Chapter 1673 Seven Star Hunter Master

Translated by XephiZ

Edited by Aelryinth

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Zhong Li woke everyone up early in the morning on the next day.

"Boss, I just received a letter from the Hunter Union delivered by a roaming Post Eagle. It's for a quest with a high reward, and it's about the lizard demons that we are familiar with!" Zhong Li said excitedly.

"Show me!" Gu Ying ordered him.

The Post Eagles were a common way for the Hunter Union to communicate with Hunters in the wild. Normal communication equipment had no signal in demon creatures' territories. The Post Eagles were specifically used by the Hunter Masters to relay important information and messages.

Xie Hao went closer and blurted out in surprise, "Looking for an infant of the Lizard Demons. A million for whoever gets it That's insane!"

"Is an infant of Lizard Demons worth that much? They are indeed hard to catch, but they are known for their tendency to stir up troubles. Could it be fake?" the big-nosed Mage wondered.

"The information is real. It's a Hunter Master's Post Eagle. It even has the seal of a Hunter Master. The seal hasn't disappeared yet, so the quest is still valid!" Gu Ying said.

"We are in luck then! It won't be difficult for us to catch an infant of the Lizard Demons!" Xie Hao said.

"The letter also mentions that the Hunter Master is looking for an elite squad of Intermediate Mages that is familiar with the Thousand Islands Lake and is experienced in capturing demon creatures. She's willing to pay twenty-four million to hire the squad for a month or two, but the squad must catch an infant of the Lizard Demons within a week," Gu Ying went on.

"Twenty-four million!" the members of the Foehn Hunter Squad gasped. Their eyes glittered!

"Twenty-four million. That means each of us will get four million if we split it evenly. That's crazy! I don't think we have ever accepted a quest with over ten million as the reward!" Zhong Li exclaimed.

Quests were classified into different levels. Hunters could only accept the higher-level quests after they had reached a certain rank. A quest with over ten million as the reward was already considered a huge job for them. Most Intermediate Mages could treat themselves to a long rest after completing a job like that, let alone a quest that was going to pay them twenty-four million! They could buy new magic equipment with the money. If they already had some savings, they could even afford to buy a cheap Soul Seed!

Soul-grade Seeds averaged around fourteen to eighteen million in price. If they could earn four million from just one quest, they would be very close to buying a Soul-grade Seed if they could find a few more quests with the same pay!

"(Cough cough), we have seven in our team now," Gu Ying corrected him.

"Is he going to get the money, too? He did nothing, he's only here to make up the numbers, yet we have to give him three million? That doesn't make any sense!" the big-nosed Mage whined in displeasure.

If the quest's reward was only a few million, they would not mind sharing it among the seven of them. It might feel like a waste, but it was better than wasting their time doing nothing because they did not have enough members for the quest. However, if the reward was twenty-four million, there was no way they would be willing to give away three million for someone that was only making up the numbers!

"That's right, he's only with us for the quest related to the Salamander Demons. He's not part of this new quest," the Earth Mage said.

"I don't think that's the right thing to do. He's still one of us now," Zhong Li said with an awkward face.

"That's enough, what are you even arguing for? You sound like the twenty-four million is already ours when we haven't even done a single thing! Fan Mo is now one of us, of course he's with us for the next quest! Stop arguing!

"We should come up with a plan soon. If the Post Eagles are delivering the letters, it means other squads will receive the message too. We won't get a single cent if another team ends up catching an infant of the Lizard Demons before us!" Gu Ying scolded the members mercilessly.

The big-nosed Mage and the Earth Mage were displeased, yet they dared not to talk back to their leader.

Mo Fan was quite surprised, too. It was true that they should not kick him out of the party since it was against the ethics of the Hunters Union, yet how many Hunters would even care about ethics when it came to money? Even if the incident was brought up to the Hunter Union, they were indeed technically signing up for a new quest, so they were not breaking the rule if they did not share a single cent with Mo Fan!

The fact that Gu Ying did not kick Mo Fan out of the party even though he was not contributing much changed his view of her. It was rare to see Hunters sticking up for their ethics, especially after learning how desperate for money she was.

"Actually, you don't have to argue because of me. I was only interested in the quest for the Salamander Demon's hearts. I won't be tagging along if you guys are thinking of doing a different quest..." Mo Fan said.

Mo Fan had a good impression of Gu Ying, so he did not want her to fall out with the big-nosed Mage and the Earth Mage because of him. It was already difficult for her to build a reputation as a team leader as a woman. If she insisted on not placing her members first, the team might even disband as a result!

"Fan Mo, don't abase yourself. We were rookies like you, too. We all came from the Basic Level. We weren't able to complete the quest of collecting the Salamander Demon's hearts because we weren't prepared enough. You have wasted your time by coming with us, too. However, we are confident in completing this new quest. You are welcome to come with us and earn some money. You can use it to buy some resources that might help you reach the Intermediate Level.

"You are not young anymore. It's indeed a little embarrassing to still be stuck at the Basic Level. Being good-looking alone isn't enough in this world. You must have a certain strength and be financially capable. Otherwise, you won't dare to go after the beautiful goddess you are fond of," Gu Ying said.

Mo Fan was left speechless by Gu Ying's speech.

Which eye of yours is telling you that I'm abasing myself?

A few million was basically nothing to him. It was not even enough to buy snacks for Little Flame Belle when she had a good appetite!

Forget it, if he told them that, they might assume he was bluffing again...

"Well, I'm currently investigating the Salamander Demons, so I'm only interested in quests that are related to them. I don't have time for other quests," Mo Fan said.

"Boss, he already said it himself. What's the point of urging him to stay? We should hurry. If we waste our time further, we are really going to miss out on the chance," the big-nosed Mage said. He glanced at Mo Fan, as if complimenting him for knowing his place.

"Yeah, we haven't secured the reward yet," the Earth Mage agreed quickly.

Gu Ying had a troubled face, but since Mo Fan had already said so, there was no reason for her to force him along.

"I'll give you back your deposit," Gu Ying said.

"Sure."

Gu Ying returned the deposit to Mo Fan. To his surprise, she actually gave him twice the deposit. Gu Ying explained that they were responsible for failing the quest. They promised to bring him along to earn some money, yet they had given up on the quest halfway. Therefore, she had given Mo Fan twice the deposit as compensation.

Mo Fan did not want it, but he had no choice but to take it after Gu Ying insisted.

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Mo Fan roamed around the Thousand Islands Lake after parting ways with the Foehn Hunter Squad.

He tried attacking the Salamander Demons to see how quickly he could eliminate them. As he expected, regardless of the Element he was using, the Salamander Demons were a lot harder to kill than normal Warrior-level creatures. Mo Fan only managed to clear the Salamander Demons out of a small area after spending the whole day fighting.

The Thousand Islands Lake was quite broad, and there were countless Salamander Demons occupying the lake. If even a magic cannon Mage like Mo Fan was struggling to reduce the numbers of the Salamander Demons, it was obvious that culling the Salamander Demons with brute force was out of the question!

"Forget it, time to go back and see if