"Just after the appointment, you have seven days to adjust and rest." Bud smiled slightly and said, "After seven days, you'll have to report to the headquarters. Although you have the Marks of the Demon of a hunter, you still lack a lot in other aspects. Hunters have different positions, and the specific details are all written in here. You can think about it later on your own."
Dudian thought of the "Bloody Swordsman" he had mentioned earlier. His heart stirred, and he nodded, saying, "I understand."
"Also, it is recommended that you'd better live in the commercial area. Hunters' missions are different from those of scavengers. Sometimes there will be an emergency assembly, with efficiency as the top priority! For example, if a named demon is detected in a certain area, you'll need to set out immediately to prevent the monster from running away. So hunters usually wait on standby in the commercial area."
Dudian understood and nodded.
The air quality and radiation level in the commercial area were better than those in the residential area. Even if he didn't say it, he would move here. This time, he could just bring Mr. and Mrs. Jura to live here together as a small return for their kindness of adopting him in the first place.
"If there's nothing else, I'll be leaving now." Bud smiled.
Dudian exchanged a few pleasantries. After watching him leave the hall, he looked at the booklet and the medal in his hand. As for the hunter's battle armor, he should be able to receive it when he reports to the headquarters in seven days, so there's no need to worry about it for now.
At this time, Pete and the thin old man carefully approached. Looking at the genuine hunter's medal in Dudian's hand, they still couldn't believe it.
However, the two of them, who had reached their positions, had extremely sharp eyes. Through the conversation and performance of Bud and that Baylin earlier, combined with the information they had, they had already guessed the general reason for the matter.
"Du, Dean." Pete smiled somewhat awkwardly and said, "I didn't expect you to already be a hunter. Congratulations!"
"Congratulations!" The thin old man also offered his congratulations.
Dudian smiled and said, "It's all due to your good cultivation. I won't forget the care you two have shown me during this period."
"Where, where." Pete quickly waved his hand and said, "It's all what we should do. It's your own efforts that have made you what you are. We thought that in a few more years, you might have a chance to become a hunter. Unexpectedly, you now have the bronze medal in your hand in the blink of an eye."
"As expected of a seed candidate. You're amazing!" The thin old man chimed in.
Dudian felt a bit uncomfortable being praised like this. He knew it was the change brought about by his status. It wasn't appropriate for him to take the initiative to say that they didn't need to be so polite, as it would make him seem arrogant. At the same time, he also realized the terrifying aspect of being in the system. This was a change that went deep into the marrow!
He secretly sighed in his heart. Having witnessed the cruelty outside the Wall, it was already very difficult for him to integrate into the consortium or other ordinary work systems. This was also why he was unwilling to bow his head in front of that woman earlier and instead directly expressed his inner anger. Firstly, he knew that bowing his head would be useless, and secondly, he didn't want to! Anyone who had seen the fragility of life and lived a precarious life where they could die at any time during a mission wouldn't be willing to tolerate the humiliation of others anymore. Perhaps this was also the reason why hunters had strong personalities and tempers.
"I still have something to do, so I'll be leaving now." Dudian said to Pete and the old man, "I'll come back to visit when I have time. I still have three good brothers. I'll trouble you two to take care of them."
"Leave it to me." Pete smiled.
Dudian nodded slightly. After saying goodbye to them, he turned and left the hall.
Pete and the thin old man exchanged a glance and felt a bit emotional.
The others in the hall were somewhat envious and jealous, knowing that Dudian would henceforth live in a world beyond their reach.
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"It's time to go back."
After leaving the headquarters hall, Dudian hailed a consortium carriage parked nearby and headed for the residential area.
On the way, he sat in the carriage and flipped through the thin booklet in his hand. The information in it was divided into several chapters. The first chapter described the purpose and responsibilities of the birth of hunters. Dudian naturally knew that it was to hunt down the monsters outside the Wall.
The second chapter was about the types of hunters.
"There are a total of four professions, namely Knight, Warrior, Thief, and Hunter! These four positions are responsible for different tasks. Hunters emphasize team actions, maximizing both the efficiency and safety of monster hunting."
"Knights and Warriors are responsible for attracting the monsters in the front, Thieves are responsible for scouting the surrounding environment, and Hunters are responsible for long-range attacks."
Dudian read through it line by line and had some insights in his heart. "This is like in modern warfare, where there are infantry responsible for front-line firepower output and attraction on land, air force for surprise attacks, and artillery for long-range strikes. It seems that whether it's large-scale combat or small-team individual combat, it mainly involves three aspects: frontal containment, long-range strikes, and intelligence gathering!"
"All novice hunters are of basic professions. After mastering all the abilities of their respective professions, they can pass the advancement assessment and become intermediate hunters, and then choose different specializations again!"
"The advancements of Knights include Shield Knights, Beast Knights, etc. Swordsmen also have Shield Swordsmen and Battle Swordsmen. The woman earlier was called a 'Bloody Swordsman', which is a title given to her by others after her advancement, combined with her abilities. In fact, she should belong to a Battle Swordsman!"
Dudian understood. The hunter he had killed earlier should be a Hunter profession hunter, responsible for tracking enemies and long-range shooting.
In the long development of hunters, a systematic distribution had long since emerged inside the Wall, which could maximize benefits and efficiency! After all, people's energy was limited. If each person specialized in one thing and through team cooperation, even monsters much stronger than themselves could be easily killed.
"Bud asked me to consider earlier, which means he wanted me to choose my future position." Dudian thought thoughtfully, "Knights mainly engage in frontal combat and are good at close combat. But the monsters outside the Wall are much stronger than hunters. It's really a disadvantage to confront them head-on. They need to cooperate with long-range hunters to be efficient. Thieves mainly focus on setting traps and assassinations, and their frontal combat ability is too weak. Moreover, setting traps is troublesome."
"Gunpowder, firearms, these things will be my secret weapons once I create them. Before I grow stronger, I naturally can't reveal them to others easily. So I'm suitable for individual combat."
"Only Thieves and Hunters have the ability for individual combat. Among them, Hunters are more independent. As long as there is an appropriate environment to cooperate, they can easily hunt down monsters much stronger than themselves. Just like that hunter, he only needed a few scavengers to help him contain the monster, and there was a possibility of killing that huge black beast."
Thinking of this, Dudian immediately made up his mind that he would mainly learn to be a Hunter!
Moreover, with the concept of gunpowder to expand his thinking, the moment he saw the profession of Hunter, an idea flashed through his mind. If he tied gunpowder with a fuse to the arrows he shot, wouldn't the lethality increase several times?