Thinking about issues is like walking at a crossroads; if you choose the right path, you’ll reach your destination smoothly.
But if you choose wrong, it’s a dead end.
Therefore, the initial direction is very important.
Huang Xiaotian understood this very well.
"Scent." Lin Chen said.
Huang Xiaotian and Xia Yu were puzzled because the clues they provided earlier did not include scent.
"The Monster Hunter Guild is not lacking in excellent Information Beastmasters, so someone must have searched this way before. However, they didn’t find anything, which means the opponent might have blocked the scent," Lin Chen explained:
"Following this line of thought, two directions can be considered. First, scent masking, which suggests that other scents might be covering their strange scent. My first reaction is the Spirit Butterfly Flower fragrance."
Huang Xiaotian nodded; indeed, the Spirit Butterfly Flower’s scent was strong enough to mask the scent of the Poisonous Bee Beast.
"However, this can be immediately ruled out. If someone were to find the Poisonous Bee Beast, they would first search near the Spirit Butterfly Flower."
"What about the second one?" Xia Yu asked, but Huang Xiaotian had already understood.
"Then the scent is eliminated; the opponent must have some way to remove the scent. Then they would look for surrounding environmental factors, and water is one of the best ways..."
The subsequent deduction was already known to Huang Xiaotian and Xia Yu, so they didn’t ask further. The former looked at Lin Chen as if looking at gold.
Such clear thinking was not just a wild guess.
"Any more questions?" Lin Chen asked.
He wanted to go back early, take a bath, and rest after a tiring day.
Just as Xia Yu was about to shake her head, Huang Xiaotian asked, "Are you interested in joining the Monster Hunter Guild? I can recommend you."
Lin Chen was taken aback.
He had never considered this path...
The reason was the danger.
Lin Chen had heard about the mortality rate of Monster Hunters, and being sensitive to numbers, he was very afraid of death.
"You could join as information personnel to assist the combat team in finding dens." Huang Xiaotian said.
Finding the entrance to the Demon Beast Secret Realm had always been a very difficult issue.
Although Xia Yu didn’t speak, she was somewhat astonished.
The Monster Hunter Guild’s review and assessment are very strict. Although Lin Chen had indeed shown his capabilities this time, it was only once.
Seeing Lin Chen still hesitating, Huang Xiaotian immediately understood his concerns, looked Lin Chen up and down, and said:
"Non-combat personnel do not need to enter the Secret Realm; they only need to help locate the den."
"If you successfully join the guild, you can earn a basic salary of 10,000 per month, with additional rewards for eliminating Demon Beast dens and defending against Beast Tides."
"You also don’t have to turn in the items obtained, you can handle them yourself."
As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Chen’s heart was moved.
A basic salary of 10,000, without combat participation, seemed worth considering.
"Really don’t need to enter the Secret Realm?" Lin Chen inquired.
"I’m also afraid of death." Huang Xiaotian laughed, "If you don’t believe me, ask her; she often teases me about it."
Xia Yu rolled her eyes, thinking how a grown man could admit his fear of death so openly.
Only then did Lin Chen say, "Okay, I’m willing to give it a try."
"Then come to the Monster Hunter Guild in seven days; I’ll report your information first." Huang Xiaotian was very happy, recording Lin Chen’s personal details.
When they heard that Lin Chen’s first Spirit Beast was a Plowhorn Beast, both were stunned.
If Lin Chen was an informational Spirit Beast, Huang Xiaotian could directly recommend him without an assessment.
But if it were another type, an assessment would be required.
"Perhaps we should pass on this..." Lin Chen also noticed their thoughts.
"No problem, give it a try; the assessment isn’t difficult. I’ll sign you up for an information-related position." Huang Xiaotian forced a smile.
After completing the paperwork, Lin Chen left.
Only then did Xia Yu ask, "You seem to really believe in him."
"The world isn’t lacking in strength, but in brains."
"Are you saying I have no brain?"
"That’s entirely your own interpretation; I didn’t say that."
"Forget it, I’m too lazy to argue with you. But even if he joins, he won’t be able to join our team; his Spirit Beast is only Level 4, and it’s a Plowhorn Beast, too low."
"Don’t worry, I didn’t plan on having him join us. Our team already has one person afraid of death; we can’t have two."
Lin Chen went home, washed up, and his two Spirit Beasts went off to cultivate.
Lin Chen also reflected on today’s events.
There were two reasons he agreed:
The costs of Spirit Beasts increase as they evolve.
Materials for evolving the Plowhorn Beast would probably cost over 100,000.
Lin Chen’s current financial situation is indeed mediocre.
With the support of the Bloodline Golden Hand, if Xiaobai and Xiao Hong could successfully transform in the future, they would surely be different.
However, talent is not enough; some training is necessary.
Deep in his heart, Lin Chen still wanted to strive for what he couldn’t in a past life.
But he had principles:
He wouldn’t engage in excessively risky activities.
He cherished his and his Spirit Beasts’ lives.
Lin Chen also gave each of them one beast 100 as encouragement because today was a profitable day.
"I’ll keep it safe for you first." Lin Chen said shrewdly.
He needed to win over the beasts’ hearts, and also secure the funds.
Xiaobai nodded, but the Little Fox kept eyeing the 100 bills.
It asked Lin Chen if it could hide it itself.
"Did it see through me?" Lin Chen felt guilty but ultimately nodded to avoid Xiaobai’s suspicion.
Xiao Hong was delighted, taking the 100 bills with stars in its eyes.
It didn’t distrust Lin Chen; it simply liked to hide money.
Such a little money-grubber!
The next day Lin Chen didn’t open his stall; he didn’t want to exploit his Spirit Beasts for work like Qin Hao.
Work had to be done in moderation.
The third day, he normally opened the stall, selling twelve skewers, even fewer than the first time.
For the next three days, he didn’t go out because Xiaobai said it felt a bottleneck approaching.
On the sixth night, Xiaobai finally broke through, reaching Level 5.
Seeing this, Xiao Hong was quite envious, as now they were on the same level.
After contracting with a Beastmaster, level-ups indeed accelerated.
Upon its upgrade, Lin Chen patted its head to prevent any hidden changes in the cow again.
It wasn’t because Lin Chen disliked this method; he was glad when Niu Niu surprised him.
However, as a data analyst, Lin Chen needed to combine a lot of data to analyze the situation.
If at one time Lin Chen knew Xiaobai’s skill had advanced, he wouldn’t hesitate to confront Guan Yang.
Xiaobai’s cow mouth pouted, its eyes cunning.
"The skill leveled up again? Impossible." Lin Chen was surprised.
Though diligent, it wasn’t easy for Niu Niu to polish a Mastery Level skill to Perfection Level.
As the cow’s voice sounded, Lin Chen touched Niu Niu’s head, glancing at the skills,
And indeed, they hadn’t leveled up.
"It awakened a new skill?!"
Lin Chen was very surprised.
Seeing Lin Chen’s amazed expression, Niu Niu was very happy.
Its second joy in life was to work hard in training and make its Beastmaster proud.
As for the first joy, that was, of course, taking a bath.