Astral Apostle
chapter-72

“Hire me as a guard?”

Zhou Jing’s heart skipped a beat. He now knew why Lutt only wanted him to stay.

The lord must have asked the other hunters in the past, but they did not agree. Now that he realized that he was a newbie, he came to ask him the same question.

It probably wasn’t because of his achievements. All the new hunters from White Plains Town probably got the same invitation.

Zhou Jing rolled his eyes and did not immediately refuse. Instead, he asked, “Does being your guard mean that I don’t have to hunt mutated beasts?”

“The duty of a guard is mainly to protect my personal safety.” Lutt nodded and smiled. He did not say it directly, but the meaning was almost implied.

Zhou Jing was curious. “I saw that you already have some guards by your side. But in White Plains Town, you don’t seem to encounter any danger. Why do you need more guards?”

“The threat of the mutant beasts is directed at everyone in the city, but some of the threats are only aimed at me. Because I’m the lord, some people who oppose me might plot for my life. Moreover, the world has changed. Some mutant warriors have power, but they want to commit evil. Being a lord is not safe.” Lutt shook his head.

“I see…” Zhou Jing was deep in thought. “Then what kind of remuneration can you offer me?”

Lutt perked up.

His invitation to the new hunter was merely just because he wanted to give it a try. In the past, many hunters refused him out of a hunter’s sense of honor without waiting for him to mention the reward.

Seeing Zhou Jing ask about the remuneration, Lutt felt that there was a chance.

“80 Terra silver coins every 10 days. The price of various potions will be provided.”

That’s all?

Zhou Jing inwardly shook his head.

80 per every day would only amount to 240 per month. The income of the mutant beast hunters might not be lower than this. As long as they hunted more beasts in a month, they could easily surpass this value.

However, on second thought, there was almost no risk in getting this pay. It was basically free, and there was no need to risk their lives to hunt. Some Mutant Blood Warriors who did not dare to be hunters were more willing to earn this stable money.

However… Zhou Jing was not too interested in the money he could get from the Mutant World.

This place was barren. Even if one had money, the things they could buy were limited.

A lord in a remote area did not seem to be able to take out any rare resources… Even if he could, he would not use them as remuneration.

“Forget it. I want to be a hunter more.”

Zhou Jing shook his head. He was just asking about the market rate out of curiosity. After all, the “life objective” of his apostle was to be a Mutant Beast Hunter, so he naturally would not change his profession easily.

“… Alright.” Lutt took a deep breath and forced a smile. “My invitation always stands. You can come to me one day when you change your mind.”

I’m afraid there won’t be such a day…

Zhou Jing did not say anything. After bidding farewell to Lutt, he left the lord’s residence.

All the hunters left. Lutt dismissed all the attendants and paced the banquet hall, where he was alone.

At this moment, a figure turned out from behind another door. It was the buzz-cut man from earlier.

Lutt looked over. “You heard what was said, didn’t you?”

The buzz-cut man nodded calmly. He had been hiding behind this door the entire time.

Lutt was used to the buzz-cut man’s magical performance. He did not ask how he had managed to hide from the senses of a group of hunters and how he had been able to clearly hear their conversation from so far away. He merely chuckled.

“Looks like you guessed wrong. None of the hunters were killed.”

“I heard the situation.That new hunter named Jason who took a risk and quickly took care of one of them. He was lucky.”

The buzz-cut man’s tone was calm.

Lutt rubbed his chin and suddenly said, “What do you think of this Jason? I heard from the other hunters that he seems to be a genius. He just became a hunter and his strength is comparable to a Second Enhancer…”

“He has some skills, but that’s all. He’s no different from other hunters.”

The man with the buzz cut didn’t care at all.

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Zhou Jing returned to the hotel to rest for the night. The next morning, the remuneration for the hunt was delivered.

One portion was the amount from the mutant beasts that were submitted to the workshop, and the other was the reward promised by the lord. In total, he obtained 220 Terra silver coins.

The total price of the workshop’s recovery of the mutant beast corpses was fixed, and they would not increase the payment just because there were more people participating. The money each person received from the beasts was limited, but it was still a rather generous reward.

Zhou Jing suddenly became much richer. He immediately returned the money he owed Barong.

He then dragged Barong to the workshop and transferred the share of the mutant blood potion that he had just obtained to Barong to make up for his debt.

This time, after killing two Claw Rending Bears, the workshop gave each hunter who participated two chances to exchange for the Mutant Blood Potion. Zhou Jing still had one chance left after returning the potion he owed Barong.

However, the workshop did not have much stock of blood potions at the moment, so he did not redeem them.

However, Barong seemed to have an idea.

“You want to reserve a Claw Rending Bear Potion? Aren’t you not planning to enhance yourself a second time?”

The person in charge of the workshop looked at Barong in surprise.

Barong scratched his head and laughed. “The direction of enhancement through the Claw Rending Bear suits me very well. Even if I don’t want to strengthen it a second time, it’s good to prepare a potion that suits me in advance. If I change my mind one day, I won’t have to look for potions everywhere.”

“That’s true.” The workshop manager nodded.

Zhou Jing stood at the side and asked curiously, “By the way, how many sets of blood potions can these two Claw Rending Bears make?”

“That depends on the situation.” The workshop manager counted with his fingers and analyzed, “I’ve already seen your requirements as well. After deducting the materials needed to make the equipment you want, the remaining materials should be enough to make five to eight sets of blood potions.”