A Top Scholar in Everything
Chapter 134: Chang Long

Chapter 134: Chapter 134: Chang Long

The Bounty Hunter Association was crowded.

Baiyu was led by the bunny girl to the association’s professional testing point.

This was a gigantic martial arts venue.

The entrance had a registration counter.

Many bounty hunters were chatting leisurely, among them were both cyborgs and martial artists, making for a harmonious environment.

The receptionist handed over a glass of ice water and said with a smile, "Please undergo a pollution level test first, there’s a spirit detection device nearby. If the pollution level is too high, you can’t become a bounty hunter."

Baiyu was purely human.

In the ranks of bounty hunters, cyborgs occupied a large portion.

Which meant limbs and such were fitted with mechanical prosthetics.

Some of these individuals had been injured before, while others voluntarily underwent transformation.

Anyway, after attaching mechanical prosthetics, not only did they not fear injury in combat, but the transformed parts could actually provide powerful assistance.

Of course, the lifespan of such transformed individuals would be greatly shortened.

However, the sole advantage.

Is that their resistance to eerie things would increase to some extent.

This is also why bounty hunters are suited for handling strange events.

Under Mina’s guidance, Baiyu arrived at the spirit tester.

"Do you ever feel an impulse to harm people around you?"

"Do you have an inexplicable love for tentacle-themed anime?"

"Can you clearly hear whispers..."

The questions were all basic.

After completing the questionnaire and undergoing a physical inspection by the machine, a report slowly emerged from the side.

Pollution level: 5 points.

Actually, Baiyu’s pollution level on the panel was only 3 points, the machine measured slightly higher. Dropping from 40 points to 3 points in two weeks, except for him, no one else could achieve that.

"5 points pollution level, sir’s mind is very healthy."

Mina, the bunny girl who greeted him, nodded with satisfaction, "Next is the strength test."

Strength test.

Not more than Blood Qi and physical strength.

Baiyu was now a genuine Tier Nine Martial Artist, five hundred cards of Blood Qi, also considered a strong level among Tier Nine Martial Artists, regarding extraordinary abilities he didn’t expose them.

Half an hour later, the test was completed.

By confirming identity through citizen ID, Baiyu finally obtained his bounty hunter certification.

"Congratulations, sir, C Level Bounty Hunter certification, this is the highest level a newcomer can attain."

Mina happily led Baiyu to the mission acceptance hall.

"Are there any missions to eliminate secret organizations? Help me screen them."

"Sir, such sweeping missions generally require B Level or higher bounty hunters to accept. The danger level is very high, Mina does not recommend taking on a challenge of this difficulty for your first mission."

The bunny girl moved her white ears and spoke softly.

Baiyu didn’t respond but instead fixed his gaze on the sub-human girl in front of him.

"Did I... say something wrong?"

Mina’s cheeks gradually turned red, she lowered her head and asked.

"No, you are right. But now Linjiang is on the brink of crisis, seeing the fiery red sky every day fills me with unease. A spark can start a fire, even my own strength is limited, but I should contribute what I can!"

"Do you understand?"

Baiyu’s face was full of righteous Dao’s light.

Mina was momentarily stunned, after a while, she reacted: "I understand... I understand, but this is the rule of the Hunter Association..."

"Regulations are made by people, special situations can warrant special considerations."

At this moment.

A haggard uncle walked over, "Young brother, well said, are you interested in joining our Wild Cannon Hunter Squad?"

Baiyu looked up, surprisingly it was someone he knew.

The haggard uncle who once turned Dead Dog Tavern upside down, in just a few short days, became even more haggard.

"Yo, it’s you."

The man apparently also recognized Baiyu: "We’ve met at Dead Dog Tavern, laughable, I’m Jiang Huo."

Baiyu’s looks and aura were hard to forget even with just a glance.

"I say, Uncle, even if you’re recruiting you should be more formal, who would trust you looking so haggard? And you should look after your hair a bit."

Jiang Huo shook his head, full of emotion, "Don’t judge by how I look now, I’m quite strong. Are you in? Our squad recently took a B Level mission and just needs some extra hands."

"As cannon fodder?"

Baiyu countered.

"Haha, you guy. You can ask around about my reputation, there’s no situation of peers causing harm during bounty hunter missions since there’s recording equipment and communication instruments directly linked to headquarters."

Jiang Huo patiently explained.

Beside him, Mina also clarified these terms to Baiyu.

Bounty hunters face great danger while on missions, if there were internal conflicts and divided focus, casualties would substantially increase.

This is an action resisted by the entire industry.

"Alright, then I’ll rely on Uncle Jiang."

Baiyu pondered for a moment, and agreed.

...

The Wild Cannon Bounty Hunter Squad was an established team.

This time, the mission wasn’t difficult.

It was just investigating whether a martial arts hall was colluding with secret organizations.

Now Linjiang has seven Spirit Realm pathways, proving at least seven gathering spots have been unknowingly infiltrated by foreign races and secret organizations.

In the dark, there are surely more.

The calm years in Linjiang were just a facade, who knows how many undercover agents have developed behind the scenes.

This is the reason why the Bounty Hunter Guild is so busy now.

Everyone needs to clear out these "traitors" hidden among humans.

The flourishing of Martial Dao today has made martial arts halls become a phenomenal industry.

This outing comprised four people.

Besides Jiang Huo and Baiyu, there were two other members from the Wild Cannon Hunter Squad, both were Tier Nine Martial Artists.

Jiang Huo was the vice-captain in the Hunter Squad.

"Baiyu, later just follow us, this task has no difficulty; aim for your first mission to go smoothly."

Jiang Huo spoke boldly.

The other two didn’t express any opinions, obviously considering this mission was easy.

The martial arts hall was small, named Tiger Roar Hall.

The owner was a middle-aged man in his forties, with restrained Blood Qi, hard to read his depth. According to the records, he should be at the Tier Nine Martial Artist level.

"Bounty Hunter Association?"

"Feel free to investigate, I’m Chang Long, walking straight and acting upright, have no connection with those secret organizations lurking around."

Upon hearing their intentions, hall owner Chang Long coldly flicked his sleeves.

Under the investigation order issued by the Bounty Hunter Association, his face turned pale, yet he didn’t dare to resist.

"Chang Long, your hall had four students missing recently, still nowhere to be found. You’ve reported being unaware of this incident?" Jiang Huo’s gaze was piercing.

Chang Long fearlessly met his gaze: "They went missing after class at the dojo, how would I know? I was at the dojo when they disappeared, not present during the incident."

Jiang Huo and the other two said nothing, starting a routine check.

After searching around, the entire martial arts hall yielded no results.

Chang Long’s mocking voice incessantly echoed around, making people thoroughly annoyed.

"Let’s go."

Jiang Huo took a deep breath and exited the martial arts hall.

Originally Baiyu thought they would simply give up, but once Jiang Huo and his team left the martial arts hall, their route shifted directly towards Chang Long’s residence marked in the documents.

"To be a bounty hunter, you should learn to adapt and read people."

"Chang Long clearly has issues, and our task shouldn’t be this straightforward. We need to at least record some videos and take some photos to report back."

Jiang Huo showed a seasoned expression.