Swallowing the Stars: Starting with a Meteor Tear

Chapter 17 Return to Base City, New Plans

On the 24th-floor rooftop of County Town No. 02011, where the Chasing Wind Squad used as their base.

A young man with short black hair, dressed in combat gear, was wielding a black long gun and swinging it continuously. As he swung the gun, his body moved and darted around in time with the shadow of the gun, almost becoming one with it.

On the other side of the rooftop, the rest of the Wind Chaser team were staring at them with admiration, constantly praising them:

"Old Zhou really raised a fine son! At only 18 years old, his physical abilities have reached the level of a junior general, and he's even mastered what's known as the most difficult marksmanship on Earth. This is definitely a future war god!"

"Seriously, I'm so envious."

The group chatted and laughed, not in a hurry to urge anyone on.

It wasn't until more than an hour later that the sound of spears piercing Zhou Yang's side gradually stopped.

Zhou Yang, holding a long black spear, ran over quickly.

He was covered in sweat, but his eyes were incredibly sharp and bright.

"Uncle Lei, Uncle Liu, Sister Xia, Brother Chong, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting!"

Zhou Yang smiled apologetically.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Yong immediately became displeased and shouted loudly:

"You little rascal, you only remember your uncle and your sister, have you forgotten your father?"

"Hahaha"

His words immediately drew laughter from the group.

"Alright, let's get down to business!"

Lei Hong and the others laughed and joked for a while before clearing their throats and stopping them.

Seeing that everyone's eyes were on him, he continued with a smile:

"The main reason we came to this county town, number 02011, was to let Zhou Yang get used to the environment. It seems the kid is adapting quite quickly!"

"What the captain means is..."

Upon hearing Lei Hong's words, Zhou Yong and the others all smiled.

"What I mean is, this operation is over. We'll head back to base city tomorrow, everyone can rest and resupply for a few days, and next time—"

"Let's go straight to city 023!"

Everyone laughed when Lei Hong confirmed it.

"Haha, finally we can return to the city-level wilderness area! Hunting in this small county town is too inefficient!"

"Yes, this trip yielded less than half of what we used to."

"City 023?"

Even Zhou Yang, who was standing to the side, showed a look of longing.

Now his physical attributes have reached the threshold of the initial warrior level, and he has also mastered the first level of the "World Destroyer" spear technique. His strength is definitely enough to sweep away all initial beast general level monsters.

Although this county-level wilderness area is safe, the number of beast general-level monsters is really limited.

Whether from the perspective of making money or honing skills, it's really not appropriate to stay in this county town of 02011 any longer.

The Wind Chaser team acted swiftly, and after finalizing their plan, they didn't waste a moment. The next day, at the crack of dawn, they embarked on their journey back to the base city.

"Click!"

The train returning from the supply base to Jiangnan Base City slowly came to a stop, and passengers poured out of the carriage.

After Zhou Yang and the other members of the Chasing Wind team came out, they got into a rugged-looking six-wheeled extended SUV.

The black SUV sped along the main road, but finally stopped in front of a towering skyscraper.

"The base city is so much more lively!"

After spending more than a month in the desolate and ruined wilderness, Zhou Yang felt as if he had returned to the bustling human base city, and at the same time, he was filled with emotion.

Before the Great Nirvana, human society underwent thousands of years of development before achieving the prosperous civilization it was at that time.

However, the Great Nirvana lasted only a little over a decade, and all the former prosperity burst like bubbles, leaving only ruins scattered throughout the wilderness, as if silently telling the story of humanity's past glory.

"Once we have the strength, we must rebuild civilization and order in the wilderness. It's all part of our beautiful motherland!"

Zhou Yang sighed silently to himself, and then followed the members of the Chasing Wind Squad into the towering HR Alliance branch building in front of him.

They collected a lot of monster materials in the wilderness this time, and after some discussion, they decided to make a move on the HR Alliance.

Compared to selling to the internal store of the Extreme Martial Arts Academy, the HR Alliance offers a higher price.

However, if you sell to the Ultimate Martial Arts Academy, you can get a certain number of contribution points. When the contribution points reach a certain star level, you will get a discount when purchasing items in the internal store.

Therefore, it's hard to say which of these two options is better or worse; it all depends on individual needs.

The supply base already had a person in charge of acquisitions from the HR Alliance, but relatively speaking, the price they offered was slightly lower.

Since everyone was going back to the base city anyway, they went directly to the HR Alliance branch in Jiangnan Base City.

Lei Hong found an acquaintance he had met while handling materials here before, and after some bargaining, he quickly sold all the materials in his backpack.

Without further ado, the group found a corner in the HR Alliance branch and discussed how to split the money.

"This time, we sold over 120 million points worth of beast-grade materials. Most of them were collected by Zhu Xia and the others. Based on our contributions, Zhu Xia received over 28 points, and Zhou Yang received over 18 points."

Lei Hong first distributed the money from selling the beast-grade materials he had collected according to their contributions.

After confirming that everyone had no objections, he looked at the crowd and said with a smile:

"Next, we'll distribute the spoils from the Beast General-level materials."

"Although our trip was short, we actually gained quite a bit, mainly because we acquired Zhou Yang, a general-level combatant!"

"A total of 11 Beast General-level monsters were killed this time, including 2 mid-level Beast General-level monsters and the rest were all low-level Beast General-level monsters. All the materials were sold for a total of over 130 million."

"During the process of killing the Beast General-level monster, Zhou Yang and I were the main attackers, with the others assisting. So, Zhou Yang and I each took 30%, which is 39 million each, and the rest of you each took 10%, which is about 13 million each."

"Does anyone have any objections?"

Each martial arts squad has its own internal distribution method for the spoils of hunting monsters in the wilderness, but they generally follow the principle of distribution according to work done.

For example, in the previous Chasing Wind Squad, Captain Lei Hong was the core and main attacker. When the spoils were distributed, he took 40% of the spoils, while the remaining four people each took 15%.

However, with Zhou Yang joining this time, he alone took 30%, which means that everyone's share has decreased.

After hearing Lei Hong's assignment, Zhou Yang quickly waved his hand and said:

"Uncle Lei, this trip to County 02011 was originally to take care of me and took up everyone's time, so there's no need to give me so much. How about this, I'll split my 30% with everyone else."

However, his words were met with opposition from everyone.

"Zhou Yang, don't be so polite with us. As your strength grows, we'd like to benefit from your success!"

Chen Chong, a pale-faced young man a few years older than Zhou Yang, chuckled. "You're not trying to avoid us because you find it troublesome, are you?"

Even Lei Hong laughed and said, "Zhou Yang, there's no need for that. It's distributed according to contribution; that's the team's rule. Just accept it!"

"Yes, please accept it."

With several people urging him on, Zhou Yang couldn't refuse any longer and could only smile and nod in agreement.

Lei Hong performed a few actions on the side, and soon Zhou Yang received a message on his phone.

"Your account has received 39000000 yuan, and your current balance is 39254000 yuan."

After purchasing equipment last time, Zhou Yang spent almost all the cash in his card.

After receiving this dividend, my wallet instantly bulged again.

However, when he thought about the outrageous 10 billion yuan required to purchase the second level of the "World Destruction" manual, he sighed helplessly.

"Uncle Lei, let's take a few less days of rest and head to City 023 as soon as possible!"

(End of this chapter)