“Interesting. Bronze Body, yet he still doesn’t have a D-rank Gift.” One of the Cross Party members used an Identification Gift on Kenji and saw all his information.

  “Thank you for helping us. If you guys hadn’t arrived, we would be dead.”

  “I will never forget what you’ve done for us.”

  Finally regaining control over their bodies, Zhen and Anon respectfully thanked the members of the Cross Party.

  “No need for formalities. Focus on recovering.” Datu dismissed their gratitude casually.

  The number of people they had saved over the months likely numbered in the thousands. Every member of the Cross Party had long since grown used to such heartfelt thanks.

  “What are you even doing in the core region of the Howlers’ territory? Didn’t anyone inform you about our recent assault on the Howlers?” one member asked curiously.

  Almost every registered party knew that the Cross Party had been aggressively clearing the Howlers for several days.

  “We… haven’t registered yet,” Zhen answered awkwardly.

  He had just advanced to Level 3 two days ago. Yesterday, he had planned to register their party, but after discovering a Gold treasure chest, he got delayed helping Anon and Joon purchase materials for their new gifts.

  “You haven’t registered yet? But your team…” The Cross Party member paused.

  “…Don’t tell me it was you guys who found the Golden Chest.”

  “You lucky dogs. We haven’t found a single Gold-rank treasure chest.”

  Realization dawned on their faces.

  At first, they were puzzled about how a team with three Level 3 warriors could remain unregistered. But it didn’t take them long to connect the dots.

  “We just got lucky.” Zhen felt a little embarrassed under the intense gazes of the powerful hunters from the Cross Party.

  “Need help with these?” Eun asked after placing the six Elite Howlers she had killed into her storage bag.

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  “Yes, please,” Anon replied. Right now, they didn’t have the energy to hire workers to transport the Howler carcasses.

  “Let’s go. I’m running late for my forging class.” Sang’s voice carried a hint of annoyance.

  Supporting Joon, Zhen and the others followed the Cross Party back to the city.

  Along the way, the Cross Party also helped them gather the carcasses of the other Howlers they had killed earlier.

  “Thanks a lot for the help.”

  Kenji and the others expressed their gratitude once again before parting ways.

  After that, Zhen went to the fairy to collect their reward.

  “Here.”

  After handing Kenji two gold coins, Zhen led them toward the registration office to officially register their party.

  “Have you thought of a name?” Joon asked.

  After taking a Grade 2 Healing Potion, most of the wound on his back had already disappeared. With some additional time in the recovery room, he would be fully healed.

  “I have one in mind.” Zhen didn’t hesitate, he had already finalized the name.

  Anon remained silent. He already knew what that stupid name was.

  After walking for a while, they arrived at the Party Hall, a large multi-purpose building.

  Many parties gathered there to share information, exchange goods, and post quests for items.

  Buying materials for the Heavenly Trial at Sky Treasure was the fastest and easiest method, but it was extremely costly. Many parties preferred to gather the materials themselves or exchange with other teams.

  “More rookies here to join.”

  “Don’t call them rookies. Can’t you see ‘Level 3’ floating above their heads? I just got news that they're the ones who sold the Golden Treasure Chest yesterday.”

  “To find a Golden Chest, smoke must be rising from their ancestors’ graves.”

  “Isn’t the Cross Party going after the Howlers recently? What’s the progress? Can someone fill me in?”

  “Still waiting for today’s results, but yesterday they killed two Level 5 Howlers and around twenty Level 4 Howlers.”

  “I remember there are only two Level 6 Howlers in that entire territory, right?”

  “Looking for a Sea Core! Anyone got a Sea Core?”

  “Just put it up on the board. If someone has one, they’ll contact you.”

  As Kenji and the others stepped into the Party Hall, they were taken aback by the atmosphere.

  The place was packed to the brim with hunters. Official Level 3 warriors like Zhen, Anon, and Joon were everywhere. Occasionally, they even spotted a Level 4 warrior.

  “Here to register?” Surprisingly, the person behind the registration desk was a human, not a Fairy.

  “Surprised? I know. But Fairies won’t always be around. Sooner or later, this whole city will be managed by us… Place your hand here.” The man spoke casually as he began the registration process.

  The procedure was simple. Kenji and the others placed their hands on the desk, and their information was quickly recorded.

  Finally, it was time to choose a name.

  “What about the name?” the man asked after compiling all the data.

  “Zhen's Crew.” Zhen said without skipping a beat. But hearing the name, both Joon and Kenji were dumbfounded. What kind of name was this?

  “Are you sure?” The man gave Zhen and the other three a surprised look, but seeing that they didn't voice any protest, he registered their party under Zhen's Crew.

  Thus, the party Zhen's Crew was formally established in the Ancient World.

  “Your party's current level is 1. If you want to add more members, you can upgrade your party level…

  ……..

  ……

  I think that sums it up.” After handing over the party badge, the man began explaining common party knowledge.

  After getting his badge, Kenji headed back.

  If the Cross Party hadn't appeared on time today, he would have died.

  Not wanting to experience that icy cold feeling of despair again, Kenji wanted to go home to practice [Beam].

  While Zhen, Anon, and Joon stayed behind to socialize and experience the true circle of hunters.

  [Ancient Calendar: 31 Mar 0001]

  The next day, after gathering at the city gate, Kenji and the others headed for the Howlers' territory again.

  Learning his lesson from yesterday, Zhen had no desire to head to the inner region of the territory; instead, they stayed in the outer region, not even daring to approach the middle region.

  At the end of the day, they had killed a total of 47 Level 3 Howlers

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  [Ki: 2,364 → 2,534]

  “Zhen, we should buy a storage bag.” On the way back to the city, Anon suggested.

  They waste a lot of time hiding monster carcasses and then waiting for one of them to fetch the workers.

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