Monster Hunter, start with a wife!

After Catherine and her group left, Cheng Zhuo was left alone in the stone pavilion.

He pondered quietly for a moment.

In recent days, he has received quite a few bounty offers similar to those from the Wolf Pack Guild—

Some offered high commissions, while others promised to provide high-level source cards. In the end, they all wanted to use his title as the "strongest newcomer" to promote their guilds.

He had been hesitant to speak up, intending to wait until he left the city and learned the rules of the wilderness before making a decision.

According to his original plan, he would either be a lone wolf in the future, or wait until Ruan Qinghe and Xia Mo had their second awakening before forming a team with only his wives.

After all, the people he sleeps with are all verified by the system and are trustworthy.

But before that, he still needs a team to get acquainted with the low-risk ecological zones controlled by the city-state.

Thinking about it this way, Anuo and the other two are indeed good choices. Anyway, they are all people I know, so whether they are good or not is not a big issue.

During the Beast City PK, they didn't desert like the others. Instead, they stood in front of him to block Zhao Shichang's provocations. Compared to those unfamiliar teammates, although the three of them could only be used as tools in the team, at least they made him feel more at ease.

As for the Sacred Beast Guild's offer to take him into the high-star Void Realm...

Cheng Zhuo felt that it should be postponed for a while.

After all, his main battlefield right now is still the night in the arms of a woman.

Whether it's a low-star or high-star Void Realm, it won't significantly change his cultivation level at the moment; it won't be much faster.

Unfortunately, Huangfu Bai has remained silent, and the gravity body and nano combat suit are still in his possession.

He didn't come to ask for it back.

If he could assemble another fully-fledged Silver Knight Gravity Team, then venturing into the wilderness would be an absolute blast.

After all, that thing is comparable to a third or even fourth-tier combat power.

While we can't enter the Ruins Realm, sweeping through the low-risk ecological zones should be no problem.

"Then let's choose them."

Cheng Zhuo made up his mind, stopped hesitating, and took out his watch to send a message to Anuo:

"Agreed to cooperate, when?"

The message was sent and received a reply within two seconds:

"Okay! See you at 8 AM tomorrow!!!"

It also came with an excited fist-clenching emoji.

They agreed on an early morning and late evening schedule, which would allow him to spend time with his wife in the evening.

Cheng Zhuo put away his watch with satisfaction and got up to walk home.

As soon as I arrived at the apartment building,

He then saw Ruan Qinghe leading Guanguan from the direction of the gate.

In order to prevent a repeat of the accident where Xia Mo and Xia Chan were swept away by the boundary gate, Cheng Zhuo specially sent Guan Guan to Kashu Academy as a "study companion" with Ruan Qinghe in the past few days.

According to Ruan Qinghe, Guanguan has now become the most popular pet in their class.

Its large kitten-like size makes it irresistible to many people to pet.

Those who can attend Kashu Academy generally come from well-off families, and Guan Guan has certainly had his fill of milk these past few days.

Expensive milk is available every day.

The instructors would occasionally give Ruan Qinghe some money so that Guan Guan could help them with some practical training exercises with alien beasts.

After all, the existence of pet beasts is the best "living textbook" for newcomers who are just getting to know exotic beasts.

Ruan Qinghe saw Cheng Zhuo from afar and suddenly paused in her steps.

Her earlobes flushed red, and her fingers unconsciously twisted the strap of her canvas bag. When she walked up to Cheng Zhuo, her head was bowed low, like a little girl who had done something wrong.

"What's wrong?" Cheng Zhuo asked, puzzled.

"I have something to tell you, please don't be angry," Ruan Qinghe said softly.

Cheng Zhuo narrowed his eyes and gave her a mischievous look:

"You secretly had an abortion?"

"How could that be!" Ruan Qinghe's voice suddenly rose, like a kitten whose tail had been stepped on. Noticing the stares from passersby, she hurriedly covered her mouth and said in a low voice, "I can't believe it!"

"We're both taking medication, there's no way we could get pregnant!"

With that, she grabbed Cheng Zhuo's wrist and led him into the stairwell, saying, "Let's talk when we get home!"

Once inside, Ruan Qinghe quickly locked the door.

She glanced nervously at Cheng Zhuo before hesitantly reaching into her pocket:

"Look, someone gave me this..."

"Wow, epic!"

Xia Chan jumped up from the sofa and pulled Xia Mo to stand in front of them, curiously examining the object in Ruan Qinghe's hand.

It was actually a Source Power card with a purple glow.

The logo above clearly shows a weapon card.

Moreover, it's a staff specifically for healing classes, costing at least five million.

Upon seeing this, Cheng Zhuo was slightly taken aback and asked suspiciously:

"A rich young man from the academy is pursuing you?"

"No, no, no, of course not." Ruan Qinghe waved her hands repeatedly, "My classmates all know that I'm already married."

Cheng Zhuo frowned slightly. "For some people, they are more interested in those who have been married."

"Oh, really, it's not."

Ruan Qinghe pouted her red lips, shook Cheng Zhuo's arm and said coquettishly, "Listen to me."

It turns out that these two days are the dates the academy requires students to be equipped with source energy weapons.

Although academics focus on theoretical research and rarely participate in actual combat, they never lack any of the necessary equipment.

Just as Ruan Qinghe was struggling with which level of magic staff to buy, someone she never expected approached her and forced this card on her.

She also asked Ruan Qinghe to pass on a message to Cheng Zhuo.

When she tried to return it, the person had already disappeared.

She thought about it for a moment and decided to bring it back and let Cheng Zhuo make the decision.

Cheng Zhuo looked curious. "Who is it?"

Ruan Qinghe bit her lower lip, her voice barely audible, "Yes... Zhao Shichang."

"What?!"

Cheng Zhuo's voice suddenly rose, his face full of surprise, "He's not dead..."

Before he could finish speaking, he suddenly remembered something, quickly pulled out his smartwatch, and swiped his finger across the screen, typing in the search bar:

"Thunder One Rookie Squad".

The pop-up message made him break out in a cold sweat.

"Thunder Guild's number one seed team suffered five casualties; high potential ≠ high strength?"

"A team with over 100 million in luxurious equipment suffered a crushing defeat in the beginner's village, leaving only one survivor; Thunder's management is devastated."

……

Zhao Shichang, he's still alive?!

How is that possible?

Cheng Zhuo was horrified. He had clearly scattered all of their ashes!

After the sense of absurdity subsided, a sudden realization dawned on me.

Cheng Zhuo recalled that since he possessed the supernatural card that allowed him to exchange his life for the dead, Zhao Shichang might also have a similar means of self-preservation.

The source cards in this world have strange and unusual abilities.

It wouldn't be surprising if they even had an additional resurrection ability.

Cheng Zhuo's expression immediately turned serious.

He was somewhat puzzled.

Since Zhao Shichang is alive, why hasn't the Thunder Guild come to cause him any trouble?

Did Zhao Shichang feel he lacked evidence and feared losing face by making a scene in the city? Was he planning to leave the city and carry out this underhanded scheme?

Or……

Cheng Zhuo hurriedly looked up at Ruan Qinghe:

"You said he asked you to deliver a message?"

"Yes." Ruan Qinghe nodded hurriedly. "He asked you to meet him at the Moore Sky Restaurant at seven o'clock tonight, saying he hopes to wipe the slate clean of past grievances."

"To wipe the slate clean?"

Cheng Zhuo looked on with suspicion... What exactly was this guy up to?

Was he scared out of his wits?

Surely not. With the Thunder Guild's strength, Zhao Shichang would never back down just because of the strength he displayed back then.

"Brother Zhuo...maybe we shouldn't go?"

Seeing Cheng Zhuo's solemn expression, Ruan Qinghe couldn't help but look worried. "I'll go to the Thunder Guild right now and return the things to him."

"No, I'll go."

A flash of ferocity crossed Cheng Zhuo's eyes.

He wanted to see what Zhao Shichang was really up to.

After deciding to keep the appointment, he turned to look at the worried Ruan Qinghe and the clueless twin sisters. After a moment's thought, he dialed the voice of the cyber girl Catherine.

"Hey, handsome young man, already missing your sister after just parting ways?"

A lazy yet alluring voice came from the other end of the phone.

"Do me a favor." Cheng Zhuo didn't bother with any pleasantries.

"Just tell me, I'll definitely provide excellent service!"