Since Wen Wen insisted, Xun Qing no longer tried to dissuade him and directly pushed a prepared contract in front of Wen Wen.
"From today onwards, I am a Hunter, right?"
Wen Wen wrote his name on the contract, then dripped a drop of blood on it, and handed the contract back to Xun Qing.
Xun Qing nodded and said, "That's right, you are now a Hunter. You can choose to execute a mission now. Additionally, you can note in the instrument what type of monsters you are good at dealing with. When there are similar monsters, you will be given priority in choosing missions."
Wen Wen shook his head and said, "Not for now. I plan to rest for two days. This assessment was a bit energy-consuming. I need some time to adjust and adapt to my identity as a Hunter."
Xun Qing nodded, considering it a reasonable request.
Then Wen Wen's eyes became a bit cunning. He leaned closer and whispered to Xun Qing, "I was third in the third assessment. You said earlier that the top three in each assessment get rewards, so you…?"
"I was going to give it to you anyway, even if you didn't mention it. This is your reward," Xun Qing readily pushed a box towards Wen Wen.
"This is a Super Energy Knife. In its normal state, it's equivalent to a Disaster-class Super Energy Item, and when dealing with creatures of light, it's equivalent to a Catastrophe-class Super Energy Weapon. Your reward is even better than the first place."
For some reason, Xun Qing's expression was strange and a little unnatural when describing it.
But Wen Wen's attention was entirely on the box. After opening it, he found a pig-slaughtering knife exuding a foul aura. Judging by this aura, it should indeed have a special effect on creatures of light.
"A Catastrophe-class Super Energy Item in a specific state, this is worth at least tens of thousands of demon hunter coins. You guys are quite generous."
Wen Wen brought the item to his nose and sniffed deeply. He could smell the scent of a powerful weapon, much stronger than his rune short sword.
Xun Qing chuckled and said, "No one wanted it anyway, so consider it a reward."
"No one wanted it? How could such a good thing not be wanted?"
Wen Wen held it and swung it a couple of times lightly. The air seemed to be torn apart. He could feel the immense power within this pig-slaughtering knife.
Although he could craft rune weapons himself, rune weapons were fundamentally different from proper Super Energy Weapons.
Rune weapons were an extension of a super-powered individual's limbs, better able to carry their power, but that was all.
However, the controllable super energy contained within a Super Energy Weapon could even rival a super-powered individual of the same rank!
So why would such a Super Energy Weapon be unwanted, and why was Xun Qing's expression so peculiar, as if the weapon had some unspeakable secret?
Thus, Wen Wen, using Xun Qing's earlier description of the weapon, began to search for it on the demon hunter website via the hunter terminal.
His actions made Xun Qing slightly nervous, and he moved his chair back a bit.
Finally, among numerous pictures, Wen Wen saw the appearance of this knife, and also its price.
Then he looked at Xun Qing slyly and said, "How's that cough syrup you drank? If it's effective, I can give you a few more bottles."
Xun Qing waved his hand and said, "No need, my illness has already recovered."
Earlier, Xun Qing had suspected that Wen Wen's gift of cough syrup was a prank, but he had handed it over to the center's medical room for testing, and it was indeed just a good cough syrup.
However, after receiving that knife, he didn't dare to drink anything from Wen Wen anymore. Who knew what Wen Wen might put in the medicine he gave him?
After Wen Wen left, his eyes flickered. He felt he couldn't let Xun Qing off the hook just like that; he had to cause him some trouble.
So he found a piece of white paper, wrote a line of text, and quietly stuck it on the door of Xun Qing's office before leaving, feeling thoroughly refreshed.
A moment later, Qiao Feiya, guided by an assistant, also arrived at Xun Qing's door. Upon seeing the paper stuck on the door, she burst into laughter.
The note on the door read: 'I am currently attending to a physiological matter. Please do not disturb me. I'll be done shortly.'
Although she knew it was likely a prank, Qiao Feiya still didn't go in. Everyone knew it was fake, but what if it were true?
So she and the assistant stood at the door for a few minutes, during which time many people passed by.
Sensing that people were waiting at the door, Xun Qing opened the door in confusion and asked, "What are you standing at the door for? Come in, don't delay others from signing their contracts."
The assistant covered his mouth and pointed at the door. Only then did Xun Qing see what was on the door. His face darkened, and he directly tore the paper off.
But what he didn't expect was that on the door panel beneath the paper, a line of text was also written with a special solvent. He scraped off a layer of paint, but the words were still there...
"Damn it, my reputation is ruined..."