Everyone's a Hunter? I'm a Hunter x Hunter!

Five days later, on July 12th.

Lu Xiu and his party arrived at their destination, Jinqian Valley.

Along the way, Lü Xiu and Nie Fengyun didn't talk much. He was either dozing off with his eyes half-closed or hunting for food.

She did develop a good relationship with Lin Yufei.

The two are the same age and have just become full-fledged hunters, so they naturally have a lot to talk about and occasionally spar with each other.

Especially the art of sparring with knives.

Lin Yufei is a weapon hunter, and he comes from a hunter family in Nantian Port. The swordsmanship he learned from childhood is not the basic swordsmanship of ordinary hunter schools.

Lin Yufei has exceptional talent; at a young age, he has already raised his "swordsmanship" skill to an advanced level.

Now, shouldn't Lü Xiu, whose swordsmanship is only at the "intermediate" level, seize the opportunity to gain swordsmanship experience from him?!

In just five days, Lü Xiu's swordsmanship skill proficiency increased from 135 to 208.

It increased by a full 73 points.

Normally, it would take Lü Xiu more than a month to hunt and cultivate.

Lin Yufei was happy to spar with Lü Xiu. Firstly, he also gained something from the experience, and secondly, the feeling of winning a battle could be addictive if experienced too often.

So, as they were about to arrive at Money Valley, the two even made a promise to spar with each other again when they had time.

Enter from the canyon north of Money Valley.

This is a paradise-like place, surrounded by mountains, lush greenery, and filled with birdsong and fragrant flowers.

Upon entering Jinqian Valley, Lü Xiu could see a large waterfall in the distance, with a drop of over 100 meters and a width of over 10 meters.

"How magnificent!" Lin Yufei exclaimed. Although he was Nie Fengyun's apprentice, he had only recently been accepted into the position, so this was his first time visiting the Golden Valley and witnessing the Golden Gathering for the first time.

As you continue walking, buildings gradually emerge from behind the lush flowers, trees, and shrubs.

Around the waterfall, houses stand neatly arranged, and paths crisscross the area.

There are already quite a few people.

Even though the Golden Gathering was still three days away, caravans from various merchant guilds had already arrived ahead of time. The earlier they arrived at Money Valley, the better positions they could occupy to set up their stalls.

Many chambers of commerce have even started doing business.

The Nanhe Chamber of Commerce, which arrived at Jinqian Valley with Nie Fengyun, the leader of the [Golden Gathering], was actually one of the later ones.

"Commander! We've been waiting for you!"

"Good morning, Brother Nie!"

"Uncle Yun~"

...

Nie Fengyun jumped off the passenger carriage.

Greetings rose and fell from all around, those who knew him called him Brother Nie or Uncle Yun, while those who didn't follow up with "Commander".

As the leader of the "Golden Gathering," Nie Fengyun is the convener of each "Golden Gathering" and the guardian of order. If you offend him, you can forget about staying in Money Valley.

Nie Fengyun nodded slightly, as if to greet the members of the Chamber of Commerce, and walked straight inside.

Lin Yufei and Lü Xiu followed closely behind.

The two walked along, looking around at the shops.

Whether it's materials for mythical beasts, potions, items, or weapons and equipment, from rare perfect quality to readily available common quality, everything is available.

The gold rally truly lived up to its name.

Nie Fengyun quickly led Lin Yufei and Lü Xiu to the house under the waterfall.

It was a place similar to the Hunter Association, but the sign at the entrance read "Golden Gathering".

This is the headquarters of the Golden Gathering, and also the place where the Golden Gathering was first established.

"Xiaoya, process his application to join the gathering," Nie Fengyun said as he entered.

"Okay~"

A little girl wearing a pink cheongsam and with her hair in a bun ran out.

"Which one? Which one?"

Xiaoya looked at Lü Xiu and Lin Yufei with curiosity; both were young talents she had never seen before.

"I've already completed the formalities at Nantian Port," Lin Yufei quickly waved his hand.

"Then come with me," Xiaoya beckoned to Lü Xiu.

"Wait for me in the lobby after you've completed the formalities," Nie Fengyun instructed Lü Xiu again before leading Lin Yufei inside.

Lü Xiu followed Xiao Ya into the inner hall.

Xiaoya handed Lü Xiu a form and a bronze mirror.

The form requires you to fill in your personal information.

For example, where they come from, how old they are, and what kind of hunter they are.

As for that bronze mirror...

Mirror of Spiritual Flow (Unbound)

Grade: Treasure

Description: A regional communication tool from the ancient "Spirit Pattern" civilization. It can only communicate with each other within a range of fifty kilometers and sharing the same frequency of spirit flow.

This was the first time Lü Xiu had ever seen such a thing, whether in his past or present life.

Because these ancient artifacts, without a doubt, are the work of knowledge hunters.

"Come on, drip a drop of your blood onto the mirror," Xiaoya reminded her.

Lu Xiu reached out and squeezed a drop of blood from his fingertip onto the mirror.

The moment the blood dripped onto the mirror, a ripple spread out, and the blood disappeared.

A sensation of blood flowing through my veins emanated from the Mirror of Spiritual Flow in my hand, as if it were part of my own flesh and blood.

[Note: The Mirror of Spiritual Flow is already bound.]

Images began to appear in the Mirror of Spiritual Flow.

Three options then appeared.

[Regional Channel]

[Commission Section]

[Friend Contact]

Hmm, it is indeed a communication tool.

Lu Xiu strongly suspects that the designers of the game "Hunting World" in his previous life used mobile phones as a prototype when designing "Mirror of Spirit Flow".

However, you don't need to control the Spirit Mirror like you would a mobile phone.

Lu Xiu had a thought.

Ripples flowed across the mirror's surface, and messages began to appear one after another.

[Qilin Horse: Who's in Money Valley? Is it hot this year?]

[Junnan: I saw a level 54 Mist Crocodile in the Falling Cloud Swamp southwest of Golden Valley. Anyone interested can add me as a friend to discuss further.]

[Qingzhu: Could any of you, Brother Diao, tell me how to get to Golden Valley? I've been in seclusion for too long and have forgotten the route.]

[Bell: Senior~ Golden Coin Valley is south of Huai Bamboo Forest, in a place with a waterfall]

...

This is to enter the [Regional Channel].

All members of the Golden Gathering can shout here as long as they have the Mirror of Spirit Flow.

Lu Xiu can speak if he wants, but he needs to choose a name first. He doesn't have to use his own name; names like "Qilin Horse" and "Handsome Man" are obviously code names.

As for the text to be entered, it can be done with just a thought.

Send it last.

A sense of familiarity washed over me.

Isn't this just the player area chat in the game?

The same.

However, unlike the mixed bag of players, at least for now, Lü Xiu can only communicate with members of the [Golden Gathering].

"Once the Mirror of Spirit Flow is bound, you'll know all its functions yourself, so I won't waste any more words." Xiaoya collected and saved the form that Lü Xiu had filled out, leaving Lü Xiu to explore the effects of the Mirror of Spirit Flow on his own.

Before leaving, Xiaoya suddenly remembered something and turned back to remind her, "Be careful not to lose the Spirit Mirror. To replace it, you'll need to submit a rare-grade pet material of quality 80 or higher."

"oh..."

"Thank you," Lü Xiu said repeatedly.

The cost of replacing it wasn't high; Lu Xiu already had a piece of material of quality 80 or higher in his inventory.

However, he didn't want to give it away to the Golden Gathering for nothing.

He left the inner hall with the Mirror of Spirit Flow.

While waiting for Nie Fengyun in the lobby downstairs, Lü Xiu explored the functions of the Spirit Flow Mirror.

After viewing the [Regional Channel], you will see the [Commissions Section].

After entering the [Request] section, there are two more options.

Internal delegation and external delegation.

The 【Internal Commissions】are tasks posted by members of the 【Golden Gathering】 themselves, while the 【External Commissions】are commissions posted by external organizations and forces that they hope members of the 【Golden Gathering】 will accept.

Lu Xiu checked them one by one, first entering the [Internal Commissions] section, where he found tens of thousands of commissioned events!

The quest layout is very similar to that of the Hunter Association.

However, Lü Xiu clearly noticed that the most common tasks in the [Internal Tasks] were "kill" type tasks.

As for the targets, unsurprisingly, they were all members of the three major organizations: [Nest], [Extinction], and [Feast].

Looking at the "External Commissions" section, the commission time here is much longer, ten times that of the "Internal Commissions," totaling over 100,000 items!

The content of "external outsourcing" is quite varied.

Hunting designated mythical beasts, protecting caravans, escorting letters to dangerous areas, or protecting important personnel are just some of the tasks available. The rewards are also far greater than any commissions Lu Xiu received at the Hunter's Guild in Sky Sunny Town!

Lu Xiu carefully examined the contents of the internal and external commissions for a while.

See what suitable commissions are available for you to handle.

As a hunter, taking on commissions is the fastest way to improve your strength.

With such a huge and convenient "commission board," Lü Xiu felt that he could say goodbye to the Hunter Association for good.

After watching for only a few minutes, Nie Fengyun led Lin Yufei down from the second floor, followed by a middle-aged hunter wearing a gray hunter's hat, black leather armor, and a full beard. A small green bird, about the size of a football, perched on his shoulder, looked like a rather chubby parrot.

But it has a name and rank displayed above its head...

Hurricane Falcon LV92

!!!

LV92!

This is a mythical beast that can undergo two evolutions, equivalent to a human title hunter!

Lu Xiu was certain that this middle-aged hunter was a titled hunter.

Soon, Lü Xiu noticed the unusual feature of the middle-aged hunter's hands.

His knuckles were large, especially his index and middle fingers, the tips of which were covered with thick, yellowish-brown calluses—the result of years of drawing the bowstring. It seemed he might be a highly skilled hunter.

"Is it all done?" Nie Fengyun asked Lü Xiu.

"It's all done," Lu Xiu said, taking out the Spirit Flow Mirror to indicate.

"Add me as a friend," Nie Fengyun said, taking out his Spirit Flow Mirror.

His Spirit Mirror was pure gold, and it looked much more advanced than Lu Xiu's.

Adding friends is quite simple.

Each user of the "Mirror of Spiritual Flow" will have a unique number.

Simply enter the number in the "Friends & Contacts" section to add the other person as a friend. Of course, the other person must accept the request first.

This is exactly the same design as the friends list in the game.

Lu Xiu quickly added Nie Fengyun, Lin Yufei, and the middle-aged hunter whose name he did not yet know to his Lingliu Mirror number.

Nie Fengyun's codename, the Mirror of Spiritual Flow, is his name. This is very typical of Nie Fengyun; he doesn't need any codename. Or rather, his name is the best codename!

Lin Yufei's codename is "Flying Bird." The middle-aged hunter's codename is "Fisherman."

Lu Xiu's codename was created on the spot; his real name was "Shadow Tiger." He originally wanted to call him "Shadow King," but the word "King" felt a bit too arrogant.

"He's the beast hunter I have high hopes for, from the town of Tianqing, named Lü Xiu," Nie Fengyun introduced the middle-aged hunter, and then introduced Lü Xiu to him.

"Lin Nanwen, the Beast Hunter instructor I found for you is a titled hunter known as 'Ape Demon.' His strength is among the top in the entire Hunting Alliance."

"You flatter me. In front of you, Captain, which titled hunter would dare to claim to be top-tier?" Lin Nanwen smiled and waved his hand, then said to Lü Xiu.

"You can just call me the Fisherman."

"Old Fisherman...Teacher," Lu Xiu thought for a moment and decided to add "Teacher" at the end to make it sound more respectful.

Lin Nanwen didn't bother with how Lü Xiu addressed him, and simply nodded slightly in agreement.

"This is all the help I can give you. How much you learn and what kind of hunter you become in the future depends on yourself," Nie Fengyun earnestly instructed Lü Xiu, and then spoke to Lin Nanwen.

"Then he's in your hands."

"Leave it to me, don't worry."

Having received a reply, Nie Fengyun got up and left the Golden Gathering headquarters with Lin Yufei.

As always, they come and go like the wind.

Lu Xiu and Lin Nanwen stood there, watching Nie Fengyun walk away.

"How did you meet the commander?" Lin Nanwen asked Lü Xiu after Nie Fengyun's figure had completely disappeared.

So, Lü Xiu told Lin Nanwen about what happened in the Breeze Forest.

"The leader is a gentle person." Lin Nanwen could naturally see that Lü Xiu was being targeted by the [Nest] organization.

It was precisely for this reason that Nie Fengyun invited Lü Xiu to join the Golden Gathering, even personally bringing Lü Xiu to headquarters and appointing himself as Lü Xiu's teacher.

Lü Xiu nodded in agreement.

However, his perspective differed from Lin Nanwen's.

Lu Xiu could sense Nie Fengyun's gentleness and kindness from some small details.

For example, when leaving, he would proactively tell me to wait for him in the lobby, so that I wouldn't be running around like a headless fly after registering.

And afterwards, she would even proactively offer to add him as a friend. In his past life, Lü Xiu would find it difficult to even proactively add acquaintances on WeChat at a dinner party...

However, it's hard to imagine that "gentleness" could be used to describe a weapon hunter who was transformed from the original sin of "rage".

That's right. Although Nie Fengyun didn't use any weapons when fighting Du Shixin, he is actually a weapons hunter. At least for now.

"What are your plans for the future?" Lin Nanwen asked.

"No"

"Let's go then. Let's leave the valley and head southwest towards the Falling Cloud Swamp."

"Today is July 12th, and I will be leaving Money Valley on August 12th, so I only have one month to teach you. You need to hurry."

Lin Nanwen got up and walked towards the outside of the headquarters.

Lu Xiu quickly caught up.