Chapter 158 Did the Head Examiner Slip His Tongue? (1/2)

The first thing Lin Huang did after receiving the new Emperor’s Heart Ring was register himself so he could partic.i.p.ate in the Regular Hunter a.s.sessment. Time pa.s.sed quickly and before he knew it, a week went by with Lin Huang spending most of his time resting. Besides that, he also practiced Army Attack Tactics for a couple of hours every day to keep his skills sharp. The training was not to upgrade his abilities but rather to avoid his body from getting lazy so he practiced every day to keep up his momentum.

It was half a month before the a.s.sessment would start and was almost time to depart. Lin Huang spoke to Lin Xin and Lin Xuan that night at dinner.

”I will head to foothold No.7B24 in two days to join the Regular Hunter a.s.sessment. The a.s.sessment itself will take about one month and the journey back and forth would take more than 20 days. So, it looks like I'll be away for almost two months,” he explained.

”Brother, will you be able to come back before the year end?” Lin Xin asked. She seemed really upset.

”That shouldn’t be a problem. The Hunter a.s.sociation would take that into consideration that as well. As soon as the a.s.sessment ends, I should have sufficient time to get back home,” Lin Huang nodded.

”Lin Xuan, listen to your sister, tell her when you’re hungry. Don’t leave the house on your own. If you need to head out, follow your sister,” Lin Huang said to Lin Xuan. Lin Xuan nodded.

”Xin Er, I have many monster carca.s.ses with me, I'll transfer them to your storage s.p.a.ce. Don’t just eat meat like Lin Xuan does, get some vegetables and fruits as well. I’ll transfer you some credit points…” Lin Huang then transferred the monster carca.s.ses and credit points to Lin Xin as he said.

”Don’t worry about spending the money, buy all the things that you need to buy…” he continued.

Lin Xin did not say a word and all she did was to nod. She knew that the Regular Hunter a.s.sessment only happened twice a year. If Lin Huang missed this round, he would have to wait until June of next year. On the next day, Lin Huang headed to Baqi City after lunch and bid farewell to Lin Xin and Lin Xuan. He checked into a hotel at the central plaza of Baqi City. He stayed there to wait for the Demonic Crystal s.p.a.ces.h.i.+p which would depart the next morning.

After a nights rest in Baqi City, Lin Huang took the s.p.a.ces.h.i.+p to foothold No.7B24 the next morning. The journey to the foothold would take 11 days and thankfully it was a smooth one. However, there were many pa.s.sengers on the s.p.a.ces.h.i.+p. Most of them look like they were hunters too, perhaps also partic.i.p.ating in the a.s.sessment. On the 11th day at noon, the s.p.a.ces.h.i.+p arrived at foothold No.7B24 in the north of Baqi City.

Foothold No.7B24 was also called Beixuan City. There were more than 180 B-grade footholds in Division7, and foothold No.7B24 was one of the earliest ones to be established. It was huge, covering an area of more than 11,000 square kilometers. The permanent residents numbered at 16 million people with a five million strong population of people who came in and out of the city. It was considered a crowded foothold compared to other B-grade footholds.

After he disembarked the s.p.a.ces.h.i.+p, Lin Huang arrived at a hotel that was located nearby the Hunter a.s.sociation. He had booked the hotel room before he departed. He then registered himself at the reception. It was three days before the a.s.sessment, and Lin Huang planned to adapt himself to the environment for the next couple of days. After a short rest in the hotel room, he started practicing Fatal Tactics.

It was a Rare close combat skill, utilizing most of the muscles and bones in his body. With every hit, Lin Huang could clearly feel like he was familiarizing himself with his own body. Now that his Army Attack Tactics was level-8, combining that with Fatal Tactics would heighten its strength. He had been practicing the skill for almost 20 days now... It was not clear if it was the effects of Army Attack Tactics or something else. Although he had only been practicing for a couple of hours every day, the rate he acc.u.mulated skill card pieces did not decrease.

On the next day, Lin Huang had acc.u.mulated 600 Fatal Tactics skill card pieces by the afternoon. A notification from Xiao Hei popped up.

”600 Fatal Tactics skill card pieces have been detected, would you like to combine them into a Rare Skill Card - Fatal Tactics?”

”Yes,” Lin Huang replied. He did not expect he would be able to obtain a complete skill card before the a.s.sessment even started.

”Consuming Fatal Tactics skill card pieces x600”

”Congratulations, you have obtained a Rare Skill Card - Fatal Tactics”

Lin Huang looked at the new skill card immediately.

”Skill Card”

”Skill Name: Fatal Tactics”

”Rarity: Rare (Epic)”

”Type of Skill: Close combat skill”

”Skill Level: Unknown”

”Status: Available”