92: Chapter 92 Rookies of the Thunder Hakimi Squad...

The next day.

Chu Hong had breakfast at Song Family Manor. President Song Ming went out early in the morning, seeming to have gone to the City Lord's Mansion again.

As for Song Jiaojiao, she also looked listless overall.

"There will be a lot of people in the Thunder-Horned Lizardman Tribe mystic realm recently. It doesn't make much sense for us to go again. We are not short of resources or source energy points anyway. Taking advantage of the few days left before the assessment, let's prepare our equipment."

Chu Hong reminded.

Song Jiaojiao's current equipment was indeed a bit too childish in the Big Dog Chew Chew Chew Team.

"Recovery types, output-boosting types, sudden ambush-adapting types, and your wand... At least get yourself a golden quality one, right?"

Song Jiaojiao's hand holding the knife and fork paused. Raising her eyes to look at Chu Hong, who was stuffing buns into his mouth without any regard for his image, the corners of her eyes twitched twice.

She still didn't say anything.

Compared to ordinary Pioneers, her equipment was definitely very luxurious.

But compared to fully-geared guys like Chu Hong and Wang Suming who wished they could bring all their wealth into the dungeon, it was indeed a bit too childish.

Chu Hong did not yet know what the mystic realm map for the assessment would be.

However, he wasn't worried about this at all.

After all, when the assessment is held, candidates are asked to gather at the assessment location one day in advance, and that single day would be more than enough for him to work his magic.

...

Xu Daili's recent days had been exceptionally comfortable.

She stayed at home every day.

She didn't need to go out of the base city to the wilderness, nor did she need to enter mystic realms to risk her life.

There were no life-and-death partings, and she no longer had to be despised by teammates as a "failed investment".

Wearing a sexy, skin-friendly, loose pajama set, Xu Daili was applying a facial mask while using both hands to synthesize the last batch of collectibles currently on hand.

Under the action of source energy, two blue-quality production-type collectibles merged into a brand-new collectible.

[Integrated Casing Production Machine (Purple)]

"Phew ~ I'm exhausted, I finally synthesized a base material of the corresponding category. This damn man, besides sending collectibles every day, doesn't know how to show any appreciation..."

Xu Daili threw her body onto the soft sofa.

Her wanton and bold movement traced a foul-play-level arc beneath her loose pajamas.

While gently pressing her fingers on the facial mask on her face, she muttered and complained under her breath.

"What kind of appreciation do you want?"

A half-smiling voice suddenly came from the direction of the balcony.

Startled so much that the facial mask on Xu Daili's face almost deformed and fell off, when she saw that it was Team Leader Yanzu, she immediately rolled her eyes ungraciously.

"Can't you use the front door?!"

"I'm used to it."

Shrugging, he tossed two backpacks filled with blue and purple collectibles into the corner of the living room.

Chu Hong walked forward and looked with satisfaction at the large mechanical equipment in front of him, which was about the size of a household double-door refrigerator.

"Tsk tsk tsk, your synthesis skill is truly unreasonable..." Chu Hong wore a satisfied smile on his face.

"Bullet heads, casings, propellant, primers... synthesizing all the collectibles for producing these things in one go, and finally synthesizing the ultimate bullet production equipment. Tsk tsk tsk..."

Chu Hong looked at Xu Daili with a half-smile: "If forces possessing a precious gold watch knew about your ability, they would inevitably snatch you away from me."

Xu Daili snorted softly. After removing the facial mask, her tender and fair face was full of smugness.

"That's for sure..."

Chu Hong smiled and sat down to bring up another matter.

"How is the team recruitment going?"

Hearing this, Xu Daili's expression suddenly collapsed. She shook her head and handed a booklet to Chu Hong.

"Some people signed up, but... you definitely won't think much of them."

He casually pulled out red-quality collectibles, casually threw millions of source energy points at her, and got all kinds of production-type collectibles.

This man who liked to climb through her window was definitely going to do big things.

Xu Daili didn't think Chu Hong would look at these small fries.

And the fact was indeed as Xu Daili thought.

When Chu Hong merely flipped through a few pages of the profiles of those who signed up in the booklet, his whole face frowned with dissatisfaction.

Qiyuan Realm Stage 5, Qiyuan Realm Stage 6... and there were even Qiyuan Realm Stage 3 and 4 ones!

What did they take his Thunder Hajimi Team for?

A nursing home?

Or a nursery?

Xu Daili faintly reminded: "Lord Team Leader, our team hasn't set off into a mystic realm even once yet. For a bronze 1-star team, if it weren't for the high basic internal salary we offer, not even these people would have signed up."

Chu Hong's eye twitched.

He had completely forgotten about this.

Recruiting people wasn't just him choosing others; high-level Pioneers also inversely picked and chose Pioneer Squads...

"Ahem Ahem," he fake-coughed twice to cover up his embarrassment.

Chu Hong adjusted his expression, and his look turned serious.

"Since that's the case, I'll recruit people personally next, and then... enter the mystic realm!"

...

Huangshan Base City Black Market!

The night black market was even livelier. In the past, besides the shed-covered factory building where a large number of Pioneers traded, today when Chu Hong and Xu Daili appeared in the black market...

They were surprised to find that.

Even the trading area that once belonged to ordinary people, the peripheral stall area, unexpectedly had quite a few Pioneers conducting transactions as well.

"Team Leader, have you heard? Recently in Huangshan Base City, some idiot not only discovered a secret passage with high-level material points in the Thunder-Horned Lizardman Tribe, but also figured out a way to effortlessly plunder the entire core area."

"With such a method, instead of quietly guarding it himself, he actually made it public... Hahaha, their ancestors underground probably got pissed back to life."

"Team Leader, do you think this person is stupid?"

Xu Daili followed by Chu Hong's side, excitedly sharing things she had heard recently.

However, she completely failed to notice that her esteemed Team Leader had a dark and gloomy expression.

"Team Leader, why aren't you laughing?" Xu Daili asked in confusion.

Did this person lack a sense of humor so much?

Such a funny thing, and he didn't even laugh... She had never seen what Team Leader Yanzu looked like when amused.

Growing up so handsome, he must look very good when smiling too, right?

The corners of Chu Hong's mouth twitched. Looking at this big-breasted and brainless woman, he suddenly seemed to realize something—perhaps the reason why this scumbag was driven out of the Crossing River Dragon Team back then...

besides that ridiculously low synthesis success rate, her loose-lipped habit was also one of the reasons.

However.

Today's black market indeed had many more teams obviously selling and trading collectibles from the Thunder-Horned Lizardman Tribe mystic realm. Among them, Chu Hong even saw a few teams he had seen at the entrance of the mystic realm before.

Because of his speed-running guide titled "Enjoying and Devouring the Entire Lizardman Tribe Core Area in Five Minutes", the number of collectibles on the market had clearly increased a lot.

And this was only after a day or two...

Walking inside the factory building.

The commotion inside was even noisier, resembling a huge vegetable market. In front of the counters of each Pioneer Squad, almost everyone was discussing transactions.

"Price increase? Are you kidding me? kali fruit, a specialty of the Lizardman Tribe mystic realm, now that we have God Chu's speed-running guide, you aren't lowering the price, how can you still raise it?"

"Brother, you really haven't caught any wind lately. Something big is going to happen in the base city."

"Not only kali fruit is increasing in price, all consumable collectibles are increasing in price!"

Chu Hong led Xu Daili to the staircase leading to the second floor.

As soon as they came up, Chu Hong's pupils suddenly shrank slightly.

A familiar figure, devoid of the decency and elegance in his memory, was sitting intently in front of a counter, chugging down drinks cup after cup.

The cowboy hat he wore every time they met previously was gone.

Replaced by a clump of messy grayish-white hair and an old, stubbly face.

"Old Tang, stop wrestling with yourself. Is there any mystic realm entry where people don't die? At least you managed to pick up your life, isn't it good to live well? Why go to some damned Cliffside Epidemic Hospital?"

"Besides, that top-secret mystic realm where even the City Lord was heavily injured, who dares to go with you?!"