Other than hunting, selling, accepting tasks of the Hunter Organization was also another great way of earning money.
Jackson, sitting cross-legged in his room, went through the list of available tasks one by one.
Most of the tasks required at least a squad of four Bronze Rank hunters. There were little tasks that an Iron Level hunter like him could accept.
After shifting through for some time, he finally found a task that he found familiar and also offered a decent reward.
"Hunting Demonic Hunter Samuel Twig... Hmm."
[Task: Hunting Demonic Samuel Twig, Reward - 100 Battle Points
Basic information: A genuine Second Sequence expert with Darkness Attribute Talent, a team of at least eight Iron Level hunters is advised to accept the task.
Failures - 14]
Rewarding through the task information, Jackson’s eyes narrowed to slits. The sensation of being cursed by those thick dark chains was still fresh in his mind.
Contemplating for a moment, Jackson decided to accept the task.
Just as he pressed the button, a warning popped up asking him to reconsider, emphasizing just how dangerous the mission was. After all, Samuel Twig was a genuine Second Sequence expert with physical force above ten points. Against such a figure, a hunter like Jackson was nothing.
However, you might ask, then why was the Hunter Association even allowing First Sequence experts to accept the task in the first place? Were they just urging the young Iron Rank hunters to throw their lives away for no good reason?
The Hunter Association didn’t want that to happen. No matter how weak a hunter was, it was a precious asset to the association.
The tasks were meant to be accepted by the squad. No one in their right mind would plan to deal with a Second Sequence demonic hunter alone.
Jackson was also aware of the dangers, but he planned to do just that.
"Although moving in a group is less risky, I would have to share the reward as well."
Normally, it would have been an issue, but his current circumstances didn’t allow that.
For now, one task was more than enough.
Any task that could be accepted by him was a low-hanging fruit. Tasks like these immediately disappeared once they were posted.
So after browsing for some time, he couldn’t find a suitable task and had no choice but to stop and focus on other things.
"Hmm, let’s see if there are any failed pills available on the market."
The profit that he had earned from selling those six pills was just too good.
After looking around, he found a good deal. It was the same Alchemist Dawn selling another batch of failed pills. Most of them were Peak Spirit Force Recovery Pills.
Looking at this, Jackson’s eyes flickered, his thoughts turning.
"It seems Alchemist Dawn is pushing to becoming a Rank Two Alchemist."
Jackson’s guess had been spot on. Alchemist Dawn was really close. It was also this reason that he was willing to burn the money and refine pills again and again.
After deciding to keep a close eye on this person, Jackson purchased the ten First Rank Peak Grade Spiritual Force Recovery Pills for 60 mana stones.
Next moment, the transaction was complete. Without wasting time, he exited the pills, stuffed with the Golden Brush Hand, and listed all of them for sale.
Not expecting results any time soon, he closed the store tab, changed into a new set of hunting clothes, and moved out.
It was time to hunt.
...
Two days passed in the blink of an eye.
In these past two days, other than hunting Blue-Horned Deer, Jackson also set his sight on another monster that gave rich rewards, the Mountain Lightning Lion, selling the beast corpse for a good amount.
Other than hunting, he had been very active in the virtual world as well, selling multiple batches of Spiritual Force Recovery Pills. He didn’t know why, but every time he listed the items for sale, they were instantly sold out. Maybe his relief had gotten popular, or the demand for pills was just too damn high.
Of course, he didn’t neglect his cultivation as well. Whenever he got the chance, he would meditate. With the help of Mid-Grade Spiritual Force Recovery Pills, the spiritual force was steadily rising.
Sitting inside the Green Souls Inn room, Jackson tightly shut his eyes. Suddenly, they snapped open, and a slightly pained groan escaped his lips.
The pain only swept away once he consumed a healing pill.
"What I feared really happened. My spiritual force is rising too fast..." Jackson muttered while looking at the status window flaring in front of his eyes.
[Name - Jackson Von Maximus]
[Age - 16]
[Talent - ....]
[Realm - First Sequence]
[Spiritual Force - 2.9]
[Mana/Physique - 1.01]
"Hmm, seems like I can’t wait any longer. The amount of Battle Points is enough to buy a Rank One body refining method..."
Jackson decided after taking a look at the status window. He had been hesitating before, but now it was clear to him. If he delayed any longer, it would do more harm than good.
As he already had the idea in his mind, Jackson hurriedly moved to the virtual space and scrolled through the Hunter Association store, immediately purchasing the First Rank Titanium Body. His more than one hundred Battle Points immediately fell by half.
Jackson’s face remained indifferent. Battle Points were meant to be spent anyways.
It would be tragic if he died because of a problem that could be solved just by throwing money around.
After that, he didn’t stop but went on to purchase a defensive technique and offensive technique, blowing up all the Battle Points that he had accumulated.
His choice of defensive technique was a simple Rank One skill that allowed mana to convene into a dome-like structure. As to why Jackson chose this skill out of thousands of other skills, the answer was simple. It was kind of a passive skill that automatically activated when sensing a dangerous attack.
A must-have for someone like Jackson who moved alone.
The offensive technique was even simpler, another Peak Rank One skill, Lightning Arrow.
Next moment, two more books appeared inside the serene space. Once the testing was completed, Jackson didn’t immediately start practicing but looked at the time. It was only one in the afternoon. He still had some time before leaving outside to hunt.
"I should first familiarize myself with these new skills in the remaining time."
With that thought in his mind, he flipped through the pages of the books one by one, memorizing the content.
It was only when he was done memorizing that Jackson once again sat cross-legged, focusing inward, back into his spiritual space.
There are steps to copy the initial mastery of the skill. First step is momentum, second is to create a skill model inside the spiritual space.
The spiritual space was not the same as before. After numerous rounds of meditating, its boundaries were firmer.
Most First Rank skills require three runes to create the skill model, but as both of the skills are Peak First Grade, they require at least five rune models.
With those thoughts in mind, Jackson followed the instruction and started modifying both mana and spiritual force to create the spell model.
Using mana as ink and spiritual force as a brush, he started carving. One by one, runes pulsing with mysterious energy started to appear in mid-air.
It took him a full half an hour to finish carving both the skill models. Once it was done, two small models floated in the mid-air, like twin suns. They rotated around each other.
After this step was completely finished, he now just needed to familiarize himself with the use of the skill and he was good.
Jackson ignored the exhaustion and immediately went to the arena to test his new skills.
After spawning the unranked match, Jackson’s first opponent appeared. A man with a slender figure, holding a large spear in his hands.
Jackson didn’t really care who his opponent was. He was just here to test his new skills. He might not have cared, but when his opponent saw the name Bitter Rain floating above his head, his eyes seemed to glow like lanterns and the slender man exclaimed,
"Bitter Rain? To think my first opponent would be such a famous figure..."
Jackson didn’t pay attention to the man’s words. Once the countdown ended, he immediately launched himself toward the man, the space in front of him ripping as a three-feet-long lightning arrow radiating destructive energy materialized in mid-air, charging toward the man.
For a moment, instead of feeling nervous, a slightly disappointed look flashed on his face.
He didn’t know what he was expecting, but for a man that had defeated Alexander Drag, he expected something else.
Thinking up to a smile filled with disdain appeared on his face.
"Prepare to be slaughtered if this is what you got."
The man reacted fast, easily dodging the lightning arrow launched his way.
Looking at this, Jackson wasn’t defeated. Lightning Arrow was a simple attack with decent destructive power. However, its lethality mainly depended on if used by surprise. If the enemy was already prepared beforehand, it would be easily dodged.
Moreover, his opponent’s talent seemed to have something to do with speed.
After dodging the lightning arrow, Jackson had barely time to blink when the man was upon him.
The young man’s eyes had cruel light in them as he thrust his spear forward, intending to pierce through Jackson’s heart.
Jackson, however, calmly ignored the blow, used this attack to close the distance between them.
Just as the spear was about to slice through his body, space rippled and a blue shield materialized, absorbing most of the damage.
...
Jackson fought multiple unranked battles in a row. In some, he easily defeated the opponent, while in others, he was crushed by his opponent. After all, when he did not use the Golden Brush to cheat, he wasn’t all that stronger than normal First Sequence Awakeners.
However, these battles caused another surge of discussion, as one after another, the people who had defeated him in the ranked battles took to the forum to share their experience with a triumphant grin.
A user going by the name Three Times a Day wrote,
"All of you have been hyping him for no reason. This so-called Bitter Rain didn’t even last one minute in front of your daddy..."
Seeing this statement, another user wrote,
"Kekek! Brother, we can’t blame him. You’re just too good."
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