Necromancer: Becoming a God Starting with Skeleton Clone

Chapter 453 The Tiger Contract: An Unexpected Loot?

Fang Zhou submitted his resume and then returned to his hotel to wait for news.

Soon, the team's contact person sent an interview invitation. Looking at the distance, it wasn't far.

Fangzhou packed his bags and went to the Fierce Tigers team for an interview.

A man at least two meters tall received Fang Zhou.

"Someone, bring tea! Bring the best tea!"

The two sat in the Tigers' reception hall, which was decorated in a simple and unadorned manner, with the walls stripped bare and no decorations whatsoever.

"Fangzhou junior, let me introduce myself. I am Qiu Xingyao, the captain of the Fierce Tigers team."

"I've seen all your information, it's very good, and you'd be a perfect fit for our Fierce Tigers team." Qiu Xingyao extended his large hand towards Fang Zhou and said enthusiastically.

"Captain Qiu, you don't need to be so polite."

"I'm also very interested in the Tigers team," Fangzhou said with a smile.

"Then I won't stand on ceremony."

Ark, I've read all your information. You're a necromancer who rose to the Dark Iron rank.

"Let me introduce our Fierce Tigers team." Qiu Xingyao paused.

"I'd like to hear the details," Fang Zhou listened intently.

"Our Tiger Team currently has nine people, and I am the strongest among them, a warrior who rose from the Iron rank."

The other eight teammates are all either upper or mid-Iron rank, including seven combatants and one support.

"Our main area of ​​activity is the Beast Mountain Range outside Beast City, where we hunt Black Iron-tier beasts."

Hunting here requires a high demand for rangers and rogues, so most members of the team are rangers, while melee fighters are relatively few.

"The team has a harmonious atmosphere. There are six men and three women in the team, and everyone is young."

The team hasn't been around for long, only a little over a year. We've lost one teammate, but we've handled the compensation process properly.

Fang Zhou nodded from time to time as he listened to Qiu Xingyao's introduction.

"Our Tigers team has never recruited a mage, but we've always hoped to have a mage teammate."

So, Fangzhou, what do you think of our team? Have you considered joining?"

After Qiu Xingyao finished speaking, he looked at Fang Zhou with a nervous expression.

After listening, Fang Zhou pondered for a moment, then asked, "What was the cause of death for that teammate?"

After hearing Fang Zhou's question, Qiu Xingyao's expression turned slightly sorrowful.

"That was when our team had been established for only six months. Because of the initial success, we became a bit arrogant and set our hunting target on a low-level bronze beast."

As it turned out, we greatly underestimated the beast's strength. Although we eventually killed the ferocious creature, one of our team members was still killed by it.

My condolences.

Regarding the allocation of contribution points, can I exchange my loot for my companions' contribution points?

Immediately afterwards, Fangzhou asked this crucial question.

"That's no problem. Several of our teammates don't have a high need for contribution points right now, so we can prioritize providing those points to you."

Upon hearing this, Qiu Xingyao patted his chest and assured him.

"That's good," Fang Zhou nodded slightly, already adding the Fierce Tigers team to his list of backup teams.

What about salary and benefits?

"In this respect, there's no doubt about it. The monthly salary is 300 magic stones, and the team gets 30% of the loot."

If you killed it solo, you get 50%. If you don't want the loot, you can exchange it with your teammates for contribution points of equal value.

Qiu Xingyao has provided salaries that are commensurate with the best performers at this stage, which shows he is a generous boss.

Of course, Fangzhou was wealthy and didn't care about the salary Qiu Xingyao offered. Instead, he wanted to take advantage of their team's familiarity with the Murderer Mountains to conduct an on-site investigation of the area they were going to hunt next.

"How about it, junior, think it over?" Qiu Xingyao said, his eyes full of anticipation.

"Captain Qiu, the Fierce Tigers team has excellent conditions in all aspects."

I'll think about it and get back to you within three days.

Fangzhou hesitated for a moment, but did not immediately make a decision.

"Okay! I'll think about it. I'll wait for your good news!"

Qiu Xingyao showed no displeasure after hearing Fangzhou's reply.

That's how it is with mages these days; there are so many teams willing to recruit mages that they can choose carefully.

After saying goodbye to Qiu Xingyao, Fang Zhou continued to the Adventurers' Guild, searching for a new and suitable team.

Meanwhile, in the following days, Fangzhou selected several suitable teams and interviewed them all.

Considering the strengths and weaknesses of these teams, the Fierce Tigers team stands out.

Although this team has some minor flaws, such as its short history and the fact that there have been deaths in such a short time, its merits outweigh its flaws.

Having made the decision, Ark didn't hesitate and used the adventurer's number to find the Tiger Team's contact information and made a call.

"Hey, this is the Fierce Tigers team."

"Hello, I'm Fang Zhou. I've decided to join the Fierce Tigers team. Could you please tell Captain Qiu Xingyao that I'll be reporting for duty tomorrow?"

"Fang—Fang—Good!" Overwhelmed by the huge surprise, the female team members couldn't utter a complete sentence and just listened blankly as Fang Zhou finished speaking.

After hanging up the phone, she realized, "Oh!—He's coming!"

The girl's screams echoed through the Tigers' lobby.

The next day, Fangzhou arrived at the Fierce Tigers team with his equipment.

Before we even arrived, we saw Qiu Xingyao waiting eagerly at the door.

Fang Zhou followed Qiu Xingyao upstairs. Along the way, people in the other rooms peeked out, looking at their new teammate.

Fangzhou looked at his teammates who were sizing him up and nodded with a smile.

Qiu Xingyao led Fangzhou to a room on the third floor. He opened the door and found a two-bedroom apartment with a simple overall decor.

"Let's go down and meet our teammates. I'll introduce you to each other."

After Fangzhou had settled his luggage, Qiu Xingyao led him downstairs to the living room.

Several people had already arrived, and after Qiu Xingyao shouted, the others came down from above.

"This is our team's scout, Black Iron promoted to the top—"

Qiu Xingyao pointed to a thin man and introduced him, saying he looked to be around thirty years old.

"This is also an investigator, a mid-tier Black Iron rank officer—"

After the introduction, Fangzhou had a better understanding of the team.

The team is young, consisting of people in their twenties and thirties, including university students and working professionals.

The team members showed great enthusiasm for the arrival of the Ark, after all, having a mage in the team greatly increases the safety of the hunt.

Despite having many mages around him, Fang Zhou's situation is relative, as he attends the top-tier military academy in Haicheng, the Dragon Summer Federation.

In the teams of Beast City, at least half of the teams do not have a mage.

"Alright, everyone go about your business. We'll set off in a day to take on some missions to clear out the ferocious beasts."

Qiu Xingyao clapped his hands, signaling everyone to disperse.

"Set off!"

A day later, the members of the Fierce Tigers team were fully armed.

Qiu Xingyao, dressed in armor and carrying a shield, led the way.

His armor wasn't cheap either; it was also an enchanted set, and after being appraised by Ark, it had at least two magical effects.

The other people's equipment was relatively ordinary. After looking around, the richest one was naturally Ark.

The mage was indeed the richest, although he still felt poor, but compared to others, he was still quite wealthy.

Unlike the others who carried various items, Fangzhou's hands were empty, partly because he had a space storage capsule.

Secondly, because he is a spellcaster, in everyone's eyes, his physical abilities are not as good as those of the warriors.

The Tigers did not leave the city directly, but instead went to the train station in the Beast City.

They needed to go to an outpost hundreds of kilometers ahead, where they could settle down before venturing deeper into the mountains to truly encounter the ferocious beasts.

On the train, as they watched the plantations flash by outside the window, everyone's eyes were filled with envy.

Those who own spiritual material plantations are all big shots.

The investment required for a medicinal herb plantation is substantial, and there are also huge maintenance costs in the later stages.

Many adventurers in the team aim to one day earn enough money to open a spiritual material plantation outside the city.

After traveling hundreds of kilometers and taking nearly half a day, the group finally arrived at the outpost.

This is a complete fortified city, with high city walls, complete fortifications, and stationed troops.

A garrison of 5,000 men was stationed here, and the army's configuration was basically similar to that of the Longxia Army.

However, this organization uses squads, companies, battalions, and battle groups as its structure. The basic soldiers are all lower-ranking Black Iron warriors, while the officers are all upper-ranking Black Iron warriors or even Bronze-ranked professionals.

There is a silver-rank mage as the commander here, and he is assisted by five silver-rank warriors.

The defenses here are quite strong, after all, the plantations in the vast land behind them are all guarded and defended by them.

In the event of a severe beast tide, they also have the right to requisition guards from the plantations behind the border to strengthen the defenses there.

If this area is breached, the plantations behind it will be in serious trouble.

The team accepted the most basic mission of clearing out the ferocious beasts here.

This mission requires you to enter the mountains and clear out the ferocious beasts.

Each ferocious beast at the apprentice level is rewarded with ten magic stones.

For each ferocious beast of the Black Iron rank, the reward is fifty contribution points and fifty magic stones.

Of course, these are just the base rewards. Depending on the strength of the beast hunted, there will be other bonus rewards.

As for the bronze and silver ranks, there's no need to look at them; the Tiger Team's target this time isn't those.

After killing a ferocious beast, you need to take a photo to record it; otherwise, it will not be considered a kill.

The rewards for the mission aren't high, but hunting ferocious beasts is rewarding in itself.

The ferocious beast has many valuable materials on its body.

First, there are their fur, scales, and teeth, which are among the raw materials for crafting enchanted equipment.

Secondly, their energy organs are the source of their power and the key to unleashing their innate magical abilities, making them quite valuable.

Finally, some ferocious beasts will grow magic crystals in their energy organs, and these are the most valuable.

Just like the magic crystals that the Ark previously harvested, which are essential for various staves and even high-level enchanted equipment.

In summary, the value of hunting a Black Iron-tier ferocious beast is between fifty and one hundred and fifty magic stones.

If it contains magic crystals, then this ferocious beast will be even more valuable.

After receiving the mission, the Fierce Tigers team set off.

This outpost is home to many teams, including large teams as well as small and medium-sized teams.

Hunting teams set off from different places, and many returned from the forests laden with their spoils.

As they moved further and further away from the outpost, traces of civilization gradually diminished, and the figures of other teams around them gradually disappeared.

After a day's journey, the group stopped to rest when the moon was high in the sky.

The forest is more dangerous at night than during the day.

After all, the pitch-black night is camouflage for ferocious beasts, but it's not for teams.

The group found a relatively flat area, cleared away the surrounding vegetation, and began to set up camp.

The logistics team members took out some game they had hunted along the way and prepared dinner for the day.

Most ferocious beasts can sustain their lives by absorbing the magic in the air.

However, there are still many predators among the ferocious beasts. The main reason for this is that hunting other ferocious beasts and devouring their energy organs can also accelerate the development of their own energy organs.

If they eat magic crystals, it can even cause magic crystals to develop in their own bodies.

Beasts possessing magic crystals have a more powerful ability to unleash their innate spells.

The wanderer surveyed the area and set up some alarm traps as a warning for the night.

Fangzhou, of course, wasn't idle either. Having joined the team, he always had to do some work.

He unleashed his full magical power, activated the Soul Eagle Eye skill, surveyed the surrounding area, and then nodded to Qiu Xingyao, indicating that there was no danger nearby.

The scanning ability of the Soul Eagle Eye skill is more useful than other reconnaissance abilities.

Unless they encounter something that can block the soul spectrum scan, the vast majority of dangers cannot escape the Ark's detection.

During the scanning process, Ark also discovered some small animals.

After a moment's thought, he began to cast a spell, and several sharp shards of bone swirled for a while before bursting out.

Then, the Ark summoned a skeleton warrior, which advanced towards the target location.

Before long, the skeleton warrior returned carrying about ten birds.

Upon seeing this, the others in the group couldn't help but show their shock.

They discovered that the skeletal warrior before them was even stronger than they were.

Especially Qiu Xingyao, while the others were alright, they were all rangers or wanderers, mobile forces, only he himself was a warrior.

As a fellow melee fighter, he felt the most pressure from the combat power of the skeleton warrior before him.