“Just a ‘Rookie Hunter,’ no need for this, right?” Jiang Baimian said, amused, as she watched Shang Jianyao pin the badge to his chest.

Before Shang Jianyao could answer, she quickly added:

“I get it, it's about the ritual.”

She remembered having a similar conversation before.

“If you understand, why ask?” Shang Jianyao seemed to completely miss the team leader's hint to drop the subject.

Jiang Baimian rolled her eyes, took a few steps back, and looked up at the giant screen hanging in mid-air.

“No need to go through so much trouble. You can see what missions are available on any of the machines over there. After choosing one, just swipe your badge at the flashing red light to accept it.” The female staff member who had helped them register as Hunters earlier spoke up, reminding them in a slightly louder voice.

Because the two of them had filled out the information themselves, she didn't mention that if they couldn't read, they could choose the voice option.

“…Pretty high-tech.” Jiang Baimian suddenly felt like she was acting like a country bumpkin.

Even within “Pangu Biology,” things weren't this convenient!

Or rather, she hadn't been to similar departments or places.

The female staff member replied with a hint of pride:

“Throughout the Ashlands, there are no more than ten Hunter Guilds as convenient as ours.”

Ah, what did you say? Jiang Baimian touched her metal cochlear implant, not daring to ask.

—They were already a certain distance apart, and the clerk hadn't spoken as loudly as before.

“She said that in the Ashlands, there are no more than ten Hunter Guilds like this one,” Shang Jianyao always managed to “translate” in time.

Of course, sometimes, people didn't want him to do that.

“As expected of a city rumored to be almost entirely taken over by the Hunter Guild…” Jiang Baimian muttered to herself, half in jest and half in awe.

She led Shang Jianyao to the tables scattered in different locations in the hall, and each of them picked up a thin, silver-white machine with an LCD screen.

It was like a magnified, metallic version of a paper notebook.

At this time, many Ruins Hunters were standing in different places, either quickly swiping their fingers across the screen or holding their badges to a flashing red light at the top of the machine.

Jiang Baimian, with her rich experience using computers and regularly manipulating a chip, quickly understood how to operate the machine in front of her with just a quick glance around.

After she lit up the screen, she swiped upwards according to the prompts, causing the mission page to appear.

At that moment, she saw out of the corner of her eye that Shang Jianyao was looking at her, having taken out a boxed mirror, eager to try something.

“What do you want to do?” Jiang Baimian was very vigilant.

“Deceive myself, pretend to be you, and then imitate your movements to successfully learn how to use the machine,” Shang Jianyao explained very seriously.

He glanced left and right, confirming that no one was around.

It was like when they dealt with Qiao Chu and the "Higher Mindless" who aroused greed.

“…” Jiang Baimian said angrily, “Don't make things so complicated! Don't make such a simple thing so troublesome! Come on, I'll teach you.”

As an electronics graduate, Shang Jianyao had just seen less of the market. After Jiang Baimian explained a few things, he quickly grasped how to operate the machine.

It wasn't until this time that Long Yuehong and Bai Chen walked into the Hunter Guild's hall.

Their act of not registering as Hunters at the same time as Jiang Baimian and Shang Jianyao was purely coincidental.

Jiang Baimian glanced at the round platform area, withdrew her gaze, and formally began to look at what missions were available:

“Mission Description: The Zhao Manor in North Street is recruiting 20 short-term mercenaries…”

“Mission Description: Historian Harold is organizing a team to go to Ruin No. 1 in the Swamps in the near future and urgently needs experienced people to join…”

“Mission Description: A batch of antiques is seeking identification…”

“Mission Description: Weapons for food…”

“Mission Description: Deliver lunch to the Wasteland Outpost…”

After quickly scanning the missions that were currently available, Jiang Baimian couldn't help but sigh:

“What a pity…”

“What a pity…” Shang Jianyao on the other side made the same sound, but without imitating Jiang Baimian's tone.

Jiang Baimian turned her head to look at him and asked with a smile:

“What are you regretting?”

“Qiao Chu's mission is gone,” Shang Jianyao didn't hide his regret.

“I'm regretting that too.” Jiang Baimian “sighed.” “Otherwise, with the information we have, we could have received at least four tons of flour, and we wouldn't have to worry about food for a while, and we would have instantly become ‘Official Hunters.’”

Her subtext was that the information on Qiao Chu that the Old Task Force had could allow each person to take on the mission separately and report content that didn't overlap.

And upon completion, the reward was one ton of ordinary-grade flour and one hundred credit points.

—From “Rookie Hunter” to “Official Hunter” only required one hundred credit points.

Speaking of this, Jiang Baimian and Shang Jianyao exclaimed again in unison:

“What a pity…”

In a sense, Qiao Chu was truly a walking "treasure."

After roughly understanding what missions were available and having a clear idea in her mind, Jiang Baimian said to Shang Jianyao:

“Let's go, none of these are quite suitable. Let's take a look again tomorrow or the day after.”

In fact, some of the missions were quite suitable for “Rookie Hunters,” and they didn't even need to leave Weed City, but Jiang Baimian had to contact the Pangu Biology's intelligence agent first, confirm what to do next, before she could consider which missions to take.

She came to the Hunter Guild this time partly to register her identity and partly to gain a preliminary understanding of the current situation in Weed City by learning what missions were available.

A falling leaf can indicate the coming of autumn. In Weed City, where the Hunter Guild was highly developed, any undercurrents or under-the-table dealings would more or less be reflected in the missions released.

In short, after browsing through them, Jiang Baimian only felt that the situation in North Street might be a little tense, but everything else was fine.

“Ruin No. 1 in the Swamps?” Shang Jianyao asked in confusion as he followed Jiang Baimian towards the entrance of the Hunter Guild.

“Looking at the description, it should be the one we went to,” Jiang Baimian wasn't unfamiliar with such codenames.

After leaving the Hunter Guild, she put her hands in her pockets and said with a smile:

“Let's wander around. This is my first time in Weed City. I originally had a chance to come before, but I missed it.”

Shang Jianyao was equally excited.

After a while, Long Yuehong, who was following them at a distance, asked Bai Chen in confusion:

“Where is Team Leader going?”

Why does she seem to be wandering aimlessly?

Bai Chen thought for a moment and said:

“She should be trying to familiarize herself with the place.”

Long Yuehong was stunned for a moment, vaguely understanding what she meant.

After wandering around until three o'clock in the afternoon, they finally returned to Afu's Gun Shop, entered through the front door, exited through the back door, climbed the stairs, and opened the door to enter the room.

Without saying a word, Jiang Baimian took out a large piece of white paper from her tactical backpack and began to draw on it with a pen, recalling everything she had seen.

Before long, the layout of the entire Weed City, except for North Street, was revealed.

At the same time, Jiang Baimian also marked different places with "Has ditches," "Many obstructions," "Chaotic neighborhood," and "Poor electrical wiring, prone to failure."

After finishing this, she handed the paper and pen to Bai Chen:

“See if you have anything to add? Haha, it's just that Weed City isn't very big.”

Bai Chen “hmmed” and reached out to take the paper and pen, spread it out on the table, and began to draw and write.

Taking this opportunity, Jiang Baimian said to Shang Jianyao and Long Yuehong:

“Look closely later and memorize it.

"We might split up later. If we encounter an accident, at least we need to know where to hide and how to use the terrain."

Long Yuehong was already convinced:

"Yes, Team Leader!"

Shang Jianyao frowned slightly:

"What needs to be dodged is the accident."

Before Jiang Baimian could glare at him, he added to himself:

“After memorizing it, we can make it so that the accident can't be dodged, nor can the terrain be used."

“Good as long as you understand.” Jiang Baimian was too lazy to say more.

When Bai Chen had completed the map and everyone had memorized the corresponding key points, Jiang Baimian pointed to the alley opposite the South Street Slave Market and asked:

“When we meet with the intelligence agent tonight, we have to send a group of people to monitor secretly to prevent accidents.

"Which location do you think is better?"

As the team's sniper, Bai Chen unhesitatingly pointed to the South Street Slave Market:

"Here, the roof on the left can completely control the opposite alley."

Jiang Baimian nodded:

"If, and I mean if, the company's intelligence agent really has a problem, then the people behind him should also choose this spot. We should try not to run into them and choose a sub-optimal spot.

"Anyway, Shang Jianyao and I can adjust our positions to ensure your vision and trajectory."

After some discussion, the Old Task Force finalized the roof on the right side of the South Street Slave Market. At that time, Bai Chen and Long Yuehong would be responsible for that location, while Jiang Baimian and Shang Jianyao would go to meet with the company's intelligence personnel.

Winter nights always come early, and darkness gradually enveloped Weed City, with lamps, either yellowish or pure white, lighting up one after another.

At 7:40 PM, Jiang Baimian stood up, put on the hood attached to her clothes, and said to Shang Jianyao and the others:

"Let's move out."