Dudian went to the Finance Department on the first floor of the headquarters hall and received the gold coins for the seven Frost Crystals he had handed in.
These seven gold coins were equivalent to the savings of an ordinary family in the residential area for more than ten years! You know, even the monthly salaries of Mr. and Mrs. Jura, who had relatively good positions, were only five or six silver coins in total. This was already considered a high-income class. Although one gold coin was equivalent to ten thousand yuan in the old era, in this era, which was still in the early stage of development from the old era, the salaries of the basic classes were extremely low. It was like the salaries of workers in the early old era. A monthly salary of one or two hundred yuan was already considered good, and someone with ten thousand yuan could be regarded as a small landlord or a small wealthy person.
And this was just a small part of what Dudian got from one scavenging trip!
Holding the heavy and smooth gold coins, Dudian couldn't help but sigh with emotion, but he didn't feel excited at all. After all, these were earned with his life. Moreover, if it weren't for his status as a hunter, he would have only received seven silver coins!
That was the salary of a basic-class worker for two months.
So, for scavengers to get rich overnight, they still had to rely on luck and pick up particularly precious items.
"I wonder how much the other things I brought back are worth." Dudian thought secretly. Although he was now considered wealthy in the residential area with seven gold coins in his hand, alchemy was an expensive profession, and this amount of money couldn't satisfy his needs.
Putting the gold coins in his pocket, Dudian went to the hall and sat waiting.
Before long, there was a commotion outside the headquarters hall. Dudian looked up and saw a tall woman in scarlet battle armor push open the door of the hall and stride in. Her face was extremely cold, exuding a thick chill.
Dudian glanced at the silver eagle head medal on her shoulder and his eyes froze. This was a hunter's medal. He had seen it on the two men, Fino, who had escorted him to the hunter's ancient castle three years ago. However, the eagle heads on those two were bronze, while this woman's was silver.
The staff in the hall and several young scavengers of the consortium who were about to go on a mission also noticed the medal on the woman's shoulder. After all, her battle armor was too flamboyant and unique. The scarlet color was like flowing blood, and the style was different from the soft armor of scavengers like Dudian and the others, making it very noticeable.
"It's a hunter lord!"
The people in the hall immediately fell silent and looked at the woman warily.
"Tell the person in charge here to come out." The woman in scarlet battle armor stood in the middle of the hall and said in a cold voice.
The two girls at the reception counter were nervous. One of them quickly agreed and trotted into the adjacent room. Soon, Pete and the thin old man in charge of that room came out together. When the two of them saw the medal on the woman in scarlet battle armor's shoulder, their faces changed. They quickly bent over and stepped forward respectfully, saying, "Greetings, hunter lord. We didn't know you were coming..."
"Cut the crap!" The woman in scarlet battle armor raised her hand and interrupted them. She said coldly, "Bring me the scavengers who went to the Eighth District this time, right now!"
Pete and the thin old man were taken aback and exchanged a glance, both understanding the meaning in each other's eyes. Pete said respectfully, "Hunter lord, they have all returned to their respective residences. It will take some time to gather them. Please wait a moment."
The woman in scarlet battle armor looked at him coldly and said, "Don't waste my time. If I don't see them before sunset today, Humph,you'll see!"
Cold sweat broke out on Pete's forehead. He said, "Yes, yes. We definitely won't delay."
The woman in scarlet battle armor slightly raised her head and swept a glance around. She came to the sofa in the rest area where Dudian was and sat down. Her eyes immediately fell on Dudian, who was drinking milk tea. Her eyebrows lifted.
Pete followed her gaze and also noticed Dudian. He couldn't help but secretly curse. He quickly stepped forward and scolded, "Kid, don't you see the hunter lord? What are you standing there for? Hurry up and salute, and then get out of here!"
Dudian saw the hint of anxiety in his eyes and immediately understood that he was trying to send him away and buy time for himself. And from what the woman had said earlier, it was obvious that she was related to the hunter who had died in the Eighth District. He couldn't help but frown slightly. He didn't expect the trouble to come so soon. However, he wasn't worried. He nodded slightly at the scarlet-clad woman as a greeting and then stood up to leave.
"Wait a moment." The scarlet-clad woman suddenly spoke and looked up at him coldly, saying, "You're a new scavenger, right?"
Dudian stopped and turned back to look at her. "That's right."
"So..." The scarlet-clad woman narrowed her eyes and said, "You've been to the Eighth District?"
Dudian looked at the increasing chill in her eyes. It seemed that as soon as he nodded, she would attack immediately. This fierce killing intent made him frown slightly, and he also felt a bit of disgust in his heart. He said, "That's right."
The killing intent in the scarlet-clad woman's eyes suddenly surged. Her originally brownish-gray eyes turned a bit dark red, and she said coldly, "Kid, why didn't you die? Why can a piece of trash as humble as you survive? Why? Why wasn't it you who died?!"
As she spoke, the skin on her arm turned a bit crimson, as if it was congested.
Pete beside her saw this and quickly said, "Hunter lord, Dean is our seed candidate here, a person specially cultivated by the headquarters. He may become a hunter in the future. Please don't take offense at him. If he has offended you in any way, I will definitely make him apologize to you..."
"Get lost!" The scarlet-clad woman turned her head and roared.
Pete was stunned by the roar.
The scarlet-clad woman slowly stood up and stared down at Dudian with hatred, anger, and sadness.
Dudian had thought that she had found some evidence he had left behind and had come here specifically to question him. Unexpectedly, it seemed that she was just taking out her anger on him. And when he saw the sadness and anger in her strange eyes, his heart stirred. He asked, "I heard that a hunter died in the Eighth District. Who was he to you?"
"Shut up!" The scarlet-clad woman raised her hand angrily and slapped at him.
Dudian's face changed slightly. He quickly leaned back and narrowly avoided the slap. At the same time, he quickly took a few steps back to put some distance between them. When he looked at her again, there was already some anger and killing intent in his heart. If this slap had landed on an ordinary scavenger like Mekin, they would have been at least severely injured. He knew very well the strength of a hunter, and he also believed that this woman's strength must be stronger than his.
Pete was also startled when he saw her take action. When he saw that Dudian had avoided it, he was even more shocked and speechless.
The scarlet-clad woman was also taken aback for a moment. She looked up at Dudian, and the grief and indignation in her eyes suddenly turned cold. She said, "You're a new scavenger, right? Even if you've been blessed twenty or even thirty times, you might not have such a quick reaction. Who exactly are you!"
Dudian's gaze turned cold. Although he knew that the woman was sad and angry just now, from the way she had struck without mercy, it was obvious that she didn't care about the severity. Perhaps in her eyes, even if she accidentally killed a scavenger, she would only receive a few words of criticism. Even the consortium would take the initiative to protect her, help her destroy the evidence and confessions, and avoid the judgment of the tribunal.
Just because the punishment for killing was too light, she didn't care about life.
"I will remember this slap today." Dudian stared at her and said, "If someone does me a favor, I will repay it tenfold. If someone causes me pain, I will retaliate a hundredfold!"
"Hmm?" The scarlet-clad woman's face turned cold. "Do you dare to threaten me just because of you?" As she spoke, her figure suddenly rushed forward.