"Hello, we're here to collect the mission rewards." Ye Shijie knocked on the counter and handed over the sensor.
The staff member was the same one as before, and he said with a smile, "Congratulations to you all!"
"According to system confirmation, Team 321 of Guiyuan Branch District 3 Group 9 has successfully completed Geng Grade Mission No. 8374 and is eligible to receive S-Grade Merit."
The team members instantly exploded with excitement.
"What did you say?! S-Grade Merit?! Did I hear that right?!"
"Is it an S? Are you sure you're not seeing things?"
"How can you mistake an S? Look at it from top to bottom, left to right, it's an S!"
"Tch! You illiterate! How can they be the same?! Write it yourself and see!"
Not only did they explode, but the entire hall did as well.
Although there weren't many people at this time, everyone, including the staff, looked over here in unison, their envy completely undisguised.
Several Dark Night Hunters waiting there to receive missions even ran over to inquire, "Did you really find the Blood Kirin?!"
"No way? Such good luck?! The mission was only posted a little over ten days ago!"
"Yeah! If I had known a Geng Grade mission would reward S-Grade Merit, I would have tried it no matter what!"
"Exactly! What a huge loss!"
They wrung their hands in regret, while also squinting their eyes, trying to figure out what rewards S-Grade Merit corresponded to.
Last time, Xia Chujian and her team's Ding Grade mission earned them B-Grade Merit.
This time, the Geng Grade mission was two levels lower than Ding Grade, but the result was actually S-Grade Merit.
Ye Shijie was also extremely excited.
The highest level of merit in the Dark Night Hunter Association was certainly not S-Grade.
There were even higher levels above S-Grade.
But for small teams like Ye Shijie's, and even for the entire Guiyuan Star Branch, this S-Grade was already the highest tier.
It could be said that since the Dark Night Hunters established a branch on Guiyuan Star, this was the first time S-Grade Merit had appeared.
As the atmosphere in the hall began to boil, the emotionless electronic simulation voice spoke again.
"Geng Grade Mission No. 8374, the search for the Blood Kirin, is permanently closed."
Permanent closure meant that there would be no more missions related to the Blood Kirin in the future.
Those hunters who were green with envy after seeing the rewards of Xia Chujian's team were now filled with regret.
They had originally planned to see if the system would release the same mission again.
After all, this mission had only been posted once at the Dark Night Hunter Association's Guiyuan Star Branch.
And the Blood Kirin grew every year.
What a pity, what a pity...
They could only watch helplessly as Xia Chujian and her team were led to a special room to receive the rewards for S-Grade Merit.
Because the level of this reward was too high, it had to be issued by higher-level Association staff.
The team members were led into the room one by one.
Ye Shijie was the first to enter.
After entering, the person inside was still Gu Shanjun.
First, a robot confirmed his biometric information, confirming that he was Ye Shijie himself.
Then, Director Gu opened his holographic 3D virtual display screen and connected to the Association headquarters system.
"Come, this is the reward page for S-Grade Merit. There are four major categories, you can choose one."
The four major categories were the Space-Based Weapon Reward, the Mental Strength Duration Reward, the Supernatural Weapon Reward, and the last one was actually the Gene-Assisted Evolution Reward! Director Gu said with a smile, "S-Grade rewards, no matter which one you choose, are far beyond the usual rewards. Don't worry, just close your eyes and pick one."
Ye Shijie thought to himself, such a rare opportunity might only come once in a lifetime, how could he choose casually? He was a Gene Evolver, and he was currently at the critical juncture of breaking through from D-Rank Late-Stage to Rank C.
His gaze involuntarily landed on the last option, "Gene-Assisted Evolution Reward? -- What is this? Didn't they say the Beichen Empire doesn't allow gene research?"
Gu Shanjun's eyes flashed with cunning light: "How is this gene research? These are just some natural herbs that can provide a little bit of assistance to Gene Evolution."
If it were before, Ye Shijie probably wouldn't have believed it.
But this time, he had personally experienced the enormous boost Unicorn Cattle meat gave to his Mental Strength, and he was deeply convinced of it.
Unicorn Cattle meat is also natural...
Natural herbs, the effect should be even better, right? Ye Shijie's gaze couldn't move away from that "Gene-Assisted Evolution Reward".
He pondered for a long time, and finally chose this one.
Gu Shanjun nodded, completed the procedures in the Association's system, and then took out a small glass bottle from his pocket, containing a black, spherical object the size of a pigeon egg.
Gu Shanjun handed it to him and said, "Eat it here, and after eating, go to the room next door and stay for one night. I'm here, no one dares to touch you."
Ye Shijie understood immediately.
Their S-Grade Merit reward would definitely make others jealous.
But since the Association was rewarding them so ostentatiously, it definitely wouldn't let them become someone else's prey.
Ye Shijie took it with peace of mind, poured the black spherical object out of the glass bottle, and put it directly into his mouth.
The thing was quite chewy, but not hard. When he ate it, it had a faint bitter taste, but also a little sweetness.
He chewed it several times before swallowing it completely.
Not long after eating it, a heat rose from his abdomen, making his whole body hot and irritable.
"Go." Gu Shanjun waved his hand, letting him leave to digest the herbs in the prepared room next door.
The second one to come in was Song Mingqian.
He chose the Gene-Assisted Evolution Reward at a glance.
Like Ye Shijie, he also experienced hot and irritable emotional fluctuations and was taken to the next room by a robot to rest.
Li Fu and Ping Qiong, who came in later, did the same.
As Gene Evolvers, they all knew how rare such natural Gene-Assisted Evolution herbs were!
Only S-Grade Merit could bring about such magical items.
None of them wanted to miss this opportunity.
Gu Shanjun thought everyone's choices would be the same, but Xia Chujian, who came in last, didn't want to choose any of them.
She directly asked Gu Shanjun, "Director Gu, may I exchange my S-Grade Merit for other rewards?"
"Oh? You're not satisfied with any of these rewards?" Gu Shanjun raised his thick eyebrows high, almost disappearing into his precarious hairline.
Xia Chujian shook her head and said indifferently, "I'm an ordinary person, my genes can't evolve, what would I do with these things?"
"...Then you don't want to try this Gene-Assisted Evolution Reward?" Gu Shanjun asked with interest.
Moreover, because of the harm Xia Chujian had suffered from Fan Chengcai, Gu Shanjun even wanted to compensate her and give her an extra reward.
Xia Chujian hesitated for a moment and asked, "What is this thing? Can it allow people whose genes cannot evolve to achieve Gene Evolution?"
Gu Shanjun sighed, "...As of now, no. But, how would you know if you don't try?"
"If I try it and it doesn't work at all, wouldn't I be at a great loss?" Xia Chujian was even more unimpressed.
This Director Gu shouldn't even think about fooling her with such ethereal things, she might as well rely on Kong Sang...
Gu Shanjun didn't expect Xia Chujian to answer like this.
He thought about it and discussed it with his colleagues and superiors on the Association's internal communication system.
In just a short while, the Dark Night Hunter Association headquarters, far away on Beichen Star, had already obtained the surveillance video from the Mulan City Punishment Department's deputy director's office and saw the inhuman treatment Xia Chujian had suffered inside.
Therefore, when Gu Shanjun sent out the request, someone there said indifferently, "Let her eat it. If it doesn't work, I'll give her another reward."
Looking at that video, everyone at headquarters had the same feeling, that ordinary people really had no chance of winning against Humanoids and Gene Evolvers.
Xia Chujian was able to survive because the other party hadn't really tried to kill her, and Colonel Zong Ruoan from the Special Security Bureau had arrived very timely.
If these two conditions didn't exist, Xia Chujian's relatives would be holding her funeral right now.
Gu Shanjun was also very happy to receive this instruction.
He looked up at Xia Chujian and said, "The Association intends to give you some compensation. First, take this natural herb. If it doesn't work, this won't count as a reward, and we can give you another chance to choose."
"That good?" Xia Chujian frowned, starting to suspect their motives again.
There was no way around it; her seventeen years of life experience had taught her that there was really no free lunch in this world.
Every gift in life has a price tag attached to it.
And she never wanted to do that kind of unprofitable business.
Gu Shanjun sat up straight: "Is this considered good? It's all what you deserve. If you hadn't fought to the death with that Fan Chengcai, and that guy had really pinned the suspicion of colluding with Humanoid Slave riots on you, our entire Association would have been very passive."
Because this kind of thing, for any emperor, is a dead knot of rather kill the innocent than let one go.
Their Dark Night Hunter Association can kill Nobles to extinction, but want to confront imperial power head-on? That's planning to be wiped out and not wanting to live.
Gu Shanjun himself didn't have the guts.
Xia Chujian was skeptical of his statement.
Gu Shanjun didn't waste any words, saying, "How about this, we can first test your Gene Activity. Then you take this herb, and after you take it, we'll test your Gene Activity again."
"If there's a change in the two sets of data, and your Gene Activity increases, it means it's working. - You're not yet eighteen years old, right?"
Xia Chujian nodded.
Gu Shanjun took out the Association's standard Gene Sequencer, took a bit of Xia Chujian's fingertip blood, and began sequencing.
This kind of Gene Sequencer is very fast. In less than a minute, it had completed the sequencing and given a Gene Activity value.
When he saw this value that approached zero infinitely, the corner of Gu Shanjun's mouth twitched.
He immediately took out the glass bottle and handed it to Xia Chujian.
He had originally prepared five bottles of herbs for this team.
Because in everyone's normal thinking, they would choose this herb.
Its value is far from what worldly things can measure.
The last update of February! Hurry up and clear out your monthly tickets and Xiaoxiang tickets, everyone! See you tomorrow! The reward that the little ones are looking forward to will exceed your imagination o(^＠^)o.
If you don't believe it, just keep reading. ╭(╯^╰)╮.
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