Entering the Mountains

Seeing the burly man speak, the others felt he had a point, so they stopped trying to persuade Su Ran.

They figured she would naturally leave after running into difficulties.

There were quite a few superhumans lining up to enter.

Basically, before entering, they would all pay an entrance fee at the front desk and receive a small tag from the service counter.

Although the burly man had turned away, he was still keeping an eye on Su Ran behind him.

Seeing her looking at the tag with some curiosity, he explained, “This tag has a positioning and kill-counting function. If you don’t want to carry the magic crystals on you, you can use the tag to absorb them. The habitat will return the magic crystals to you in full when you come out.”

“Are the returned magic crystals from the same magical beasts I hunted?”

Noticing a fatal flaw in this method, Su Ran asked with a frown.

“Each tag has an exclusive space that can only be opened by the tag itself. You don’t need to worry about that.”

Hearing this, Su Ran couldn’t help but nod.

She still knew too little about the world of superhumans.

Perhaps the idea of coming out and walking around more was the right one.

“Next!”

The staff at the service counter urged the next superhuman to register.

This person happened to be the burly man in front of Su Ran.

He took a bronze badge out of his pocket and gave it to the staff member.

The burly man didn’t deliberately hide it, so everyone present could see the badge in his hand.

“A Bronze Hunter? Why is a Bronze Hunter at the Earth Fire Lizard habitat? Shouldn’t they be at the other two habitats with Sequence Two magical beasts?”

Seeing the badge in the burly man’s hand, some sharp-eyed people had already recognized it as the badge of a Bronze Hunter.

Earth Fire Lizards were the most common magical beasts within the Human Federation.

Usually, there were only Sequence One Earth Fire Lizards in the habitat, and it was basically very difficult to find individuals at Sequence Two or above.

The other two habitats, on the other hand, were home to Earth-Stomping Yaks and Electric Sheep, one providing dairy products and the other providing materials like wool.

Because they were more useful, there were Sequence Two individuals living in them.

Hearing that a Bronze Hunter had appeared in a primary habitat, many superhumans who were preparing to enter the mountain specifically turned back to take a look at the appearing Bronze Hunter.

However, the staff at the service counter simply looked up at the badge without much expression and continued with the registration.

“Name, Liang Bo. According to the rules, Bronze Hunters can enter for free. Here’s your tag, take it.”

After giving the registered tag to Liang Bo, the staff continued to set up Liang Bo’s exclusive space.

“Did you hear that? Bronze Hunters don’t need to pay an entrance fee to the habitats. I’m still fifty points away from upgrading. I have to spend money every time I come to a habitat. It’s too painful.”

“The purpose of coming to the habitat isn’t to make money, but to temper oneself so you don’t get weak-kneed in a real battle. Just try to find a few more Earth Fire Lizards to slaughter. It’s good enough if you can earn back the entrance fee.”

Su Ran listened to the whispers about Liang Bo around her.

She hadn’t expected a Bronze Hunter’s badge to attract so much attention here.

Putting away his tag, Liang Bo turned around and extended an invitation to Su Ran.

“How about walking with me for a bit?”

Being a Bronze Hunter not only meant that he had completed many missions, but also that he had the combat power of a Sequence Two.

Liang Bo thought that in this primary habitat, with his skills, it was basically impossible for any accidents to happen while looking after a young girl.

He had to let the young girl know that this place was not a playground, so she would back down.

“No, thank you.”

Faced with Liang Bo’s invitation, Su Ran politely declined.

“Then I wish you a smooth journey.”

Since the other party had already refused him, Liang Bo, who was already prepared, did not linger and began to walk towards the mountains in front of him.

“A… a Bronze Hunter!?”

Hearing another surprised shout from behind him, Liang Bo suddenly felt that the people around him were a bit boring.

They had already shouted once, and now they were shouting again.

Shouldn’t they be hurrying into the mountains to hunt magical beasts?

“Name, Su Ran. According to the rules, Bronze Hunters can enter for free. Here’s your tag, take it.”

‘Oh, so it’s not me. That’s fine then.’

Liang Bo felt like he had been praised by others into a strange self-perception.

However, for two Bronze Hunters to appear here in such a short period of time was indeed something that would surprise others.

Hearing that it wasn’t his name, Liang Bo also understood for a moment why the people around him were so excited.

Another Bronze Hunter had appeared after him.

Was this too much of a coincidence?

The image of Su Ran’s beautiful face and the light purple, gorgeous Lolita dress she was wearing flashed through Liang Bo’s mind.

‘Wait! I remember the one behind me was that little girl? She’s a Bronze Hunter? Impossible, right?’

‘Did she back down when she got to the service counter and give up her spot?’

Liang Bo couldn’t help but turn back to find out.

And he saw the young girl taking a bronze badge from the staff member.

Usually, the staff would not hand over a badge to an unrelated person, which meant that this young girl who had been in line behind him really was a Bronze Hunter!

‘I misjudged her,’ Liang Bo smiled wryly in his heart.

If this young girl named Su Ran was a Bronze Hunter, then there was indeed no need to be too cautious here in this primary habitat.

Su Ran took the tag from the staff, stepped into her small leather shoes, and walked towards the mountain.

She saw Liang Bo on the steps, giving her a complicated smile.

Remembering the kindness he had just shown her, she nodded in acknowledgment.

Then, she walked into the mountain without looking back.

She hadn’t forgotten that her purpose here was to make money.

Of course, she had to race against time to hunt Earth Fire Lizards.

The eagerly waiting little witch, Isa, was waiting for her and her beloved Lady Witch to go to Tukulu.

Thinking of this, Su Ran was full of motivation and charged into the mountains at full speed.

After the two Bronze Hunters headed into the mountains, the other superhumans in the hall also gradually calmed down and set off after making their own preparations.

Only the staff at the service counter continued to shout, “Next!”

“Here’s my ID.”

The sound of chewing came with the words, and an ID card was placed in front of the staff member.

“Teacher Pan? You’re a teacher from Beizhou Academy. According to the rules, you also have the right to enter the habitat for free. Here’s your tag.”

As he spoke, the staff member handed the same kind of tag to this Teacher Pan.

“Okay, thanks.”

The man called Teacher Pan was holding two hamburgers in his hand at this time.

When he took back the ID from the staff, crumbs from the hamburger fell onto the counter.

However, his gaze was fixed on the mountain entrance the entire time, and he didn’t notice these inconspicuous details at all.

“Delicious, delicious.”

And just like that, Teacher Pan walked into this habitat, eating his hamburgers.