
The person who received Stanley was a graceful woman with a professional smile on her face, but when she saw Stanley's childish face, she couldn't help but be stunned.
But she recovered quickly and said with a smile, "Little brother, how can I help you?"
"Little brother?" Stanley looked slightly embarrassed, but the age issue was not something he could control.
"Hello, I want to apply to become a hunter." Stanley said.
"What?" The beautiful receptionist was stunned again, "Little brother, are you sure you want to apply to become a hunter?"
Stanley nodded without hesitation and added, "My name was Stanley."
Seeing Stanley's somewhat red cheeks, the beautiful receptionist couldn't help but cover her mouth and chuckle, "Okay, little brother Stanley."
"Damn!" The beautiful receptionist's naughtiness made Stanley roll his eyes.
"Haha, Zora, you don't like this guy, do you?"
"Zora was the most beautiful woman in our hunter Qing Yun City. People who want to chase her line up from the south of the city to the north, and from the east to the west. Could it be that she likes the taste of pretty boys?"
"No, Zora, this guy has thin arms and short legs. How can he be as strong and reliable as me?"
Many familiar hunters in the hall joked.
The beautiful woman named Zora Jiang couldn't help but blush when being talked about by these guys. She rolled her eyes, and lightly opened her red lips, saying, "If you want to be the man of me, Zora, become a four-star hunter."
"Oh my God, a four-star hunter? It seems that I have no chance in this life..."
Many hunters beat their chests and stamped their feet, laughing and having fun.
"Hey, I want to apply to become a hunter!" Stanley patted the table, feeling that he was being ignored.
Stanley's actions made the hunters in the hall burst into laughter again.
Zora also looked at Stanley, the smile on her face disappeared, and she said seriously, "Brother Stanley, applying for a hunter was not a joke. For your personal safety, I hope you can think carefully before making a decision."
"What? was it dangerous to become a hunter?" Stanley asked in surprise.
"Haha, this guy was not only a rookie, but also the best among rookies. He doesn't even know the most basic rules."
"Young man, go home and feed yourself. It's not that easy to be a hunter."
From the discussions of nearby hunters, Stanley learned that in order to become a hunter, it was not enough just to meet the conditions in cultivation, but also needed to pass an assessment.
There would be certain dangers during the assessment. Without sufficient strength and courage, even a martial arts disciple at the seventh level of body training may not be able to pass the assessment.
"I want to take the assessment." Stanley said firmly after understanding it.
Silence!
The entire hunter's guild hall suddenly fell silent.
"Boy, don't you have a fever? Since a student at the seventh level of physical training in the Martial Hall intermediate grade failed and died in the assessment three years ago, except for some students in the advanced grade who are above the eighth level of physical training who can pass the assessment, don't you be clear of it?"
"Yes, Stanley, you are still young, you can wait a few years before taking the assessment." The beautiful receptionist Zora also advised.
This time she didn't call Stanley little brother, and her expression became more serious.
And more hunters had indifferent expressions. They had seen too much life and death, and had long been accustomed to strange things. There were not many people who were truly enthusiastic.
"Hunters are not tested for cultivation, but for actual combat ability. What you have to face is a first-level monster, not a wild beast!" Zora advised again.
"I have made up my mind." Stanley's eyes were firm.
"This guy is so brave, let him try it." A burly man said after taking a big sip of wine.
"Barret, shut up, you will kill him!" Zora glared at the strong man.
"As long as the conditions are met, the guild should have no reason to reject my assessment application, right?" Stanley tapped the table with his fingers, "Besides, are you so sure that I will die if I take the assessment?"
"Haha, the young man is quite stubborn, I like it!" The strong man named Barret Zhou laughed, "If you pass the assessment, I will let you join my team!"
"It's a joke. Can a kid with no hair on his head pass the test? If he passes, I'll twist my head off and him you play it as a ball!" On the other side, a man with slightly beard said disdainfully.
"Barret, do you dare to make this bet?" the bearded man said loudly.
"Damn it, Carl Guo, what do you mean?" Barret glared and shouted.
In Stanley's perception of life veins, the cultivation levels of Barret and Carl Guo should both be in The Cultivation Realm Qi Hai. He did not expect that these two people came into conflict because of his assessment issues.
But in any case, becoming a hunter was imperative for Stanley, because whether he was accepting tasks or buying and selling items in the guild, he must be a hunter.
Under Stanley's repeated insistence, Zora took out a few pieces of paper. One of them was a form for application for assessment, and he had to fill in his corresponding information. The other pieces of paper were a contract, which probably meant applying. The Hunters Guild would not be responsible if any accident occurs to the person taking the assessment.
Stanley did not hesitate. He believed that he could pass the test with his own strength. Otherwise, if he could not pass this level of test, how could he enter a higher realm of martial arts in the future?
Withput hesitation, Stanley signed his name, and then another receptionist from the Hunters Guild took Stanley to the assessment venue.
"I bet this guy will fail the test!" In the hall, Carl slapped the table, yelled and glared at Barret, saying, "Barret, do you dare to bet?"
Both of them had a small team, and they usually disliked each other and often confront edeach other tit for tat.
There were so many people present, and seeing his old enemy Carl being so arrogant, Barret became a little angry. He stood up and kicked the stool away, saying angrily, "I accept the bet!"