All-out: Starting with the Awakening Special Operations Unit, search, attack, and withdrawal.

"We were wrong, we were wrong, please, Miss Song, we were all blinded by greed, we..."

Amidst painful screams.

Under Song Jiao'er's control of her magic wand, the raging flames resembled a savage, ferocious bear.

He tightly embraced the last figure, whose body was already charred and mangled from torture.

Chu Hong clicked his tongue in amazement.

"As expected of Song Daxiaohua's family, which has been in the business of collecting magical items for a century, how many kinds of magic have they already mastered just by becoming a pioneer?"

The insincere words of "jealousy" earned Song Jiao'er a big eye roll.

The magic at the tip of the wand receded.

The source energy in his body was almost completely depleted in an instant.

I glanced around at the mess.

"Besides the machete squad, there's definitely another squad secretly watching us. Now that we've taken the core area, a fierce battle is inevitable..."

Song Jiao'er said solemnly.

Chu Hong, however, leaned against the trunk of a fallen tree with his arms crossed, and smiled as he slightly raised his chin towards the north cliff top.

"There is indeed a team still watching us, but they don't look like these guys just standing by the roadside..."

Song Jiao'er turned her head.

Then they saw the five members of the Falcon Squad standing on the cliff north of the [Leader's Council Hall] in the core area.

Donald smiled and pulled down the brim of his hat for Song Jiao'er.

When Song Jiao'er saw the person, her vigilance relaxed slightly, and she nodded with a smile.

"It's the Falcon Squad. Since it's them, it seems there's no need for further pointless fighting..."

Donald and his men dropped a rope and rappelled down from the top of the cliff.

"Miss Song, I'm relieved to see you're all alright. We don't want you to be kidnapped by those bastards like Lu Mo, a wealthy patron who's willing to treat us old folks to drinks from time to time."

Donald said with a chuckle.

He acted like he knew everyone, but his gaze kept sweeping over Chu Hong and Wang Suming.

Just as Lu Mo and his men launched their sneak attack.

The way these two young men handled things and their tacit understanding was so remarkable that even a seasoned pioneer like him couldn't find fault with it.

Lu Mo is dead, and the entire Slicing Knife Squad has been wiped out!

They died because of their own arrogance, and also because of the overwhelming force of Chu Hong and Wang Suming's fully equipped armor.

Donald and his entire Falcon Squad chatted casually for a few minutes.

They didn't even ask if they could share some of the core materials with them.

Donald then led everyone directly toward the evacuation point.

"These old men are quite dashing... Song Jiao'er, it seems they're quite familiar with your chamber of commerce?"

Wang Suming watched their retreating figures and shook his head in admiration.

Song Jiao'er nodded: "In the early years, we entrusted them with collecting some items. The Falcon Squad has a very good reputation among the pioneers in Huangshan Base City."

"They have a very high reputation and a high success rate in their missions, especially Captain Donald. He has never failed a mission in which he personally participated..."

Chu Hong nodded, but his gaze was fixed on the sniper rifle behind Donald.

I was filled with envy.

That's a gold-quality sniper rifle!

I wonder if serving this Miss Song well will get her to give him one too...

Clear the map!

The three of them then began the usual process of exploring containers and organizing their spoils.

When the ten-second countdown ends.

Chu Hong and his two companions returned to the secret realm camp.

Just stepped out of the halo.

A violent energy fluctuation suddenly emanated from Chu Hong and Wang Suming.

Upon seeing this, Song Jiao'er and the butler, Uncle Fu, who had just come to greet them, both had their pupils slightly constricted.

This is a promotion!

When the energy fluctuations disappear.

The energy fluctuations emanating from Chu Hong and Wang Suming were noticeably stronger.

Chu Hong, fifth stage of the Origin Realm!

Wang Suming, Qiyuan Realm, Stage 3!

For the first time among her peers, Song Jiao'er's fair face showed signs of anxiety.

She has the resources of a business association behind her, and she is only at the third stage of the Origin Realm.

Unexpectedly.

It's one thing that she can't compare to the mysterious Chu Hong.

Even Wang Suming, Chu Hong's follower, has caught up with her in strength!

"Holy crap! Brother Hong! We've both advanced?! I'm at the third stage of the Origin Realm! Isn't that practically a guaranteed admission to a top-tier Origin Energy University?!"

Wang Suming was overjoyed.

Just moments ago, I was feeling a bit down because I hadn't gotten anything decent in this round, and I only had one or two gold coins. But at this moment, my mood was instantly soothed.

At the third stage of the Origin Realm, he had even more Origin Energy within him.

Their strength and endurance have also increased.

And just like today, it can also hold off and defend against more enemies and attacks for Brother Hong...

Arriving at the trading floor.

The person in charge was waiting here early on. When they saw Wang Suming and his group approaching, they immediately had a large open space cleared in front of the counter.

"Mr. Chu, I've already scheduled your appointment for tomorrow at the guild headquarters to apply for the formation of a pioneer team. You just need to bring your ID card..."

The person in charge stood respectfully beside Chu Hong with a warm smile.

however.

The pioneers watching the scene had no objections to his discriminatory treatment.

Next up is the time for the camp pioneers to have their collectibles appraised, a time they never tire of watching.

It's still the most cost-effective purple collectible to start with.

【Karigo (purple)】*67 pieces.

One Kali Fruit currently has a market price of 8 Energy Points.

This basket of Kali fruit, picked up just like any other fruit shop visitor, instantly elicited a collective gasp.

"Holy crap! So many! How many containers did they have to handle? Even if this stuff is abundant in the [Thunderhorn Lizardman Tribe] secret realm, it can't be counted by the basketful, can it?"

"Hiss... That's over five million Source Energy Points! Damn, are all the young people these days this outrageous? He just casually pulls out a bunch of stuff that's equivalent to what I gained from several entries into the secret realm!"

Chu Hong wasn't particularly interested in this part.

After all, no matter how many energy points you have, they're just numbers.

He was standing beside Miss Song with a smile on his face, speaking in a low voice.

"Song, the school beauty, look at our gains of over ten to twenty million energy points this time, and you didn't even try to get any points for your chamber of commerce?"

He winked and made faces, but his intentions were practically written all over his face.

Song Jiao'er was speechless.

"Want a gold bullet?"

Chu Hong's eyes lit up immediately, and he nodded repeatedly like a chick pecking at rice.

"If we could get our hands on a production line for gold-quality ammunition, that would be even better. Uncle Song is so powerful in our base city, he should be able to find a way, right? I..."

"You want the production line too?!" Song Jiao'er exclaimed as if she had seen a ghost.

Looking at Chu Hong's sincere and eager face, he wished he could bite him right then and there.

"There's only one of those things in the entire Huangshan base city, and it's under strict guard. The ammunition produced every day is numbered and stored in the warehouse. You want a production line? You..."

Song Jiao'er, who had cultivated an elegant demeanor since childhood, almost swore at Chu Hong's appetite.

Take a deep breath.

She managed to calm herself down a bit, and gritted her teeth.

In the end, she couldn't stand Chu Hong's starry gaze.

"Alright, alright... I'll give you one more box at most. If there are any more, we'll really have to find a way to exchange them at the Upper City base."

A whole box!

That's sixty shots!

Six were used to deal with Lu Mo, and one was used to kill the other person.

They didn't use the gold bullet when killing the last three.

In other words...

Chu Hong secretly counted on his fingers.

"Including this box of sixty gold bullets that hasn't arrived yet, that's 180 - 7 + 60 = ... 233 bullets!"

Chu Hong's eyes immediately lit up.

"I'm going into the [Clifftop Plague Hospital] tonight! I need to clear the map!"