Monster Hunter, start with a wife!

Inside the dimly lit underground tunnel, subway line 8 is speeding through.

Cheng Zhuo stroked his new watch, extremely satisfied.

This one looks similar to his previous ones, but the running speed is vastly different.

"Even the latest model from Nebula Technology may not have this level of smoothness."

Cheng Zhuo casually tested a few functions before quickly shifting his gaze away from the watch's interface.

Now is not the time to be obsessed with new toys.

He leaned back in the cold seat and began to ponder the question of entering the hyperspace gate.

In fact, according to the lighthouse rules,

Which lighthouse you contract with will not affect your entry into the Ruins Realm.

It's just a matter of different registration locations and different core mission locations of the Lighthouse.

The reason for the division of regional authority is mainly because after the cataclysm, people lived around the lighthouse, and the various settlements experienced a decades-long period of interrupted communication.

It wasn't until Tianji City created Lingxi based on the lighthouse that Yuanli Technology began to develop rapidly.

People successively developed source power communication that was not affected by the Void Realm, and mimicry alloys that could block alien beasts from capturing human signals. Only then were the various settlements able to resume communication and gradually form a city-state alliance.

However, the various city-states, towns, and villages still maintained control over their local lighthouses and regions.

They will impose additional taxes on hunters from outside the area.

Of course, this excludes those who voluntarily hire.

Not all settlements have the ability to eliminate threats from their surroundings.

However, the Extra-Distance Gate is an exception. It is open to all newcomers who have not yet entered the Ruins, regardless of their contractual location. What truly stumped Cheng Zhuo was the team formation rules.

After more than two hundred years of exploration and experimentation

In order to reduce the casualty rate of hunters and to comply with the teleportation rules for entering the boundary gate, the city-state has strict requirements on the number of people in a team entering the Ruins.

Hunting teams must adhere to the "2-2-2" team formation rule:

Two melee tanks, two ranged damage dealers, and two mental crowd control characters make up the six-person team.

One reason is that there are many kinds of strange beasts in the Ruins Realm, and this combination can handle as many complex situations as possible and ensure the safety of personnel.

On the other hand, six main combatants represent the upper limit for portal group teleportation.

If there are more than six hunters who meet the rules of the boundary gate, there will be a situation where one person is left alone.

Of course, some wilderness or informal teams will not strictly follow the '2-2-2' rule, but six people is still the default basic configuration.

However, there is one exception: servants are not affected by this rule.

The six main combat personnel can each be paired with a low-level hunter without any teleportation anomalies.

Aside from backpackers, hunters whose realm is lower than the World Gate Star level are easily overlooked after high-level hunters are severely injured or killed.

It may seem like disdain, but it could also be some kind of mechanism.

That's how servants came to be.

They are backpackers, toolmen, material collectors, and perhaps the last hope of dying hunters.

Of course, most of them are corpse collectors.

The legacy of high-ranking hunters is the hope for the continuation of humanity.

Therefore, any slightly more formal, high-level team will have attendants.

simply put,

For example, a two-star portal can simultaneously teleport a team of six second-tier hunters and six first-tier or unranked servants.

Of course, the newcomer realm without star ratings does not meet this rule.

Cheng Zhuo only needs a team of six.

"I wonder if my identity as a Wilderness Hunter will be enough to get into a group in the city..."

Cheng Zhuo felt somewhat uncertain.

After all, people in the city have an innate wariness of people in the wilderness.

Low potential, disregard for the law, brutality, backstabbing, and other negative labels are all part of people's impressions of the Revenant Hunter.

Aside from the Revenant Hunter label, his potential is still F-rated.

That's probably very difficult.

Even though he felt it would be difficult to find a team, Cheng Zhuo still planned to send his personal information to the team-up lobby of Liexu.com.

The advantages of the new watch became apparent at this point.

The scan data of his biological organism can be uploaded directly after official verification.

This saved Cheng Zhuo the time of updating his personal profile in the Hunting Ruins Hall.

Name: Cheng Zhuo

[Identity: Professional Ruins Hunter - Redstone Town]

[Realm Level: 0]

[Original Card: Grade F, Gray]

[Original Skill: Summon Burial Dune Cat - Infant Form]

[Biosome Strength Rating: 16.5]

[Potential for secondary gene unlocking: 0.10007%]

[Skill Certification: Combat Skills Level 2.8, Gun Skills Level 3.5, Marksmanship Level 1.9]

Cheng Zhuo selected to hide the gene unlock rate and updated all the information.

Click Upload.

After sending out the message about forming a team, Cheng Zhuo didn't place his hopes on that. He pulled up his contact list.

After much deliberation, I finally settled on the name "Annuo".

Click to connect.

The busy tone lasted only two seconds before Anno's voice came through, accompanied by some other noises—

There were crisp metallic clanging sounds, and someone shouting, "Prepare more water!"

Clearly, Anno is preparing to enter the Ruins Realm.

After Cheng Zhuo explained his needs, Anuo hesitated for a moment, looking somewhat troubled:

"Cheng Zhuo, my situation is a bit complicated. The team members are all newly formed, and I'm not the team leader, so I can't add people. But don't worry, I'll ask other teams in the guild if they need any more members. I'll let you know as soon as I have any news."

"Okay, thank you for your help." Cheng Zhuo replied.

After hanging up, Cheng Zhuo thought for a moment and then dialed Hou Wanli's voice call.

He originally didn't want to look for Hou Wanli.

He was worried that his feud with Zhao Shichang would have an impact on him.

But upon closer reflection, among his circle of friends, perhaps only Hou Wanli has the ability to help.

After the voice call was made, Hou Wanli's voice came through very quickly:

"Hey, Lao Cheng, what's up?"

Cheng Zhuo didn't beat around the bush and went straight to his goal:

"Monkey, I urgently need a spot to enter the city's super-distance portal. Could you please arrange a spot for me? Any team will do."

There was a few seconds of silence on the other end of the call, then Hou Wanli's low voice came through:

"Um, Lao Cheng, it's not that I don't want to help you... I'm a high-potential rookie, and the higher-ups have given a huge reward, requiring our team to break into the top ten. I really don't have time right now..."

"Huh? Didn't you watch the first live stream during your trial...?" Cheng Zhuo was slightly taken aback.

"I fought the first PK. My summoned beast is now a Tier 1 beast pet. I can help you with the ranking. Wait a moment, I'll send you my information."

"Old Cheng, stop messing around," came Hou Wanli's somewhat helpless voice.

Cheng Zhuo rolled his eyes:

"Who's messing with you? Take a look at the documents first..."

"Old Cheng!" Hou Wanli raised his voice slightly:

"I'm preparing supplies here, time is tight, I really don't have time to chat with you. To be honest, your potential is barely enough to be a servant, so don't get involved this time. Wait for me to come out, I promise I'll take you flying. Bye."

Cheng Zhu stared blankly at the disconnected voice message. When he tried to call back, the other party could not connect.

Hou Wanli definitely didn't watch the live stream while hunting, and the information was later blocked online, so there's no more information available.

"This guy..."

Helpless, Cheng Zhuo quickly called up the other awakened individuals in the class and prioritized contacting a few classmates who often sought his advice on fighting techniques and with whom he had a good relationship.

"Cheng Zhuo, I'm sorry, our team just got six members, we're full."

Just two minutes ago, this guy posted an update: "We're missing three for a six-person team, come quick, any position is fine!"

Cheng Zhuo then dialed the other people's numbers.

"Sorry, Cheng Zhuo, our guild doesn't allow us to team up with outsiders."

"Squad leader, still dreaming of being a hunter? Haha..."

"Squad Leader Cheng, with your potential, don't try to get into the Void Realm. Take my advice, why court death?"

……

Aside from one female classmate who loves watching live streams and just coasts through training, who knows Cheng Zhuo's abilities but has no place in the team.

Others either politely declined or mocked.

"Absolutely amazing..."

Cheng Zhuo was somewhat depressed.

How could someone as powerful as an expert at the entry level not even be able to squeeze into a team of newcomers?

He then tried calling the twin sisters via voice, but the connection was still lost.

Cheng Zhuo had no choice but to ask Ruan Qinghe via video call:

"Qinghe, haven't you contacted them yet?"

Ruan Qinghe looked worried and shook her head:

"No, the list of casualties at the entrance of the residential area has also been released, and they are not on it."

"It's okay, it's a good thing that he's not on the list. I've already completed the contract and will be back soon, so don't worry."

Cheng Zhuo offered a few words of comfort, then hung up the video call.

It seems certain that Xia Mo and Xia Chan will be dragged into the Hyperdimensional Gate.

I hope they weren't separated.

Time is of the essence... Should we ask Su Wantong for help?

Anxiety spread rapidly.

Just when Cheng Zhuo was at his wit's end.

A message suddenly popped up in the Liexu.com team-up lobby:

You have a team-up request. Please check it promptly.

Cheng Zhuo hurriedly opened the message.

The person who invited him to team up was an ID called "Superpower is Super Rich".

"Gate 4 in District 11, half an hour from now. Target number one, I'll take you flying, wanna go?"

Gate 4, isn't that the one in Xingfu Community?

Cheng Zhuolian didn't even look at the member information before replying directly:

"Let's do it!"

"OK, see you at Gate 4 in half an hour!"