Retired for A Hundred Years: Re-Employment for the Apocalypse Bigshot!-Chapter 377 - 372: Hunter Alliance

The next day—

All the high-level officials of the First Base sat in the conference room, holding a virtual meeting with the top members of the Hunter Alliance.

The Huazhou Hunter Alliance representatives and several heads and deputy heads of hunter teams were online.

Everyone wore masks, making it impossible to see their faces.

Compared to previous meetings, the First Base seemed weaker, and for the first time, the high-level members of the Hunter Alliance felt like they were shooting themselves in the foot.

They didn’t understand why the First Base had suddenly become so tough, with the audacity to propose such an unreasonable suggestion.

Could this be the intention of the Huazhou Alliance?

Are they finally unable to resist taking action against the Hunter Alliance?

The representatives and several leaders and deputy leaders pondered, thinking about what reason they could use to refuse this matter.

For a moment, both sides were silent.

Fu Lishen felt elated inside, as if months of frustration had finally dissipated a bit.

Meanwhile, Ji Ning led the training squad, heading to the planting area as usual.

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Planting area bus station.

After getting off the bus, Ji Ning’s group tacitly headed in three directions.

Xiao Kong led Bai Xiaotang, Lin Yuanyang, You Le, and Ah San to the west district to plant Purification Trees.

Huang Ying took Ah Mu, Ah Er, and Ah Si to the east district to investigate the defenses.

Ji Ning led Ye Xingyan, Ah Da, and Xiao Shun to the south district.

Wind Girl and Asheng stayed at the base camp, ready to provide support.

Since leaving the city, someone had been tailing them. Ji Ning used her spiritual power to hypnotize several people, eliminating the tails.

Ye Xingyan gazed at the Purification Tree forest stretching endlessly before him and exclaimed, "This is all thanks to our ancestors’ efforts."

The Purification Tree project was the result of two generations of the Ye Family’s extensive research, from Ye Jianxiu to his son, spending decades and successfully expanding the Huazhou Safety Zone hundreds of kilometers outward.

Ye Xingyan often followed his father to the seedling cultivation base as a child and had deep feelings for these Purification Trees.

Looking at those Purification Tree seedlings that hadn’t been replaced yet and were being gnawed by Mutant Beasts, a trace of murderous intent flashed in his eyes.

Those people really deserve to die!

Ji Ning glanced at him and led the group to the outskirts of the forest.

Several Forest Guards stepped forward to stop them, but Ji Ning used her spiritual power to hypnotize them, turning them away.

The group cheated their way into the southern defense area smoothly.

The defense area isn’t a single district, but rather built along the mountains according to the terrain.

Each area lies on the edge of the Pollution Zone and semi-pollution zone.

High and sturdy walls and watchtowers were erected here, and three fan-like lines of defenses were extended into the Pollution Zone.

Each line of defense used high-tech weapons that had both lethal and warning capabilities.

Inside the defense walls, the advanced areas toward the Pollution Zone gradually developed into a small town.

A series of solid two-floor small buildings, all serving as residences and activity areas for border hunters.

To facilitate material transport for the hunter teams, a railway and two highways were built at great expense here, leading directly to Nanling City and neighboring cities.

Many freelance hunters liked to use this place as a temporary camp when they went on missions.

Consequently, many hunter hotels and bars thrived here.

Ji Ning’s group entered the town using Huang Ying’s recommendation as newly minted hunters.

As the S-Class bounty hunter ranked fifth in the Huazhou Hunter Alliance, the professional courier H has the right to recommend 1 A-level Hunter, 3 B-level Hunters, 5 C-level Hunters, and several D-level Hunters to the Hunter Alliance.

Once the approval is granted, the recommended individuals can establish their own accounts on the Hunter Alliance platform and start receiving tasks and earning commissions.

As the last free sanctuary for superpower users, the Hunter Alliance warmly welcomes high-level superpower users. As long as you’re willing, you can join anytime.

No one investigates the identities and backgrounds of superpower users here.

No one restricts the actions of these superpower users either.

[Here, you can come and go freely.]

It is this slogan that attracted countless high-level superpower users who yearned for freedom.

But this freedom also bred many dangerous factors; many hunters, for money, power, or seduction, skirted around the gray area, engaging in illegal activities.

This is also what makes the Security Bureau take it very seriously, and it’s a major headache.

In the past, if any superpower users committed crimes, eighty percent were hunters from the Hunter Alliance.

Thus, the Huazhou Alliance negotiated with the Hunter Alliance, wanting the Security Bureau to intervene in supervising all hunters within the Hunter Alliance, but it was directly rejected by the representatives, who, along with several superpower users above the 10th Rank, pressured the Huazhou Alliance.

For the stability within the safety zone, both parties finally made concessions. The Hunter Alliance’s membership requirements were restricted, allowing only high-level hunter recommendations or assessments to join.

All hunters operating within Huazhou must register their identities and wear suppression rings; otherwise, they will be arrested immediately.

On the other hand, the Hunter Alliance demanded that the Huazhou Alliance not infringe on the privacy of all hunters and not add monitoring systems in temporary suppression rings.

When a conflict arises between the two parties, the high-level members of the Hunter Alliance have the right to protect hunters’ legal rights, and the Security Bureau must not use extreme interrogation methods on hunters.

However, this clause about hunter identity registration will not be completely adhered to by both parties.

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Ji Ning’s group followed the information provided by Huang Ying to a hunter bar.

This is one of the industries under the Hunter Alliance, with backstage bosses being several hunter teams, and many novice hunters come here to exchange information and seek task opportunities.

With the sound of the wind chime at the door, Ji Ning’s group pushed the door open and entered.

The hunters inside looked over, with a hint of scrutiny and contempt in their eyes.

Only rookies would wear gas masks here; seasoned hunters have already adapted to the environment and won’t wear protective gear for short periods.

Moreover, the bar also had a purification system, and the air’s pollution concentration had basically dropped to a safe range.

"Hey, rookies, you don’t need to wear masks here," said an Outer Continent hunter with a friendly face and curly hair, smiling as he walked toward them.

Ji Ning was the first to remove the gas mask, revealing an unremarkable face.

Ye Xingyan, Ah Da, and Xiao Shun followed suit, taking off their masks and curiously looking around.

A special mixture of alcohol roared towards them, and Ye Xingyan, like someone with a nose allergy, sneezed several times in succession.

"Haha... the first time here, it can be quite uncomfortable," the Outer Continent hunter spoke fluent Huazhou and invited them over to his booth for a drink.

Ji Ning casually glanced around.

There were many hunters in the bar, mostly gathered in groups, drinking, playing cards, or chatting.

Occasionally, someone glanced at them, scrutinized two eyes, then turned their heads to mind their own business.

Rookies weren’t very popular here either.

The Outer Continent hunter’s enthusiasm made Xiao Shun wary, but since Ji Ning didn’t say anything, he didn’t act.

The Outer Continent hunter was a little surprised to find that these people considered Ji Ning, the shortest and weakest-looking one, as the leader and gave her a few more glances.

He once again extended an invitation to Ji Ning, and she agreed.

The group followed behind the Outer Continent hunter toward the booths, causing several hunters to show a trace of empathy in their eyes, but more of them looked on with schadenfreude.

Another flock of sheep was about to be slaughtered.

Hope their wails aren’t too awful...