Ling Cage: I am a spiritual master, devouring source matter to become a god.

"If you can really get rid of Mark, then it's not impossible."

"My lord, I don't like empty promises! If you want me to do things for you, please show some sincerity."

You will soon see my sincerity!

Jingyuan finished the last sip of red wine and then said, "Chief, we've had our meal and discussed our business. I'll take my leave now!"

After saying that, Jingyuan left.

In the empty living room, only Charles and Van Lugh remained.

Fanlu asked with some concern, "Your Excellency, do you think this person is trustworthy?"

"Untrustworthy. However, I only need him to do the work; I don't need to trust him!"

……

After leaving the Church of Light and Shadow, Jing Yuan went straight to the Hunter's Armory.

Jingyuan came to training as usual.

Ran Bing and Fei Xue provided shooting instruction.

Erica and Jessica instruct the pilots of the gravity bodies.

Jeff and Corey coached the physical training.

With their help, Jingyuan and his three roommates have made great progress.

After training ended, Jingyuan received a message that a large number of contribution points had been credited to his account.

It's no surprise that this was Charles's doing.

After receiving the donation points, Jingyuan had a plan in mind.

Later that evening, Jingyuan arrived at the black market in the Shangmin District.

Where there are people, there is trade; where there is trade, there is naturally a black market.

The lighthouse is a small place with a limited population and a limited range of goods for trade.

The black market mainly sells daily necessities or food.

These things also flowed from the Upper District to the Lower District.

Dust people sometimes use donation points to exchange for food or items from upper-class people.

Jingyuan came to an old man's shop window and saw some small knives inside.

He picked up a delicate little knife and asked the old man, "Did you make these knives?"

The old man glanced up and casually said, "No, it was brought over by a commoner for exchange."

"A commoner?" Jing Yuan was taken aback. "Can a commoner have this skill?"

The old man said, "You know what, some of the commoners are quite skilled, but as commoners, the manufacturing department doesn't need them."

Jingyuan sheathed the dagger and said, "I'll take this knife. By the way, could you tell me who the commoner who made this knife was?"

The old man recalled for a moment and said, "It was a little girl, her number started with 4... I think it was 4277."

"4277?" Jing Yuan thought it sounded familiar, but he didn't pay attention and turned to walk towards the Dust People District.

Chapter 18 Hunter's Assessment

Upon arriving in the Dust People District, Jing Yuan easily found the address of 4277 by asking around.

4277 was also surprised to hear that some members of the community had come looking for them.

Jingyuan looked at the girl in front of him. She had a long ponytail, big eyes, and a great figure.

This girl is not bad-looking, but as a commoner, she usually does manual labor and her nutrition is not up to par, so she is not as beautiful as the girls from the upper class.

Upon seeing Jingyuan, 4277 instantly recognized him as the Shangmin she had met in the ventilation duct that day.

Jingyuan suddenly realized that this girl was the one who was with 4068.

No wonder the number looked familiar.

The original work doesn't mention that 4277 has the ability to forge knives!

Jingyuan couldn't care less about that right now. He needed to forge a batch of knives to use as telekinetic weapons, and he wanted to find the Dust People to make them so that they could keep it as secret as possible.

"Did you make this knife?" Jing Yuan took out the small black knife and handed it to 4277.

4277 glanced at it, nodded, and said, "Yes."

Jingyuan smiled, but 4277 asked nervously, "Is there a problem?"

"This knife was probably forged from scrap materials, combining two alloys to increase its toughness several times over. The design is ingenious!"

4277 was somewhat surprised that the person in front of him could tell how the knife was made at a glance.

"If I provide you with the raw materials, can you make some knives for me?"

4277 hesitated for a moment, then said, "It is possible, but my conditions are limited. If you give me good materials, I won't be able to process them."

Jingyuan looked at the pigeon coop behind 4277 and asked, "Is this where you forged your daggers?"

"Yes. Do you think we commoners would have workshops?"

Jingyuan looked at the environment of the pigeon coop again and couldn't help but sigh.

In reality, there isn't such a big difference between the upper class and the common people.

What the superiors can do, the common people can also do.

"What if I provide you with another workshop?"

"A workshop?" 4277's eyes lit up; it seemed that giving her a place to work was enough.

"If it's a fully equipped workshop, then there's no problem."

"Okay, I won't let you work for nothing. I'll pay you contribution points based on your hours of work!"

4277 asked cautiously, "Besides making knives for you, can I use the workshop to make some other things?"

“Of course,” Jing Yuan said with a smile. “I’ll rent a workshop first. Once it’s rented, you can use it however you like. You just need to help me finish making the knives.”

“Mmm!” 4277 nodded happily; she seemed very interested in making these things.

"4277!"

Two young people from the dusty world waved to them from a distance.

Jingyuan looked up and saw 4068 and the blond-haired youth.

Jingyuan looked at 4277 and said, "I'll come back to you after I've rented the workshop. By the way, can we keep our deal a secret, even from your two friends?"

4277 smiled and said, "I know the rules! If it weren't for the need to keep things secret, you probably wouldn't have come to us commoners, right?"

"Yes!"

As 4068 approached the blond-haired youth, Jing Yuan glanced at the youth's ID tag, which read 4079.

Jing Yuan secretly memorized it. Before this, he only remembered the famous number 4068 among the Dust People!

"Okay, bye!"

"goodbye!"

4079 watched Jing Yuan's departing figure and said, "Isn't he the Shangmin from the ventilation duct?"

4068 asked anxiously, "4277, what does he want with you?"

4277 said, "He just came to the Dust People District to look for someone and happened to run into him."

4079 said worriedly, "He's not here to investigate whether we're stealing food from the residents, is he?"

"No! Don't overthink it!" 4277 quickly changed the subject, asking, "By the way, where did you two go just now? You were acting so suspiciously."

"No……"

The three of them laughed and joked around, and the matter passed.

……

The lighthouse had another peaceful day, and then a lively one began.

The hunters' assessment has begun.

Perhaps to highlight the superiority of the upper class, the hunters' assessment was not only public but also allowed ordinary people to watch.

The assessment was conducted on a platform outside the armory, and many civilians and commoners came to watch.

The assessment consists of five parts: endurance, explosive power, agility and coordination, gravity-based simulated driving, and psychological stress resistance.

Of these five items, only the last one, psychological resilience, needs to be completed on the ground.

And we'll have to wait until the next ground mission to get results.

Jingyuan stood among the assessment team members. Although Morgan had personally told him to join the team directly, he still decided to participate in the assessment.

"Jingyuan, you can do it!"

Erica and others, who were quite familiar with Jingyuan, cheered him on from the sidelines.