Versatile Mage (Web Novel)
chapter-1676

Chapter 1676: Beyond Retarded

Translated by XephiZ

Edited by Aelryinth

Mo Fan asked the Hunter Mistress to gather the hired squads by Minghu Lake to meet them.

Hunter Masters could issue quests too, and they were usually well-received by other Hunters. Not only did those quests have higher credibility, but they would also award a significant amount of Contribution Points.

Contribution Points were as valuable as money in a Hunter’s eyes. A lot of Hunter Groups were willing to take Contribution Points as the reward to obtain higher ranks!

Mo Fan had no idea how many Contribution Points he had collected so far. Lingling was fully responsible for managing them. He was rather intrigued after learning Lingling had hired so many Hunters without using a lot of money.

“Basically, after you become a Hunter Master, every Contribution Point you earn can be treated as a special currency among Hunters. When you need other Hunters’ help for your quest, you can offer them Contribution Points as a reward. Someone will be willing to take your quest if the Contribution Points you offer are high enough. That being said, the Contribution Points that you give out will be deducted from your balance, and you will be demoted if they are lower than the required amount for your current title,” the Hunter Mistress Yang Ning told him.

“Oh, I see. I’ve never used my Contribution Points before,” Mo Fan said.

The quests that Lingling had accepted were suitable for just the two of them, and did not require a lot of manpower. Lingling would rather use money instead of Contribution Points, so their rank could rise faster.

However, Mo Fan was already a Seven Star Hunter Master, the highest rank below Senior Hunter. It was unlikely that he would become a Senior Hunter anytime soon, so it would not hurt to use his Contribution Points, as long as it would not take away his rank of Seven Star Hunter Master.

Mo Fan’s rank had risen insanely fast, mainly because he had completed a few S-Rank Quests, including the incident on Chongming Island, the Drowning Curse, and the Tear of Medusa. His rank had soared like a plane lifting off. After all, quests with a reward pool were extremely difficult, but the reward usually contained an insane amount of Contribution Points!

Mo Fan’s rank had skyrocketed after he completed the quest of the Tear of Medusa. After all, they only had two Hunter members in their party, unlike other squads who usually had around eight people. Some Hunter Groups even had more than a dozen members. Therefore, even if these Hunter Groups managed to complete a quest with a high reward, the money and Contribution Point each member would receive were not that great.

Their party only had two members, yet they had managed to complete S-Rank quests. As a result, their ranks had risen very quickly!

Mo Fan realized how useful the Contribution Points were after listening to Yang Ning’s explanation. It would be a waste of time if he had to run errands or kill some weak demon creatures himself!

“The truth is, it’s rare to see Hunter Masters completing quests on their own like you and Lingling. Most Hunter Masters will gather lower-ranked Hunter Groups to do their jobs. The Hunter Masters enjoy the meat, while the rest of the Hunter Groups get a share of the soup, just like what you’re doing today…” Yang Ning said.

It was obvious that the Hunter Mistress knew Lingling.

“Our Clearsky Hunter Agency is only interested in dubious and difficult quests… By the way, did you contact the Hunters that we hired?” Mo Fan asked.

“I did; they are on their way here,” the Hunter Mistress answered.

Mo Fan chatted with the Hunter Mistress at the teahouse beside the lake for some time. He finally understood the privileges of a Hunter Master. He had also learned a trick; he could let other Hunter Groups do some of the errands for him! The expense was like a drop in the ocean compared to the Contribution Points he had collected.

“I told them to be here at nine. Do you want me to tell you the details of the teams?” Yang Ning said.

“Forget it, I’m too lazy for that now. I’ll go grab another pot of tea. The tea is pretty nice here,” Mo Fan rose to his feet.

“Let me do it.”

“It’s fine, I can do it myself.” Mo Fan went into the teahouse.

Yang Ning watched Mo Fan leave. She had known Lingling for a long time, but it was her first time meeting Mo Fan. It was rare to see such a young Seven Star Hunter Master. She flipped open the files to read his information again.

A moment later, she heard footsteps approaching.

Yang Ning lifted her gaze and saw a few unfamiliar faces. She frowned in puzzlement.

“Miss Yang, it’s us, the Foehn Hunter Squad. I’m the leader, Gu Ying,” Gu Ying smiled.

“Ah? My apologies, I’m sorry for not recognizing you… you looked so different the other day,” Yang Ning politely shook hands with Gu Ying. She was quite surprised. The female leader was actually quite pretty when she made herself presentable. She looked completely different from her beggar-like appearance the other day.

Every woman was fond of beauty, yet she was willing to sacrifice her beauty just to complete the quest. Yang Ning was a little impressed by Gu Ying.

“Is the Hunter Master not here yet? Oh, we’ve come early. Miss Yang, did you introduce us to the Hunter Master?” Xie Hao blurted out.

“He’s too lazy to hear me out. After all, there are a lot of teams on the list,” Yang Ning said.

“A lot of teams?” Xie Hao was confused.

“Well, the Hunter Master did hire a group of Hunter Masters and seven groups of Advanced Hunters,” Yang Ning said.

“As I thought…” Gu Ying let out a wry smile.

They initially thought it was a great opportunity for the Foehn Hunter Squad to earn the Hunter Master’s favor if they performed well. They might be able to work together in the long term. Running errands for a Seven Star Hunter Master was obviously better than doing the quests that were issued by the Hunter Union!

However, they were not the only group that was hired. It would be difficult for them to stand out among the teams that were hired!

“You’ve come pretty early, perhaps you can meet the Hunter Master first… Huh, where did he go?” Yang Ning looked into the teahouse, but she could not find him anywhere.

Yang Ning was left speechless. She asked the Foehn Hunter Squad to wait there.

A while later, the rest of the groups arrived too. The seven groups, including the Foehn Hunter Squad, had all gathered at the platform. They had all arrived earlier than the scheduled time. Their energetic faces hinted that they were looking forward to cooperating with the Seven Star Hunter Master.

“It’s Lu Zhuo and his Pancheng Hunter Group!” the leader of a Hunter Group said.

Gu Ying’s expression sank. She turned away, not willing to look at the group of people that just arrived.

“Aren’t you Xiao Ying? What is it? You don’t recognize your old leader?” Lu Zhuo approached Gu Ying when he saw her.

Gu Ying did not want to talk to Lu Zhuo. She was in a bad mood all of a sudden. She told Yang Ning, “Didn’t you say we were hired by a Seven Star Hunter Master? Why is this guy here? If he’s the employer, I won’t take the job, regardless of how much he’s paying.”

“He was hired too,” Yang Ning smiled. She was not angry.

“Those Hunter Masters are all hired too?” Zhong Li exclaimed.

A Seven Star Hunter Master had hired a bunch of Two Star and Three Star Hunter Masters, and seven groups of Advanced Hunters. Did he accept an A-Rank Quest?

“The people nowadays, they always forgot they were once a rookie after forming their own group. They are pulling a long face instead of showing gratitude!” Li Yumei said mockingly.

Gu Ying was driven mad. Why was Li Yumei here? Why did she have to stumble into her every time!?

To think that she was going to work together with this woman for a quest! It was just torture for Gu Ying!

Yang Ning sat there and observed the Hunters. She noticed that most of them knew one another. The Advanced Hunters were greeting each other, but the group of Hunter Masters was aloof and unapproachable, not placing any attention on the Advanced Hunters. A few Advanced Hunters were trying to befriend the Hunter Masters instead.

“That’s a lot of people, did everyone arrive?” Mo Fan placed the tray on the table.

“Mm, everyone is here, let me introduce you,” Yang Ning rose to her feet.

“Fan Mo, Fan Mo, why are you here too?” Xie Hao exclaimed. He was the first to see Mo Fan.

Zhong Li, the big-nosed Mage, and Gu Ying saw Mo Fan, too. They immediately felt uneasy.

After all, they had kicked Mo Fan out of the party because of this quest!

“Humph, how dishonest were you? You said that you didn’t want to share the reward with us, but you’ve joined someone else’s team instead!” the big-nosed Mage said preemptively with a cold harrumph.

“Big nose, you shouldn’t say that. Fan Mo volunteered to leave the party because he didn’t want to trouble us. You can’t stop him from joining other teams!” Gu Ying warned him.

“Yeah, Fan Mo, we might not be on the same team, but we are working together still. Let’s give it our best. Our employer is a seven Star Hunter Master. You should be glad for the great opportunity since you are only a Basic Mage… is the tea for us? I shall treat myself to it then,” Xie Hao laughed. He happily took a cup of tea from the tray.

Mo Fan was completely surprised!

Why are they here!? Wait, so… the quest that was going to pay twenty-four million was issued by Lingling?!

Hang on, she did mention that she had asked someone to catch an infant Salamander Demon…

Luckily, he decided to leave the party instead of going with them. Otherwise, he would be beyond retarded if he didn’t know the quest was issued in his own name!