Chapter 34: Chapter 34: Civilian Demon Hunting Team
"Are these worth a lot of money?"
Lin Yi asked.
Right now, what he lacked most was money.
Otherwise, he wouldn’t have taken the risk to come out and hunt demons.
Although he had only encountered low-level demons so far,
if he kept this up, his luck was bound to run out.
No one could guarantee that he wouldn’t one day run into a powerful demon.
Never mind one with a high realm—even against a two-star demon, Lin Yi would have no choice but to flee.
The man in the mask glanced at Lin Yi.
"Not everything is valuable. For a fourth-rank Snake Demon like this, its parts are pretty average. Nothing too pricey."
"This Demon Core contains fourth-rank Origin Qi. If you take it to the black market, it’ll fetch around five thousand yuan."
"Only Demon Cores from one-star demons or higher are worth over ten thousand."
"And this spicy strip... if you don’t plan on processing it and just sell it directly on the black market, it’s worth maybe two or three thousand yuan..."
Hearing the man’s explanation,
Lin Yi’s eyes began to shine.
Even though a fourth-rank Snake Demon didn’t have many valuable parts,
it was still worth nearly ten thousand yuan.
For the current Lin Yi, the registration fee was his most pressing concern.
Besides that, things like rent and living expenses all required money, didn’t they?
Originally, Lin Yi had been thinking that once he earned enough money, he would find an apartment and move out immediately.
He’d get away from that family and lie low for three months.
After the Martial Arts exams were over, if he got accepted into a Martial Arts University, he would just leave quietly on his own.
But what happened tonight...
The thought truly disgusted Lin Yi. ’Lin Dazhi wants me to be a transport guard to make money, with no regard for whether I live or die?’
This only accelerated Lin Yi’s desire to move out.
If he could rely on Demon Hunting, even if he only made a few thousand yuan, it would be enough to cover his rent.
Seeing the glint in Lin Yi’s eyes, the man in the mask smiled at him.
"Tossing it away just like that. Aren’t you being wasteful?
Here, take these. From now on, whenever you kill a demon, no matter its realm, you can take its parts to the black market to sell for cash!"
"Even if it’s just a few thousand, it’s still money you earned yourself, right?"
The man in the mask returned the Demon Core he had just extracted from the Snake Demon’s body, along with the spicy strip, to Lin Yi.
"Excuse me... how do I get to the black market?"
Hearing this, the man, who had been about to leave, turned back and looked at Lin Yi in astonishment.
After a long moment, he said, "Brother, don’t tell me you’re new to this? You don’t look like it. Your demon-slaying technique just now was pretty sharp. How can you not even know about this?"
"Have you joined a squad?"
"A squad?"
Lin Yi paused for a second, then shook his head slightly.
Clearly, compared to them, Lin Yi was a complete rookie.
’What does "joining a squad" mean? Where is the black market? The fact that a demon’s entire body is a treasure trove... no one had ever told me any of this.’
It probably wasn’t just him; even Wei Nan likely didn’t know about these things.
The man in the mask sighed. "Now I get why you were so wasteful!"
"Add me as a friend. I’ll pull you into a group chat."
"Okay!"
Lin Yi nodded and took out his phone.
After adding the man as a friend,
he immediately pulled Lin Yi into a group chat called [Fifth Demon Hunting Team].
As soon as he joined, Lin Yi opened it for a look.
He saw that the group had only 15 members.
The moment Lin Yi joined the group, people immediately started chiming in.
North Nether Wanderer: A new member? Welcome to the Fifth Demon Hunting Team.
Mystic: Boss, you finally decided to pull someone in. Welcome, newbie.
Blade: Newbie, change your nickname. It’s what we’ll call you from now on.
Little Shrimp: Newbie, pop up and say hi. Introduce yourself...
The group chat instantly became lively.
Just as Lin Yi was about to greet them in the chat,
the man in the mask picked up his phone and started typing.
Veteran: Everyone, get back to what you were doing. The newbie is with me. I’ll have him greet you all later.
After the man in the mask finished typing,
he put his phone away and led Lin Yi out of the alley.
When the two of them reached the main street,
there were very few pedestrians to be seen.
Only the occasional Scavenger could be seen slipping quietly through the corners.
The man in the mask—Veteran—said, "I’ll take you to the black market first so you know the way. From now on, whenever you want to sell stuff, you can just go there directly!"
Lin Yi nodded, feeling grateful. "Thank you!"
"Don’t mention it. We’re actually just like you—I mean the people in the group.
We didn’t know anything at first either. Later, we joined a Demon Hunting Team, and everyone discussed things and slowly figured all this out."
"In the future, if there’s anything you don’t understand, you can DM me or ask in the group chat."
"Also, you can post your Demon Hunting missions in the group. Everyone will keep an eye out for you. If someone comes across your target, they’ll notify you immediately."
"The whole point of this group is to help each other out, to stick together for warmth."
After Veteran finished speaking,
Lin Yi felt as if he had finally found his people.
If it was really as Veteran said, and he could post his mission targets in the group for others to help him find,
it would save him a lot of trouble and a great deal of time.
Veteran glanced back at Lin Yi. "But if others help you, you have to help them too."
"If you encounter another group member’s hunting target, you have to notify them to come over right away..."
"Mm-hmm."
Lin Yi nodded lightly.
In truth, even if Veteran hadn’t said it, he would have done so anyway.
As the two of them continued walking down the street,
Lin Yi asked quietly, "Is there a fee to join your organization?"
"A fee?"
Veteran stopped and looked back at Lin Yi.
The next moment, he burst out laughing with a "PFFT."
"Didn’t I just say? We get together to stick together for warmth."
"If you’re hunting demons alone in all of Xinghai City, what are your chances of success? But if everyone helps out, what do those chances become?"
"Besides, we’re not an organization. At most, you could call us a Demon Hunting Squad."
"But we’re a completely different beast from the official squads under the Demon Hunting Bureau."
"By the way, you’ve heard of the Demon Hunting Bureau, right?"
Veteran started walking again.
Lin Yi nodded lightly.
He had indeed heard of the Demon Hunting Bureau before. It was an official Demon Hunting organization established by the government in the New District.
Rumor had it that the Demon Hunting Bureau had a total of seven Demon Hunting Teams.
Every member of a Demon Hunting Team had to be at least at the Three-Star Realm.
In reality, the Three-Star Realm was just the minimum requirement.
Those who could actually join a Demon Hunting Team were at least four-star or higher.
It was said that the director of the Demon Hunting Bureau had already reached the seven-star level.
Seeing him nod, Veteran didn’t say anything more.
One was affiliated with the government.
While theirs was a privately and spontaneously organized group.
The two were fundamentally different and couldn’t be compared.
Or rather, there was simply no basis for comparison.
