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Chapter 64 Monsters and Hunting Group Rating (First order requested!)
Night falls.

The searchlights in the ranger camp are turned on.

Yu Ke was in the sentry tower house sorting out the equipment he would need to go to the depths of Jinghu Forest tomorrow.

Since he was not sure how long he would stay in Jinghu Forest this time, Yu Ke could only prepare as many things as possible.

Especially food and water.

Pandora's infection of water and soil continues, and Yu Ke must ensure food safety after entering the deep forest.

Yu Ke didn't intend to bring anything like tents or sleeping bags.

This is not a summer camp activity. The tents and campfires are extremely eye-catching.

The number of small and medium-sized civilian hunting groups is generally about five to ten people. They can take turns to keep watch at night and carry heavy loads. But Yu Ke is different. He cannot set up a tent, light a bonfire and sleep peacefully.

That is equivalent to making yourself a mooncake and stuffing it into a gift box, waiting for the beasts to open it, a standard meat-filled mooncake.

Although Yu Ke has a mount called the Jinghorn Deer, the latter's biggest advantage is its flexibility and agility. Only a fool would use it like a camel.

"In the past two days, many hunters suddenly appeared outside the Jinghu Forest. I asked my colleagues in other forest areas and the situation is similar. They all said that there is a strange treasure appearing in the Jinghu Forest. Where did this news come from?"

Zhou Lin's voice came from the computer chat group, and his words were full of confusion.

"Is it because of the recent infection in the forest? Hey, you should also have received the detection kit from the Forestry Protection Bureau. You must know that this is the first time. Has the situation spread to the periphery of the forest?"

"I don't know. I just know that the atmosphere in the forest is not right recently. Both the birds and the animals seem to be a little anxious, as if there is some danger."

Tang Bin answered the words as if he was thinking of something, and said,

"By the way, Yu Ke, I have found traces of the Shadow Moon Leopard in the forest area in the past two days. I remember that its territory should be in the forest area you are responsible for. Why did it suddenly start running around?"

The forest area that Tang Bin is responsible for is adjacent to Yu Ke. The two are neighbors, so they sometimes communicate with each other.

Picking out a basket of fruit and placing it next to the table, Yu Ke lowered his head and leaned into the microphone to answer,

"I just returned to the camp. I'm not sure about the Moon Leopard's movements. Maybe it's chasing its prey. You also know that this ferocious beast comes and goes like the wind. There is no place outside the forest that it dares not to invade."

The Shadow Moon Leopard is a ferocious beast at the top of the food chain outside the Mirror Lake Forest. It has a vast territory, and it is not unusual for it to wander around occasionally.

He didn't stay at the sentry tower for long. After simply sorting out his belongings, Yu Ke went out with the fruits and went to the civilian hunting group stationed outside the camp.

It's only about seven o'clock in the evening.

The members of the hunting group were sitting around the campfire having a meal and discussing the next stage of action plan.

Yu Ke's arrival did not make the atmosphere tense.

After seeing the basket of fruits he was carrying, one of the group members enthusiastically moved a chair to him.

There are not many fruits on the market nowadays, the prices are generally high, and the freshness is not guaranteed. After all, most of the fields are used to grow food, which means that the rangers and hunters in Jinghu Forest can eat them freely.

Yu Ke's basket of fruits is already a gift on the table.

Moreover, as long as the private hunting group is officially registered, they are willing to establish a good relationship with the forest rangers. What's more important is that after meeting just now, someone in the hunting group has already recognized Yu Ke's identity.

The Forestry Protection Bureau has official photos of Yu Ke, which are easy to compare.

"I just came back from Danhang City today. The Jinghu Forest is much busier than before. I thought I would take this opportunity to get some news from you."

Yu Ke came here specifically to visit, obviously not because he was bored by being alone, but because he wanted to inquire about the current situation among private hunting groups, how they viewed this incident, and how they planned to act next.

"There is something extraordinary appearing in the depths of the Jinghu Forest. Now it is spreading like wildfire everywhere. Some people say that it is a mature spiritual plant that can make people become extraordinary people immediately. You know, it is that kind. Some people say that there is a strange beast or something. What other treasures of heaven and earth."

The young people in the hunting group talked excitedly about the various news they had heard recently, as if they were already thinking about how to use it after they got it. It was obvious that they had only joined the hunting group not long ago.

This is also a common situation for many young people to pursue joining hunting groups.

In their eyes, joining a hunting group is equivalent to becoming a respected adventurer, and may become a transcendent in the future, with a bright future.

Dreams are always so beautiful, aren't they?

Yu Ke turned to look at the hunting group leader. His expression was much calmer. He looked at Yu Ke with thoughtful eyes. He did not stop the group members from dreaming about a better future. Instead, he asked Yu Ke,

"With such a grand hunting event, doesn't the Forestry Protection Bureau have anything to say?"

He knew that with Yu Ke's identity, it was not difficult to obtain the internal information of the Forestry Protection Bureau. This was a test.

"My latest mission is to track the Shadow Moon Leopard. It ran into other forest areas for some reason. You know how ferocious that guy is. Not to mention ordinary people, even the hunting team fell under its claws. Somersault.”

Naturally, Yu Ke would not mention the matter of Pandora, so he just found an excuse to prevaricate, and then asked which hunting groups participated in this operation. "The cold wave has just ended, and many ferocious beasts in Jinghu Forest are out looking for food. This is an excellent opportunity in the eyes of many hunting groups. Even if they can't win the treasures of heaven and earth, they can still hunt many ferocious beasts that were rarely seen in the past. , I heard that several A-level hunting groups participated."

The operation of the private hunting group is different from that of the forestry protection bureau. To put it bluntly, it is a bit like a martial arts sect, and reputation is very important.

Of course, "famous" here does not mean that it depends entirely on publicity, but requires actual performance.

The ratings of private hunting groups are "C" as the lowest and "S" as the highest. They are simple and easy to remember.

However, this rating is by no means self-proclaimed, but must show corresponding results.

To give a simple example, a newly registered hunting group basically has no rating. If they want to be recognized by their peers and reach the lowest C level, they must rely on the strength of the team to hunt two animals that have been captured by the Forestry Protection Bureau without external support. It is classified as a "dog" level ferocious beast.

In order to more intuitively reflect the threat of various ferocious beasts or strange contained objects.

The Forestry Protection Bureau announced a basic standard two years ago. It cannot be said to be 100% accurate, but it can at least provide a clear understanding.

Dog level: A combat team of three to five people is required to achieve suppression.

Wolf level: A special team of about fifteen people, fully armed and carrying special weapons, is required to achieve suppression.

Tiger level: Can easily cause a large number of casualties. It requires a large number of special operations personnel and at least one extraordinary person to lead the team. The deployment of heavy equipment including infantry fighting vehicles, armed helicopters and other heavy equipment can achieve suppression.

Ghost level: Can pose a serious threat to towns and cities. Ordinary people cannot stop it. A team of extraordinary beings must be dispatched, and the army must provide reinforcements to suppress it.

These four levels are currently announced to the public, corresponding to the four levels of private hunting groups.

Taking into account the biological habits, the gentle-tempered and protective animal, the Jinghorn Deer King, is currently the best among the wolf class, while the Shadow Moon Leopard belongs to the standard tiger class. Pandora has been rated as a ghost class within the Forestry Defense Bureau, or is it Danger exists that urgently needs to be dealt with.

Perhaps there are even more threatening entities hidden in some places, but both the Forestry Protection Bureau and the General Administration of Disaster Prevention took into account the psychological endurance of the people and chose to keep it secret in order to avoid causing widespread social panic.

Generally speaking, so far, there have been no S-class existences in private hunting groups, because in the past, when ghost-level ferocious beasts or other strange contained objects appeared, the official took action to solve them.

For ordinary extraordinary people to get involved is simply seeking death.

Therefore, this operation was also considered by several A-level hunting groups in Danhang City to be the key to distinguishing each other's rankings.

They are not only fighting for fame, but also the huge wealth that fame brings!
You must know that Danhang City and even the whole country are filled with various wealthy companies, consortiums and even private scientific research organizations that want to obtain extraordinary resources. They cannot mobilize the army and can only hire private hunting groups at high prices to help.

Rewards ranging from tens to millions are no joke.

After chatting with the hunting group for nearly an hour, Yu Ke had a preliminary understanding of the situation of the hunting group encircling Pandora.

This is only a registered private hunting group on the surface, and there are bound to be many poaching organizations quietly involved.

For this, Yu Ke could only wish them a long way to go to find the so-called "treasures of heaven, materials and earth".

Carrying the empty basket back to the sentry tower, Yu Ke prepared to go to bed after packing up the equipment he would use for tomorrow's departure. Traveling back and forth between Jinghu Forest and Danhang City in the past two days really consumed a lot of his energy.

Tomorrow morning, Yu Ke will have to test the infection situation in the nearby forest area.

Although the possibility of a problem was unlikely, he was still worried that the nearby Mirror Lake tributary would be affected by Pandora and infect the flora and fauna in the area.

However, what Yu Ke didn't expect was that as soon as he finished his work and lit the stove and was about to lie down to rest, a message for help from Tang Bin came to the chat group, with an extremely urgent tone.
"Yu Ke, you have to come here quickly. Just at the junction of the forest area, the Shadow Moon Leopard suddenly attacked a hunting group, causing heavy casualties. I need to call for support. That guy may still be hiding in the dark, you have to come Help calm down the situation!"

After receiving the news, Yu Ke quickly got up and put on his equipment.

As mentioned above, the Shadow Moon Leopard is a standard tiger-level beast and is extremely lethal.

It's just that there are no humans in the Shadow Moon Leopard's diet, so as long as it doesn't take the initiative to approach and provoke, it will basically ignore humans.

This is one of the main reasons why the Forestry Protection Bureau did not send a large force to kill them all.

For such a sudden attack, Yu Ke thought that the hunting group should have launched a hunting operation against it.

In fact, every year there are self-respecting hunting groups who do this kind of stupid thing. They think they are better than the hunting group, and they want to gain the reputation of the hunting group by hunting the moon leopard. In the end, they are caught and bled by the latter, and then Contact the ranger hunter for help.

Tang Bin's worries are undoubtedly correct.

The IQ of the Shadow Moon Leopard was no less than that of the Deer King. If he saw Tang Bin going to the rescue alone, he would probably launch a new round of attacks, so he contacted the nearest Yu Ke to go to the rescue.

Faced with this situation, Yu Ke also knew not to delay.

No matter what the current situation of the hunting group is, Tang Bin is a neighbor, and it is basic to help each other.

In the future, when Yu Ke goes deep into Jinghu Forest to carry out operations, he will definitely ask him to help check the situation in the forest area.

　There will be another chapter later

　　
　
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