Chapter 184: Third-Party Forces

How could the power and range of a bow and arrow be mentioned in the same breath as a Machine Cannon?

Song Tian gave a light cough; he had yet to tell everyone that what Lu Yu had refused was a 40mm Machine Cannon.

"Alright, I just notified him over the phone to come over, so I expect everyone will be able to see him before long.

When that time comes, if you have any questions, just ask him directly.

Since we will all be members of the Branch in the future, we must be united as one and help each other.

Although little brother Lu Yu has extremely high talent, he is young; if he goes deep into the Wasteland to hunt Advanced Fierce Beasts with you all in the future, you few must take good care of him."

The group looked at each other; everything else was fine, but they felt this combat style of using a bow and arrow was just a bit unreliable.

They even suspected that when they went out hunting, this newcomer wouldn't even have a chance to make a move.

Jiang Yao was the first to respond, saying with a smile, "Don't worry, President. It's not easy for a newcomer to join our team, so we will definitely take extra care of him. Besides, I heard from Xiao Li that this newcomer is a handsome young man?"

"Jiang Yao, you aren't trying to rob the cradle, are you?" a voice teased.

"Get lost!" Jiang Yao threw a pillow over, her willow-leaf eyebrows standing on end, "You can't expect anything good to come out of a dog's mouth!"

"Hehehe." That person caught the pillow and laughed even more happily.

"Alright, Shi Jishan, stop causing trouble here. I think what the President said makes sense."

The middle-aged man who had smoothed things over earlier nodded and said, "If this little brother is truly an eighteen-year-old Dark Energy Martial Artist, then his potential is limitless, and there will certainly be no problem with him entering the Headquarters in the future. We should pay more attention to him.

As for why he chose a bow and arrow, he must have his own reasons; that is his freedom, so let's not meddle in other people's business."

"That's true," someone agreed in echo.

"Take care of him? No problem!" Kang Yuan rubbed his palms together, his face full of anticipation, "I really want to see him soon and spar with him to see if he is truly as formidable as the President says."

"Then go easy on him when the time comes," Song Tian said, feeling somewhat between laughter and tears.

"Don't worry, President, I know what I'm doing," Kang Yuan waved his hand.

Peng Hao, standing to the side, still wore a look of reluctance on his face.

So what if he is an eighteen-year-old Dark Energy Martial Artist?

Isn't he still a newcomer, and one who uses cold weapons at that...

When fighting Advanced Fierce Beasts, they themselves have to be extremely cautious, as a moment of carelessness could cost them their lives; having to be distracted to look after a newcomer would be a real hassle.

Just one hour later, a considerable sensation was stirred up once again near the two Zhai of Yongan City.

A man wearing a mask on his face, holding a bow in his left hand and dragging prey like a mountain with his right, walked slowly toward this side.

"It's him again!"

The crowd immediately began to discuss it in hushed tones.

"If I remember correctly, it was at this same time yesterday that he dragged so many Intermediate Fierce Beasts here, right?"

"That's right, I didn't expect him to come again today, and today's prey is at least double what it was yesterday!"

"My god, so many Intermediate Fierce Beasts, that must be worth hundreds of thousands, right?"

"Several hundred thousand is definitely no problem."

"This person is just too formidable."

The eyes of the crowd were filled with envy. For most of them, being able to hunt a single Low-level Fierce Beast was already very difficult, and if they accidentally encountered an Intermediate Fierce Beast, they would likely lose their lives.

Yet this person before them hunted Intermediate Fierce Beasts as easily as reaching into a pocket to take something out.

The gap between people is truly frustrating.

The figure in everyone's eyes was, naturally, Lu Yu.

Acting on the thought that since he was already here he shouldn't miss the opportunity, he had taken the time along the way to shoot and kill thirty or forty Intermediate Fierce Beasts.

Money was a small matter; the key was being able to acquire Experience Value.

His intuition told him that upon reaching the Vein Refining Realm, the Experience Value required to practice his Cultivation Method would be even greater, so he could not let any opportunity to accumulate Experience Value slip by.

Just like this time, his Experience Value had soared to 3000 points all at once.

However, he was also clear that doing this would certainly attract the attention of the Merchant Guild again. But what of it?

He cast his gaze toward the Zhai on the right, soon saw Liu Yong, and nodded at him.

Liu Yong was still immersed in shock at this moment. He had anticipated that Lu Yu would come today, but he hadn't expected that he would still be as unconventional in his actions as he was yesterday.

Seeing Lu Yu look at him, Liu Yong hurried to bring people to meet him.

"Big Brother Liu..."

Lu Yu had just opened his mouth to greet him.

Liu Yong waved his hand and lowered his voice, saying, "There are too many people here, it's not convenient to talk; let's go inside the Zhai and talk."

A few people shielded Lu Yu in the middle and walked toward the inside of the Zhai.

Looking at the prey, which was double the amount from last time, Liu Yong didn't know what to say for a moment.

For so many years, among all the In-Jin Martial Artists in Yongan City, Lu Yu was the only one who could achieve what he had done to this day.

Aside from those few Awakened in the city, no one else had made a bigger stir than him.

Once the few of them entered the Zhai, Liu Yong quickly finished tallying the harvest of prey and walked over to say to Lu Yu, "Little brother Lu, it is 725,688 yuan in total. In a moment, I will convert this into Contribution Points and deposit it all into your Branch account."

"Sorry for the trouble, Big Brother Liu," Lu Yu said with a smile.

"What trouble is there in this?" Liu Yong laughed, "Speaking of which, we have to thank you; the prey from you alone almost catches up to the amount our Branch used to get in a month."

"That's right, that's right, little brother Lu, you are truly formidable."

"Never seen anyone as formidable as you."

Others also raised their thumbs one after another to praise him. After all, the more prey there was, the more work they had, and the higher their income would be.

Lu Yu smiled and said, "Big Brother Liu, let's leave it at that for now. The President is looking for me for something, so I must head to the Association first."

"Go quickly, go quickly," Liu Yong urged.

Lu Yu left the Zhai; although he had no prey, he was still easily recognized by others.

He looked straight ahead, took out the Membership Card issued by the Association, entered the city smoothly, and soon arrived in front of the Branch gate.

As soon as he went in, a woman walked up to greet him; she looked at the mask on Lu Yu's face with some trepidation and asked, "Excuse me, are you Mr. Lu?"

Lu Yu nodded.

"That's great," a smile appeared on the woman's face, "The President told me to wait for you here, and if I saw you arrive, I should take you to see him immediately."

"Alright, thank you for the trouble," Lu Yu said.

"No, it's no trouble at all," the woman appeared somewhat flattered.

The two took the elevator up to the second floor, and the woman led Lu Yu to the door of the President's office and knocked lightly on the door.

"Please come in," Song Tian's voice came from inside the room.

The door opened, and seeing Lu Yu's figure, Song Tian stood up from his chair at once, his face full of smiles.

He first nodded at the woman, then walked quickly to Lu Yu and said, "Little Brother Lu, you've finally arrived. Nothing happened on the road, did it?"

"No," Lu Yu smiled somewhat embarrassedly, "I shot and killed some Fierce Beasts along the way, which delayed me a bit. I've kept the President waiting."

"Shot and killed some Fierce Beasts?"

Song Tian was stunned, then the smile on his face became even brighter, and he gave Lu Yu a thumbs up, "Well done! For every extra Fierce Beast killed, humanity faces one less danger. Actually, speaking of which, our human enemies are not just Fierce Beasts."

"Hm?" Upon hearing this, a look of surprise immediately appeared on Lu Yu's face, "Not just Fierce Beasts? President, could it be that there are other enemies within the borders of our Yanxia Country?"

"That's right," Song Tian nodded, was silent for a moment, patted Lu Yu on the shoulder, and said, "You will know about these once you reach the Vein Refining Realm; it is still too early to tell you now."

"By the way, the bow and arrows sent by the headquarters have arrived. Come, I will take you to see them, and while I'm at it, introduce you to the other In-Jin Martial Artists in the Branch."

"Speaking of which, they are all very curious about you and have been looking forward to meeting you soon."

"I see," Lu Yu replied, though he felt a faint sense of unease in his heart.

So that meant, besides Fierce Beasts, there was a third force within the borders of Yanxia Country? Yet he had never heard Wang Shu mention it, and no one else in the Zhai had ever spoken of this matter either.